Essence
DrugstoreBudget-friendly complexion staples with solid performance for the price.
Verdict
Essence is a drugstore brand that delivers surprisingly good performance for the cost, especially in complexion products. The Silky Blur Hydrating Longwear Concealer is a standout — a thin, lightweight formula with solid coverage and a natural finish that many creators prefer over pricier options. The Soft Touch Butter Bronzer also gets consistent praise for its smooth, buildable, natural-matte finish, though the shade range is limited. The Flawless Skin Trio Loose Setting Powder is more divisive: some love the color-correcting effect, while others find it drying or clingy.
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Silky Blur Hydrating Longwear Concealer
I feel like a lot of concealers settle right here and then move around... this concealer has not settled into those wrinkles which says a lot for more of a like smoothing formula more of a satin finish.

Flawless Skin Trio Loose Setting Powder
What's so nice about this is that you get a lavender powder, a pink powder, and then a peach powder that you could either use individually or mix all the shades together.

Lash Princess False Lash Effect Mascara Waterproof
Oh, look at that immediate darkness. Wait. Okay. Little bit clumpy, but I like clumpy

Soft Touch Butter Bronzer
It kind of has like a light coconut beachy scent, which you might not love if you don't like scented makeup products, but for me, it just it strikes me as like a summertime product.

Foundation Stick
It's got a nice like peachy, not pink or yellow undertone, like a perfect neutral peachy type of undertone, which is kind of hard to find in cheaper foundations

Brighten Up! Banana Powder
This I do like, and it's a nice topper if you want to brighten or if you want to just set your under eyes with a very light shade.
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Verdict
Essence is a drugstore brand that delivers surprisingly good performance for the cost, especially in complexion products. The Silky Blur Hydrating Longwear Concealer is a standout — a thin, lightweight formula with solid coverage and a natural finish that many creators prefer over pricier options. The Soft Touch Butter Bronzer also gets consistent praise for its smooth, buildable, natural-matte finish, though the shade range is limited. The Flawless Skin Trio Loose Setting Powder is more divisive: some love the color-correcting effect, while others find it drying or clingy.
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