Essence Fruity Blush Sorbet & Lip Balm Review

Hey my beauties how are you all doing today?

Its finally summer break for the kiddies from school boy does time fly 

Its already the 1st of July and that means 5 months counting til christmas!!

oh lordy Santa is going to need these 5 months just to make toys for my house lol 

Anyways this is Final review on the Essences Trend "Fruity" Edition items I purchased.  If you have not seen PART 1 and PART 2  I have already reviewed the nail polishes and eye sorbets :) 

Next up is this only and only blush in this edition and its the Fruity Blush Sorbet in "Smoothie Operator" :) :) 

The packaging of this blush is nothing amazing, its a simple plastic tub with a white lid.  Some would say its cheap looking but well it was cheap.  The tub will definitely keep the blush intact and fresh and clean so what more would we want in the packaging really :) 

We are getting 8.2g of blush for the total of 2.79 euro which in my eyes is more than a bargain :) 

As you can see by the photo this is certainly a "Sorbet" texture.  It feel more water based than oily which is a bonus :) The shade is a a beautiful rosey pink with gold specks and believe me the gold speck will only give a beautiful glow on the cheeks you will not notice gold specks.  The scent is AMAZING :) its hard to place the exact scent but all i can say is that it smells like strawberries and cream or strawberry smoothie mmmmmmmmmmmm its not overly sweet but boy its smells good enough to eat.  The scent doesnt last as strong you will notice it disappearing after 10 minutes but i have asked my kiddies while wearing it to give me a kiss on the cheek and my son replied to me "mmmmmm mammy you smell like berries" that was 5 hours after applying.  :) 

I found this blush lasted a good 5 to 6 hours without moving which is good enough for me for and everyday use :) :) even with it wearing off you can still notice it on your cheeks.  The colour payoff is very good and very buildable.  I apply with my finger tips as i find its the best way and easier.  It applies smoothly and you have enough time to blend it out to your liking either with your fingers or with a brush :).  I found the first layer to be sheer but once i applied a 2nd layer i was happy with that.  The shade gives a nice healthy flush look almost like a childs cheeks when they have been outside running a beautiful healthy rosey glow :) 

My overall opinion on this blush is IF YOU CAN GET IT BEFORE IT SELLS OUT GET IT!!!!! for less than 3 euro its a lovely blush and i have no faults whatsoever with it :) :) 

My beautiful daughter wanted to be a model wearing the blush so i did a little look on her she is also wearing it on her lips :) :) 

Next up is the Fruity Lip Balm 

There are 2 shades available in the Fruity Lip Balms and i decided i would just buy the one for now to see what they are like.  These lip balms cost 1.99 euro each for 3.9g and i got mine in shade 02 Very Cherry 

So the packaging looks like any normal lip balm packaging nothing different there 

But the product looks more lip a lipstick than a usual flat top lip balm. 

The fact that this balm is shaped lip a lipstick makes it easier than some balms to apply which is a bonus already.  Essence state that you will get a little tint from these when you apply it but to be honest there was no difference in shade to my lips but my lips are very pigmented on their own as it is so I concealed my lips and tried again just to see if it did and it does !!!! A very very sheer balm but does this balm actually keep your lips moisturised thats the big question.  The texture of this is brilliant its soft and creamy and does last a couple of hours before i have to apply again and I absolutely love the cherry scent each time I apply it :) :)  There was no point in me including a picture of the lip balm on my lips but i will included a swatch on my hand for you 

For less than 2 euro this is worth trying out but as its only a limited edition there is no point rushing out there to get it to me its not really any different to other lip balms out there from other brands 

Well thats it everyone thats my review for the day :) 

I really hope you enjoys my reviews on each of the Essence Fruity Edition 

Have you tried any of them 

What is your thoughts on them 

Until next time
Lots of Love Luck and Laughter 

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Essence Fruity Eye-shadow Sorbet review

Hey everyone how are you all doing 

Today is Part 2 of my Reviews on the Essence Trend Edition "Fruity" collection 

If you missed the first one 

you can check it out here :) 

So todays review is on the Essence Fruity Eye-shadow Sorbet's 

There is 3 shades to the collection :) and they cost 2.79 euro each and you are getting 4g in each jar  :) 

The packaging is so darn cute i have to admit when i seen them i thought nnawwwwww 

they are so small and cute :) :) i just had to have them :) 

They each come in a glass jar and different colour lid to represent what shade your buying as again like the nail polishes the shades are not written on them only numbered 

When you open them you will see a mousse like eyeshadow.  The only way i can describe the texture of them is that they are more of an over whipped mousse texture :)   Before you ask no they dont smell of anything lol i checked :) :) 

01 Peach Beauty:  This is a peachy shade with a slight pink undertone and contains gold shimmer very fine glitter.  If you are one who doesnt like shimmery eyeshadows these are not for you.  Ever though all these eyeshadows are moist this seems to more moist than the others. Which mean it leaves it more awkward to work with i found.  I had to apply a light layer of this let it dry and apply another layer before i seen even a light colour payoff with it.  When packed on it looks beautiful 

02 Banana Joe:   This is a lovely light yellowy gold shade :) This is a perfect highlight shade i actually like this one the most as its a great multi tasker the only thing i found is its a bit on the glittery side :) :) more than the rest :) but i still like it :) I have also used this to highlight the top of my cheek bones and boy does it make me glow :) :) I love it 

03 One Kiwi a Day:  A pale green with multi- coloured shimmer very fine shimmer.  This is such a pretty colour 

You are wondering whats the cons and pros at this stage of these well i will tell you now.  You most definately need to wear a primer with these eyeshadows for sure to make them last and not crease especially if you suffer with oily lids.  I have found using your finger to apply these is much easier than a brush its almost like applying another eye primer to your lid when using these.  You can wear them on their own for everyday wear or use them as a base for your eyeshadows but if you are using them as a base you will be turning your eyeshadows into shimmery eyeshadows :)  Another good thing about these is that they dry quickly on the lid but you do have enough time to fix the shadow up before they set but when they set THEY SET.  They are in now way waterproof or water resistant but they do last all day if used with a primer :).  You will find them sheer but build-able.  I just advise you dont build them up too much as put them to the test by applying 3 layers on my eyes by letting each layer dry before applying another layer and it ends up feeling like you have cement on you lids but that was just for my reference and experimental purposes that i layered 3 times lol you wont need that 

In all i am not disappointed in these products if you like fun shimmery eyeshadows you will like these and they are most definitely not a waste of money 

Have you tried these?

What is your thoughts on them 

I really hope you enjoyed this review 

Lots of Love Luck and Laughter 

Essence Limited Edition "Fruity" Nail Polish Review

cherry, apricot, kiwi – fruit, smoothies & co. are all the rage this spring and put us in the mood for a colorful summer. the new essence trend edition "fruity" is fruity-fresh and creamy-seductive as it presents itself with a powerful cocktail of colors containing strawberries, bananas, kiwis, oranges and berries of the forest in april 2012. wonderful sorbet colors and gentle textures for your eyes, lips and face guarantee high spirits in springtime! by Essence

Hey my beauties 

So i was in my local pharmacy collecting so items when i came across yet ANOTHER Limited Edition on the Essence Stand and sure well it was like Xmas all over again , as i was not expecting it at all :) 

Well then i couldnt just pass it and it was so cheap i just picked up the lot :) :) 

So obviously when i got home i started playing with my newbies straight away.  

I decided i will do the reviews on this seperate as there is a few items i found a little disappointing so i wanted to go a little into detail of why so stay tuned as i wont keep you waiting on the blog posts for too long :) 

Starting it the nail Polishes :) 

Dont these polishes look dam pretty :)  Each nail polish cost me 1.79 euro each.  

One thing is they dont have names or even numbers on them but they are named on the site 

Starting from left to right

01  One kiwi a day:  This certainly lives up to its name its a pretty green shade with little shimmers of green glitter in it 

02  Mashed Berries: This is a pretty berry pink shade with dark pink sparkles 

03  Very Cherry  Beautiful shade looks the same as mashed berries on the first coat but looks different more lighter than mashed berries after third coat

04  Banana Joe:  This does look like a banana shade in the bottle but to be honest i would go with lemon than banana :) this has no sparkle in it :) 

05  Peach Beauty:  This is my favourite shade out of the bunch i think.  Its a beautiful shade of peach and a perfect shade for the summer this has no sparkle in it either.  

What i found with these nail polishes is that they are very sheer which i think is the whole idea for summer time but to be honest if i was was applying nail polish i like it to be noticeable.  I found 2 coats of this nail polishes very sheer and i could still see my nail through it but after the 3rd it was fine.  I also found even with a top coat with my hands always been near water the nail polish chipped after 2 days :( boo.  
Even though the shades are lovely i found them way to much hard work especially on busy days.  They are good polishes if you want to wear with an outfit for a wedding or meeting or something like that but dont expect them to last longer than a week :) 
 I have swatches of two of these nail polishes and when i wear the others i will post them up in the future too but this is just to give you an idea of how they look on the nails :) 

Also available in this range is the Scented Top Coat 

Well now you can imagine me been sceptic of this as i have never heard of nail polish been scent Have you?  Well i needed a top coat anyway so i went ahead and bought it out of curiosity.  I had to open it there and  then to see could i get a scent and to be honest all i got a the typical nail polish scent :( but the fact it was cheap and i needed a top coat i went ahead and purchased it anyway :) 

When i applied it on my nails and let it dry i could get a slight scent of strawberries and cream :) :) i realised the top coat was in fact scented :) wow :) a great change from that strong nail polishy scent eh?  Now the scent doesnt last too long but its still a change :)   For less than 2 euro i am not going to complain about the lasting power of the scent as long as it protects my nail polish :) 

The top coat itself is good too it leaves a nice shine on the nail and does protect the polish from chipping after two coats.  I applied two coats of this due to my own personal preference :) 

So thats my out take on these polishes 

Have you tried them ??

What do you think of them 

Stay tuned for more reviews this range :) :) 

Lots of Love Luck and Laughter