FINALLY got my hands on Sleek Rose Gold

This must be the most elusive blush in history. It was love at first swatch when I sampled it in Superdrug last year, but it’s taken many fruitless (and sometimes expensive) trips to Superdrug before I finally got my hands on my very own Rose Gold... then I went and dropped it, hence the crumble in the corner!

This is my first Sleek blusher and I’m blown away by its quality, especially given its tiny price tag. I would describe the shade as a rosy coral with gold shimmer. It’s often heralded as a dupe for Nars’ infamous Orgasm blush. I can see the similarities but Rose Gold has a lot more gold shimmer and Orgasm is pinker.

The powder texture is amazing, almost buttery and layers like a dream. It is very rich and well pigmented. I don’t actually find the colour to be that intense, but the gold shimmer is strong.  A little goes a long way and if you’re fair skinned you might want to apply with a light hand. It’s an instant face brightener and a brilliant summer shade. The finish is somewhere between frost and shimmer, which is right up my street. Its staying power is decent, it does fade a little more than I’m used to with MAC and Benefit blushers, but at a fraction of the price I ain’t grumbling!  For me, the result are somewhere between a blush and a highlighter and on the face it reminds me a little of Coralista.

I wore it over MAC’s Melba the other night for a more intense peachy/coral shade and it looked amazing. Melba is a matte shade so I wasn’t doubling up on the shimmer, but did intensify the colour. The packaging is slique and there’s a generous sized mirror inside the compact, again similar to Nars. 

Overall this is a brilliant multi-use blusher. Amazing texture, gorgeous shimmer and an absolute bargain ... £4.49 from Superdrug stores, find one if you can!