Preview: Essence - Rock Out LE

Essence loves music! Things are going to get musical in October and November 2014 with new trend edition “rock out!” - essence is once again an official sponsor of the MTV European Music Awards. Glasgow is ready to welcome the who’s who of the international music scene on the 9th of November 2014 and fans can look forward to a breathtaking show. This trend edition offers cool beauty pieces and an exciting color scheme consisting of silver, mint, pink, purple and black. Highlights include the vinyl shine lipgloss, which comes in two trendy colors with a high-shine finish. And your nails are sure to shine as bright as the stars on stage: four nail polishes, a top coat as well as nail and body tattoos are here to create a pure party feeling with their glow-in-the-dark effect. And with the shoe accessory in a retro-cassette design, your shoes are spreadingthe rock’n’roll vibe, too! It’s showtime… with essence! 

Cream eyeshadow - Eyes on me… in stylish silver, hip mint and light purple! The three ultra cool cream eyeshadows offer great coverage, create trendy color effects for your eyes and are easy to apply with your fingers. Available in 01 best rock, 02 best look and 03 best female.

Glow in the dark finger & body tattoos - Glow… on your nails and body! The new glow in the dark finger & body tattoos are available in various designs like stars, music notes or cool sayings. Simply stick them on the desired areas of your nails, face or body and all eyes are sure to be on you! Available in 01 glow in glasgow.

Shoe accessory - Play it loud! Get your dancing shoes on – not a problem with this shoe accessory in a cute retro-cassette design. Simply place the cassette on the front of your shoe and then thread your shoelaces thorough the holes on each side. Available in 01 EMAzing performer. 

Hair dye powder - Encore, encore! Now’s the time for colorful highlights in your hair! The hair dye powder creates a beautiful color gradient in pink or purple. Simply apply the powder on individual strands of hair or the ends to create a unique look. Washes out easily. Available in 01 best pop and 02 best female. 

 Liquid eyeliner -  Music united! The two liquid eyeliners in purple and sparkling silver set gorgeous accents on your eyes. The slim brush guarantees a particularly accurate eyeliner style. And it rocks as a mascara topper, too! Available in 01 best pop and 02 best rock.

Nail polish - Hands up! The four sparkling nail polishes in pink, dark purple, silver and black have a trendy glow in the dark effect. Absolute must-haves as you’re sure to stand out from the crowd with your glowing nails! Available in 01 best rock, 02 best hip-hop, 03 best pop and 04 best female.

Glow in the dark top coat - Shine bright like a diamond! This top coat contains star-shaped flakes that glow in the dark to create extraordinary effects on your nails. Simply apply over your favorite nail polish and shine as bright as the stars on stage. Available in 01 biggest fan. 

Vinyl shine lipgloss - As glossy as vinyl! This lipgloss with a trendy high shine finish is the ideal EMA companion. The high coverage combined with an ultra-glossy look is reminiscent of vinyl and is an absolute must-have. In a choice of rock-chic silver with glitter or an intensive bright pink. Available in01 best pop and 02 best rock.

Multicolour blush - Ready to rock…! The multi-color blush consisting of light and bright pink as well as purple has a soft and velvety texture to give your cheeks a touch of color. Available in 01 global icon. 

Thanks for reading!

Love, UniqaPoly

Disappointing products #1: MaxFactor Smoky Eye Effect eyeshadow - Indigo Mist

Hello! After almost two weeks of not posting I am back and beginning a new  series of posts, which will present reviews of products that disappointed me or simply didn't suit me. If you feel hopeful for a product and it turns out to be a total waste of your money - than it's correct to say you were dissapointed, even if the product wasn't so bad at all. I will mostly write about some of the products that I have that were really bad - speaking of quality, shades, pigmentation and such things and also I might sometimes include products that are not bad itself but simply didn't do what they promised on me or I had different expectations.

Starting this new series is a product by MaxFactor, it's called Smoky Eye Effect eyeshadow and I have it in the shade Indigo Mist. Basically this is a cream, double ended eyeshadow, shaped in a form of wax crayons. The packaging is simple and plastic, both ends have transparent cap, so you can see the shades. At the sides you have written "Step 1" and "Step 2", to help you create the wanted look. What really got my attention was the shades - the combo of bright baby blue and deep browny purple shade. Especially I had hopes for the light blue  and was not dissapointed as for pigmentation, but the other shade is just terrible. It's not purple at all, it's browny with a hint of shimmer and only looks purplish under fake lights in the shop.

On swatches I made at the store and at home these looked pretty decent, but on the lids... not so much. I tried using eyeshadow base and also without it but this product simply refuses to work for me. It has a different consistency than I'm used to with the cream eyeshadows. It's very light, greasy and transparent which makes it difficult to get the shade even all over your lids. Also it's not easy to build it up, it takes quite a long time. Brushes don't help much, only make the thing look worse, since all the pigmentation gets to stick on the brush and you have to start all over again. I first applied straight from the bullet, than used my fingers but it didn't look good. So I tried brushes and make up sponges but ended up making a bigger mess. So I went back in with my own fingers and somehow managed to make the shades look even. And so I thought I will be good for the day and looking ok at work.

Well, that did not happen. I had the product with me and was able to reapply a little, but mostly I just used my fingers and reblended the whole thing every time it got creased or faded. And the creasing started really fast, not even half an hour after application I was already having my eyeshadows in three lines and it looked really greasy and ugly.

So basically, my experience with this product was bad from the get go. First problems with application, than fading and creasing. The look didn't last enough even for me to get from home to work and I already needed to make touch ups. Really too bad, because the bright blue shade was a really lovely one and it suited my eyes very well. The other browny shade was not so much for my taste and I already have similar ones. Also they both give shimmery finish, which made the whole thing look even worse. Here's some swatches to check :)

Actually, I was really lucky to get this product on two different discounts and it costed me a couple of euros, something like 3,50 euros, because the regular price is about 10 and that's a lot. Especially for a product that needs so much work and effort only to make you look ok for half an hour.

Personally I really don't recommend this one, but you know best whether or not this will work for you :)

Hope this was helpful to you!

Love, UniqaPoly