Hello everyone and welcome to my new followers.
Today I will tell you about my participation on a Focus Group for a makeup brand called Sleek MakeUP!
I already knew Sleek MakeUP, I saw in some stores (I think in Superdrug) when I was studying in the UK, but I never tried or bought anything. I also saw many reviews on Youtube about the brand, many makeup gurus have it, and in overall they say good things about it.
So, I saw on Inês’ Blog an online form that we could fill in, in order to participate on the Focus Group, IIIIII NEVER thought that I would be chosen, and when I received an email from Inês saying that I was selected – among with other 14 girls for her group – I was static, I really was.
There was initially 2 focus groups, but they decided to do 3. I was on the second group, Saturday the 12th at 11AM, at the Hotel Plaza in Lisbon.
I arrived early, so I stayed a bit on the outside of the Hotel (lol), on my way there I spotted Inês, but I wasn’t 100% sure it was her, so I kept on walking. We met on the outside of the Hotel, Inês came with Ana Rita from “Let’s talk about Beauty” and Ana from “Ana naSuécia”, and then I also met Su from “Beleza q.b.”.
As the rest of the group arrived we settled on our tables, each with 5 girls and their “mentor”, and we started with a brief presentation from two Representative Ladies from Sleek Makeup.
- We did a fast Q&A on our table to get to know each other a little bit better.
- Filled in a Q&A form, related to makeup of course.
- We took the makeup items that we had in our bags and put them on the table, to know what we carry around.
- We did a foundation test, so we can find the perfect foundation for our skin. The Foundation Duo Base Kit is amazing, it comes with a cream foundation and the powder as well, as I put it on my face, I kid you not, it felt like nothing, it is so light and smooth, LOVE IT!
- Then we did some Pout Paint, and what is that you ask? Basically is some liquid lipstick, that we can mix and make our one colour… how cool is that?
- We had a quit meal break.
- And then did another Q&A regarding foundations.
- We finished with a presentation of the makeup items that will be sold in Portugal which I filmed , and you can see the video HERE on Youtube.
Hotel Plaza @ Lisbon |
This is the makeup I had with me that day. |
Testing the Duo Base Kit. |
Playing with Pount Paints. |
This is the colour I came up with. And you only need a little bit for your lips, this baby is gonna last for a long time. |
Inês' Group: On the Top, Vera and Inês; On the bottom, Susana, Sandra, Ana and Me |
Me and the Ladies from Sleek MakeUP! |
The main purpose of this Focus Group, was not only to present the brand to us, but was also to help select about 8 (or more) foundations that are going to be sold in Portugal. Sleek MakeUP products will be sold in Sephora – in selected stores – from February 2012.
In the end we had a surprise :D THE GOODY BAG! I WAS BLOWN AWAY! PPFFFFFFF @_@
The Pout Paint; From left to right colours: 163 Peek-a-bloo, 157 Pin Up, 155 Port, 160 Pinkini, 162 Milkshake |
After the event, I ended up going for lunch with Inês, Ana Rita, and Su at MacDonald’s, I got to know them a little bit better, and they are such lovely girls, so friendly, it was pleasure to meet them.
I would like to give a special thanks to Inês for selecting me, and for her and Ana Rita and Su plus Sleek MakeUP organizing this Focus Group. It was a great experience. Hope to see you all someday again J.
For more information about Sleek MakeUP, feel free to visit their website http://www.sleekmakeup.com/en/index.aspx?
or the English and Portuguese Facebook pages.
or the English and Portuguese Facebook pages.
These pictures were taken and belong to Me/Karen U..
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