Today I have a Limited Edition Essence blush to share with you all! It is from the Home Sweet Home collection. Essence Trend Editions tend to sell out really quickly, so make sure you grab them while you can!
I have the shade 02 Wool-d You Cuddle Me? which I think is an absolutely adorable name! I really wanted both shades of the blush as you saw in my Wishlist, however this was the last one left! I'm still hoping to pick up the other shade but my local Target has a very poorly stocked stand and even the lady said they hadn't received an Essence shipment in ages (I picked up this blush from a different Target)!
The packaging is Essence's classic plastic clam-shell compact. It is quite sturdy and secure, quite good packaging coming from such a budget brand.
The real star of the show though, is the adorable pattern embossed into the product! I absolutely love the attention to detail Essence puts into their products, and this one was no exception! The imprint resembles a cable knit piece which goes perfectly with the homely and warm theme of the collection. Wool-d You Cuddle Me? comes with two colours; a light, pastel, golden peach and a cable of a medium/deep raspberry pink. When blended together you get a lovely peachy-pink shade (as you would expect!). The area of each colour is large enough so that you could just pick up one shade if you wanted. The colours match my scarf quite well!
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| Peach, Pink, Blended |
The texture of the blush is smooth and well-pigmented. It is quite a 'hard' blush being not so soft that the imprint is worn down with a couple of swatches...if that makes sense. But it is still very easy to pick up colour. The blush has quite a sheen-y finish. It is not overly shimmery but still gives a lovely glow to the skin. The colours give a beautiful warmth to the skin, and I think they are quite autumn/winter appropriate. I would most likely just swirl the shades together or just use the pink, as the peach is much more of a highlight shade for my complexion.
I absolutely adore this blush! I love everything about it; the colours, packaging and imprint! I highly reccommend checking out the blushes in this collection! The collection also contains some nail polishes, eyeshadows and lipsticks. It is exclusive to Target. The blush retails for AUD$5.50 for 8g of product.
