I recently found out that Lot 1's Watsons carries essence and I went to check it out - came back with more purchases. LOL. However, essence cosmetics are not very expensive to begin with. Normal nail polishes go for S$2.80? Freaking cheap and the quality is superb for the price tag!
I decided to try the essence Stay Natural Concealer because obviously I need as many concealers as possible (fml because of my acne problems but whatever haha). It retails for either S$4.30 or S$4.50. HOW CRAZILY CHEAP IS THAT?!?! And let me tell you, the quality of this product is quite awesome and I'm now itching to try the foundation!
It's one of those stick liquid concealers in which you have to turn the other end to get some product out. Quite a good packaging concept because it's easy to control how much concealer you exactly need.
In case the words are not clear, the description reads "naturally covers imperfections and reduces dark circles, with vitamin a".
Although the packaging states that the concealer can be kept for 6 months, I think it's better to throw it out after 2-3 months? Concealers with brush applicators can harbour bacteria which is TERRIBLE for acne-prone skin. NO NO NO. Replace your concealers even if there is still tons of product left!!
It's quite easy to get the product out - somehow turning the bottom part is rather therapeutic for me. Tick, tick, tick and I'm like yeahhhh do some more. :D HAHAHAHAH that sounds so wrong on every level. Of course I get excess product every single time because I turn too much. :P
Pigmentation: It's not the most pigmented of all concealers, but it does its job fairly well. Blemishes are well-covered and that's good enough.
Coverage: As said above, coverage is fairly good: light to medium coverage. I use it together with my mineral powder concealer from everyday minerals and they prove to be a lethal concealing combination :D
Consistency: It's not creamy, so my pores don't feel choked. It's not so liquid-y too, so I still can blend it well.
Colour range: This will be the downfall of this product. I'm currently using the darkest shade - o4 - and I'm not very dark or tanned in the first place. I hope they introduce more shades so it can extend its awesomeness to tanner/darker skinned girls (and guys!).
Will I buy it again? Definitely yes, yes, YES! I'm stocking up!!
4 comments:
hi, do u know whr the brand essence is placed in Watsons at lot1? i can't seem to find essence brand items:((
Hi there,
Thanks for reading my blog!
Essence used to be placed near all the cosmetic products.
If they stopped selling Essence items at Watsons Lot 1, maybe you can check out Watsons at Beauty World or JEM?
Hello! May I know if this it better or is the stick concealer from essence is better? Bcus I went to the essence counter but did not know which to purchase:( would help a lot if u would recommend one to me or do a review on the stick concealer from essence! Oh yah and what other essence products would u recommend?:)
Thxs a lot!!
Hi!
As a rule of thumb, if you have dry skin, you should stay away from stick concealers because it can aggravate the dryness. If you have normal to oily skin, then a stick concealer is great!
Personally I don't really like using a stick concealer because it's not that easy to blend out, and if the product gets too stiff, it can pull your skin, which is bad (wrinkle alert!!).
I like essence's blushers and bronzers. Great quality products for really affordable prices!! :)
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