Essence Stay True Lipliner 6h Waterproof 08 Thank you berry much

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Essence Stay True Lipliner 6h Waterproof 08 Thank you berry much

Admin   September 22, 2019   Comment  

These aren't new, but I've only now taken notice they exists. There were plenty of interesting shades on the stand, but no testers, so I grabbed one that had the nicest looking colour of the back. From Essence's current selection these are most like their discontinued original lipliner formula everyone liked expect me. This one has the waterproof and a reasonable 6h claim.  

Texture: Formula is very soft and glides with such ease on the lips. It's much softer than Contouring and Draw the Line ones, but I can still be precise with it. However, it needs to be sharpened very often.

Shade: 08 Thank you berry much is a medium warm pink, not really a berry and as it's more of a medium warm pink with no hints of purple.

Staying power: This formula isn't better than at the Soft Contouring ones, so it disappears within the first few hours off my lips, depending on what I was going. Essence's discontinued Draw the line formula was more long-lasting and actually more waterproof.

Price and availability: I got mine is Müller. This formula is the most expensive one among Essence liners with a price of 2.19 €.

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Essence Draw the Line Instant Colour Lipliner 07 Eternal Beauty

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Essence Draw the Line Instant Colour Lipliner 07 Eternal Beauty

Admin   August 25, 2019   Comment  

Draw the Line Instant Colour lipliners have been around for a while and I actually already have a full review of the shade called 05 so un-grey-ful. I planned on getting more shades of these because I was impressed by the staying power of that shade, but it slipped my mind until recently when I fell in love with Essence's Soft Contouring lipliner in the shade 08 Big Proposal, which is an amazing natural colour for me, but the staying power isn't the best. I then remembered this line and I grabbed the shade that looked most natural and wearable.  

Texture: These are some of the thickest liners, with a slightly sticky texture that doesn't wipe of easily when applied on the lips. It applies ok on the lips due to the creamy texture, but it's not as smooth as Essence's Stay True Waterproof lipliners (which ironically are less long lasting). I wear this shade a lot instead of a lipstick, just on its own and it doesn't feel drying or uncomfortable. I was warned on my IG that these dry out quickly and I managed to dig out my old 05 shade, which really is not useful anymore, so you have to use it up in the first months.

Colour: I have the shade 07 Eternal Beauty which is a light-medium muted pink. It's definitely a colour for my skin tone and one of the prettiest in my collection. It's currently my no-brainer colour that just grab in the morning and wear on its own.

Staying power: These have the best staying power out of Essence's liners. However, though it can't be wiped off easily when fresh applied, it doesn't perform quite as outstanding on the lips, but for the price I'm not complaining.

 An attempt of removal of swatches with a wet wipe. The two visible ones are Essence's Stay True and Draw the Line formulas. 

Price and availability: I got mine in Müller for 1.59 €. Only one was unswatched out of four, since they don't have testers, so check every one before you buy one of these.

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Essence Soft Contouring Lipliner 08 Big Proposal

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Essence Soft Contouring Lipliner 08 Big Proposal

Admin   November 04, 2018   Comment  

This is my third shade of these liners, which are my second favourite formula behind Bourjois Contour Edition. They have a good formula for precise definition and filling in the lips, though they are less soft than their popular predecessors. I already have a review of other two shades if you're interested in swatches of those. 

Formula: This new version is less creamy than the previous, so they last longer and are a lot more precise, but despite the waxier texture they are not drying. The first version of their lipliners was very creamy and smudgy, so getting a crisp line was impossible, however, they were a nice substitute for a lipstick because you could fill in the entire lips without that drying, chalky feeling. The new soft contouring ones are still creamy and easy to apply, but the Soft Contouring ones are a lot more waxy, so they don't move or smudge and you don't need to constantly sharpen them either. 

Shade: 08 big proposal is a shade that's close to my natural colour, it's just a bit darker. It's a muted light-medium peachy-pink that leans more to peach on me and it's a great defining colour which looks natural, so it can be used to cheat the lip line. I got this shade after seeing it at Adjusting Beauty and as is usual for such light shades it looks completely different on my neutral pale skin tone than on her very warm one, but I expected that and it's still the type of shade I'll use a lot.

Staying power: Just like the previous versions, these don't have a great staying power. I don't want to do an estimate in hours, but I can say that they don't last thought eating, they survive drinking relatively ok and it's easy to wipe off. But that's their only minus and if you didn't mind that at the old version, you won't mind it at this either.

Price and availability: I bought it in Müller for 1.19 €.

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