Sleek MakeUp Palette "Graphite"

I had my fingers and toes crossed that this would still be in stock when I got down to London on 1st November! I knew the limited edition palettes sold out very quickly and this looked to be a gorgeous one. I'd seen a lot of nice blog posts about the two new palettes (the other is permanent and I will hopefully get that from London) and added it to my "want now!" list. So I was pleasantly surprised, when after settling down to Star Trek Voyager, to hear a parcel drop through the letter box. Star Trek is good, but the thought of a parcel was more exciting. It was from Sleek! I had the new Graphite palette!


Hmmm.

That's quite a lot of similar grey and black. It's certainly "on trend", as they say. Sleek MakeUp are fantastic at getting new products out for new trends, and the purple/bluish smokey look it certainly the look of the minute (thank you MAC Style Black!). But that was a lot of similar shades.

So, the palette contains two highlight shades in white and cream, four varying shades of silvery grey, three blacks and three purpley/bluish shades. The texture of this palette is improved compared to others. The shadows aren't quite so crumbly and have more of the creamy texture. It comes with a dual ended sponge applicator. I hate those.


The flash of my camera does exaggerate the differences in colour of the swatches. But to my eyes there isn't a huge variation in the shades of grey and black. Once they're on my eyes I doubt I'll be able to tell the difference in shades.

As usual, the Sleek MakeUp palettes are fantastic value for money. Sold for less than £5 at selected Superdrugs (still not in Lincolnshire though).

I adore the smokey look so I'll be getting plenty of use out of this palette, but I do with there had been more variation in the shadows.