essence has finally launched their mosaic blushes in Canada! With a $3.99 USD price tag, an embossed pattern with different shades and the ability to purchase online at essencemakeup.com, you’re going to be struggling to not fall head over heels for these guys!
Although Europe has a slightly larger shade selection (four in total), North America will have to do with the two shades we have available to us:
- All You Need Is Pink (the uh… more orange one)
- The Berry Connection (the pink one)
At first swatch, I found that the pink shade was a lot more powdery in texture than I had anticipated. I had to build it up to get the swatches you see above.
I’m not sure if these face swatches above help (since they’re not full face shots), but there you have it. I found that overtop of foundation these blushes performed better (shots above are the blush on my bare skin) because they had something to grip to. On bare skin, these did not perform very well at all.
Overall, I felt the blushes were a little too powdery and not enough pigmented for my own personal taste. It was a bit odd because I wore this occasionally and I thought it looked fine, and then sometimes I wore it and I felt kind of “meh” about it. I prefer essence‘s regular line of blushes (their Silky Touch ones) a lot more in terms of pigmentation and performance, so if I was going to steer you in the direction of a well performing and inexpensive blush, that’s what I’d suggest. These mosaic blushes are pretty to look at, but they just didn’t live up to their beauty I’m afraid!
The products featured in this post were sent to me for consideration.
Aww too bad they’re not as good as the silky touch! They sure are pretty in the pan, though!
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The silky touch blushes are insane. I can’t believe how good they are! Sadly, I wanted to love these mosaic ones, but it just wasn’t meant to be for me. 🙁
I love Essence but I will definitely not purchase these. I like my blush to be more pigmented and less powdery.
Yiota x
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Yeah ditto. 🙁
I love the Silky Touch blushes and these look so pretty, but I haven’t tried them yet. I’m excited to find out if they work for me though, because I can’t resist a bargain or a pretty embossed blush!
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I hope they work for you! I was really sad that I didn’t get on with them, but I think I’ve read other reviews where people loved them.
Such a bummer when you wear a product and you think “Yes!” at one glance, then “boo” at another. It’s like…I can’t….*wait for it*…MAKEUP MY MIND!
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Baaaaahahaha! <3
I love essence but I haven’t tried their blushes yet. I’ll have to keep an eye out for their regular line of blushes!
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Definitely keep an eye out for the Silky Touch ones!
Thank you for an honest review, Chelle! I have been eyeing these but I’ll definitely give them a skip.
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Yeah sadly these were a pass – but their regular blushes are A+++!
Essence’s regular blushes sure are worth it! It’s too bad that these don’t have the same quality because they sure look pretty! I think I’d still like them though cause these days I prefer a hint of blush and it sounds like these give just that. I find that with my tan I have to go darker than usual for the blush to show and I’m not used to so much colour. 🙂
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I’ll mail you mine! Cuz I definitely won’t be wearing them again.
Ooh I’d love that, thank you!!! 😀 Let me know how much shipping costs and I’ll refund you. Or you can wait until you come down for Christmas.