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Essence has been a brand I have loved for a while now.
And to top it off, they are so freakin' cheap!
LOVE!

I now own a total of 6 essence pencils, and I will keep re-purchasing these.

My recent ones were 3 lip liners and one eyebrow pencil.

My eyebrow pencil (bottom liner and left swatch) is in the colour 02 Brown.
It isn't creamy which I love (the less creamy, the more staying power) but not too hard.
The staying power is great!!!!! I mean EXTRA GREAT!!!
So this is already a love for me!

I also brought three lip liners. 08 Red Blush (top pencil, right swatch), 02 My Treasure Island from the Ticket to Paradise Collection (2nd down in Pencils and Inner Right swatch) and 03 Hot Chocolate (3rd down in pencils, and inner left swatch).

Red Blush is very creamy, and very comfortable to wear. It looks great with just a gloss over the top and staying power is great.
My Treasure Island, OMG it is so glossy, almost to the point I could wear it by itself! It is such a beautiful liner!
Hot Chocolate was rough at first, but once I gave it a sharpen and took away that hardened outside from sitting in a package, it was really creamy. This would work really well on my Mum as she has darker skin again than me. But for me it washes me out, even with gloss. Once I have more maroon or brown lipsticks, I will wear it. But I don't have any at the moment! :(

Hope this informs you a lot more on the quality of these. So much bang for buck considering Hot CHocolate was 0.87c, Red Blush was $1.75, Eyebrow pencil was $2.50 and My Treasure Island was $2.25.

Thanks for reading :) xx

Savvy By DB vs. Australis

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Swatch of both Lipsticks

Today, we are having a bit of a head to head competition!
Two different lipsticks from two different brands!! Which one will take the cake? And take out first place in our Lipstick Competition? xx

Australis Lipstick in Honky Tonk

I've had this lippy for about 5months now, I used it off and on as I don't tend to wear lipstick that often. The lipstick is roughly $16 from Priceline, and is a very smooth lipstick. It's very creamy and doesn't need a gloss with it, only a smudge of paw paw to keep it hydrated. The colour in this lipstick range is bright, and not dull. Although the lipstick did lose it's nice tip after one application.


Savvy by DB Lipstick in Wine

I use this lipstick when I go out. I got this for $6 from Priceline a little while ago. The colours aren't that bright so they need to be paired with a lip liner and gloss. They have a very smooth application, and unlike most normal lipsticks, this one doesn't bleed in the skin. The colour does tend to wear of quickly so touch-ups are mandatory.

If you're looking for something cheap that it doesn't matter if it runs away on a night out with the girls. Then the Savvy By DB lippy is the way to go. But if you're looking for something that is still relatively cheap, but is of a nice colour, then Australis is definitely the winner!