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What I Bought This Month – November 2014 Haul

November 28, 2014HaulsLabello, Laura Mercier, Lavera, Lit Cosmetics, London Brush Company, Look by Bipa, Manhattan, Morphe, Naked Cosmetics, Neutrogena, NYX, Real Techniques, Too FacedChelle

Oh boy. This was the month of Sephora’s VIB sale and IMATS. I didn’t do too badly really, as I do feel like I reigned myself in a bit, but I’ve definitely got an excessive amount of new goodies play with. (Not that this is a bad thing!)

Too Faced – Everything Nice palette (regularly $68 CAD, purchased for $54.40 CAD)

Unfortunately I have no clear full shot of this palette since the lighting has been atrocious lately (I rely on natural lighting and winter-time is so not my best friend for photos). Too Faced‘sEverything Nice palette was a last minute impulse buy during the VIB event. I had last year’s Too Faced holiday palette and figured I didn’t need this. Then I saw a few too many YouTube tutorials on it and I snapped it up during the sale. There are some repeat shades in this palette when I compare it closely to the previous one, however there is a surprising number of shades that are not.

I’m not a huge fan of the slightly bulkier packaging, but it’s a beautiful all-in-one face palette that includes 20 eyeshadows, 2 blushes and a bronzer and highlighter. There’s also a mini Better Than Sex mascara as well. Excellent quality and a great deal all around. The only completely STUPID thing about this palette is that it WILL NOT FIT into the glittery pink makeup bag it came in. No amount of shoving worked here. And considering this palette has no real closure (no latch or super strong magnet) this is a completely idiotic move in my eyes. If you have last year’s bag though, it will fit in that one.

Too Faced Melted Candy (regularly $25 CAD, purchased for $20 CAD)

This was just tragic. I already owned Too Faced‘s Melted Candy but then I fell out of my pocket on my way to work one day. Since this is one of my top five holy grail lip colours, I had to pick it up again during the VIB sale. Stunningly vibrant shade, this one is a definite keeper. Unless… you drop it and lose it.

Laura Mercier Artist’s Palette for Eyes & Cheeks (regularly $70 CAD, purchased for $56 CAD)

I was so enchanted with Laura Mercier‘s 2013 holiday palette that despite not being overly enamoured with the colours this year, I still wanted to snap it up. The shadows are just as I expected – buttery soft and blend like no other shadows I own. (As a note, when I bought this, it was 70 bucks on Sephora’s site. I did get the VIB discount, which knocked it down to $56, but it’s CURRENTLY on sale on Sephora’s site for $59 CAD.)

NYX Studio Liquid Liner in Extreme Silver ($7.49 CAD)

I actually picked up NYX‘s Studio Liner in Extreme Silver on Halloween night for use for my Halloween costume. I haven’t used it since… and I’m kind of wondering just how often I’m going to use a silver liquid liner…

Neutrogena Make-up Remover Wipes – Hydrating ($9.99 CAD)

My staple wipes. ‘Nuff said.

Finally! My extra products that I bought on vacation in Vienna were shipped to me (I had stupidly left them in a car) so I have a few overseas goodies to add in the mix. First up is Labello‘s lip butter in Coconut. I’d not seen this flavour in the Nivea lip care line (they’re the same company) so I snagged it up to try out. It’s lovely, but it has the same “makes your lips white” problem that I have with all the other potted Nivea products.

I’d heard a bit about the brand Manhattan, but wasn’t really sure what to buy from the line. I like bronzers a lot, so I picked up this one. It doesn’t seem to have a shade name other than “Natural Bronzing Powder”.

Also from Manhattan is their eyeshadow base. I’m curious to see if this will work on me at all.

This one was stupidly expensive for what it is but hey, I was on vacation! Lavera‘s eyeshadow quad in Cuprum Glam interested me because that bottom green shade has some interesting duochrome to it.

I bought this Look by Bipa lipstick (Crystal Jam) purely because it reminds me of my favourite eyeshadow from Inglot. How I’m going to wear a shiny, shimmery orange lip… I have no idea. But there you have it.

Real Techniques – Duo Fiber Set ($30 CAD), Powder Brush ($10 CAD) and Miracle Complexion Sponge ($10 CAD)

Next up is my IMATs stuff! I snagged up a bunch of Real Techniques brushes I didn’t have yet” The Duo Fiber set, the powder brush and another Miracle Complexion Sponge because mine is starting to get pretty ratty.

Naked Cosmetics pigment stacks in Ivory and Tropical Paradise ($55 CAD for both)

AT LONG LAST! I have been oogling Naked Cosmetics pigment stacks for a very long time. A few years ago they were heavily touted on YouTube and I’ve been itching to get my hands on them ever since. They had a deal on, so I picked up two stacks – one in Ivory (these are white pigments with a coloured duochrome – they are GORGEOUS) and Tropical Paradise(your standard bright colours, some with a duochrome). I’ve used them a bit and so far I’m over the moon about them. I’m not a huge lover of pigments, I find them messy, but these are so, soooo worth it.

If Jaclyn Hill is to be believed, Morphe products are the second coming.

So I picked up a palette of brights (36 Glam) because it was nineteen bucks, the quality felt nice under my finger tips and it was a little too pretty to walk away from. I’m sure this looks like clown makeup to some people but I’m just sitting here like “YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS COME TO MAMA”.

Morphe Brushes – MB Angel Blush/Contour ($8 CAD) and M160 1/16 Angle Taklon Liner ($2 CAD)

I’m hoping the quality on these Morphe brushes are good because they were incredibly cheap as well! The small angled one is working out really well for my eyebrows so far.

London Brush Company – #0 Fine Art Liner ($10 CAD)

Mmm such lovely photography (I’m kidding, really). I picked this up from the London Brush Company because I’ve been wanting another small liner brush for my gel liners. At the moment, I’m feeling like the brush hairs are too long. Makes it a bit floppy for applying gel liner.

Another brand I’ve been dying to try out! Lit Cosmetics was having their usual kit sale – $40 for their glitter base, three glitters, two brushes and a puff that helps remove glitter from your face.

Lit Glitters in California Soul, Lemon Tart and Back in Black

Reasoning behind the colours I chose:

I had nothing like them
I’ve been dying to have a black glitter
xsparkage did a video in 2011 that used that yellow glitter and I’ve been dying to get my hands on it ever since
That orangey-red was screaming my name

And there you have it! A hefty makeup month and I’m loving every second of it!

What I Bought This Month – October 2014 Haul

October 31, 2014HaulsBenefit, Hourglass, INGLOT, MarcelleChelle

It’s Halloween today! Unfortunately I don’t have an exciting Halloween post for you because I am knee deep in actually trying to get my Halloween makeup sorted (more on that another day!). Instead, please accept my regrets with a recycled Halloween picture of Nemo with a pumpkin.

Instead, what I *do* have is this month’s haul!

Hourglass Ambient Lighting Blush Palette ($67 CAD)

The most exciting product I picked up this month was the limited edition HourglassAmbient Lighting Blush Palette. I only own one of Hourglass‘ blushes (Diffused Heat) and I use the pants out of that product. Because they’re so bloody expensive, I was really reluctant to pick up another single one (seriously… what is it… $41 for one of their blushes? EESH!). So when I saw that Hourglass was releasing a blush palette for the holiday season, I knew it had to be mine. It’s a costly item, but I adore the formula so much that it’s totally worth it in my book!

In a weak move, I finally caved and bought a high end mascara. The only justification I can possibly offer for this is that Sephora was offering this bundle for the same price as just the mascara itself. Benefit They’re Real mascara is amazing on my lashes and I’ve been a bit pissed off with my drug store mascaras lately so I was like “yep, in the basket you go”. I also like that I can try out a small size of They’re Real Push Up Liner with this bundle. The bulk of the reviews on this liner have been negative, but I’m curious to try it out myself and see how I get on with it. The third item in the kit is the makeup remover in an insanely small sample size, but hey, freebie!

Inglot Cream Concealer in shade 37 ($15 CAD)

Two days before Halloween I got the idea to do a sugar skull on my face for work. Unfortunately, I didn’t have any white bases or foundations to use, so I stopped in at Inglot and they suggested I try the white concealer they have (shade 37). I think it’ll work out quite well if I mix it in with my foundation.

Marcelle Gentle Make-Up Remover for Sensitive Eyes ($14.95 CAD)

And the boring item of the month is Marcelle‘s makeup remover (the waterproof one). I’ve been using Neutrogena‘s makeup remover and I don’t think it works as well as Marcelle‘s so I’ve switched back for the time being.

Additionally, I’ve been getting complaints that there isn’t enough Nemo in my posts… So have some cat nose, because he was very interested in the camera while I was photographing my products!

What I Bought This Month – September 2014 Haul

September 29, 2014HaulsArdell, Astor, Barry M, Boots No7, Catrice, Dermacol, e.l.f., Embryolisse, essence, Gabriella Salvete, L'Oreal, MAC, Makeup Geek, NYX, Sephora, Soap & Glory, Tarte, Too FacedChelle

Settle in folks, this is another doozy of a haul. I spent almost two weeks in September travelling in Europe and this meant getting to dabble in makeup brands that I don’t have access to in Canada. I picked up a lot of different brands and products overseas, as well as a few new releases here in Canada/US.

Makeup Geek Vegas Lights palette ($37.99 USD)

The most exciting thing I picked up was the brand new Makeup Geek Vegas Lights palette. I hemmed and hawed over this sucker for a little while, but in the end splashed out for it. I love Marlena of Makeup Geek, and I *love* her eyeshadows.

Vegas Lights: Casino, Sin City, Roulette, Mirage, Desert Sands, Bada Bing

The colours in this palette are right up my alley – specifically Sin City and Roulette. The bottom row really helps ground any look you can come up with this palette. I’m impressed thatMakeup Geek managed to put out a palette that actually has serviceable neutrals along with some beautifully coloured shadows. I think this palette is limited edition, in which case, consider picking this up before it’s completely gone!

Makeup Geek shadows: Chickadee, Glass Slipper, Shark Bait ($5.99 USD each)

When I put in the order for the Vegas Lights palette, I also put a few shadows in the order. I have this (completely useless) idea of collecting all the Makeup Geek shadows so had to plug in a few more for this order.

MAC Chromacake in Landscape Green ($31 CAD)

For this year’s Halloween costume, I’m going as Gamora from the Guardians of the Galaxy. Because of Gamora’s green skin, I’m going to need a heck of a lot of coverage so I hopped on over to the MAC Pro store and picked up a Chromacake in Landscape Green. I’ve never used a Chromacake before, or any kind of body paint before, but I’m hopeful that this will turn out well.

The lady at the MAC Pro store was kind enough to give me an insanely generous sample of Landscape Green pigment to match my Chromacake. In fact, she gave me so much pigment I was actually able to mix it with alcohol and press it into an eyeshadow pan. Very handy!

I’ve been loving the Autumn Peach blush by essence that I was previously sent, that I wanted to check out the other shades. Life’s a Cherry is a lovely pink veering on red shade. I think the lighting on the shot above really doesn’t make it across right, but so far I am loving this other essence blush as well.

e.l.f. Disney Ariel Eye Collection ($5 USD)

The Disney Ariel collection was never released in Canada as far as I could see, so a friend in the US shipped a bunch of the products up to me. The eyeshadows aren’t bad, but that eyeliner is absolute crap.

e.l.f. Disney Ariel Bronzer & Mini Kabuki Brush ($5 USD)

The brush on this one is far too scratchy, but the bronzer is fairly nice. Pretty glittery, but still useable.

And lastly from the Ariel collection, a couple pairs of false lashes. They’re regular Ardell lashes but specially packaged up for this Little Mermaid collection.

My wonderful friend Sara whom I was vacationing with in Prague managed to snag me a few goodies in the US that she very kindly brought over for me. She managed to get an awesome deal on the Tarte Rainforest After Dark palette.

Having only ever tried Tarte’s blushes and bronzer, I was curious how their eyeshadows would perform. There are some lovely shades in here, but the palette on its own needs help. There’s no matte brow shade that works for me (the light pink is too dusty of a pink colour) and the pale lavender-grey is actually quite sheer and requires a lot of packing on. That being said, this sucker is super handy. The browns on the right side are wonderfully pigmented, the bronzer and the highlighter are wonderful and the blush is like all of Tarte’s blushes – easy to blend and looks great on my cheeks. This palette is wonderful for a full face – something quite rare in a palette of this size.

I had bought NYX‘s Butter Lipstick in Fizzies back in March but had managed to mangle it when I took it out to a club one night with me. The bullet broke in half and no matter what I did, I couldn’t put it back together. Since NYX‘s Butter Lipsticks still aren’t available in Canada, once again Sara managed to pull through and picked me up a tube in the US. Here’s hoping I don’t break this one as well.

Too Faced Melted Lipsticks in Melt Berry and Melted Candy ($21 USD, each)

She also snagged me two of the newer shades of the Too Faced Melted lipsticks. I haven’t actually tried any yet, but I’d been lusting over them for several months. As they’re cheaper in the US, I broke down and had her buy me two – Melted Berry and Melted Candy. Melted Candy is AMAZING. It’s almost fluorescent and shows up amazingly in pictures.

NYX Soft Matte Lip Cream in Istanbul (free)

And finally, she also kindly gave me a few products that hadn’t worked out for her. NYX‘s Soft Matte Lip Cream is a product I’ve heard about constantly over the years, but had never picked one up. The colour above is Istanbul and I’m excited to try it out.

NYX Butter Gloss in Red Velvet and Fortune Cookie (free)

And lastly, Sara handed over two NYX Butter Lip Glosses that hadn’t worked for her. (Shock, horror!) I’ll always happily add more of these to my collection!

Soap & Glory Lid Stuff in What’s Nude (£10 GBP)

I had a layover at Heathrow on my way to Prague and made a mad dash for the Boots they had in one of the terminals. Thankfully, this particular Boots had Soap & Glory makeup products and I was able to pick up their Lid Stuff eyeshadow quad in What’s Nude.This is a handy quad to bring along with a super bright palette, quite similar to one of the Urban Decay Naked Basics.

Soap & Glory Sexy Mother Pucker in Raplumzel (£8 GBP)

Also from Soap & Glory is their Sexy Mother Pucker Gloss Stick in Raplumzel. This is completely unlike any other balm sticks I own. It’s way more buttery and soft, very reminiscent of a Revlon Lip Butter except that this smells like caramel or something. Delicious!

Boots No7 Stay Perfect Foundation in Deeply Ivory (£14.50 GBP)

Boots’ own brand No7 was having a deal on where if you spent enough money, you’d get a free goodie bag. I was interested in picking up more foundation from No7 as I already use their Instant Radiance foundation quite often. I got re-colour matched with their fancy handheld device and they paired me up with Deeply Ivory, two shades darker than what I had been previously using. I really love just how well the colour match seems to work with this brand, I’ve never been disappointed! I have zero idea if the technology is the same, but I’ve found that the Boots one gives me accurate results whereas the one from Sephora is seriously dodgy.

Boots No7 Lipstick in Sweet Copper (£9.95 GBP)

The lady at the Boots counter was doing colour matching to “find your perfect shade of lipstick”. I’m sure this suckers some women in, but it was really just about colour matching your skin and then finding a few shades that seem to match it based on some card they had. I thought it was basically a bunch of garbage, but I picked out a colour I didn’t think I had (yeah right) and it turned out to be Sweet Copper. Beautiful shade and I really love the consistency.

Boots No7 Exquisite Eyes Gift with Purchase (free)

And because I’d spent enough money on their No7 line, they gave me this set. It includes a mascara, an eye pencil, a brush and a shadow.

Barry M Nail Paint in Diamond Glitter (£2.99, each)

I spotted the Barry M display and snagged the last two Diamond Glitters left on the display. I had previously gone through an entire bottle of it and I knew I loved it. I was happy to re-stock this in my collection because I can’t get Barry M in Canada.

Because I had loved the Too Faced Melted lipsticks that Sara had brought me up from the US, that I ran out at bought Melted Nude in Prague. Bonus being that it was on sale (price above is the non-discounted price) and it was cheaper than I could even get it in Canada. Sold!

This one was a necessity. I had forgotten my eyelash curlers at home and had to pick up a pair while on vacation. I’ve been using Tweezerman ones for years and I guess I just assumed eyelash curlers are supposed to pinch your eyes? Wrong, so wrong. I was happy to discover that Sephora‘s eyelash curlers are wonderful! No pinching of my lids at all! Think I’ll be throwing out my Tweezerman ones immediately.

Now this was interesting! I picked this up at Rossman, one of the drugstores in the Czech Republic, because I had read that L’Oreal regular liquid version was similar to Bioderma‘s micellar liquid. This is the gel format and I’m curious to see how this works in comparison with my other makeup removers.

Picked up Dermacol‘s Soft Heel Balm solely because of the packaging. I have nasty heels and anything I can use to repair them is definitely right up my alley.

I wish I’d bought more Dermacol, but I didn’t actually realize that they were a Czech brand until very late into my trip. This was another item bought purely because the packaging screamed at me. Not opened yet because I have a bunch of other mascaras I need to finish up first.

essence blush up! in Heat Wave and Pinky Flow (105 Kč, each)

Snagged these two up because I’ve never seen them in Canada! Bush ombres are just way too pretty to pass up and the one on the left looks like a dupe for MAC’s Ripe Peach, a blush I had never managed to get my hands on.

Astor Lipcolor Butter in Feeling Feline (169.90 Kč)

Hot pink, slightly sheer and called Feeling Feline! We had to go to three or four DM stores before we finally found one that hadn’t already been used. I also like how it’s not cut at the top like all the other chubby stick lip products.

Catrice Liquid Liner in Dating Joe Black (94.90 Kč)

Nikkie of NikkieTutorials claims this is better than Make Up For Ever’s liquid liner. Sold!

Gabriella Salvete Glitter Enamel (89.90 Kč)

Yet another 3D silver glitter polish to add to my collection! I think this one is textured though.

Gabriella Salvete Liquid Eyeliner in Black (129.90 Kč)

I really don’t need more black liquid liner, but this one claims that it’s matte. I’ve yet to meet a liquid liner that’s actually matte, but hey, I’m willing to give it a shot!

My brother brought this over from France as I was getting low on the one I had back in Toronto. I had thought this was around 7 or 8 euros, but it turns out it’s a lot more expensive than that. I wonder if the price got jacked up recently?

That’s it for this post! There were a few things I picked up in Vienna that I don’t have on me now (forgot them in the car, my friend in Germany is going to mail them to me) so they’ll be in next month’s post.

What I Bought This Month – August 2014 Haul

August 27, 2014HaulsAnastasia, Too FacedChelle

This month is slightly infuriating from a hauling perspective. I’ve actually got some makeup incoming (as in I’ve already paid for it) but it either hasn’t arrived yet (hello Makeup Geek Vegas Lights palette!), or I have to wait till I meet up with my good friend from the USA who is hoarding my goodies for me (which will be very, very soon!).

So, for now, the Canadian-bought cosmetics.

Anastasia Brow Wiz in Ash Blonde/Taupe ($27 CAD)

While I’m really liking my Anastasia Dipbrow Pomade in Blonde (despite the colour being slightly pea-soupy on me), I “needed” something that would be quicker to apply for my upcoming trip. (Whatever excuse it takes eh? ;)) By virtue of this being a pencil, it’s already automatically easier to apply since it doesn’t require a brush, or the messiness that comes with cream products like the Dipbrow. I’m not entirely sold on this product for daily use though. The formula is INCREDIBLY hard which can make application a bit rough on the brows. I also can’t believe how much more expensive this is than the dipbrow (27 versus 23) and yet you will definitely run through the Brow Wiz months, if not years, quicker than you could ever run through the pomade.

In the last year I’ve developed a really unfortunate problem with eyeshadow primers. No longer will a single primer work on me, I have to use two of them (Urban Decay and NARS‘ is what I currently use). This is obviously annoying, so I’m still searching for one that will work on its own. Unfortunately, Too Faced Shadow Insurance didn’t work for me. I used it for a week straight and it seemed fine for a normal work day (roughly ten hours), but when I tried wearing it for 16+ hours it just couldn’t perform. I had one eye that creased and the other didn’t. Frustrating. I’ll be taking it back in the next week or so since it just didn’t work well enough for me.

Unfortunately, that’s it for this post, but I did have an Illamasqua haul in the middle of the month that you may find interesting as well!

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My First Look At essence Products

August 22, 2014Hauls, MakeupessenceChelle

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As mentioned in a previous post, the CBB brand of the month is essence. essence products are readily available at Shoppers Drug Mart in Canada, but it’s a brand I’ve never delved into before (despite encouragement from my cousin over the years).

When I got the opportunity this past month to be sent a few of their products for the CBB “The essence of Fall Beauty FotD + Giveaway” I was extremely excited. I was generously sent a package containing plenty of exciting products to play around with. I thought I’d show you what I received in my loot bag and give you my thoughts on what I liked or didn’t like.

The most exciting product for me is always going to be eyeshadows. So when I saw how vibrant these looked, not to mention how bloody cute the packaging is, I knew that I just had to start playing around with them asap.

My favourite out of the four palettes I received is Paradise. I do tend to use a sticky white base while using the Paradise palette just to bring out the colours even more, but I do feel this one has the best pigmentation out of the whole bunch. The colours are right up my alley too. This was the palette I used in my previous essence FotD post.

Their Sunrise palette, appropriately, focuses on beautiful golds and oranges with some easy to blend browns. The lightest shade in the palette makes a beautiful highlighter for cheekbones. Some of these shades can be a bit on the chunkier side which can mean problems blending.

A nude palette focused more on the pinker side of nudes. Personally, this isn’t something I’d reach for very often.

This one was the most disappointing out of the four palettes. The soft, pastel shades are beautiful in the pan, but they have little to no payoff. When you blend them out, they’re basically a sheer wash of nothing with a very faint hint of colour. You wouldn’t be able to use this palette on its own because it just doesn’t have any dimension or depth to the colours.

essence – (l-r) On the Catwalk!, Wear Berries!, Nude Love

These really surprised me, and I’m not entirely sure why. I didn’t expect much out of essence‘s lipsticks, because I suppose I thought the quality would not be top notch given that it was a relatively inexpensive product. I was really, really wrong – these are wonderful. They’re full coverage and glide on the lips easily. No tugging and definitely no lack of pigmentation. There’s a scent to them, but I can’t quite place my finger on what it is. Out of the three that I received, On The Catwalk! is my definite favourite. It’s a luminous red that is very easy to wear.

essence XXXL shine lipgloss in Frosted Pink

The only gloss I received was Frosted Pink in their XXXL shine formula. The formula itself is really nice, but the colour is not for me. It’s a super frosted light pink that makes me look like I stepped back into the 80s (just add blue eyeshadow really). The smell on this one is reminiscent of strawberry wafers which may be a bonus for some people!

I’m not much of a lipliner person (nor a super pink one at that) so I’ve not really worn this outside of the apartment yet. The colour looks pretty good for those more typical girl-ish pink colours (the ones I tend to avoid) so I’m sure there are plenty of people out there that would make good use out of a shade like this. I can’t testify as to the wear time though!

essence silky touch blush in Autumn Peach

This is what I’d call the perfect blush to bequite honest. Autumn Peach is a beautiful peach colour with incredible pigmentation. This does wonders on my cheeks, even going so far as to add a glow along with the colour. If nothing else from essence‘s line of cosmetics, try something from their blush line!

essence Stays No Matter What in Chocolate Brownie

Chocolate Brownie is a shade stick with excellent pigmentation. This goes on opaque and smooths out better than any other cream I’ve tried. I did wear this with primer so I have no idea if this creases on its own. Highly recommended.

I’ve never used a gel liner in pencil format so I was excited to try this one out. This one has a twizzle up mechanism, so you don’t actually waste any product with sharpening. Despite the product being quite creamy and opaque, I can’t use this liner as I would a normal gel liner. It’s great for lining the lids, but I can’t get a sharply pointed winged out liner with this product. That being said, I’ll take this product over any other normal pencil liner because the creaminess is just wonderful. It also stays on the waterline incredibly well.

essence Get BIG! Lashes volume curl mascara

Another excellent product! Despite being called “volume and curl” I never really notice much curling action, but for me that’s irrelevant. What I look for in a mascara is something that can make my lashes incredibly black and as thick as possible. Thankfully, this seems to do the trick. The slight curve of the brush also makes it easy to apply to my lashes.

I’m not a huge concealer user as I don’t feel the need to cover every blemish on my face so I only used this briefly on my undereyes. Since I have a bit of a tan, I used the darker shade since the pale one was just way too stark on me. I didn’t notice any creasing and very minimal “crepe-y-ness” (which is a particular problem of mine when I use products under my eyes). I think this is their only shade however, which makes this very unusable for a lot of people.

essence effect nail polish in Party Crasher and Laser Show

Laser Show has been covering my toenails since it showed up with Party Crasher sitting ready and waiting to be used as soon as I bore of Laser Show.

essence nail art polish in Glow in the Dark

I’ve not tried this yet, but I can’t tell you my level of excitement for using this product as we get closer and closer to Halloween. Glow in the dark ANYTHING? Sign me up!

That’s all my goodies! Is there anything from essence that you especially like? Or anything that you think I really need to try? I’m definitely going to be taking a gander at their blushes when I’m next in Shoppers to see what other colours speak to me.

The products featured in this post were send to me for consideration.