My Top 5 Essence Products

More than half of all of my makeup products are Essence, and I've been a faithful fan of Essence for only a year, ever since I purchased one of their lipsticks and mascaras. Since then I've treated myself to more or less most of their products and from blushers to nail polishes, I can safely say Essence is a brilliant brand- it's unbelievably cheap, their products are of high quality, and the range of color is exquisite. I've chosen 5 of my favourite products,  all of which are under 4 euro, so if you're feeling adventurous whilst shopping, give Essence a go if you haven't already!

#5: Sun Club Oil Control Paper

This is a skin saviour is you have oily skin and don't fancy bringing powder around all day. In the pack, you get little sheets of paper that you press over your face to absorb the oil and give your skin a matt look, doing the job of a powder, but without that cakey look if you accidentally put on too much. Some drugstores have different versions of this product, for example Superdrug have powder on the little papers as well, which is really unnecessary as the powder is the wrong shade and makes me look orange, so I use this instead! You can use them as often as you like, the only downside is that it does take off your foundation a little each time you use it.

#4: Eyebrow Designer shade 02 Brown

I picked this up in the Christmas sales, and I've been loving it ever since. It's a really soft and bendable product that darkens and shapes the brows. I like my brows quite full but not too dark, and this does the job amazingly and lasts all day. The original name of this colour used to be 'Brown' but they've changed it to 'Dark Brown', however I'm unsure if they discontinued and replaced the 'Brown' shade or just renamed it.

#3: Lipstick shade 53 All About Cupcake

I raved about this in my 2012 Favourites blog post, and I'm at it again. It's an unbelievable product-it moisturizes, tints to create a gorgeous colour and lasts and lasts. I have an obsession with this shade-it's not too pink if only one coat is applied, gently tints and gives lips a glow. If it's layered over, it gives a more bright pink- it's a colour I've been wearing through  Spring religiously.

#2: Coverstick shade 03 Matt Honey

I love a good concealer- one that is my shade, creamy, covers all imperfections well and lasts. I'm on my second stick of this, and there is even times when I use it instead of a foundation and it makes it look like I've no makeup on. It's a saviour for blue-purple circles under my eyes that I wake up every morning with. Unfortunately, this shade has been discontinued.

#1: Soft+Natural Foundation shade 02 Sand Beige

This fully deserves the number 1 slot: it's amazing, to say the least. It matches my skin tone perfectly, does the job of a concealer, lasts ages, is a doodle to apply- you can never go wrong. I did run out of this around Christmas time and purchased Essences clear + matt version, which doesn't compare. However, I do think they have discontinued both products as they're not shown on their website, but both of them are still available in some shops in Ireland- it's just a matter of finding them.


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