Essence Soft Contouring Lipliner 08 Big Proposal

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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Essence Draw the Line Instant Colour Lipliner

Essence discontinued their Longlasting lipliners which were some of my favourites and they replaced them with these Draw the Line Instant Colour Lipliners. Both are automatic liners with a sharpener in the back, so actually the only difference in the packaging is the colour of the cap. Originally I thought these are exactly the same as the previous version, which to me was a good thing already and then when I was making swatches I noticed these are actually an improved formula, so I'm even happier about that.

Texture: These behave much the same as the old Longlasting liners, meaning they are creamy, smooth, pigmented and easy to apply (also all over the lips). They aren't super precise like harder, more waxy liners are, but they still precise enough and do the job of keeping the lipstick in place as well as shape the lips better.

Colour: I got 05 so un-grey-tful which is a cool greyish mauve shade. Compared to Plum Cake from the previous line it's darker and more greyish-brown.

Staying power: Now this where I noticed that difference I mentioned before. While I was swatching the old and new formula I noticed that unlike the old one, this doesn't rub off as quickly. The formula sticks much better on the lips and needs a remover to get it off, so you get a much longer lasting lip liner than other Essence's offerings and that includes their lipsticks too.

Right: After removal with a dry tissue.

Price & availability: These cost 1.59 € in the drugstores.

I'm pleasantly surprised by the improvement of the staying power and the fact that despite that Essence managed to keep that same creamy, comfortable formula of their predecessors. Price is unbeatable, so if you're on a search for a good lipliner, these are worth checking out.  

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ESSENCE Lipliner 06 Satin Mauve

Mislim da je Essence Lipliner u nijansi Satin Mauve makeup proizvod koji sam najviše puta kupila, toliko da sam počela kupovati po 2,3 komada odjednom da ne moram stalno ići po nju. Otkrila sam ju daaavno prije ne znam ni ja koliko godina i od onda ju ne puštam.

Savršena olovka za sve nude i pink nijanse koje u sebi nemaju peachy podton. Nijansa je predivna, kremasta, lako se nanosi i ono što je meni osobno jako bitno, olovka ne puca kada ju šiljim.

Samostalno ju gotovo nikada ne nosim nego ispod ruževa i trajnost joj je odlična. Nakon nekoliko sati ruž izblijedi u sredini usana ali bi se na rubovima olovka dobro držala.

Količina proizvoda koju dobijete je 1 gram (što je tri puta više od novih Essence Longlasting Liplinera) a cijena joj je 9 kuna.

Apsolutni must have proizvod iz drogerije, odličan proizvod za malo novaca i stvar bez koje ne mogu biti, uvijek imam jednu u torbi i jednu u kolekciji.

Beauty Faves tjedan na LMF.blogspot.com

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Essence Longlasting Lipliner [NEW 2015]

Došao je na red post kojeg ste tražili! :)

Nove ESSENCE LONGLASTING LIPLINER olovke za usne. Essence je izbacio novu liniju olovaka za usne u kojoj ima 9 nijansi a ja vam danas donosim njih 7.

Cijena ovih olovaka je 12,90 kuna i  mislim da su dostupne samo u Muller drogerijama, ali nisam 100% sigurna, slobodno mi recite u komentarima ako sam slučajno u krivu.

Prije nego se bacimo na nijanse jedna stvar koju treba spomenuti je to da ove olovke sadrže 0.23 grama proizvoda, dok klasične Essence olovke za usne sadrže 1 gram proizvoda. Dakle nove olovke sadrže puno manje proizvoda što znači da ukoliko među ovim olovkama naiđete na favorita kojeg ćete stalno koristiti pripremite se na to da ćete često morati kupovati nove primjerke.

No moram reći da sam primjetila da se pri jednoj aplikaciji ne potroši puno proizvoda, pogotovo ako samo obrubite usne i ne popunite ih olovkom. Koliko će mi potrajati jedna olovka vidjet ćemo s vremenom.

Pakiranje dobro prikazuje nijansu proizvoda unutar samog pakiranja što je uvijek plus pri kupovini.

Tekstura olovaka je odlična, osim nijanse 09 Purely Me! koja je jako suha no budući da se radi o tako svijetloj nijansi to i nije neko iznenađenje. Lako se nanose i ne isušuju usne, nosila sam ih i same i nisu mi isušivale usne uopće.

Trajnost im je jako dobra, koliko sati izdrže ne bih znala točno reći, kada ih samostalno nosim (tamnije nijanse) cca 4 sata prođe dok osjetim potrebu malo "popraviti" rub usana, nude nijanse naravno lakše izblijede i traju malo manje.

09 Purely Me! - ovo je najsvjetlija nude olovka za usne koju sam dosad imala, ovo je skoro bijelo, osobno ne bi ovu olovku nikada nosila samostalno. Pokazala se jako korisnom kada želim posvijetliti sredinu usana kako bi dobila lagani ombre efekt i kako bi usne izgledale punije.

08 Girl Next Door - za mene je ovo my lips but better nijansa koja mi savršeno odgovara. Jako lijepa nude nijansa.

05 Lovely Frappuccino - ovo je jako dobra verzija Kylie Jenner nijanse. Tamija nude nijansa sa smeđim podtonom.

07 Plum Cake - ako ste pak netko kome nijanse kako Lovely Frappuccino ne stoje baš i tražite Kylie Jenner nijansu ali sa tim plum podtonom a ne smeđim, Plum Cake je dobra opcija. Pretpostavljam da će ova nijansa biti jedna od popularnijih u liniji. Ja ovu olovku nosim sa nude ruževima koji su ružičastog podtona, obrubim usne a nude ruž nanesem u sredini i izblendam dobro prijelaz između olovke i ruža kistom i izgleda odlično.

06 A Girl's Dream - ugašena crvena nijansa koja uživo ima mrvicu smeđeg podtona u sebi no na fotkama se taj smeđi podton izgubi.

03 Yummy Berry - kao što i ime kaže, prava berry nijansa, jako lijepa bogata berry nijansa.

04 Peach Beauty - ako ste plavuša ili pak netko tko nosi peachy nijanse na usnama, ova olovka vam treba!

U liniji se nalaze još nijanse: 01 Ready For Red & 02 Sweetheart

Meni su olovke odlične, stalno ih koristim, kvalitetne su, nisam imala problema sa pucanjem proizvoda kada ga nanosim na usne kao što to zna biti sa tim twist up olovkama.

Thumbs up od mene. I nadam se da će se broj nijansi povećavati s vremenom. :)

Jeste li vi isprobali ove olovke za usne? Koje su vam najdraže nijanse? Pišite mi :)

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