Sleek The Berry Collection

The Berry Collection consists of three make-up bits and there's an obvious theme ruling this collection – the ultra-feminine burgundy, smoky-purple and brown combo which does look intimidating but turned out to be quite wearable. Let's start with Kohl Pencil in Mossberry (747) – the dud of The Berry Collection. After expecting it to be creamy – especially because it features an intense color offering – I was left disappointed. The Kohl pencil looks stylish, definitely in the Sleek design style we're all used to but when I removed the cap I was welcomed to see a whitish cast all over the tip of the kohl. The kohl is extremely hard and difficult to get any pigment from, at the beginning. After I've removed the outer “crust”, I got to a nice chubby, medium soft kohl and thought that finally we'll be able to get along. No such luck. The color is gorgeous, a plummy-burgundy hue which won't suit every eye out there but it can look amazing with brown eyes. The “red eye’ we're all dodging might be more obvious if you pair this kohl with green or blue eyes. But that's the least of my problems – this kohl applies unevenly. Pieces of it cling to drier parts of the skin and look flaky. It's not something I'd repurchase.

The Berry make-up kolekcija se sastoji od tri komada i dosta je ocigledna tematika koja ovdje vlada a to su izuzetno zenstvene nijanse crnog vina, dimaste nijanse sljive i smedji tonovi. Sve skupa djeluje dosta zastrasujuce no na kraju se ispostavilo da je ovakva kozmetika prilicno nosiva. Pocnimo od Kohl olovke u nijaansi Mossberry (747) – razocarenje iz seta. Ocekivala sam da ce biti kremasta (posebno zbog intenzivne boje) no ostala sam razocarana. Kohl olovka vizuelno djeluje sasvim okej, u standardnom Sleek stilu na koji smo navikle no kada sam sklonila poklopac ugledala sam bijeli sloj preko samog vrha olovke. Ona je jako tvrda i tesko je sa njom raditi, barem na pocetku. Nakon sto sam uklonila povrsinsku “koricu”, dosla sam do debeljuskaste olovke srednje mekoce pa sam se ponadala da cemo se slagati. Ipak nismo. Sama nijansa je krasna, sljivasto-bordo boja koja, istina, nece pristajati svacijim ocima no moze lijepo da se ukombinuje sa smedjim. Ne bih mogla zamisliti konkretno ovu nijansu na plavim ili zelenim ocima koje bi djelovale crveno uz nju. Ipak, to je najmanji problem – nanosenje je izuzetno neravnomjerno. Djelici olovke prijanjaju uz suhe dijelove koze i negdje izgleda kao da se koza peruta. Ne bih ponovila kupovinu.

True Color Lipstick in Cranberry (748) is an intense reddish-brown lipstick which looks so scary in the bullet. And while we're at the packaging I was surprised to see how small Sleek lipsticks are – they're tiny and very much purse-friendly. I'm suffering from dry lips and I usually bypass anything matte for the lips but I was in the mood to experiment. Shockingly – I love this lipstick. It has a very mild, unoffensive scent and it is extremely pigmented. It's almost like a stain and after I've worn it a few times, I'm actually glad that it is of a matte texture because this pigmentation is something you don't want to slide all around your lips (as the case would be if it was a shiny type of lipstick). It's high-maintenance and it requires thorough preparation prior to application. Lips need to be absolutely smooth for it to look good. It emphasizes every flake but the effort is all worth it when you put it on. It's brilliant, bold color looks very flattering on. On a night out, this will be my companion because the wear is incredible. Hours and hours – I've lost track because I forgot I even have it on. Drinks and light snacks will not make it fade. I'll probably look into more Sleek lipsticks after this one.

True Color ruz za usne u nijansi Cranberry (748) je intenzivan crveno-smedji ruz za usne koji, posmatran iz pakovanja, stvarno zastrasuje. Iznenadila sam se kada sam vidjela koliko je ovaj ruz minijaturan ali zbog toga je kompaktan. Moje usne su nevjerovatno suhe i obicno zaobilazim mat ruzeve u sirokom luku no ovaj sam put bila raspolozena za eksperiment. Sokantno ali istinito – jako mi se dopao ovaj ruz. Blagog je, nenapadnog mirisa i nadrealno je pigmentiran. Ponasa se kao stain i nakon sto sam ga nosila par puta, mogu vam reci kako mi je drago sto je mat jer nesto ovako pigmentirano ne zelite da vam se razlijeva svuda oko usana (kako bi vec bilo da je dosta kremast, sjajan). Jako je zahtjevan i ne bih se usudila nositi ga bez prethodnih priprema. Usne moraju biti savrseno meke i podatne kako bi ovaj ruz dobro izgledao kada ga nanesete. Naglasiti ce nesavrsenstva ako su tu ali vrijedi svakog truda kada ga vidim koliko je lijep. Njegova izrazajna boja dosta lijepo pristaje licu. Za nocne izlaske ce on biti moj kompanjon jer je njegova trajnost za svaku pohvalu. Sati i sati su u pitanju – vise sam i zaboravila da upratim koliko tacno sati jer svaki put zaboravim da mi je uopste na usnama. Pice i nesto lagano za grickanje nece uciniti da izblijedi sa usana. Vjerovatno cu se posvetiti jos nekim Sleek ruzevima nakon ovog.

Finally, my fave piece – Blush in Fenberry (749). First of all, the packaging is genius – 8g of blush packed in the most minimalistic casing so no material is wasted. This blush looks crazy dark, crazy reddish and crazy non-wearable at first glance. But this is the first blush which, after years of wearing shimmery blushes, got me back into matte blushes again. Fenberry is a brick-red-brown blush which scared me at first and I thought that it would look like mud on my face but applied with Real techniques Blush Brush – it's perfection. It gives the right amount of warmth to the face without bringing out the natural redness from the skin. It looks very natural and even slimming to the face due to its matte texture. No shimmer, not one shimmery fleck in this blush. It works paired with a bold lip but it can also get along with bold eyes. However, there's no denying that it's an intense color so you do need to apply only a tiny bit. It will last me for ages. I've made a photo of me wearing the Cranberry lipstick and the Fenberry blush (eye shadow is from the Vintage Romance palette which I will review soon). Do excuse the awkward position on the photo. I just cannot seem to master the entire selfie thing but I'll keep trying. Hope you find it somewhat useful.

I na kraju, imamo mog favorita – rumenilo u nijansi Fenberry (749). Prije svega, pakovanje je genijalno – 8g rumenila je ugurano u minimalisticnu ambalazu gdje uopste nema viska materijala. Rumenilo djeluje ludo tamno, nenosivo i crvenkasto – barem na prvi pogled. Mogu vam reci kako je ovo rumenilo (nakon godina nosenja shimmerastih rumenila) prvo koje mi je povratilo interes za mat rumenilima. Fenberry je ciglasto, crvenkasto-smedje rumenilo koje me na pocetko posteno prepalo. Mislila sam da cu izgledati kao da sam se umrljala blatom no kada ga nanosim sa Real Techniques kistom za rumenilo – savrseno je. Podari optimalnu kolicinu topline licu i nece izraziti crvenilo koje koza moze da ima. Izgleda jako prirodno i zbog mat teksture dosta izduzi lice. U njemu necete pronaci niti jednu svjetlucavu cesticu – potpuno je mat. Dosta se lako moze kombinovati jer lijepo izgleda uz naglasene usne dok ce upotpuniti i nesto naglasene oci. No nema sumnje kako je ovo rumenilo intenzivne boje i treba biti lake ruke pri nanosenju – potrebna ga je samo mrvica. Trajati ce mi godinama. Napravila sam fotku na kojoj nosim Cranberry ruz i Fenberry rumenilo (sjena je iz Vintage Romance palete koju cu uskoro recenzirati). Nadam se da vam nece zasmetati cudna poza na slici posto jos uvijek ne mogu da savladam vjestine pristojnog selfie-a. Potruditi cu se da to iduci put ispadne bolje no drzim fige da i ovaj put fotka posluzi svrsi.