“All about Roses” and “All about nudes” palettes by Essence

I’ve recently seen 5 new palettes by Essence in German drugstore, I swatched them and could not leave them behind. They felt so nice that I had to take with me 2 of them.

Price: 3,95€ in German DM drugstore.

Colours: each palette contains 8 colours. “All about nudes” is a palette with earthy tones (5 matt colours, 2 shimmery colours and 1 matt with micro glitter). “All about roses” is a palette with pinks, mauves and purples (3 matt colours, 5 shimmery colours). They have medium pigmentation, buildable to certain extend.

All about roses eyeshadow palette by Essence

Texture: the eyeshadows are buttery smooth, they blend like a dream. When dipping a brush into them, they have little bit of fallout so tap your brush to remove the excess before applying them onto the eyelids.

Longevity: with just a regular eyeshadow primer they last well except the light colours. Those either fade out completely or crease in the inner part of the eye. If you apply cream eyeshadow underneath them (for example cream eyeshadow pencil by Rimmel, Milani, Bourjois, Astor…), they last all day without creasing or fading.

All about Nudes eyeshadow palette by Essence

Final verdict: east to apply with just enough pigmentation, these palettes are ideal for everyday use, suitable also for beginners. I don’t mind using cream bases underneath the eyeshadows as they look nice. The quality/price ratio is unbeatable so I absolutely recommend trying them.