Sleek Matte Me Review and Swatches

Hi everyone, hope you’re doing good today. Remember when I post a review of Lime Crime Velvetines? Those are beautiful but quite expensive, and with all the lime crime controversy you might want to try something else to substitute them.

These are the Sleek’s Matte Me, it is also a liquid lipstick that will dry matte. The concepts of this product is similar to the Lime Crime Velvetines. I got it for IDR 168.000 from an online shop on Instagram (@dejoyofmakeup) they sell ready stock makeup from brands that you cannot find in stores in Indonesia. I am quite pleased with this shop since the customer service is great and their packaging is awesome!

So cute right? And they also wrapped my lipsticks with bubble wrap so it’s extra secure! I definitely recommend them for you to check. Here is the product info on their website, “Matte Me is a matte finish liquid lipstick that glides on in one smooth application, with no need for a second coat. The light as air texture provides you with comfortable wear for hours, that doesn’t cake, flake or dry out, ensuring long lasting color all day.” Now, onto my review to see if the product lives up to how it’s claimed.. Packaging wise, I love it. It looks modern, sleek, and expensive looking (when they really aren’t that expensive. The clear glass bottle tells you the color of the product right away. The applicator is a slim sponge applicator and I don’t find it hard to apply on my lips.

The way I review this product will be a comparison to the Lime Crime Velvetines. The product is not tested on animals and available in 6 shades. I only got two, birthday suit and petal. Unlike Lime Crime, the available shades is quite “safe” and “traditional” which I don’t mind. It smells like lipsticks, doesn’t have any added scent to it. The Matte Me takes longer time to dry then the Velvetines, but once it dries it is completely matte. It doesn’t feel sticky right after you apply it but after couple of hours, it will be sticky and flaky it will also start to transfer. This doesn’t stay as long as Velvetines. The pigmentation is good but the lighter color, petal, is streakier when applied, making it hard to get smooth application. Here are some swatches for you!

Petal

Petal is a neutral tone baby pink. On medium to tan skin, it’ll make your skin looks even tanner and give the “exotic” feels to your face. But it is tricky to apply on pigmented lips because it is a light color. Birthday Suit

Birthday Suit is a very natural pink with a bit of brown to it. Depending on your natural lip color, it can be a nude with brown undertone or a brownish pink. I think this color is gorgeous and so wearable, I can see a lot of skin tone looks amazing with this. Pros : Affordable Loving the shades available Quite Long Lasting Con : It is drying and tends to sit on the cracks and lines on your lips ( look at my lip swatch to see the lines) After couple of hours, it will flake, be sticky, and can transfer. Overall : i still think lime crime velvetines are better than this but I prefer the shades on Sleek’s Matte Me.

Lime Crime Velvetines Review & Swatches

Hi! on this first post i will be talking about Lime Crime Velvetines. Lime Crime is a makeup brand from Los Angeles, USA, they are famous with unique shades of lip product such as blue and black. One of their lip product is the Velvetines. LimeCrime claim on Velvetines is "Texture of a rose petal... in a bottle! Velvetines go on liquid, but dry matte. Touch-proof, transfer-proof & utterly addictive." There are 11 shades of Velvetines, what i had is Suedeberry, Pink Velvet, and Red Velvet. I do love this product! It is so pigmented, long lasting, and has kinda sweet scent to it. I usually don't wear matte lip product since my lips are so dry but the Velvetines surprisingly doesn't really drying! It is not moisturizing but i don't find my lips become drier than they already are. The texture is fine and smooth, i do recommend using lip liner first for cleaner application. The sponge applicator is the right size for me. The lasting power is great, it lasted approximately 6 hours on my lips. It does flake a bit after i eat but i can still see the color. Once it dry matte, it is touch and transfer-proof but after i drink it kinda loses that ability. Oh and i like how they are packaged on a see through glass bottle so you can see the colors. What i didn't like about this product, it is a bit sticky (which actually shows how long-lasting it is). Overall i like it, nothing ever lasted that long on me before! So that's it all i have to say, xo's Nadya. Hai! di post pertamaku ini aku mau ngomongin tentang Lime Crime Velvetines. Lime Crime adalah brand makeup dari Los Angeles, USA yang terkenal dengan warna lip product nya yang unik, bold, dan tidak biasa seperti biru dan hitam. Salah satu dari lip product nya adalah Velvetines. Klaim dari website Lime Crime adalah "Texture of a rose petal... in a bottle! Velvetines go on liquid, but dry matte. Touch-proof, transfer-proof & utterly addictive." Ada total 11 shades of Velvetines yang ditawarkan Lime Crime, yang aku punya adalah Suedeberry, Pink Velvet, dan Red Velvet. Sebenernya pengen coba warna yang lebih "berani" sih tapi aku masih belum terbiasa dengan warna bibir yang bold jadi aku pilih ketiga warna itu yang lebih common. Aku suka sama produk ini! Sangat berpigmen jadi satu layer aja udah jelas warnanya, tahan lama, dan wanginya manis (ngingetin aku sama strawberry dan vanilla). Biasanya aku ga suka pake produk bibir yang matte karena bibir aku kering, tapi ternyata Velvetines ga bikin bibirku tambah kering. Memang ga melembutkan tapi ga memperparah keringnya bibirku juga. Tekstur nya lembut, tapi aku rekomendasiin pakai pensil bibir dulu biar aplikasi lebih mudah dan rapih. Aplikator nya berbentuk sponge dan ukurannya pas banget ga terlalu besar jadi mempermudah aplikasi. Velvetines ini tahan sekitar 6 jam loh di bibirku! Walaupun setelah makan memang agak mengelupas di bagian dalam bibirku tapi warnanya tetap kelihatan jelas. Pertama di aplikasikan memang teksturnya basah seperti lipgloss tapi setelah beberapa lama akan kering menjadi matte, setelah kering Velvetines ini gabakal nempel atau transfer warnanya kecuali kamu minum. Aku juga suka packagingnya karena botolnya tembus pandang jadi keliatan warnanya, carinya jadi gampang gausah di buka dulu biar tau itu warna apa. Yang aku kurang suka, produk ini agak lengket jadi kalau kamu tempel bibir atas dan bibir bawah kamu lalu kamu lepas, agak lengket gitu (sebenernya ini tanda bahwa produknya akan tahan lama sih). Tapi keseluruhan, aku suka banget karena biasanya lipstik 30 menit juga udah hilang di bibirku. Kalau kalian tertarik dan mau beli, lime crime belum ada tokonya di Indonesia jadi aku saranin online shopping di Instagram. Oh iya aku denger denger versi lebih murah dari velvetines ini adalah Matte Me dari Sleek, tapi aku belum coba sendiri. Aku bakal kasih tau kalau aku udah coba yaa. xo's Nadya. Suedeberry an orange/red color.

Pink Velvet a bright warmer pink.

Red Velvet a classic red. neutral tone and brighter than wicked, another velvetines shade.