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Happy Monday everybody! I am really excited to be sharing a step by step beauty tutorial today featuring essence cosmetics.  I am 35% excited that their products are sooo affordable yet high quality, 35% excited that their products are sold at Target (the retailer I visit the most) and 30% excited about anything that makes my readers and me feel like a prettier/better version of ourselves.  Sounds like a perfect 100% to me!

1 – I started with a fresh face that included light foundation, concealer and eyebrow penciling.

2 – First I used my essence 05 vintage eyeshadow palette.  I love this palette because it includes some greens with it’s beautiful nudes and browns. I started by covering my eyelid with a skin toned neutral just to give the eye a good foundation.  Then, I took the lighter green shimmer shadow in my crease and blended it out into the top of my lid and above my crease. I used the dark green shadow for a tighter crease color and blended outward, but not as far out as my light green color.  After that, I took the dark brown shadow in the corner of the crease and blended it down to the top of the lash line. To finish up the eye shadow I took the lightest shimmer shadow and applied it right under my brow and to the inner corner of my eye to highlight those areas to really make them pop.

3 – After curling my lashes I used my essence super fine eyeliner pen across the top of my lash line.  Don’t be skeptical of its price point. This liner has great staying power! With a small tight brush I gently applied the darkest green shadow to my lower lash line.  To finish, I topped off my eyes with 3 coats of essence lash princess mascara for a semi dramatic eye.

4 – After my eyes were good to go, I moved on to the best makeup trick in the books…..contouring.  I contoured with essence contour powder in 01 light.  This worked great on my skin, but going darker would have been a good option too.  When contouring, you want to first make a kissy or fish face. Then take the bronze color in an upward motion right under the cheek bone.  Using an angled brush for the bronzing part helps a lot.  Make sure to bronze around the top of the forehead and under the chin too.  I took it one step further using a smaller brush and contoured down the sides of my nose.  Lastly I used the highlighter and lightly brushed the top of my cheek bones, center of my nose, middle of my forehead and the center of my chin.

5 – Next I applied my blush! I used essence silky touch blush in shade 20 babydoll.  To achieve the perfect flushed look, I smile and the lightly dust the apple of my cheek and trail upward. I love to finish by taking the blush brush to my eyes and very lightly dust my brow bone to give my eyes a natural pink pop. It creates a slight sun kissed look.

6 – Lastly I used my essence lipliner in 05 soft berry to line my lip and shade in the top and sides of my lower lip.  After that I topped my lips off with essence lipstick 06 barely there.  It’s such a beautiful berry neutral that would look good on so many skin tones.

7 -Voila! The look is complete and I am a happy shopper.

After wearing essence all day (church, lunch and a doggie birthday party) I can honestly say I am really impressed by the quality.  You really don’t have to spend big bucks in order to achieve a beautiful look that lasts all day long.

I found my essence cosmetics products at Target in Salt Lake City, Utah on isle A13 in the beauty department.

essence cosmetics is the perfect back to school makeup line for a fresh, new and affordable look. Be sure to check out their products at a Target near you! If your local Target doesn’t carry essence cosmetics, you can find them online Here

Below are all the items I used to create my look!

essence Vintage Eye Shadow Palette $5.49

essence Long Lasting Lipstick in Barely There $2.99

essence Lash Princess Mascara $4.99

essence Lipliner Pencil in Soft Berry $1.99

essence Contour Powder in Light $3.99

essence Eyeliner Waterproof Pen $3.99

Did you know that 95% of essence cosmetics are manufactured in europe and adhere to their strict standard that are higher than the US FDA? essence Cosmetics does not test their products on animals. essence let’s their products do the talking.  They do not invest in high end models or celebrities to market. Instead they put that money into developing the best possible products.

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