Drugstore News: essence lip products

Posted on 15. März 2016

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Spring doesn’t only mean birds singing and flowers blooming… it also means, that essence changes the standard range: some products leave, new ones arrive … products like these three new lipsticks: the Glossy Stick «03 Luminous Rosewood», the Velvet Stick «01 Nude Hero» and the «Velvet Matt 07» lipstick.

«03 Luminous Rosewood» is a beautiful dark rosewood /«your lips but better» kind of shades, which suits almost everybody. Although the name suggests a glossy appearance, it only has a very subtle shine. It’s creamy and thanks to the crayon shape it’s easy to apply. The color lasts for about 2-3 hours and has a surprisingly good pigmentation.

The Velvet Matt lipstick «01 Nude Hero» (a light pink-nude) actually reminds me a lot about the Glossy Stick: It feels comfortable on the lips and is easy to apply. Compared it’s a little less creamy. The texture is more on the velvety side and higher pigmented. Therefore, it also lasts a little longer. Depending on what you eat and drink is stays on the lips for about 3-4 hours. I think the the Glossy Sticks and the Velvet Stick are great and can highly recommend to have a look at both!

In contrast I was a little disappointed about the «Velvet Matt 07» lipstick shade. Although the lipstick has a creamy formula, does the product not really melt into the lips. Additionally, the lipstick is unforgiving on dry patches and enhances the lip lines. I’m a huge fan of the essence «Longlasting Lipstick» range, but this Velvet Matt shade couldn’t convince me!