Sleek Matte Me In Birthday Suit

I really love using Sleek Make Up products and if you follow me for some time, you'll figure I enjoy using their eyeshadow palettes very often (for example, Oh So Special and Vintage Romance are my palettes to go for every day, no exception!) because it impresses me how well pigmented, yet so affordable they are. Star of this blog post is not another palette, but the item I fell in love the first time I saw it- Matte Me lip cream in planetary popular shade Birthday Suit. This, ladies and gentleman, is by far one of the most amazing nude shades ever! It's such a classic wearable nude that won't wash out your makeup and will round up the whole look in the most beautiful way. The whole beauty world went a little bit off limits with matte lipsticks and formulas that, sometimes are impressive to wear (my example with NYX Liquid Suede shades), but sometimes are way too dry and crackle, making unecessary mess on the lips. In any case scenario- it's mandatory to apply thin layer of nourishing lip balm and keep lip skin in good shape.

Zaista volim koristiti Sleek Make Up proizvode i ukoliko ovaj blog pratite neko duže vreme, setićete se koliko sam puta spomenula njihove palete senki. Oh So Special i Vintage Romance su moj svakodnevni izbor jer sadrže prekrasne nijanse bogate pigmentacije, različite završnice, a cenovno su i više nego pristupačne. Zvezda ovog posta neće biti još jedna Sleek paleta, već ću se osvrnuti na artikal u koji sam se apsolutno zaljubila nakon što sam ga prvi put ugledala, a radi se o tekućem ružu iz linije Matte Me, u planetarno poznatoj nijansi Birthday Suit! Ovo je, dame i gospodo, jedna od najlepših, svakodnevno nosivih nude nijansi koja će savršeno zaokružiti i kompletirati jedan look, bez da usne deluju isprano (znamo da neki nude-aći to vrlo lepo istaknu). Kompletan beauty svet po malo je prešao granice utrkujući se u plasiranju ruževa mat završnice koji u nekim slučajevima budu pravi pogodak po pitanju formule (u mom slučaju savršeno pozitivno iskustvo s NYX Liquid Suede ruževima o kojima sam pisala ovde), no nemalo puta dogodi se da je nijansa divna, a formula toliko isušujućeg karaktera da u konačnici na usnama deluje baš ružno. U svakom slučaju, po meni je obavezno pre ruža mat završnice na usne naneti tanak sloj negujućeg balzama, a usne u međuvremenu držati u dobrom stanju redovnim pilinzima (dovoljan je onaj četkicom za zube).

If we look closely, the packaging is so cool! Square shaped, elegant with transparent part that shows up the shade of the lip cream and matte cap engraved with Sleek logo. Looking luxury, the tube is very nice to hold and use. Sponge, doe-foot applicator is very user friendly, a bit longer than I expected. Bottle contains 6 ml of the product that should be used 36 months after first opening. Fair enough, it'll probably last more than a year in my case. List of ingredients you can find here. Formula of this lipstick is really creamy and so richly pigmented! It's a bit buttery which allows easy gliding of the cream on lips. Sleek's ''How To'' describes applying of this lip cream in 2 steps: 

Step 1- Apply with precision using the applicator provided or with your finger tips evenly, layering colour and intensity as you go.

Step 2: Part your lips, and gently blot using a tissue to remove any excess.

I followed both steps because that's my usual way of applying the lipstick. In first few seconds formula is pretty much liquid, but it'll dry up very quickly. I never really felt the need to apply it in more than one coat because it's so pigmented and covers lips fully in only one coat. Also, I feel like more than that would be way too much and drying would leave not-so-impressive overdry finish. What I really love is how this shade flatters my skin tone and looks so lovely. It lasts up to 2, maybe 3 hours if I don't eat, or drink. The thing with this beauty is that it dries in really REALLY MATTE finish, so it's mandatory to apply generous amount of lip balm/care before applying the lip cream. I love to put my favorite lip balm before I start with any makeup, so it can soak in perfectly. Then I just dab my lips on paper tissue to remove excess and apply the lip cream. That way my lips don't look dry, over-dry or nasty, but pretty awesome! 

Ako se osvrnemo na ambalažu, izgleda poprilično cool! Pravougaonog oblika, elegantnih, jednostavnih linija, sastoji od transparentnog dela koji pokazuje realnu nijansu, te mat poklopca u crnoj boji s ugraviranim logom Sleek-a. Izgleda baš luksuzno (makar meni :) ) i divno se drži u ruci (ne kliza, itd). Sunđerasti, lagano koso sečeni aplikator je lagan za upotrebu i precizno nanošenje ruža, skoro je identičan aplikatoru NYX Liquid Suede ruževa. Bočica sadrži 6 ml proizvoda koji je potrebno potrošiti u roku od 36 meseci od prvog otvaranja, a kako se čini- meni će sigurno trajati više od godinu dana. Popis sastojaka potražite ovde. Formula ruža je vrlo kremasta i tako bogato pigmentisana! Po malo puterasta, vrlo lagano klizi po površini usana. Sleek-ov ''How To'', ili vodič za nanošenje ruža opisuje nanošenje u dva koraka:

Korak 1- Naneti ruž pomoću priloženog aplikatora, ili vrhovima prstiju, jednako, prilagođavajući slojevitost prekrivanja i pigmentacije prema sopstvenim željama i potrebama.

Korak 2- Razdvojiti usne i nežno papirnom maramicom pokupiti višak ruža.

Inače, sve ruževe nanosim uglavnom na gore opisan način jer ne volim iznenađenja poput fleka na zubima i sličnog. Odmah po nanošenju formula je kremasta, vlažna, no u samo par minuta suši se u mat završnicu. Kad napišem mat, mislim na PRAVU PRAVCATU, SUVU MAT završnicu :) stoga je pod obavezno pre ovog ruža na usne naneti negujući balzam kako bi se sprečilo raspucavanje ruža i neugledan dojam nakon par minuta nošenja. Ja, pre nego li uopšte započnem s nanošenjem šminke, na usne apliciram bogati sloj balzama, našminkam se i pustim da se balzam upije, a tek na kraju, pre nego li nanesem ruž, sa usana pokupim moguće ostatke koji se nisu upili i celokupan dojam je puno lepši i nimalo težak za usne. Mislim, mat završnica ovog ruža na ''golim'' usnama ne bi delovala ni malo dobro. Uvek nanosim samo jedan sloj ruža jer je pigmentacija izvrsna i ujednačena, a čini mi se da bi slojevi u interpretaciji Matte Me ruža bili apsurdni i na kraju- ružno suvi. Birthday Suit na mojim usnama besprekorno stoji do 3 sata, ako ne jedem i ne pijem (puno), a potom lagano počne nestajati sa usana od sredine, unutrašnjosti ka spolja. 

Matte Me is far away from the best matte formula out there, but I'd forgive anything to such a  lovely, unique, amazing shade like Birthday Suit is. It's pure love. I mean, if I compare formula of NYX Liquid Suede and Matte Me, NYX is killing it on another level, but the shade of Matte Me is something I simply had to have. And I'm glad I bought it. I ordered my sample on Sleek's official page and payed 7€ for it (plus shipping). It was delivered in 7 working days which is perfectly fine with me. If you want me to tell you that you need this babe- okay, I'm telling you. You need it. Because this shade is E V E R Y T H I N G! But don't forget, it's SUPER MATTE, a bit drying (if you don't nourish your lips just forget about it) and you can't really play with layers. Okay? :D

Matte Me formula daleko je od savršene, ali sam slaba i oprostila bih sve mane ovako prekrasnoj, unikatnoj, najlepšoj nude-mauve nijansi kao što je Birthday Suit. Za mene je ona čista ljubav. Mislim, ako bih uporedila formule NYX-ovih Liquid Suede i Matte Me, NYX bi odneo sve nagrade i pohvale za... pa sve, od aplikacije, sušenja, osećaja na usnama, mat završnice koja ne puca i ne zateže, ali nijansa Birthday Suit je jednostavno morala biti moja. Svoj primerak naručila sam putem Sleek-ove stranice i za isti izdvojila 7€ (plus dostava), a paketić je do mene došao za 7 radnih dana. Nije loše. Ukoliko želite da vam napišem da vam je ova lepota u životu potrebna- u redu, pišem da vam je potrebna :D Ali zapamtite, Birthday Suit je super mat ruž po malo isušujućeg delovanja, a ukoliko ste od osoba koje usne ne neguju adekvatno i redovno, jednostavno zaboravite na Matte Me ruževe i odaberite one hidratantnije formule. Etogac! :D

I'd like to know if you are the ones who couldn't resist Matte Me, like me and have you tried Birthday Suit shade? Do you prefer matte, or more satin finish on your lips? | Volela bih znati kakve je impresije na vas ostavila Matte Me linija ruževa, te jeste li isprobale Birthday Suit nijansu? Inače, preferirate li više ruževe mat završnice, prateći aktuelne trendove, ili ste više tip za satenski finiš?