Saturday, 5 January 2013

Sleek Make-up Au Natural iDivine Palette Review & Swatches

I'd been coveting this palette for quite a while as a cheap alternative to the urban decay naked palette, and i'm so so happy with it. I got it as a christmas present and have been practically using it non stop since. The colours (all but one which i will mention later) are super pigmented, and the mixture of mattes and shimmers make it super versatile meaning i've been able to wear it in the day and at night.

To start off, the packaging is nice and simple. It reminds me slightly of the Nars palettes. It is worth noting however that it gets dirty incredibly quickly. Any traces of make-up or grease seem to show up on this more than anything else in my make-up bag, and once those marks are on there, they're surprisingly hard to get off. So keep that in mind if you're a little ocd about keeping things looking like new. It comes with a massive mirror on the underside of the lid, and a double ended sponge applicator.

There are a total of 12 colours in the palette - 4 shimmers and 8 mattes - ranging from a very light matte cream called Nougat, to a deeply pigmented matte black called Noir.
To the right of Nougat is Nubuck - a pale mauveish grey. This is my least favourite of the eyeshadows, which is unfortunate since i do like the colour. However, the colour payoff is terrible. I really struggled to get it to show up on my skin (as you can see below) even swatching it layer upon layer, it just wasn't pigmented enough.
Next to that is Cappuccino, a slightly dirty light brown - basically a cappuccino colour. This is very well pigmented however is another colour that didn't show up when swatched because it's practically the same colour as my skin. Then there's Honeycomb, a lovely yellow toned cream which again is extremely similar to my skin colour. After that is Toast, a light burnt orange before the far right of the top row, Taupe, which is a beautiful rose gold colour filled with rose gold and silverish shimmer particles.
The first colour of the bottom row is Conker. This is a warm medium brown with bronze shimmer. After that is Moss - a khaki toned brown with gold shimmer. Then there is another matte colour - Bark. This is a simple medium cool-toned ash brown, great for everyday definition. After that is another gorgeous shimmer called Mineral Earth. This is a much darker brown than conker, still very warm, but with very slight khaki undertones. Next is Regal, a matte dark warm-toned brown, before lastly, Noir - a matte black which is really well pigmented. Unfortunately it came out looking more brown in the swatch photos, but in reality it is a jet black.
Nougat, Nubuck, Cappuccino, Honeycomb, Toast, Taupe, Conker, Moss, Bark, Mineral Earth, Regal, Noir

You can get your hands on the palette for £7.99 from bigger (and more organized) Superdrug stores, or from sleeks website - http://www.sleekmakeup.com/eyes/shadows/i-divine.

2 comments:

  1. I've seen this palette popping up a lot lately and I'm really tempted to try! I have a little obsession with neutrals... Lovely review :)

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    1. You shouldd, it's so good!
      Thank you :) x

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