Sleek Sparkle 2 Palette

Sleek is one of those brands I always like the sound of but never seem to get my mitts on.  I have a few items which includes the Original and Storm palettes plus the contour/highlighting kit, which is great and totally worth it by the way.

I'll be truthful when I say I wouldn't of bought the Sparkle 2 myself.  Not because I don't like it but I have so many shadows I'm trying to use up at the moment.  Plus the other palettes are not usually ones I reach for unless i'm doing a tutorial.

I actually received this sparkly gem in my BbloggerXmas Party goody bag. It was a real treat and completely unexpected.  It was nice to receive an item which I didn't already own.

At a mere £7.99 you get 12 highly pigmented shadows with the added touch of sparkly glitter blended in them.  I love the range of shades in the palette. Plenty to create a smokey eye with a twist. You could create some lovely bright looks with the golds and turquoise.

As for the shadows themselves they are a good quality and the pigmentation is excellent for a drug store product.  Some of the shades of more sparkly than others, but they all look great.

Top: Chocolate Penny, Blue Spruce, Mulled Wine, Truffle, Mistletoe, Illusion.
Bottom: Festive, Gold Ribbon, Glitz & glamour, Tinsel, Twinkle, Starry Night

Sleek is certainly a brand I want to discover more of.  You can buy a lot of fun goodies for a fraction of the cost compared to your high end brands (naming no names).  I cannot wait to play and create some looks as I think this is fab.

Do you have any favourite Sleek items?

Angela xox

* Goody bag item

BbloggerXmas Outfit

A touch overdue but I thought I'd show you a few recent fashion purchases.  I actually wore this outfit to the BbloggerXmas Party on December 15th.

Everything mentioned below is new-ish as they were purchased on the 15th, so it all should be in store still.  The only exception is the watch, as I've had that a while.

I'm not very good at posing...

Top ~ Forever 21
Jeggings ~ Dorothy Perkins
Boots ~ Forever 21 (the link is for a grey version)
Necklace ~ Forever 21
Earrings ~ New Look
Watch ~ Fossil (Mini Riley ES2889 is my version)

I've tried to provide links for everything I could find online.  I hope this helps :-)

Angela xox

BBloggersXmas Party

Last Saturday I attended the first @BBloggersXmas Party organised by the lovely Lola and Victoria.  I meet some great beauty bloggers on the day but best of all I and finally got to meet the lovely Alice aka Bright Town Girl who I blog stalk!  Ha!

Any-ho it was a great day with fancy cake pops to nibble on.  They were  to die for and were perfect for the sweet toothed blogger like myself.  There was also some lovely PR stands from Soap Box PR show casing Diva Professional Haircare, Sista and Bad Apple Cosmetics.  Also there was the lovely Slender Tone ladies who were nice enough showed us some of their gadgets.

On the day if you felt like you needed some TLC, on hand was Aromatherapy Associates with their arm and hand massages.  Their essential oils smelt gorgeous.  Then if the arm massage wasn’t enough, if you wanted an OPI manicure the ladies from the Reebok Spa were on board to pamper us.

 

 

 

To end the day Lola and Victoria gave us all an amazing goody bag which was literally overflowing with beauty products.  I honestly can’t wait to dive in!  I can’t wait for the next BloggerXmas event.

Thank you ladies

Angela xo!

Sensai Kanebo Blogger Event

Last week I was one of the lucky bloggers to be invited to the Sensai Kanebo event held at the gorgeous Metropolitan Hotel.  Sensai is a Japanese based brand which specializes in cosmetics, skincare, bath and body care and hair products.

Sensai isn't very well known in Europe, they are much more established in the fart east.  Many of their products contain a precious ingredient called koishimaru silk which Sensai call their precious treasure.  As we all know silk is soft, smooth and completely flawless.  Sensai want the same for your skin.

Pictures from the night

At the event also was the lovely makeup artist Kelly Cornwell who helped demonstrate on willing volunteers some of their amazing products.  I especially loved their Bronzing Gel which takes you from pale and pasty to bronzed goddess in a nano second.

Their lipsticks are also stunning with every colour you could ever need.  They are long lasting and moisturising.  Kelly applied an amazing colour to my lips which was still there by the time I went to bed, in fact I had to scrub it off!!

So after the nibbles were eaten and drinks were finished and it was time to go home, the lovely people of Sensai gave us a few items as a thank you for attending.

Sensai Step 1 Cleansing Milk*

A silk purifying rise off milk cleanser which leaves the skin soft and smooth.  Packed with gentle ingredients this removes all traces of makeup and excess sebum whilst giving the skin a radiant glow.  Part of Sensai's recommended two step skin care system.  The cleansing milk retails for £38.

The colourful lipsticks*

We were also given a few samples of their lipsticks which came in this gorgeous set.  Some amazing colours... there is certainly a shade to suit everyone.

I will be honest by saying Sensai is not a brand for those of you with tightly pulled purse strings.  It is expensive, their lipsticks alone cost £40 which is eye watering.  Sensai is exclusive to stores like Harrods and Selfridges.  So as you can imagine most items they sell have large price tags which is unfortunate as some of their products were amazing.  Still a brand worth looking at, but be warned before you fall in love :-)

Angela xox

*PR Samples

Paul and Joe Blogger Event

I’ll be honest from the beginning of this post and say I have never tried anything from Paul and Joe.  Not because I haven’t wanted to, but I just haven’t got around to it.... yet.  So when I was sent the invitation to join Paul and Joe on Monday night I cannot describe how excited I truly was.  To discover a brand and be so hands on was a really exciting moment for me.

The added bonus of the evening was meeting their head makeup artist Craig Ryan French.  He was absolutely amazing, a total gem. His love and enthusiast approached to the brand and the forthcoming beauty releases left me feeling intrigued to find out more about the brand.

Recognise any of these ladies...

This is Craig Ryan working his artist magic on the ladies by showing us all that anyone can wear lipstick and especially how to apply it.  I honestly learnt some new things from him which I intend to put into practise. My favourite quote from Craig Ryan was 'gloss is for girls but lipstick is for women'.  Such a true fact.

Pearl Foundation Primer, Lipsticks and Lip Lacquers

Adorning the tables were lots of goodies to be swatched and played with.  The most beautiful item I think is the Pearl Foundation Primer (above picture top row).  This is Paul and Joe's sell out primer which is infused with orange flower water, white lily extract, jojoba oil and apricot extract.  There are lots more exciting ingredients inside including micro sparkles which add luminosity to the skin.  This is certainly on my wish list... isn't it just stunning?

Which one to buy...?

They were also showcasing their lipsticks and their cute lipstick cases (more info below on the cases).  They passed around their lipstick to us bloggers to swatch and after swatching them all on my hand I can tell you I'm in love with their lip line.

Paul and Joe also gave us goody bags...

Lipstick refill in Le Marais(208)

In my goody bag I was given the refillable lipstick in the shade Le Marais (208).  Paul and Joe have a unique concept of having refillable lipsticks.  Meaning you have a case which can be bought for £5 then you insert the lipstick you wan to use.  The lipsticks retail for £12 and there are lots of beautiful shades to pick from.  They also have different finishes from sheer, full and natural pigment colours and looks.

Lip Lacquer in the shade 09

This bold lip lacquer is a combination of their eye catching lipstick shades plus a amazingly glossy texture.  This very pigmented, far more pigmented than I have seen any other gloss on the market.  It looks a little scary as shade 09 is a bright red but we'll see...

Nail enamel 017

The pinky peach polish is a dup for the blusher Orgasm by NARS i think. It has a faint gold shimmer which is gorgeous.  This is very rose gold and I love it.  And the bottle is a master piece... very art deco.  All Paul and Joe packaging takes on this look.

Lip Pencil Duo in the shade 01

And finally the the duo lip pencil.  Two complimentary shades one in a pearl finish and the other is matte. I've never really been a fan of them (lip liners I mean) but I think this will convert me.  The shades are just very me.  They promise to be long lasting and non-smearing.  I cannot wait to wear this out and about.

It was really overwhelming to receive so much from them and I'm planning on placing an order to buy myself more.  Thank you Paul and Joe for a great evening.

You can pick up Paul and Joe online at ASOS and BeautyBay.  You can also go to Harrods, Fenwick (New Bond Street) and Selfridges to see the brand in person.

 Angela xox