Essence Autumn/Winter Picks

Essence has been one of my favourite highstreet brands for the past couple of years and I cannot recommend their products enough - I've been lucky enough to be sent quite a lot of products over the past couple of years but I've purchased items myself as I genuinely love the brand. Today's post is all about a few of the new autumn/winter products from Essence that I'm loving!

Let's start with one of my favourite Essence products, mascaras. The *Essence Rock 'n' Doll Mascara (£2.80) which I've been using so much recently. The mascara makes my lashes defined, super black and volumized but not a crazy amount of volume as it claims but for the price it's a fantastic mascara. I personally adore their waterproof mascaras.

Another product that Essence makes really well is nail polish; I have the new *Essence The Gel Polish in 78 Royal Blue (£1.60) which is the perfect shade for the autumn/winter months; I don't have anything quite like this shade in my collection. The brush is so wide, it makes application very quick and easy - it's so really opaque so only one coat is needed. I don't have the base coat or top coat from the range so it doesn't last that long but it's still well worth trying!

Next up, the very on trend *Essence Matt Matt Matt Long-lasting Lip Gloss in Girl Of Today which is such a gorgeous dusky rose shade that is definitely the kind of shade that I love to wear all year round. The applicator is a little unusual and quite large but it's a lovely product. I love the almost mousse like texture and while it doesn't dry down to be fully matte, it does have a nice finish. It lasts through drinking and eating but not quite as well as the NYX products I've tried although it is half the price.

Finally, the *Essence The Metals Single Shadow in Deep Sea Shimmer (£2) which is such a gorgeous shade and again it's unlike any other shade in my collection. I'm not a massive fan of single shadows as I don't tend to reach for them as much as palettes. The pigmentation isn't amazing when used dry but it would be great if you just wanted a simple wash of colour - when used wet it is very pigmented! It would be perfect for a smokey eye with a red lip!

Overall, I cannot recommend Essence products enough! I love the packaging, shades, quality and the price - you really can't beat Essence products. I love their lip products, polishes and mascaras. To see more Essence products, check out my other posts. Overall rating: ★★★★★, 5/5!

Have you tried anything from Essence? 

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Essence Blogger's Beauty Secrets Range

Essence is one of my favourite makeup brands, I went to their UK launch event back in 2014 and I was blown away by the generosity of the PR company as well as all of the amazing, innovative and unique products all of which are so inexpensive! Anyway, enough gushing and onto the new Blogger's Beauty Secrets range!

Essence have collaborated with four bloggers to create a super cute range of products and I was kindly sent a few products to review. I have the *Essence Touch Up To Go Palette designed by Youtuber Diana (to be completely honest I haven't heard of most of these bloggers, oops!). The palette features two blush shades, three eyeshadows, a multipurpose balm and applicator. You can see from the photographs below that the palette is very much in the Essence theme of colourful and cute and I love the eyeshadows! I created the look below a couple of days ago when it was the hottest day of the year in England with temperatures in Manchester reaching 31 degrees celsius which is unheard of in Manchester! The eyeshadows, I used 'coffee to go' and 'shine on' stayed in place all day in the sun/humidity without creasing on me and the best part...I didn't use an eyeshadow primer! So impressed! I'd have to give the palette an overall rating of ★★★★★, 5/5!

There are also a range of nail polishes in the Blogger's Beauty Secrets collaboration, one for each blogger and they are all perfect for summer. I have the *Palmira's shade in 02 Hello Beautiful which is a gorgeous metallic rose pink shade and *Mary's shade in 03 All Eyes On Me which is a definite Heather colour as it's a cool tone neutral beige. Essence polishes are not the most long lasting but they apply smoothly and they dry really quickly! Overall rating: ★★★★★, 5/5!

What do you think of the Essence Blogger's Beauty Secrets range? Have you tried any products from Essence? 

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