my husband used to travel a lot before the pandemic, and i didn't go along with him. so as exchange, i asked him to buy me beauty stuff. of course i gave him a long list to buy. in case he didn't find some, he could still get something else. so when he went to europe, i asked him to buy essence cosmetics stuff (back then, essence wasn't available here, though.. it's not easily accessible until today, and the products are limited too). talking about essence, obviously i have to try their mascaras. so i told him to buy several essence mascaras. unfortunately, he couldn't find the lash princess one (the green one), but he managed to buy anything else. i've never heard of this mascara before, so i'm curious about them as well. there are two of them who looks similar, so i would test them side by side and tell you which one is my favorite among two. so let's see this one first.
description on their website: extra volume, extra curl! our super innovative curl fiber brush ensures maximum volume and curved lashes with a false lash look. vegan, paraben free, cruelty free.
the packaging: white tube with black cap, similar design as the other one. the difference is the color of the label. for this type, it's fuchsia, while the other one is orange. my husband bought this while he was in europe, so the description is written in english, deutsch and french. they only seal the tube with plastic sealing.
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| both mascaras have similar design |
the color: there's only one color, black. i think all essence mascaras are black. no other color.
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| description on the tube |
the product: compared to japanese mascaras, essence mascaras are bigger in size. thus the wand is longer as well. i cannot say that western mascaras are bigger than japanese mascara as it's been awhile since i'm using maybelline or loreal mascaras. everything else is similar to the other one, but the difference is the brush. for this type, it has curved wand. the bristles are more brush like, dense enough. however, probably for asian eyes, or smaller eyes, the brush would be too big to reach shorter eyelashes. one thing that's similar to other essence mascaras that i've tried is that the brush picks up too much product initially. i have to brush it off most of it so it won't get clumpy on my eyelashes. this mascara is easy to remove as well. i don't need separate mascara remover to take it off. i can clean it off with my usual cleansing oil.
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| the curve wand |
the result: usually i like curved wand as it helps curling my eyelashes. fyi i don't use eyelash curler simply because i have no time. with kids running around, it's easier to just using it straight on my eyelashes. but i don't know what's wrong with this one. i can't make it works for me. the brush picks up too much product so i have to scrape most of it so it doesn't get clumpy. however, somehow it doesn't work. if you look at my picture, it only helps with volume, but i have to be careful as it's easily get clumpy. it doesn't help much with the curling either. luckily, it doesn't flaky or anything. as for the longevity, i don't wear makeup as long as i used to, so i can't say anything about the longevity.
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