FOTD featuring Sleek MakeUP's Circus Palette

I had a lovely surprise through the door yesterday - Sleek MakeUP sent me their latest eyeshadow palette. I was super excited to find this Circus palette in the envelope because I really, really like the eyeshadow palettes from the range. They offer a wide range of colours and are of fantastic quality and pigmentation, considering they're a bargainous £5-6 per palette.

At first I thought the packaging was cheap and tacky, but the more I've played with it, the more I quite like the red. It suits the theme of the palette really well and the colours inside are just as vibrant... which frightened me at first - the yellow and orange are verging on neon! The eyeshadows in this palette are mainly matte, but the purple, navy and green are shimmery for a bit of variation. I usually find matte eyeshadows are really hard to blend, but I had no trouble with these ones. I did use a shimmery base though, so that may have helped.  I'm so glad I have this palette in my arsenal, particularly as I'm trying to break out of my neutrals rut.

Some swatches:

My favourite colours at first glance were the turquoise, the navy and the deep purple, but after swatching I really like them all - particularly the green. The black is the blackest thing I have ever seen, it beats MAC's Carbon hands down, and the white isn't as bright or white as it seems in the pan. It's actually a really wearable colour for a highlight and it helps tone down the neon-ness of the orange and yellow.

I had a little play with it today and am quite impressed with the results - please excuse the dodgy/wavy/frizzy/messy hair (I hadn't long got out of the shower) and wonky lashes in the close-up (I forgot to curl my lashes).

I used:

FACE

Bourjois 10 Hour Sleep Effect Foundation - Can't remember which shade

Bourjois Healthy Mix Foundation - 51 (just on my cheeks)

MAC Studio Finish Concealer - NW15

YSL Touche Eclat - 1

MAC Mineralize Skinfinish Natural - Light

Benefit Bronzer - Hoola

Bobbi Brown Shimmerbrick - Bronze

Rimmel Eyebrow Pencil - I think it's called Hazel. Whatever it is I hate it!

EYES

Benefit Creaseless Cream Eyeshadow - Tattle Tale (base)

Sleek MakeUP Circus Palette - Yellow (inner third of lid), Orange (middle third of lid), Watermelon Pink (outer third of lid), White (under brow and inner corner highlights, also blended over the yellow), Purple (lower lashline), Black (upper lashline as an eyeliner)

Urban Decay Deluxe Eyeshadow - Underground (crease)

Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-On Eyeliner - Lust (waterline)

Maybelline Lash Stiletto Voluptuous Mascara - Black

LIPS

MAC Lipstick - Creme d'Nude

This is miles and miles out of my comfort zone, but you know what? I really like it! It's so different for me and doesn't make me look as tired as I thought it would. Quite impressive.

This palette is avalable from selected Superdrug stores and costs just £5.99. Bargain! Be warned though, it's Limited Edition so you best be quick!

xoxo