Essence What The Fake! Mascara

[sample/affiliate] This is a wonderful product to start the New Year with – £3.49 and behaving better than a mascara at ten times the price. This is exactly the sort…
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Essence You Better Work Mascara

[productsample] You’ll be pleased to know that Essence has done it again. A £3 mascara that’s running rings around the competition. The ‘sell’ on this is athleisure – a mascara…
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Essence Spring Collection

Mostly, I never hear a wrong word about Essence – it’s a pretty amazing budget brand that won’t leave your pockets empty when you want to try a trend. The…
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Empties

[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] I’m not usually organised enough to post empties – I think I’ll hang on to an empty bottle until I have a few more to do a proper post…
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e.l.f. Ride or Die Lip Balm

[unpaid/sample] In due course, you’ll be able to find these £5 fruity balms in Boots – in store or on-line. It’s interesting how e.l.f. has attracted Boots as a stockist…
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Surratt Prismatique Eyes

[affiliate/sample] I’m swinging completely the other way from the £3.50 Essence mascara of my previous post straight into the luxury pricing of Surratt’s new Prismatique Eyes at £54 each. Gulp.…
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Catrice In The UK

[productsample] So, at last, we have access to Essence’s sister brand, Catrice. There are certain categories in budget beauty that perform equally to more expensive counterparts, and some that don’t…
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Collosol Water Milk Cleanser

I’m trying really hard to remember exact consistency of the Anne French Cleansing Milk because the smell of Collosol reminds me of that – slightly sweet, citrussy and milky all…
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