Essence Sparkling Purple and Gold Rush crystal eyeliners

I was torn when it came to the new glitter eyeliners from Essence. One I did like, and one I just couldn’t. Flashy Aqua, the teal-blue liner, spoke to me. It is fun, colourful and glittery in sort of a subtle, not bam in-your-face way. On the other hand Black Star simply didn’t get my motor running. It didn’t sparkle enough…instead it kind of looks like black dots on my skin…not so flattering really!

I am a scientist, however. I used to do experiments in the lab, where a result like this  would mean absolutely nothing (in all honesty, that is true for most scientific experiments, especially in molecular biology; I happen to have enough experience to claim this with certainty ;)). Anyhow, the Essence glitter liner experiment required at least a triplo. To make it even more convincing, I added a fourth sample.

And I can gladly say, that with 3 successful tries out of 4, the result is clear: I LIKE!!!

The Essence Sparkling Purple crystal eyeliner is a pretty, I’d say lilac glitter liner, which adds a very nice pop to your look. I really love the combination of green with lilac, so I came up with this:

Full list of products used:

Essence I love stage e/s base

Barry M dazzle dust Emerald

MUG e/s Glamorous

MUG e/s Beaches and Cream

MUG e/s Gold Digger

KIKO eye pencil #103

Essence crystal eyeliner Sparkling Purple

Essence crystal eyeliner Gold Rush (a pop of that in the inner corner)

Catrice Glamour Doll volume mascara

You already saw a little preview of the Essence crystal eyeliner Gold Rush in the very inner corner of the eye in the previous look. It is a bit lighter than a true gold colour, but still very pretty. It brightens you up immediately! So, I used it to create “Azalea with a Gold Twist”:

I used:

Essence I love stage e/s base

Ben Nye Azalea pigment

MUG e/s Glamorous

MUG e/s Chickadee

MUG e/s Beaches and Cream

MUG e/s Shimma Shimma

MUG e/s Bada Bing

Essence crystal eyeliner Gold Rush

Max Factor kohl pencil Black

Catrice Glamour Doll volume mascara

All in all, these glitter liners make me happy and shiny 🙂 How about you???