Putting my Sleek Storm Palette to Good Use FOTD

Sharing a camera with my sister is a bit difficult because she usually has custody most of the time. Luckily I got to use it so I wanted to show off the make up that I've been wearing almost daily.






Eyes:

ELF Mineral Eye Primer

Sleek Storm Palette

- The 2nd shadow in the top row in the inner corner

- The 4th shadow in the top row in the inner half

- The 3rd shadow in the top row as a highlight

MUA Pearl 11 Eye Shadow in the outer half

Wet n Wild Brow and Eye Liner in Mink Brown for my eye brows

Lips:

Aquaphor

MUA Eye Shadow Review

I did things a bit backwards, I probably should have been extolling the virtues of Make Up Academy before giving away some of their eye shadows. The price of these shadows are so low so I think it's easy to brush them off but I promise you, they're one of the best I've ever tried.

It honestly doesn't feel like a £1 eye shadow, the pigmentation exceeds the price point and you get 2 grams of product. When I was on vacation and weather permitting, I wore the hell out of Pearl 11 eye shadow. It's a gorgeous neutral brown that works well with my neutrals color phase.

I've already posted the swatches several times before, but here they are again in case you needed a reminder. I had excellent wear with these eye shadows over primer.

The shadows are not too soft yet not too firm. I like Wet n Wild eye shadows but in comparison these are much firmer and it picks up excellently.

From left to right, Pearl 9, Pearl 12, Pearl 11, Matt 20.

From left to right, Pearl 9, Pearl 11, Pearl 12, Matt 20.

Here's a better view of the blue duochrome in Pearl 9

and here's a better view of the green duochrome in Pearl 12

If you're interested in these shadows and can't get your hands on them, you can enter to win the last two eye shadows in this post!

MUA Shade 12 Eye Shadow vs Wet n Wild Comfort Zone Definer Comparison

I got the Make Up Academy Eye Shadow in Shade 12 specifically because I heard that it was a great dupe of MAC's Club eye shadow. I have the Wet n Wild Comfort Zone 8 pan palette and it's got a similar color so I thought it might be good to compare the Wet n Wild shade with MUA.

If you want to win the MUA Eye Shadows and you're in the US, enter my giveaway here!

For those not familiar with Make Up Academy, it is a make up brand with everything priced at one pound. MUA is only sold in Superdrug whereas Wet n Wild is easily available in the US. The Wet n Wild Comfort Zone palette is $4.99 and has eight pans of eyeshadow at 8.5 grams total. The MUA shade is about $1.62 when converted from pound to dollar for 2 grams of product.

Here are swatches of the two colors, Wet n Wild on the left and MUA on the right. This was over ELF Mineral Primer. Hopefully you can tell but the Wet n Wild duochome is much bluer and brighter. The base color is very similar, I couldn't tell much of a difference.


I also swatched them over black eyeliner. I wish the pictures made the difference more obvious but I think you can tell that the MUA shade has a more muted duochrome



The Wet n Wild eye shadow is a little softer in texture than the MUA shade. Because of that the Wet n Wild eye shadow seems a less stable and much more prone to breaking.

If I had to pick a favorite, it would honestly be the Wet n Wild shade because I'm hooked on the brighter duochrome look. This does not mean that I don't like the MUA eyeshadow, it's one of the best drugstore eyeshadows I've ever used and something EVERYONE with access to a Superdrug must get.

Sleek Storm Palette Swatches and Review

I decided to swatch the Sleek Storm Palette and MUA eyeshadows that I got while I was on vacation in England. I'm so sad that I don't have easy access to these eyeshadows because they're utterly amazing. I can get Sleek online, but it's $13.50 to ship to the US which is highway robbery! Still though, these palettes are amazing.

Sleek Storm Palette


Swatches of the top row.

First color: This is a coppery bronze that is high shine metallic which I felt was a little less pigmented than the rest of the bunch.

Second color: Although this looks pure white on camera, it's actually more of a gold toned white. This fits really well with the rest of the palette.

Third color: This is a light brown matte nude. It isn't unpigmented at all, it actually just perfectly blends into my skin so you can't really see it.

Fourth color: This is more of a true gold that's super metallic.

Fifth color: This is a pink that had a slightly flakey texture. If you've ever used MAC Rose or Kitschmas pigment then you'll understand what I mean.

Sixth color: This was a semi metallic burgundy/maroon. I liked that this shade was included to offset the pink.

Bottom Row swatches

First color: This is a red toned dark bronze brown.

Second color: This is a grey toned blue.

Third color: This is a shiny metallic forest green.

Fourth color: This is a beautiful metallic purple toned navy blue.

Fifth color: This is a nice, slightly ashy brown.

Sixth color: This is a matte black that seems to be included in all the Sleek palettes.

I loved all of the colors, even the slightly flaky pink and the purple toned blue. With all of the shades, they were pigmented and applied ever so nicely on! I'd say that if you have access to Sleek, then you'll need this palette.