My review of these crayons is way WAY overdue. I've been using (and loving) them for around six weeks, but something else has always leapt to the forefront in my blogging schedule. I have three of them - only one is labelled and that's the dark blue one, Around Midnight. But I looked up the others on the essence website - the teal is called Blue Lagoon, and the green is Urban Jungle...
They're the propelling type, which isn't my preference (I like my eye liners sharp!), but they do have other major merits - they are certainly waterproof, I mean, nothing will remove these suckers except waterproof makeup remover! This is an ABSOLUTE bonus for me - my eyes water at the drop of a hat, and it's a rare thing for me to find a liner that stays exactly where I place it (and with no shadow pressed over the top), so these score 10/10 for staying power...
Secondly the pigmentation is magnificent - bold and dense, and the colours are quite magical. So without further ado, here are the swatches...
In each case, the pic on the left is as drawn with a single stroke, and the one on the right is after taking a few photos, and then rubbing it around 10 times with my fingers. You'll see that with the exception of Blue Lagoon (which smeared and faded a wee bit), the only part that has smudged is where there was a little bit of extra pigment from my crummy drawing that hadn't quite set. You'll also note that my heart shapes improved as the swatching session progressed ha ha!
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| Urban Jungle |
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| Blue Lagoon |
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| Around Midnight |
In summary they're all pretty stunning for $4.70 each, and although the teal isn't quite as potent or smudgeproof as the green and the deep blue, it still stayed put for the whole day. I do have one BIG word of warning though - do not, I repeat, DO NOT use these on your waterline. They clump into big globs that then start floating around in your eyeball - not pleasant at all!
HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY LOVELIES!
Take care of you,
kats xxx
Happy Valentine's Day, beautiful lady I was totally sold on the liners, until I got to the part where they're not really suitable for the waterline, which is where I like to use pencils. Thanks for your wonderful review, hun, very helpful xx
ReplyDeleteYeah bummer hey Indie - I use their Longlasting Eye Pencils all the time on my waterline, as well as their kajals, but these are a no-go. Well, to be 100% accurate, I tried the green one and it was a disaster, so I'm not game to give the other ones a shot lol - they are fabulously long-lasting on the lid though ♥
DeleteBoo about the waterline! I was just thinking about that when I was reading through it. Gorgeous colours, though!
ReplyDeleteSuch a shame hey TP - the waterline is a sensitive place though, it's hard to find any liner made by any company that lasts all day ♥
DeleteGreat warning! They're phenomenally intense! They've got a sort of metallic sheen to them, what a bargain price too!
ReplyDeleteI'm with you on the waterproof makeup. I bought some Garnier micellar water after one blogger raved about it, but I can't wait to use it all up & go back to baby oil on a cottonwool ball. Less dragging & it gets off waterproof mascara, gel liner & MNY color tattoo shadows. I definitely recommend trying it.
Oooh thanks for the tip neurotic - I generally use Neutrogena Eye Makeup Remover, but I haven't tried baby oil in yonks, will give it a shot hon ♥
DeleteEssence products are amazing for the price...I love them.
ReplyDeletelove these vibrant colours.
Totally agree Fawn - brilliant value, and I love that they're FOREVER coming up with something new ♥
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