Ich habe gestern die neue P2 LE home sweet home sowie die Essence LE Blossoms etc... entdeckt.
Der Kauf viel etwas anders aus als erwartet...Den Essence liquid blush habe ich mir wider Erwarten nicht gekauft, er war mir zu flüssig, zu wenig Farbe und ein bisschen zu viel Glitzer. Der Liquid blush hatte zwar offiziell keinen Tester, aber da sich vor mir schon jemand an dem Liquid Blush vergangen hatte, tropfte das Produkt ohnehin schon aus dem Pumpspender. Statt dem Essence Liquid Blush sind es dann jedoch die P2 Blush Sticks geworden. Sie sind nicht schimmernd / glitzernd und die zwei Farben sind wirklich toll. Sie erinnern mich stark an die Cheek Stains von Tarte. Aus der P2 LE durfte außerdem noch der Nagellack in blue sky mit, ein tolles Pastellblau.Bei Essence konnte ich dann dem Nagellack A Hint of Mint sowie dem Nagellack und dem passenden Lidschattenduo in Forget Me Not nicht widerstehen.
Den Nagellack Forget me Not trage ich auch gerade, eine richtig tolle Gute-Laune-Farbe. Ein Fliederton mit blauem Schimmer, der jedoch auf dem Nagel kaum zur Geltung kommt. Der Auftrag ist gewöhnungsbedürftig. Ich kann nicht genau sagen, ob es an dem Pinsel oder an der Konsistenz liegt...aber immerhin ist der Nagellack schon nach einer Schicht deckend.
I got several things from the recent LE from P2 (home sweet home) as well as Essence (Blossoms etc...). From the P2 LE I got 2 blush sticks in Fresh Apricot and Soft Pink, they remind me of Tarte's Cheek Stains a little. I also got the LE Polish in blue sky from P2. From the Essence collection I got two polishes Hint of Mint and Forget me Not as well as an eyeshadow duo in Forget me Not.I already painted my nails in Forget Me Not which is a really happy color. It's a lilac with a hint of blue shimmer which is unfortunately not really noticeable once the polish is applied.
Here are swatches of the eyeshadow duo in Forget me Not. The first swatches are over a base the second are without a base. The first color doesn't really show off without a base. The second color is btw a Dupe for Mac Crystal. I went to a Douglas the same day I bought this duo and I randomly swatched Crystal. Later at home when I swatched this duo I thought I had a déjà-vu. They look pretty much the same. Too bad I washed of the Crystal swatch from MAC so I can't show pictures of a comparison...
Fresh Apricot ist Tipsy von Tarte farblich etwas ähnlich. Tipsy hat jedoch im Gegensatz zu Fresh Apricot einen größeren Pinkanteil.
Like I already mentioned. The P2 LE blush sticks kind of remind me of the Tarte Cheek Stains. I only have one Mini in Tipsy by Tarte and I made a little comparison.The Tarte Mini has almost the same size as the P2 Blush sticks.Tarte's Cheek Stain has a better color payoff. I needed a lot more P2 product to end up with the same color intensity. The Cheek Stains are also more of a gel texture than the P2 ones which are slightly more creamy. That might also explain why the Tarte Stain lasts longer. When I wiped of the swatches from the back of my hand the P2 ones were totally gone and the Tarte one still somewhat lasted. But I imagine that the P2 ones will last all they if you set them with a little bit of powder blush. I do however prefer the finish of the Tarte Cheek Stain. It is a little more fresh and vivid than the more flat looking Blush Sticks from P2. They are of course fresh looking compared to powder blush but they are not as fresh looking as Tarte. Probably because of the gel texture of Tarte and the slight shimmer in Tipsy which the P2 Blush Sticks don't have.But for only 2,65€ I can still recommand the P2 Blush Sticks. They are just not as good as the Tarte Cheek Stain, but also only a fraction of the price.
P2's Blush Stick in Fresh Apricot looks a little similar in color to Tipsy but has less pink to it.