REVIEW: Sleek Pout Polish in Pin Up!

I absolutely love the way a simple red lip can completely transform your makeup, As red tends to be the colour i reach for most on a daily basis, i get a lot of questions from my friends about what product i use, how i make it last etc. So for today's blogpost I'm going to do a mini review of my go to product for a red lip - Sleek Pout Polish in 157 Pin Up!

About a year and a half ago i discovered Sleek Pout Paint, it seemed like a really cool lip product and i was enticed by the idea of being able to create my own lip colours by mixing different shades.

Sleek website describes the product as "A truly unique lip product, Pout Paint is an intense lip pigment like no other that is made to be mixed.", though the product bares similarity to OCC Lip Tars i couldn't agree more with the statement! The key attraction to this product is its pigmentation, lasting power and wearability! Sleek Pout Paints retail for £4.99 and are available in Superdrug stores that stock Sleek Cosmetics.

Packaging

The plastic squeezy tube is really easy to use and the nozel ensures that you get a tiny amount of product with limited wastage, this also helps to maintain hygiene with the product.  Another thing i love about this product is the fact you can cut the end and scrape out the entirety of the tube ensuring you get all of the product out.
In my opinion, the design of the packaging looks classy and more expensive than it actually retails for.

Application and the product itself

When applying this product you really want to use a tiny amount on a lip brush, the application is generally quite easy and the product spreads well. However, it is easy to get in a mess with this product if you use too much and it may take a few uses to realise how little you need.
The product applies almost like a gloss but drys to a nice matte finish. I'd say it's quite difficult to get a light coverage with this product as a tiny amount tends to give you a full opaque lip look but mixed with vaseline or a balm you could create a tinted lip balm. The product has a very vague vanilla scent and taste which fades throughout the day and the product can be worn for several hours. I've found that the product does stay if you eat carefully but throughout the day the product does wear slightly and become quite dry and flaky feeling on your lips; this isn't visibly noticeable but you can definitely feel it as a wearer so i would recommend re-application after about 4/5 hours or wearing a primer on your lips.

I would definitely say this is my all time favourite product for a red lip. The staying power is amazing and the colour red is perfect for the look i desire, it's reasonably priced and just an all round great product. To anyone who wears a red lip regularly or wants a long-wear lip product I'd say this is a must have!

NICOLEPOWNALLX

Makeup story

Good Morning bloggers, I've finally found some free time to return to my blog and today I'm going to be writing quite a lengthy post about MAKEUP! (I make no apologies for this).

Where it all began:

It's hard to remember exactly why or how i got into makeup, during Secondary school and my early teens I wasn't too bothered about "appearance" and was quite happy to go to school without makeup. However, i came across the youtube community  completely out of the blue when i was about 15, I remember watching youtubers like lollipop26 and really developing a desire to be "good" at makeup. For a couple of months I watched a variety of youtubers in awe and then decided to give it a go myself, I'd always received inexpensive mess-about style makeup for christmas so i dug out a few mascaras and lipglosses,  like most girls i started off with a cheeky bit of mascara and then progressed to foundations etc. I think my parents noticed and agreed to buy me some drugstore better quality basic makeup for my birthday and from then on I have been experimenting and developing a 'passion' for makeup. 

Starting out with makeup advice:

If you're young and starting out with makeup I would firstly recommend going for drugstore as a must. There are lots of inexpensive brands such as Natural Collection/MUA/Miss sporty available that sell palettes and eye shadows really cheap, if you get a few of them and work out what colours work best for your eyes and go from there you're much more likely to be happier with the outcome. Once you've got used to applying eye shadow and know what colours you like you'll be able to make some really good higher end purchases. Secondly, don't be put off if you don't get the hang of it straight away... like everything in life practise makes perfect. I had a phase in year 11 of wearing a baby pink eye shadow on my lid with hot pink in the crease. (CRINGE)  I thought it looked really cool but looking back it was awful, but it really is all about learning from mistakes and a bit of trial and error (without sounding to cliché). Now at the age of 20 I have come a LONG way in terms of how i apply makeup and what products i choose and I'm quite happy with my everyday makeup routine and the amount of money i set aside to buy makeup.

Everyday Makeup:

Foundation: Rimmel Wake Me Up Foundation (100 Ivory) £8.99
Concealer: Collection Lasting Perfection (1 Fair)  £4.19

Powder: Rimmel Stay Matte (001 Transparent) £3.99

Bronzer:  Miss Sporty Ohh! TAN so fine (002 Sunny)
Mascara: Scandal Eyes Volume Flash (001 Black) £6.99
Eyeliner: Collection Fast Stroke Black £2.99
Smokey eye created with: Collection Smokey Eye shadow pallet £4.19
MUA eyeshadow - Shade 19 Matt £1.00
17 Glam Rocks Palette Discontinued
Lashes - Eylure 100 or 107 £5.00 (at tesco)
Lipstick: Sleek pout paint in Pin Up £4.99

In the above picture you get an idea of what my everyday go-to makeup is and how it looks applied. As a brief overview I would say that all of these products are good value for money and all available in either boots or superdrug if not both. I tend to reach for drugstore products a lot more because I'm a student and need to budget money. The prices listed above are the general prices from boots/superdrug/supermarkets but it's worth shopping around sometimes places suchas Bodycare, Wilkinsons, Market stalls and discount stores will sell them a bit cheaper and cosmetic lines suchas Rimmel and Collection are always having promotional savings when you buy their products!

Anyway, for those interested in my skin type etc I would probably say i have 'normal' skin, I rarely suffer from dry patches unless the weather is exceptionally bad, but i do tend to get quite an oily forehead and I also have freckles across my cheeks and nose.
I find that Rimmel Wake Me Up foundation works perfectly for normal skin and leaves with a nice healthy glow but this is easily counteracted with powder if you prefer a matte finish, in terms of coverage I would say its light to medium but buildable; for daytime wear i only apply a light coat and my freckles are still slightly visible but during nights out/occassions when i wear a little more foundation i find that it hides my freckles so its quite a versitile foundation if you have a mixed preference of coverage. As mentioned above i used 100 Ivory which is the lightest shade they do (I believe), in honesty it sets on my skin a little bit darker than I'd like but once i've applied my powder it isn't noticeable.

In terms of the rest of the products, i think that they're pretty generic "work with anyone" products that can be used by anyone.
I hope you enjoyed reading this post and it was of some use to people who have the same complexion as me or are just generally interested in everyday makeup. I am quite happy to do an individual review of any of the above listed products so if you would like to know any more details just let me know in a comment

NICOLEPOWNALLX