Sleek Blush By 3 Palette in 'Lace'

I have been after this palette for a long time after seeing it on display around 2 weeks ago. They haven't had 'Lace' in stock for a while but when I checked yesterday they had 2 left, so I bought them both. So I bet you're wondering why I purchased 2 of these lovely palettes and now I'm going to tell you why. I bought one for myself and one for my giveaway.

So without further ado, here is my review on the Sleek Blush By 3 'Lace' palette!

What do Sleek have to say about the Blush By 3 palettes?

"The Blush by '3' palette has been formulated with intense pigment, yet the shades can be layered, in order to achieve the required intensity."

"The Lace palette consists of 3 fully pigmented matte and shimmer blushers."

How would you describe the 'Lace' palette and where is it available?

As Sleek stated, the Lace palette consists of 2 matte blushers ('Crochet' & 'Chantilly') and one shimmer blusher ('Guipure'). 'Guipure' is a peach toned shade with gold shimmer, it reminds me of Nars 'Orgasm' blush except Guipure is a more of an orange peach whereas Orgasm is more of a pink peach. The other two matte shades within the palette are 'Crochet' and 'Chantilly'.  'Crochet' is an oranged toned red shade and 'Chantilly' is a bright orange shade. There is a nice mix of colours within the palette and I would definitely say that this is a palette for summer.
The Blush By 3 palettes also come with a large mirror. They're the perfect palettes for carrying around in your handbag and for taking on holiday. 

The Sleek Blush By 3 palettes are currently available in-store at Superdrug but they'll only be available in Superdrug for a short period of time. I know that they'll also be available on the Sleek website very very soon so if your local Superdrug doesn't stock many of the Lace palettes, have no fear, they'll be available online.
There are five different Blush By 3 palettes available, these are 'Brown Sugar', 'Flame', 'Lace', 'Pumpkin' and 'Pink Spirit'. Each of the palettes contain both matte and shimmer blushes except from the 'Pink Spirit' palette which consists of all matte blushes. The Blush By 3 palettes retail at £9.99 which is amazing! Each blush works out to be around £3.33 and that is a bargain!

What does the 'Lace' palette look like?

(In Daylight)

From left to right: Chantilly, Guipure, Crochet.

(With Flash)

From left to right: Chantilly, Guipure, Crochet.

(In Daylight)

From left to right: Chantilly, Guipure, Crochet.

(With Flash)

From left to right: Chantilly, Guipure, Crochet.

Is the 'Lace' palette suitable for everyone?

I would recommend this palette to anyone as peach toned blushes tend to suit all skin tones. 

I was scared of this palette at first because the blushes looked so bright and I feared that they wouldn't look right on my ghostly pale skin. However, these blushes look lovely! The trick is to use a light hand with them because they are very pigmented. 'Crochet' reminds me of Illamasqua 'Hussy' and I know that when I use 'Hussy' I have to use a light hand with that too. 

The shades in the Lace palette are lovely and I can 100% guarantee that they'll look great on everyone, it just depends on if peach toned blushes are your cup of tea. 

The Good

• Pigmentation - The pigmentation of these blushes is amazing! I think the shimmer blushes are more pigmented than the matte blushes but this will be due to the high amount of shimmer within the blush. When swatching the blushes I only used one swipe so it just proves how pigmented they are. 
• Texture - The blushes have a soft, smooth texture and they aren't chalky at all. They also blend really well so you're able to either build the colour, or tone it down. 
• Application - The blush applies very well and I think this is due to the texture as the blushes are very soft and smooth. When applying the blush to your cheeks it's important that you use a light hand or you may end up looking like Aunt Sally. 
• Price -  The Blush By 3 palettes retail at £9.99 which is amazing considering the palette contains 3 high quality blushes. If you were to buy 3 Nars blushes it would cost £63.00, that is utter madness. So if you're wanting to buy a variety of blushes but don't want to sell your cat, dog and grandma in order to do so, check out the Sleek Blush By 3 palettes! Amazing quality, amazing shades, amazing price. 
• Size - The palette contains 20 grams meaning each blush will weigh approximately 6.66 grams. The standard blush contains around 6 grams of product so it's great how the blushes within the palette contain approximately 6.66 grams. I know for a fact that the standard Sleek blushes contain a lot more product but I guess you can't have everything! At the end of the day, 6.66 grams of product is a lot and I doubt I'll even get through one of these palettes. 
• Packaging - I like the packaging, it looks sleek.. see what I did there ;) I love the box the palette comes in as it's fun, quirky and matches the palette very well. I don't think I'd ever want to smash my blush but it looks funky on the packaging. I also think it's great that palette is small and compact as it's just the right size for carrying in your handbag and also your makeup bag, or in my case, make up mountain. I also love how the palette has a huge mirror too.

The Okay

• Variety / Selection- I wouldn't say the variety of palettes is bad as I think there's a nice variety of palettes available, it's just that they may not be to everyones taste. The palettes look very bold and bright so I would imagine that people who prefer to wear pale, neutral blush will not like these palettes at all. If Sleek produced a palette designed for those who didn't like bold colours, they definitely will have hit the nail on the head. 
• Availability - The Blush By 3 palettes are only available in-store at Superdrug at the moment which could be an issue for some people as I know that the smaller Superdrug stores do not stock these palettes. I'm lucky enough to have 2 Superdrug stores by me but I know some people may struggle to find these lovely palettes. I guess the good thing is that they'll also be sold on the Sleek website very soon.

The Bad

• The only concern I had with this palette is that I couldn't work out what shade was which as the names are displayed in the order they are in the palette but other than that, I don't have a bad word to say about this palette. It contains lovely summer shades, has amazing pigmentation and best of all, it's only £9.99! A big thumbs up to you Sleek, I will definitely be taking this little gem on holiday with me!

Have any of you tried the Sleek Blush By 3 palettes?

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