Colours of the Rainbow Tag

This tag was really popular a few months back, but I still see an occasional post popping up. So the rules are to take all seven colours of the rainbow (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet) plus pink and multi-coloured, and talk about your favourite beauty or fashion item that fits with those colours. I honestly enjoyed doing this tag and this definitely one of the most colourful posts I ever posted.

ESSENCE Guerilla Gardening TE Floral Glam lip cream

I could choose any of my red lipsticks here, as I really enjoy wearing them and I wear them frequently. I chose Floral Glam not just because it's currently my favourite red, but also because it's a lip cream and they are my favourite type of lip colours as they are very pigmented, last so long and have a matte finish. I did a comparison of most my red shades in the review for this lip cream and Floral Glam is an orange based red that bears a lot of resemblance to Mac's Lady Danger and MUA's 13 (again some of my favourites).

KÉRASTASE Masquintense Epais

I never realised I have so many thing that are orange! And all the good stuff actually. So naturally I had difficulties picking one and I cheated a bit by making a second picture of my other choice - The Body Shop Vineyard Peach body butter here. I could include the entire Nutritive line from Kérastase here, well at least the products I got, because all of them all fantastic. I just keep getting more and more impressed by this mask. Every time I use it, everyday is a good hair day and I think that sums it up just nicely.

 NUXE Huile Prodigieuse

It was the most obvious choice out of all. I have, after all, been using it every day for more than two years as a face moisturiser. It made my skin so radiant and healthy looking not to mention very soft. It is a multi-purpose product and I also use it for my body and occasionally on my hair, it even works as a lip balm if you don't have anything else handy. Definitely a product worth the hype.

MACADAMIA NATURAL OIL Healing Oil Treatment
I would be really odd for me not to include at least one of the hair "oils". Since Nuxe oil took top place in the yellow category leaving no place for Orofluido, Macadamia was the best choice for green. They all perform so similarly that the only thing really differentiating them is the scent. Macadamia might not have the best scent in the world (mind you, some adore it, but get the sample size first just to be sure), but it is great for dry hair and I find it to be the one with the best defrizzing and shine properties.

TIGI Bed Head Masterpiece Massive Shine Hair Spray

I had difficulties choosing the blue product that deserves the top spot. I have many, but none really stands out. I decided then on what is the most obvious choice for me because I've been using this hairspray for years, particularly when I curl my hair. I never really talked about it apart from saying it has a tropical scent, but it doesn't make your hair stiff or sticky and manages to hold my curls in a decent condition for days.

MAX FACTOR Khol Pencil in Natural Glaze
This is one of those unsung heroes that I've been using everyday for years on my waterline and a bit in my inner corner to make the eyes look more awake and bigger. It's a fantastic fleshtoned eyeliner with peachy tones for an affordable price. If you don't have it yet, you need it.

VICTORIA'S SECRET Love Spell Fragrance Mist
This is my signature Summer scent which smells like a refreshing tropical fizzy drink. Sadly it doesn't last long, about an hour, but respraying it offers an instant refreshment on hotter days.

Fantasy eau de Parfum

This was the only scent that I wore for over a year, so it definitely deserves the top spot among "the pinks". It's a very girly fragrance, featuring a delicious blend of kiwi and lichee notes with vanilla and white chocolate. Yeah you'll smell like sweets and cupcakes, but to me it's a comforting scent and I'm a fan of such sweet fragrances. The projection and staying power is exceptional for a celebrity fragrance and you can find good deals online, so it's reasonably priced.

 SLEEK Original palette

Finding a multicoloured item wasn't an easy task, I don't even have any apart from the palettes. Sleek's Original one has been in my collection for quite a while, but I use it very rarely. The reason is that I rarely wear bright coloured eyeshadows (or any really) but if I need a bright blue, violet or green this the place to look. It's an affordable palette for those who want to experiment with colours. By the way, Sleek palettes have one of the best black eyeshadows.

I added a category with the mint green/teal/turquoise/ blue-green shades, since it is (are) my favourite colour(s) and selected Essie Mint Candy Apple. It's THE mint nail polish and has received many raves not just from me, but also from other beauty bloggers. I must admit, it is not the easiest polish to apply, yet I wear it the most out of all of my nail polishes. I have a few dupes, Depend 245 is pretty much a spot on dupe as is the already discontinued You Belong to Me by Essence.

If you find this tag fun, feel free to do it yourself.
Have a great day!

Sleek i-Divine Palette Sunset

The colours of the sunset packed into one palette. The moment I opened it, I thought these shades are perfect for blue eyes. It's a nice mix of wearable, everyday shades and some statement colours. Most of the shades are very warm toned with exception of the bright blue and black. All are iridescent, only black is matte. Sleek palettes have one of the best black eyeshadows I've ever found. It's a really pigmented charcoal black that I use everyday for an invisible liner. Textures differ from shade to shade, the 3rd shade on the top is very, very soft, almost like butter, while black is the hardest. All are very pigmented and you get a lot of colour pay-off, however, they have a bit of a fall out. They blend nicely and last long on the lids, but I do get some creasing after a few hours.

Barve sončnega zahoda zbrane v eni paletki. Takšni odtenki so super za poudarjanje modrih oči. Moje so mešanica med sivo, modro ter zeleno in takšni topli odtenki z oranžnimi, rumeni in rdečkastimi toni naredijo moje oči bolj modre. Paletka ima lepo kombinacijo nosljivih in bolj živih odtenkov, ki pa so večinoma topli, z izjemo modre in črne. Vsi odtenki so zelo pigmentirani, tekstura pa je odvisna od odtenka. Na primer, tretji odtenek v zgornji vrsti je zelo, zelo mehek, že skoraj kot kakšno kremno senčilo, medtem ko je črna najmanj mehka. Vsi odtenki imajo svetleč/bleščičast finiš razen črne, ki je mat. Sleekova črna senčka, ki je v večini paletk, je ena izmed najboljših črnih kar se jih našla. Je izjemno pigmentirana, prava črna, kakšno uporabljam vsak dan za t.i. efekt nevidnega eyelinerja. Ker so tako mehke, padajo na lička, če dobro ne otreseš čopiča. Senčke se lepo blendajo in  zdržijo dolgo na vekah, ampak mi malenkost zlezejo v gubo po nekaj urah nošenja.

The 1st in the second row in my favourite. It's a plum-brown shade that is in the same colour family as Satin Taupe, but with more plum. 

Prva barva v drugi vrsti je moja najljubša. Je rjav odtenek s pridihi slive, ki je kot nekakšen bratranec Macovemu odtenku Satin Taupe. 

I also own Storm and the Original palette that I got from London three years ago.

Imam pa tudi paletki Storm in Original, ki sem jih dobila kakšne tri leta nazaj iz Londona.

Storm & the Original:

I received Sunset palette to review from Slovene online shop Za piko na i.

Sunset paletko so mi poslali v oceno s spletne trgovine Za piko na i, kjer prodajajo tudi ostale Sleek izdelke, ki ji najdete tukaj -> Sleek.

Sleek Sheer Cover Lipsticks

Sheer cover lipsticks are a collection of frosty, semi-opaque shades. The texture is nice in a sense that it is soft and a bit moisturising. These are frosty, however, not in a retro kind of way (do you remember the obnoxiously frosty light pinks that were popular in the 90's and early 2000's? I still see a few girls wearing them today). You can see the tiny shimmer from really close, but from far away it looks more like sheen (not a glossy one though). Staying power is average, the colour lasted around four hours, but it doesn't survive eating or drinking. It fades evenly, unless you drink something, then you are left with a ring of colour on the edges of lips and no colour in the middle. They don't dry out my lips at all and don't feather. The packaging is a bit special, because the tube is oval and the colour is bright fuchsia. 

Sheer Cover so Sleekove manj prekrivne šminke s frosty finišem (z drobnimi bleščicami). Tekstura je med mehkejšimi in lepo zdrsijo po ustnicah, malenkost jih tudi negujejo. Frosty finish je viden od blizu, od daleč pa izgleda bolj kot rahel sijaj (ampak ne tak kot npr. pri Lip butterjih). Ni tako intenziven frosty efekt kot pri tistih svetlo roza odtenkih, ki so bili tako popularni v 90ih in okrog leta 2000. Bledijo enakomerno, razen če vmes ješ ali piješ, potem ti ostane barva le na robovih ustnic. Obstojnost je povprečna, na meni so zdržale dobre 4 ure in mi niso niti malo izsušile ustnic. Embalaža je malo posebna, ker je tulec ovalen in precej žive roza barve.

From left to right: Calico, Cashmere and Organza.
Od leve proti desni: Calico, Cashmere in Organza.

Calico is a nude-brown shade with a frosty finish. It's would probably be a nice nude on someone who's darker than me. It has the least pigmentation out of the three, but you can build it up to be more intense.  

Calico je nude rjav odtenek s frosty finišem. Na nekomu, ki je temnejši kot jaz bi bil to lep nude odtenek. Je najmanj pigmentiran od treh, vendar se lahko dobi kar nekaj barve z več sloji.

Cashmere is a dark brown-purple shade with frosty finish.

Cashmere je temno rjav odtenek, ki na ustnicah precej vleče na slivo s frosty finišem.

Organza is a medium blue toned pink with frosty finish. It reminds me a bit of Revlon Sweet Tart lip butter, with the difference that Sweet Tart is a bit warmer.

Organza je hladna srednje roza s frosty finišem. Primerjala sem odtenek s Revlonovim Sweet Tart lip butterjem in sta si podobna, le da ima Sweet Tart toplejši podton in nima bleščic.  

I received these lipsticks to review from Slovene online shop Za piko na i.

Šminke so mi poslali za oceno s spletne trgovine Za piko na i, kjer prodajajo tudi ostale Sleek izdelke, ki ji najdete tukaj - >Sleek.