Sleek Circus Palette: Review and Swatches

Sorry to bombard you guys with posts, but I'm trying to get this stuff done while it's on my mind!

I got my Sleek Circus palette from Robyn on Wednesday and was excited to get swatching!





















































Their shades are unnamed -- I swatched them top row first, then second row.
Top, starting at far left is a matte pinkish red, a mid toned grape purple, a matte pale pink, a matte white, a butter yellow and a matte fuschia.
Bottom is a standard matte black, pale matte lilac, shimmering chartreuse, matte aqua blue, sparkling dark blue, and a matte orange











































The order is pretty self explanatory.

Overall, I like the palette but I will admit that I think a lot of these colors will take some work. I think Sleek aimed at braver girls when creating this palette, and mattes are typically hard to work with. I will admit that these mattes are better than what I've swatched in the past. I think they will work best over a white base, as in the Acid palette. This palette leans towards pink and purple shades -- so for those who don't care for them, this palette is definitely not recommended. But honestly, for 6 quid, who can pass it up? Sleek makes great, affordable palettes. I look forward to some FOTDs with this!

EDIT: omg, I did my FOTD today with this palette after swatching... (faints). I am in love. The mattes were a bit hard to work with but the end result is AMAZING. Changing the grade to A-. I will post pics in a separate post.

Grade: A- (edited from B+)

Holy Neon, Batman!

This was bright, holy cow.
I actually had to wash my face and start all over again -- I started with a dark green cut crease and screwed up the liner horribly. I may retry tomorrow with a green and dark purple look.

Liked how this came out -- it looked smokey somehow even though it was SO neon.
I also had little inspiration for the lips -- I wiped off two different combos before picking out Thrills l/s.

FACE:
- Mac Studio Fix powder, NC20
- Mac blush in Prism
- Mac blush in Prim and Proper
- Mac MSF in Gold Deposit
- Mac Select Moisturecover in NW20
- Mac Studio Finish concealer in NW20

EYES:
- Mac e/s Brown Down (brows)
- Too Faced Shadow Insurance
- Maybelline Great Lash (clear for brows)
- NYX jumbo pencil in Milk
- Sleek Acid neon orange
- Sleek Acid neon yellow
- Sleek Acid neon green
- Mac Humid e/s
- Ben Nye Ice e/s
- Maybelline XXL Extensions mascara
- Urban Decay 24/7 liner in Zero
- Collection 2000 glitter liner in Dancing Queen

LIPS:
- Mac Thrills lipstick
- Mac Nymphette lipglass

Warm Day Browns

Just a quick look I did before going to my friend's Lia Sophia party... then swimming afterwards :)
I really like how this came out, despite staring at my Bohemian palette for ages going duhhhh?
I think my only issue with it is that there's no shimmery champagne color. I wish they had included that instead of say, that odd skin color in the bottom left or the pollen-esque yellow.

Sorry for the majorly out of focus bottom pic! lol

Also... side note... I got offered a job at MAC :)

FACE:
- Mac Studio Fix powder, NC20
- CoverGirl tinted moisturizer (fair to light)
- Mac MSF in Gold Deposit
- Mac MSF in Petticoat
- Mac Select Moisturecover in NW20
- Mac Studio Finish concealer in NW20

EYES:
- Mac e/s in Brown Down (brows)
- Too Faced Shadow Insurance
- Maybelline Great Lash (clear for brows)
- Sleek Bohemian bisque color (bottom left)
- Sleek Bohemian bronze (top, 2nd in)
- Sleek Bohemian cranberry color (bottom, 2nd in)
- Sleek Bohemian matte purple
- Sephora pearl #8 e/s
- Sleek Bohemian matte dark brown (liner)
- Sleek Bohemian matte skin tone color
- Maybelline XXL Extensions mascara (loooove... doing a vid review later)

LIPS:
- Wet n Wild lipstick 547B
- Mac l/g Flurry of Fun

FOTD: Day Four (Bohemian Metallics)

Yaaaay! I'm on day four and still chugging along. We'll see what happens when the weekend hits.

I'm still baffled by the Bohemian palette. I don't know if the colors intimidate me or what. I love them all but I open it up to use it and stare at it like a Rubik's cube. Really.

I like today's look, though I wish Bohemian had a metallic gold in it instead of that pollenesque yellow...

FACE:
- CoverGirl CG Smoothers Tinted Moisturizer
- Mac Select Moisturecover in NW20

EYES:
- Mac e/s in Brown Down (brows)
- Too Faced Shadow Insurance
- Sleek Bohemian metallic bronze
- Sleek Bohemian metallic cranberry
- Sleek Bohemian matte deep purple
- Sleek Bohemian metallic olive (lower lash line)
- Sleek Bohemian matte red/brown
- Smashbox Cream eyeliner in Antique Gold
- Estee Lauder Lash Primer
- Maybelline The Colossal mascara (brown)

LIPS:
- Wet n Wild lipstick in 547B
- Mac dazzleglass in Get Rich Quick

FOTD: Day Three (Dramatic Dinosaurs)

This is by far my most dramatic look to date... I have no idea where this came from, just popped into my head last night.

I wish I could find a more opaque matte white... it's not quite as white as I wanted it, and the liner is a bit wonky. I ended up doing this look two ways -- double liner for photos and then I wiped the double bit off for work (it was a bit much as I had to wear glasses today... again)
I'll post photos of it both ways -- which do you like more?

Oh and it reminds me of dinosaurs. Don't ask.


FACE:
- No foundation today, woo hoo!
- Milani blush in Luminous
- Mac Select Moisturecover in NW20
- Sephora Eye Brightening Pencil

EYES:
- Mac e/s in Brown Down (brows)
- Too Faced Shadow Insurance
- NYX jumbo pencil in Milk
- NYX e/s in White
- Sleek Acid palette white
- Sleek Acid palette lime green
- Sleek Bohemian palette mixture of sparkly olive green and matte grass green
- Mac e/s Humid (outer edge)
- Mac e/s in Lucky Green mixed with Swimming and a bit of the neon yellow from Acid (lower lashline)
- Mac Fluidline in Blacktrack
- Estee Lauder Lash Primer
- Fresh Supernova mascara (testing this combo atm, hence why you'll see it a lot this week)

LIPS:
- Mac lipstick in Creme de Nude
- Mac lustreglass in Springbean (of course I did green...)

WITH DOUBLE LINER: (Click to get larger photos)

















































WITHOUT DOUBLE LINER: (again, larger photos if you click)

(To Be) Haul

Oh my god. I just got a phone call from my boyfriend...

He just spent £40 in makeup. At Superdrug. I am so fracking happy but I'm also thinking "I have a problem... yeah...".

><;;;

So what did he get? THAT'S what I'm stoked about.

- Sleek Bohemian Palette
- Sleek Acid Palette (he said it was just hanging out on the shelf)
- Barry M dazzledusts in Mushroom, Petrol Black, Lilac and Pink Gold
- Gosh Darling lipstick
- Gosh nailpolish in Rainbow
- Collection 2000 glitter liner in Shake It Up

I was dancing and squealing when he called. I thought I'd have to buy the Acid palette on eBay. I'm now thinking that I definitely have a problem... because when he said he'd be home in an hour or so, I was like yeah! Get online so I can see my new stuff! ... and you.
-_-'''

6 more days!