Sleek is a brand which has slowly crept into my makeup collection and is quickly becoming one of my favourite high street make up brands. Browsing through my Instagram, I saw that they were coming out with lip crayons and I got very excited. I intially compared them to my Maybelline Colour Drama lip crayons and went under the assumption that they would be similar to those but with the added lip plumping element to them- so I had to buy some!
I bought 2 shades for £5.49 each; Notorious Nude and Berry Burst- the lightest and the darkest shades of the 6 colour range. I really liked the colour range that was there, but there is definetely scope for them to bring out more if the product takes off, but for a product launch there is a good range including nudes, pinks corals and berrys. I just picked the colours that I would most likely wear.
I really enjoy lip crayons, particularly the Maybelline ones that I previously mentioned, so I had already placed these on a high pedestal. I tried Notorious Nude as soon as I bought it and applied it in the shopping centre toilets, the product claims to be 'super pigmented' on the packaging however I did feel like I had to apply many coats to attempt to get the pigmentation I wanted. I then noticed the consistency of them which is quite tacky; not comparable to a lip gloss kind of tacky, but you can feel the product on your lips and are aware that it is there. They also have a minty scent which I enjoy.
However I did forget that these were lip plumping products, and around 15 minutes after applying them they began to make my lips tingle. Like, really tingle! It wasn't even a nice tingle but you began to taste the minty scent and it started to be quite painful- I just had to take it off. I was sad that I had to take it off as I had high hopes for the product and my lips didn't look any plumper when I went to remove the product, it was just a nuciance for me to wear.
I didn't want to give up on the product though and decided to give Berry Burst a chance. I only did a single layer of the product and this shade did come out fairly pigmented, baring in mind these are supposed to be a sheer product and not intended to have a finish or opacity of a matte lipstick. I liked this shade alot on my lips; but again, after around 15 minutes of wearing the product the tingling sensation began again. It wasn't as intense as the first time I wore the product as I had only put a single layer on, and the sensation began to slowly disapear.
I have a photo of what the product looks like when it is first swatched and one after I have worn Berry Burst for an hour; after an hour the product is still on your lips, and you can still feel the slight tackiness of the product being on your lips. It isn't as pigmented as it was on first application but the product still lasts on your lips quite well considering it is a sheer finish.
I do admit, I placed these products quite high up before I bought them, and now that I have tried them I really wouldn't consider them to be similar to the Maybelline Colour Drama's. These are much more sheer in finish and offer the lip plumping sensation that they don't. I would only reccomend applying these in a single layer so they don't feel uncomfortable on the lips, but I do think that they would be nice for every day wear and the shade range is suitable fore that- especially since Berry Burst is the darkest shade and it really isn't that dark!
One thing that does frustrate me a lot is that these products don't sharpen or twist up to get more out of it- so once you are down to the stub then you will need to throw them away. This is very dissapointing as you really don't get a lot of product for your money and I do feel like I have been ripped off considering that there are similar products which give you more bang for your buck.
I'm very torn about wether I like these or not. I definetely have better lip products that I would reach for but if I just wanted something to just quickly throw on my lips for a 'no-make-up make-up look' then I would probably opt for these. If I were to reccomend them to anyone, I would probably say that teenagers could get away with something like this which they could wear for school if their school doesn't allow them to wear make up.
I bought 2 shades for £5.49 each; Notorious Nude and Berry Burst- the lightest and the darkest shades of the 6 colour range. I really liked the colour range that was there, but there is definetely scope for them to bring out more if the product takes off, but for a product launch there is a good range including nudes, pinks corals and berrys. I just picked the colours that I would most likely wear.
I really enjoy lip crayons, particularly the Maybelline ones that I previously mentioned, so I had already placed these on a high pedestal. I tried Notorious Nude as soon as I bought it and applied it in the shopping centre toilets, the product claims to be 'super pigmented' on the packaging however I did feel like I had to apply many coats to attempt to get the pigmentation I wanted. I then noticed the consistency of them which is quite tacky; not comparable to a lip gloss kind of tacky, but you can feel the product on your lips and are aware that it is there. They also have a minty scent which I enjoy.
However I did forget that these were lip plumping products, and around 15 minutes after applying them they began to make my lips tingle. Like, really tingle! It wasn't even a nice tingle but you began to taste the minty scent and it started to be quite painful- I just had to take it off. I was sad that I had to take it off as I had high hopes for the product and my lips didn't look any plumper when I went to remove the product, it was just a nuciance for me to wear.
I didn't want to give up on the product though and decided to give Berry Burst a chance. I only did a single layer of the product and this shade did come out fairly pigmented, baring in mind these are supposed to be a sheer product and not intended to have a finish or opacity of a matte lipstick. I liked this shade alot on my lips; but again, after around 15 minutes of wearing the product the tingling sensation began again. It wasn't as intense as the first time I wore the product as I had only put a single layer on, and the sensation began to slowly disapear.
I have a photo of what the product looks like when it is first swatched and one after I have worn Berry Burst for an hour; after an hour the product is still on your lips, and you can still feel the slight tackiness of the product being on your lips. It isn't as pigmented as it was on first application but the product still lasts on your lips quite well considering it is a sheer finish.
I do admit, I placed these products quite high up before I bought them, and now that I have tried them I really wouldn't consider them to be similar to the Maybelline Colour Drama's. These are much more sheer in finish and offer the lip plumping sensation that they don't. I would only reccomend applying these in a single layer so they don't feel uncomfortable on the lips, but I do think that they would be nice for every day wear and the shade range is suitable fore that- especially since Berry Burst is the darkest shade and it really isn't that dark!
One thing that does frustrate me a lot is that these products don't sharpen or twist up to get more out of it- so once you are down to the stub then you will need to throw them away. This is very dissapointing as you really don't get a lot of product for your money and I do feel like I have been ripped off considering that there are similar products which give you more bang for your buck.
I'm very torn about wether I like these or not. I definetely have better lip products that I would reach for but if I just wanted something to just quickly throw on my lips for a 'no-make-up make-up look' then I would probably opt for these. If I were to reccomend them to anyone, I would probably say that teenagers could get away with something like this which they could wear for school if their school doesn't allow them to wear make up.
Have you tried the Sleep Power Plump Lip Crayons? Let me know your thoughts in the comments or tweet me @Elisa_A__
Elisa :-) x
Update! Sleek have just informed everyone via Instagram that you can actually sharpen these lip crayons
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