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There’s so much newness from this brand I don’t know where to start, so I picked out two of the newest city-themed palettes: one in the coolest tones I’ve seen in a while, Hello New York, and the other, G’Day Sydney, which is totally opposite in colour selection.
Strangely, this particular palette didn’t swatch as well as the warmer toned one – it’s an unusual selection of colours really that doesn’t say New York to me at all other than in a vaguely architectural way but if these are your shades, snap it up because this colourway doesn’t come round often. At £7 a palette, they’re immensely good value.
The first shade is iridescent – very pretty – but the second grey shade has barely any pigment. It takes a bit of working with as you can see.
This is the warm toned option, G’Day Sydney – there is also Ola Rio, also warm, and Salut Paris, in rose gold tones.
This one swatched like a dream – not a single shade lacked pigment, even the mattes, where if anything is going to be pigment poor, its those.
I love the hazy metallic blue in amongst the sunset shades. You’ll find them at your local Wilco store or online from around May time.
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5 comments
My local Wilko took out its Essence stand. GUTTED. The G’Day Sydney palette looks so good I might have to make an online order.
My local Wilko doesn’t have Essence at all! So unfair!
At last a cool palette with barely a brown in sight. Woohoooo!!
They’re in my local Primark (i.e. Penneys in Ireland)….there’s always sooo much on the stand! Browsing for ages. (Their nail polishes are very good indeed….under €2, which in sterling means they are free!)
Flipping Essence website is a waste of time usually though…..hope you guys find a third party retailer.
As ever…..J ignored these but your review is sending me back; thank you!
I can’t even imagine suiting those New York shades. Not only cool, but soooo pale. Maybe a platinum blonde or someone with silver/white hair? I’d look as if I were in fancy dress as a ropy alien.