Essence cosmetic's "The Unsung Hero"

Hi everyone,

Well the sun is shining and the temperature is at least above 0 so I am happy.
How is the weather where you are????

Any way today I thought I would touch base on a brand that I feel does not get enough recognition here in Canada anyway and probably should as they have some great products to discover.

Essence cosmetics is a European brand of makeup that is sold in over 60 countries, yet they have only just reached Canada as of late and the only store I have located their products is my local "Shoppers Drug Mart".
The thing I noticed is that it's not a very big display and it's just shoved to the very back of the store where you probably wouldn't even pass it.
My problem with this is that here are affordable cosmetics for anyone and everyone and especially younger girls just getting into makeup and instead its cast to the side because stores like Shoppers are to busy trying to up sell you on the bigger name brands in the cosmetic section so that the cosmeticians can meet the demand and make their bonuses.

So after that miner rant lets get started

First on deck  today is Essence single pan mono eye shadow's offered in approx. 24 amazing colours. I feel that these are decently pigmented and yes they do have fall out, but lets get over fall out as I hear and read so many people complain about it all the time.
I went with the following colours 02 DANCE ALL NIGHT sparkle, 03 STAR LIGHT sparkle, 55 SHRIMP ME UP shimmer, 58 CAPPUCCINO, PLEASE! shimmer.
Even though it says sparkle for two of the colours I chose I would not say its some crazy chunky sparkle that's to over the top as you will see in the swatch.
These are all really great colours the shrimp me up looks amazing on and will easily be a go to for summer shadow.
These products are made in Poland are 0.08oz/2.5g and cost about $2 each. GREAT BUY

           Top left going clockwise: Cappuccino, please!, Shrimp me up, Dance all night, Starlight

                      From left cappuccino, please!, dance all night, Starlight & Shrimp me up

To me this is good pigmentation considering that is a one swipe finger swatch. Obviously very build able colour. The pics below is just to give you a closer look at the colours individually

Moving right a long is a small but super practical palette that I  just adore as its all the colours that I prefer to use on a daily basis this is called SUN CLUB glamour to go eyeshadow. 8 gorgeous colours in a small portable palette.
I like every colour and find them even more pigmented then the single pan colours and all have a shimmer base. The palette is 02 LONG BEACH.

The swatches are the top 4 colours in the palette and then the bottom 4 everything going left to right.

This palette is 0.26oz/7.5g and was only $5 amazing.

 

Now who doesn't love fine glitter, if you don't ya must be crazy, some people feel its to much or looks to much like a young girls thing, but I personally don't care. Call me the glitter queen cause I LOVE it. So that being said Essence brought out a limited edition line for "BREAKING DAWN PT2" and I will be showing you a couple of products from this line. One being loose glitter, this one is safe for eyes and body. Its called "A PIECE OF FOREVER" and is a fine milled gold sparkle.

This as you can see came in a small pigment jar 0.09oz/2.8g and because it was limited edition and sadly did not get much notice all the "Breaking Dawn" products got reduced and I snagged this lovely glitter for $1.50. There were 4 glitters to choose from.

 

That being said the next product is also limited edition and thank goodness I bought two because this ended up becoming a fave product of mine. That is the Breaking Dawn shimmer powder compact 01 BELLA'S SECRET such a luminous powder that reflects light beautifully and can be used all over face or to highlight brow or cheek bones.

Excellent amount of product 0.38oz/11g a little goes a long way and a staggering $2 each ****BARGAIN ALERT****lol. There was also a very red blush in the same sized compact that I thought was a little much for my taste.

 

Then I scored a lovely lip gloss in an unusual color like a dark grape and kind of smells that way to. It has a fine blueish (if that's even a word)/purple fine sparkle in it. I was a little unsure about this when I bought it but when I put it on I was amazed. What a sensual gloss, just the right amount of colour, super soft on the lips with no tackiness. This shade is called ALICE HAD A VISION. I truly wish these products were still available because I probably would have bought more and it would be nice if you all had the chance to try them too. There are people selling these products on Ebay but the prices are obscene. There was one other bright red gloss in this line that I did not buy.

                                 Again this was on clearance for $2, 0.13oz/4ml
                                 The swatch is done on paper as the colour showed up better

Then I bought two lipsticks one from the regular line and the other from the Breaking Dawn. In the regular line there is about 16 different shades to choose from and I went with 01 FROSTED. I had been on the hunt for a very light pink colour, but did not want to spend a lot in case I did not like it on myself, so I went with this because the lipsticks are around $2. Well it turned out well and I do like it and many other pink lipsticks now as I expand my makeup collection.
As for the Breaking Dawn lipstick it is the most insane shimmery gold and I could not wait to get this on my lips. This shade was also called "a piece of forever" like the gold glitter. The packaging for the breaking dawn lipstick was a big hit for me as well. Got that lipstick for $2

The only thing I find a little bit of a downfall with the lipsticks is they don't have good staying power. Ironically if you look at the amount of product in the tube it doesn't look like a lot, but its actually the same amount as say an NYX lipstick its just most lipsticks are longer and more slender so it seems like your getting more when in fact your not. This was the only lipstick offered in this line

 

Hope your all enjoying the detailed photo's of everything, I never realized how daunting taking pictures of makeup can actually be, so that people can get a really good look at the item.

 

Last but not least two Breaking Dawn nail polishes that I think were the deal of the day when I got this lot. One is a deep purple glitter polish and the other is gold to match with the lipstick above. Both lovely colors and surprise I got them on clearance for .99 each. Yes they are full size at 0.33fl oz/10ml. Oddly enough I have never worn the purple yet except for the swatch picture, but have worn the gold a handful of times.

 

The nail polish came in four colours but these were the only two left

 

I will also add that they did have glitter eyeliner but after doing a swatch in store I was less then impressed with that product and did not purchase any.

 

In the end I got some great deals, yet they weren't very creative with names for all the limited edition products, but ah what the heck its the colour that matters not the name. At those prices it could have been called "Garbage" for all I care and I still would have bought it.

 

So if you happen upon a display of Essence products in your makeup adventures don't hesitate to try something it will be well worth the few dollars.

 

BEAUTY IS A STATE OF MIND, SO STAY BEAUTIFUL