DUPE ALERT - Sleek Grape vs MAC Violetta

A while back , I done a blog post about my first MAC Lipstick Purchase in Violetta which in turn has become my holy grail lipstick colour. It’s such an amazing vibrant violet purple shade.

Anyway, last week I went to my local hair store (Beauty Queen Cosmetics) in Northampton and noticed they had a Sleek lipstick stand. To my surprise whilst browsing the stand, I saw a shade called Grape and it reminded me alot of my MAC Violetta . Due to using Violetta so much , I needed to find a new alternative lipstick so I could preserve Violetta and within 2 minutes I was at the till purchasing the Sleek Grape lipstick.

As soon as I got home I compared both lipsticks MAC v Sleek & identified they were an exact dupe.


I wanted to show you guys a swatch comparisons of the two lipsticks together. Sleek Grape is on the left and MAC Violetta is on the right in all photos!

Both lipsticks are very creamy in texture and although MAC is a satin finish, the Sleek creme lipstick contains small glitter particles to counteract that sheen finish. They are both have a non-drying formula to help condition the lips to keep them soft and plump.Unlike MAC lipsticks, the Sleek lipstick does not come attached with the famous vanilla scent.
The high pigmentation is excellent on both lipsticks, though MAC has a longer staying power as it slightly stains your lips;whereas Sleek - Grape wears off after a couple of hours.

Although Sleek Grape does not have a long staying power and a nice vanilla scent unlike MAC, I am still going to stock up on a couple more Sleek lipsticks incase they are discontinued, as MAC Violetta is only available in MAC Pro stores so it is not easily accessible .

Sleek Grape retails for £2.49 , an amazing price difference of over £10  in comparison to £14 for MAC Lipsticks.

Although I was able to purchase mine for £2.49, the cheapest I could find online was £3.80 via Amazon here.

Peace, Love & Besos

£12 Primark Zara Shopper Bag Dupe

Heyyyy,

Sorry about the lack of posts, As I mentioned back in May,  I got a full time office summer job and never get a chance to blog. Don't worry by mid September that will all change as I am leaving my job to return back to university (the land of students) *excited*

Anyway, on Monday after work, I randomly decided to pop into Primark as I was trying to waste some time before heading out to meet my friend for dinner. I was intending on just browsing the new A/W collection but seriously I don't know why I bother; especially when it comes down to Primark as there is always something that catches my eye which sends signals to my brain, and without hesitation I head straight to the till whether it be clothing, accessories, beauty or shoes lol :).

To my satisfaction as I went to the bag section, my eyes saw this beauty and instantly fell in love, (I mean who wouldn't this bag is beautiful and chic).

As I was looking at it, I saw the similarity to the Zara shopper bag that has taken the blogger world by storm. I mean although the shape is not exactly like the shopper basket, and more like a tote it is just as good and even better in the sense it is less likely to loose its shape as it does not open so wide. However, it has a detachable strap so it can go on your shoulder or just be used as an extra feature on the bag. it has stitching on one side front to denote that it is the front of the bag and it is lined inside.

Personally I would think this bag was from House of Fraser if I saw a person walking down the street, it is that high quality in my opinion. At the moment I cannot fault it for the following reasons:

• Price is reasonable at only £12 ( £27.99 saving compared to Zara original shopping basket bag) 
• Quality is high standard, although it is not real leather and most likely pleather.
• Colour of bag is sleek and chic.
• Inside the bag features 2 mobile pockets and a larger zipped space
• Very roomie , especially as I am going to university there is no doubt I wont be able to fit a folder in there with ease and still have room for my normal handbag essentials.

If I was you , I would run down to your local Primark and pick up this bargain as I am sure they will fly off the shelves, luckily when i first saw it they had over 30 , when I told my sister to get one the following day they only have 4 left.

Peace, Love & Besos