I've been talking about this particular palette for
ages, and it even featured in my August Favorites blog post, but never got
round to write an in-dept review about it until now. I got it over a month ago
and it was such a brilliant decision as I love this on exceedingly. Ladies and
gentlemen, let me introduce you to the Sleek Ultra Mattes V2 - Darks i-Divine!
*applause* (oh well!)
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| Please excuse me, the left top shade is called ORBIT |
Alike
the other i-Divine palette, this one comes in a sleek matte black compact that
feels sturdy and has a nice size.
Priced
at $9.99 each., you will get 12 shades completely matte vary from neutral
colors to some rusty, smokey and vamp-y looking options.
All
of the shades swatch nicely except Dune and Pillow Talk being a tad chalky and
not as intensely pigmented as the others (also because Dune is close to my
natural skin tone). However, they are excellent for blending other colors and
being a subtle highlight under the brow bone.
The
most significant feature that I must mention about this particular palette is
that: they don't appear very impressive in the swatches, but on the actual
eyelids (especially over primer) they are intense. Yes you heard that right,
they ARE intense, so build up your look slowly will bring the best result.
However, be extra careful as you pick up the shade Noir
as it produces quite a lot of fallout. Above I was swatching fast without a
primer, so it was a total mess (both on my hand and in the pan below). Pick up
only a little, tap off the excess and apply in a dabbing motion will be the
hero of the day (anybody Metallica's fan? Hero Of The Day is a song of theirs
and I today am wearing their Death Magnetic t-shirt, yeah!)
Ultra
Mattes V2 is one of their permanent eyeshadow palettes, so there's no rush
getting this one, but I highly recommend getting one for your own, or even for
others too.
All
in all I'm just utterly in love with this palette and wish Sleek will give us
more options rather than the V1 - Brights as even though bright colors are fun,
they are not always practical.
I
hope you enjoy this and find it helpful. Until next time!
