Sleek i-Divine Palettes Review & Swatches! [Au naturel & Dark Mattes v2]

Goodmorning ladies!
Introductory thingy for my Greek followers :
As you can see this is my first post in English and you may not like it, but I now have pretty many followers from different countries and thought they might be interested in what I write but the translator is not really decent, so I have decided to write some of my posts in English (only those that could interest non-Greeks as well).

Straight to the products:
So,today I'm going to talk about two eyeshadow palettes I recently got, the "famous" Sleek i-Divine palettes in au naturel and dark mattes v2. I have wanted to order them for so long, until Sephora announced those two palettes would be found in all Greek Sephora stores for 10 euros each, which was a steal because online I would pay the same price plus shipping! Needless to say they were so beautiful that I bought both of them. Let's see some pictures!

I love, love, love their packagings! As you can see they come in a beautiful little carbon box with the name of the palette on it. The palette itself is all-black with the Sleek brand on it, and inside is a HUGE mirror, twelve beautiful eyeshadows and a two-edge sponge applicator. Something I also liked about the eyeshadows is that they have names. If you lose the transparent sheet that comes with them say goodbye to the names though :P ) I intend to keep them because they offer some kind of protection to the eyeshadows from getting dusted, etc. I think their packaging is quite sturdy and durable and doesn't seem to break easily. I've travelled two times having them with me and none of the eyeshadows or packagins were damaged.

A friend of mine did the same and one of the eyeshadows broke a bit. I don't know what to say, I guess we should be careful with them no matter what but they don't seem as fragile and easily-breaking as others.

Let's see each palette on it's own!

Au naturel :

Close up of the palette colours :

Swatches

First row:

I'm afraid you won't be able to see the exact colour pay off because my lighting doesn't help much, but those two were the best photos I could take, really. I know you still can't see almost anything but I tried :P
The first five are all neutral mattes and they're very discreet, ideal for morning make-up looks, I also like to use most of them under my eyebrows as they're light. I like all of them, but truth be told, they are not that pigmented, and no, the reason is not that they're matte. The darker matte colours have amazing colour pay-off. Still, I'm pretty pleased with them, they're buildable and great for every day use. (I'm talking about the first five, because the sixth shade is shimmery and is really pigmented) I like their texture, they feel really soft but they crumble a little bit (not a big deal for me)

Second row:

Huge difference in comparison with the first row's colour payoff, don't you think? The first and fourth shades are shimmery, the second semi-matte-satin, and the third, fifth and sixth shades are matte, but as you can see all of them are super pigmented! Those can be combined with the first six or be used for nice smokey eyes, they can certainly get tons of use!

Dark Mattes v2

Close up of the palette colours :

Swatches:

First row:

Second row:

All twelve colours in this palette are matte and as you can see they are greatly pigmented! Just a swipe and you get amazing colour payoff. Most matte eyeshadows tend to be chalky and don't blend well, but I can assure you those eyeshadows are really soft and blend very, very well! Only three of the colours are light, the rest are dark. All of them are incredibly beautiful and you can create so many looks with this palette! I love this even more than the au naturelle palette!

OVERALL

Pros

• Elegant and handy packaging
• Really cheap price for quality
• Great combination of colours
• Very good pigmentation
• Soft texture
• Blendable-buildable
• Amazing colour payoff

 Cons

• Not all au naturelle shades are very pigmented
• They crumble a little bit

Overall those two palettes are great products and definitely worth their price! I'd love to get a few more, and I really recommend them!

Score: 4.5/5

Do you own any sleek palettes? What do you think of them?

Maria

xx