Essence Metal Glam Eyeliner

How: brush-tip metallic eyeliner, 4ml

Price: it was a gift, but I suppose around 3€

This product was part of my birthday gift from my best friend, I've never used this kind of eyeliner before and I want to thank her for letting me discover it! Thank you Giò, I love you! ^^

I like: as you can see from the swatch image, the colour -03 pretty cool - is a gorgeous turquoise green with a very nice metallic effect. It writes perfectly well and is unexpectedly precise and easy to use - I am pretty clumsy in drawing straight lines but even I can easily draw a very good line on my eyes with this :) It gives such a nice glowy colour to the eyes and it is perfect to add a special touch even to a very simple look.

It is really affordable, like all Essence products, and I am truly impressed by how good it looks on my eyes - I've even received some compliments for it ;) 

I don't like: it writes so well that it stains a little bit the skin! It is quite hard to remove, even with an oily remover.

Now I would like to try the other shades of this product!

Stila Lip Glaze

What: lipglosses

How: pen-like packaging made of transparent plastic, brush applicator, 1.5ml

Prize: 22$ on Stila website

I received these glosses with an online giveaway I luckily won weeks ago ^^

I like: thanks to the brush the application is quite easy and precise; the clear plastic case lets you always see how much product is left. The texture, particularly for the pink shade, is a bit thick and sticky, but just the right level that makes the gloss stay on your lips for at least 3hours, and it leaves the lips soft and hydrated. Slightly scented with a sweet-fruity smell.
Grapefruit is a candy-pink, if applied lightly is basically clear, but if you add on some more it becomes a pretty nude colour, a little bit iridescent.
Majesty is a cherry-red, more transparent than Grapefruit but the colour is definitely more visible. Again, the intensity is buildable.

I don't like: I think 22$ is too pricey for a gloss, and Stila is s difficult brand to find or buy from Italy.

I leave you with some pictures -they are mine, only they're labeled with the italian address of the blog ;)

swatch with natural light