Hello folks! I know colour correcting is a bit of a ‘been there, done that’, but there is a launch from Essence that I think is worth looking at. I’ve tried a couple of colour correctors here are there and they’ve always been pretty good. The only issue is that for something I don’t use all the time, I don’t want to spend a huge amount of money on it. I think the Essence Colour Correcting Sticks have that point covered!
There are five colours in the Essence Colour Correcting Stick collection, each targeting a specific concern. There is yellow (dark circles), nude (dark spots), green (redness), purple (tiredness), and peach (dullness).
As you can see from the swatches, these pack a punch. Also, it’s hard to tell from a swatch, but these sticks are super creamy. They don’t tug at all and distribute the product evenly. The stick-format also makes it easy to use and blending is a breeze. I end up using my fingers to distribute, and the warmth from my fingers makes it easy. I notice that these can somewhat sink into pores right at application, but after blending, they are totally fine.
I was able to make use out of all of them other than really the purple one. Not sure if I used it correctly, but meh. The ones I could see myself using on the regular are the Yellow (dark circles) and Green (redness). My dark circles are out of this world and there is a lot of redness on my face in general
Another thing I really like about these colour correctors is the price. They retail for $5.99 which is a pretty solid drugstore price. I feel like I complain about this at every chance I get, but I find the drugstore getting so out of hand. The prices just seem crazy. Essence is one brand that stays affordable and I can definitely commend them for it.
So if you want some easy colour correcting products to add to your routine, I would recommend the Essence Colour Correcting Sticks! In Canada, you can find these at Shoppers Drug Mart!
Thanks so much for reading! Have a great day!
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6 Comments
It’s nice that there is affordable options for colour correcting! The yellow works pretty well for dark circles? I’ve always heard it’s peach or orange that covers dark circles.
Yeah, you can use yellow or pink/ salmon for under the eyes. To my knowledge, the pink helps to cancel out the blues or purples from dark circles. I actually have hereditary dark circles (not from being tired) so my dark circles don’t usually have a lot of purple/ blue undertones. The yellow works well to brighten!
Very nice to know! I’ve never heard of yellow for dark circles but I can see how it would work and definitely help brighten!
I am most tempted to buy the purple one! The older I get the more dull I find my complexion to be.
Ah!! Yeah hoping to make use of the purple one more!