Review: Essence [Lash Princess]

I love Essence Cosmetics, my tumblr handle is "thatessencegirl" and 98% of my makeup is by Essence. I heard about Essence's new line, and anyone who knows me knows I'm a mascara hoarder. I have no business buying any more mascaras. I'll post a collection soon.

Mascara: Essence Lash Princess (limited edition) ★★★★★

Oh wow, can you see that!?

And that's just one coat! SAYWHAAAT!?

The wand is curved, which is awesome, and its bristles are not too far apart, yet not too close together. It doesn't clump, either, and is really easy to apply. Just swoop that brush along your lashes and voilà!

It costs €3,99 and is absolutely worth every ridiculous Eurocent of that!! I mean, just.. can you guys see that??

I'm wearing it on its own right now, no eyeliner, no eyeshadow, no eyelash curler. Because it doesn't need it, the curved brush provides the curl.

Mascara tip: if you want a natural curl (like mine) and your lashes aren't pointing straight down (sorry to you lovely Asian ladies..), don't go through your lashes in one big swoop. Swoop halfway, then look down and push against the brush (keep it still) for a few seconds before continuing your swoop to the tips of your lashes.

Soo.. the first post :)

Hi. Writing to nobody. Kind of awkward, right? Oh well..

First things first: I'm in no way a "beauty guru". I'm just a 28-year-old Belgian girl who likes make-up. I also like cheap. But then again, I also like quality. So I figured I'd start up a blog to keep track of my yays and nays when it comes to drugstore make-up.

I'm also no beauty specialist. Not by a long shot. I can just about manage eyeliner on my hooded eyes, and don't use foundation or anything like that. Literally the only makeup I use is eyeliner, mascara, occasionally some eyeshadow, and lip products. I may or may not be addicted to lip glosses. And mascaras. Myeah.

To give you an idea, this is the most perfect eyeliner I've ever been able to do:

Eyeliner: Essence Cosmetics liquid ink eyeliner waterproof (★★★★•)

Mascara: NYC big bold volume by the lash mascara (★★•••)

Review of the eyeliner: Essence is my favourite drugstore brand, so, there's that. This eyeliner is really (REALLY) easy to apply, it's pitch black and dries matte. It takes a while to dry, though, but once it does, it does. Not. Budge. It's there to stay! I've worked a kitchen while wearing it, and it didn't move a nanometer. It's awesome, I definitely recommend it!

Review of the mascara: I own two NYC mascaras and both kind of let me down.. this one clumps a lot (as you can see in the bottom photo above), though I suppose it could be worse. The packaging is really ugly, but this one lives in my "not that often used" mascara drawer (it's only a small drawer, don't get the illusion that I have a million mascaras. I wish I did.) so I don't have to see it that often.