Sleek Ultra Mattes v2 eyeshadow palette swatches, review & FOTD

Hiya loves!

This week on the blog I'm swatching/reviewing a different Sleek MakeUP item on the blog each day.

Yesterday I posted about the Lip4 lipstick palette in Mardi Gras. Today it's the long-windedly named i-Divine Ultra Mattes V2 Darks palette.

It comes in a sturdy black case with a mirror and a frankly useless applicator, so I hope you've got some good eye brushes! ;) I use Real Techniques brushes.





Ready for some swatches? Good, coming up!


Orbit, Ink, Highness, Noir
Dune, Pillowtalk, Thunder, Maple
Flesh, Paperbag, Villan (sic), Fern


Orbit, Ink, Highness, Noir
Dune, Pillowtalk, Thunder, Maple
Flesh, Paperbag, Villan (sic), Fern


Here's a look I did with this palette using Pillowtalk (highlight), Villan (sic - blended up and out towards brow), Ink (lower eyelid) and Fern (all over lid.)




So, what's the skinny on these mattes? Let it be said, I'm not an expert on mattes. Glitter is in my DNA. However, some of these mattes are surprisingly blendable and easy to use. There may not be the same initial punch of colour you get from a glittery or satin finish, but given a little bit of work and patience you can still achieve a vibrant and well blended look. Am I now a fan of mattes? Hell yeah! I look forward to making some more looks with this palette. Colour me impressed (pardon the pun!)

i-Divine palettes are £7.99 each from the Sleek MakeUP website and Superdrug stores (although if my experience is anything to go by, Sleek stands in Superdrug are always low on stock and badly maintained, so buying online is my preference.)

I'm a massive fan of Sleek MakeUP (yes the 'up' has to be in capitals) because they don't just do colours for fair skinned fillies, but for darker skinned lovelies, too. In fact they have swatches on the site with light, medium and dark skintones for most items and it pleases me to know Sleek are more inclusive than a lot of bargain make up companies I could mention.

Have you got any Sleek eyeshadow palettes? I think I have 5 or 6 now and alongside my MUA palettes, they're my favourite and most reached for palettes.

Thanks for reading!

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