As someone who just started to get crazy about lipsticks, I tried to find as many affordable lipsticks I could find in any shapes and sizes, so yes, that includes liquid lipsticks. A few months ago, I stumbled upon these Sleek Matte Me - ultra smooth matte lip cream when I browsed through my Instagram.
Sleek Matte Me only consists of 6 colours (Petal, Birthday Suit, Fandango Purple, Brink Pink, Party Pink, and Rioja Red). You can easily get the full shades if you're into collecting lipsticks. Out of the 6 shades, only 2 of them are nude. The other 4 are bright and bold looking colour. And from the 2 nudes, one that is called 'Petal' is not suitable for most women in my country. This shade Petal will make me look like a soft version of Nicki Minaj.
The shade I first got is Fandango Purple, and it's a bright fuchsia purple. I fell in love as soon as I saw it on google. I need to have this flamingo. The next shades I got are Rioja Red and Birthday Suit. I've been eyeing Rioja Red for a while now, however I just got it recently along with Birthday Suit. I'm not into nudes, but then I got curious why A LOT of people are a fan of this particular shade.
The reason why I didn't get the other 3 - Petal wouldn't work on me, Party pink is really...a corally red although I would love to try it. I would love to get brink pink, I just haven't.
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| L-R: Rioja Red, Fandango Purple, Birthday Suit |
Unlike most liquid lipsticks, Sleek Matte Me comes in rectangular shape instead of a tube, along with a doe foot applicator. The bottle is clear so you can see the actual colour. The rectangular shape prevents the lipstick to slide here and there. The shade's name is at the bottom. Peel the sides to see the ingredients.
When I read the review on other's blog, I heard they heard that Sleek Matte Me is a dupe for Lime Crime Velvetines. I do not know about this. I do have lime crime, however I haven't thought about making comparison. Just like any other liquid lipsticks, the formula is drying. Make sure you exfoliate your lips and use lip balm. It's not that drying, and not as thick as other liquid lipsticks that I've tried. However, it's there. You can feel that it's there making your lips dry.
There was this one time when I use a thick lip balm, and the lipstick became creamy. Sleek Creamy Me. Even though it's matte, the lipstick transferred through the glass (or straw) when I drink. And doesn't stay on my lips when I eat. The bad thing about liquid lipsticks is that they don't survive foods and drinks (mostly, anyway). However, you can't put more on your lips because they will crack or worse..flaking.
Below, you could see my awkward lip swatches.
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| Birthday Suit |
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| Rioja Red |
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| Fandango Purple |
My thoughts on these:
Birthday Suit - I don't get the hypes over this one. I don't think the colour is for me. It's lighter than my skin colour. And when I look at it, it's as if I'm not wearing any lipstick. I saw pictures of Birthday Suit on other people and it suit them really well. So maybe this colour is for you.
Rioja Red - gorgeous red. Make sure to use lip liner, they will bleed.
Fandango Purple - my favourite of them all. It's a really fun colour and I love it.
I would love to try other shades as well.
So, are these Sleek Matte Me liquid lipsticks worth the money? If you're a fan of liquid lipsticks then go for it. I would totally repurchase it. Rioja Red and Fandago Purple are stunning. They drying, but not too drying which is a good thing.
In Indonesia you could only find it online, and it costs IDR 120-150k. Browse through a lot of online shops to get the cheapest price. Make sure it's trusted.
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