Essence is an extremely affordable makeup brand that has really been surprising me with their amazing products. Today I wanted to share what is possibly my favourite product from Essence! The 2-in-1 Eyeshadow & Liner in #02 Peach Perfect is a beautiful extremely pigmented, long wearing eyeshadow stick and it's only $5 (CAD)!
This is basically a chubby eyeshadow stick. It claims to also be an eyeliner however, I personally wouldn't use it as that because it's huge! The grey or brown shades would be great for a smoky eyeliner look though. It comes in a simple packaging and has a mechanical twist up. I appreciate that packaging matches the shade of the product.
These only come in a couple of shades and from those I especially liked #02 Peach Perfect, which is a beautiful metallic peachy, rose gold shade. Although it's very reflective, it doesn't have any shimmer. I really enjoy using this as an inner corner highlight and this would also make a beautiful facial highlighter but you would just have to really blend it out. The image below captures just how reflective this eyeshadow stick is and these swatches are just with one layer!
These are extremely pigmented as you can see in the swatches above. The only downside to this product is that it is hard to blend out and sets pretty quickly. So if you want to blend it out, you have to work fast because once it sets, it doesn't budge. Numerous times I have swatched this and tried to rub it off but no matter how harsh I would be, it didn't smudge or fade.
This product is also labelled as waterproof. I have extremely watery eyes and there are only a few products that I have come across that actually last in my waterline (such as the Inglot eyeliner that I previously reviewed). I tested this out on my lower waterline and not only did it look stunning, it actually lasted! That being said, it does come off easily with some makeup remover or as I prefer, with coconut oil.
I’m so impressed with this product and like I mentioned earlier, this is probably my most favourite product from Essence! I highly recommend these to everyone!
Pros:
- Smudge proof
- Very pigmented
- Metallic
- Waterproof
Cons:
- Hard to blend out
- Sets quickly
- Small colour selection
Rating: 💜💜💜💜💜
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