These Sleek Pout Paints featured in my haul video here:
These are the shades I got.
From Left to Right: Cloud 9, Peek A Bloo, Peachy Keen and Minx.
To give you an idea of just how little you need to use of these Pout Paints, I have shown you the amount I placed on my arm before I blended it out. You can see a little goes a very long way!
Top to bottom:
Peachy Keen (Top shade)
Peek A Bloo (Second shade down from top)
Cloud 9 (One above from bottom)
Minx (Bottom)
Swatches
Peachy Keen (Top shade)
Peek A Bloo (Second shade down from top)
Cloud 9 (One above from bottom)
Minx (Bottom)
How Much Are They And Where Can I Purchase Them?
These retail for £4.99 and can be purchased from Superdrug or from Sleek's website:
http://www.sleekmakeup.com/en/products/pout-paint-pin-up-sleek-makeup-485.aspx
What Are Pout Paints?
Sleek Pout Paints are highly pigmented lip colours that you can wear alone or mixed together.
I created my own shades using these and I really love the results.
What Is The Formula Like?
Very thick and very pigmented. A word of warning - a little amount of these Pout Paints goes a VERY long way - so just use the smallest amount possible if you aren't mixing colours together.
Are They Scented?
Yes, they have a pretty strong sweet smell to all of them. Unfortunately I am useless at describing scents so all I can say is if you don't like very strong sweet smelling things, you won't like the smell of these.
How Should I Apply Them?
Some people have recommended using your fingers or a lip brush. Personally I would HIGHLY recommend using a lip brush. I found it gave a MUCH better finish than using my fingers. When I used my fingers the colour did not go on evenly despite trying multiple ways of applying (dabbing, etc). The choice, of course, is yours to make. I would also recommend building the colour rather than applying thick amounts all at once.
How Do They Feel On The Lips?
They feel okay. If you have dry lips I would highly recommend using lip balm about half an hour before applying these. They will show up every single line in your lips if your lips are dry/chapped when wearing them so I would avoid using these on chapped lips. Let your lip balm sink in before applying these to stop the Pout Paints from sliding around over your lip balm when you apply it.
What Is The Lasting Power Like? Do They Oxidize?
Not great in all honesty. They last about the same amount of time as your average lip gloss. Even when applied thinly as a lip stain I found the colour only lasted an hour at most and that was without eating or drinking.
Yes, they do oxidize. What I am referring to here is when makeup is in contact with the air/environment and it changes colour as a result. This happens with all makeup. That is why your eyeshadow might look a bit different a few hours after applying it for example. Expect your Pout Paints to look darker a little while after applying them. For me this wasn't a big deal.
Would You Purchase These Again?
I'd love to get some of the darker coloured Pout Paints eventually because I really like these!
Creating Custom Lip Colours
When you are creating colours keep in mind what kind of shade you want in the end and use a colour chart as a reference if you need to. (Keep in mind that Sleek's range of Pout Paints do not include all colours such as green, yellow or red so you can't create *every* colour there is) Use minimal amounts at a time so that you can add more if necessary since it wouldn't be possible to extract formula once you have put the formula into your container and mixed it. Go slowly when mixing because the pigmentation of these is so high you will find you need very little of each colour. To store your new lip product use a travel sized makeup jar such as the one shown below. (I buy mine from Superdrug.)
The first shade I created was using Minx (Left), Peek a Bloo (Middle) and Cloud 9 (Far Right). I used four parts Minx, a tiny drop of Peek A Bloo and about three parts Cloud 9 to make my custom shade. You can see the shade I mixed in the container :)
My custom colour in container:
In the next photo I have swatched a few shades mixed together. Going from top to bottom is
Top: My Custom shade (using the colours and quantities mentioned and shown on the above photo)
Middle: Peachy Keen and Cloud 9 (One tiny drop of each)
Bottom: Minx and Cloud 9 (One tiny drop of each)
Me wearing my custom lip shade :)
