Mini Essence Haul

I recently popped into my local Wilko to check out the products in the Essence range that I have seen a lot of blog posts about. The make up is really affordable and seems to be of good quality.

I already own a lipstick and a mascara from the range, both Glossybox items, so I thought I would pop in and see what they had. There was plenty of different products, I was impressed by the range of lipsticks available.

I swatched so many lipsticks on my hand until I finally decided to go for this pink shade, number 13 'Love Me'. I like this because the colour was quite muted. The lipstick is hydrating and doesn't dry my lips out. The only negative about this lipstick is that it doesn't smell very nice, it smells a bit cheap, but for £2.30 I can't complain.

I then picked up this lip liner in shade 12 'Wish Me A Rose' for just £1. This isn't an exact match for the lipstick but once blended out these go really well together. For £1, this is great and actually goes with a couple of other colours I have from various brands in my lipstick collection.

The final item I bought from Wilko Essence Make Up range was a simple pencil sharpener for £1. I don't own a specific make-up sharpener so I got this for eye liners and lip liners.

What are your favourite Essence products?
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August 2014 Glossybox

 I have been getting Glossybox now for a couple of years and no matter how many times I think about cancelling it, I can't bring myself to do it. I love the surprise each month, it makes me feel like it's my birthday every month. Anyway, on to this month's box.

This month was the 3 year anniversary of Glossybox, so I had high hopes for this one!

The first item I picked out was the Philip Kingsley Elasticizer. This product was created especially for Audrey Hepburn and is a pre-shampoo treatment. I have never used anything like this before so I decided to give it a go straight away. I'll be honest, at first I didn't think this made much of a difference to my hair, but after styling it and curling it, my hair was so silky smooth, the curls just fell straight out and I was left with shiny soft hair. I only put a tiny bit on as well!

The second product I picked up was the Yves Rocher Nail Varnish in 14. Rose. I really like the colour of this nail varnish, and it only needed a couple of coats to get a strong colour. The mini size won't last long though I imagine!

The third item in my box was the Kryolan Highlighter for Glossybox. I am yet to try this out but it looks like a lovely glowy colour swatched on the skin.

I then checked out the 4th item, the Essence Longlasting Lipstick in 07 Natural Beauty. This is such a nice colour, but I can't say it was overly longlasting and seemed to come off my lips as soon as I ate something. I'll try it out again though and let it set longer and see if that works.

A couple of other items I received was a perfume sample from L'alique called L'Amore. This is a really lovely fresh scent and very floral.  It was also very longlasting on the skin. I also received the Figs and Rouge Mini Hand Cream in Mango Mandarin. I've received a sample of this before in the Rose scent and I wasn't a huge fan, but this one is really fruity and the best thing about it is that it's non greasy on the skin. Definitely a handbag essential!

I look forward to receiving next month's glossybox!

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