Essence Bronzing Compact Powder Matt Review shade 02 Love to be Matt

For those of you who do not know, Essence is a German Cosmetic drugstore brand, which makes quality stuff available at affordable prices. Essence Cosmetics are available in Mumbai & Delhi and online on Amazon . Today I’m going to review Essence Bronzing Compact Powder Matt in the shade 02 Love to be Matt from this lovely brand.

What Essence Claims: Silky smooth powder for a matt and tanned finish.

Shades Available

01 for lighter skin tonnes

02 Love to be Matt for medium skin tonnes.

Price: 349 INR for 10 grams.

My Experience

As soon as I headed to the beauty Centre, the Essence brand caught my fancy. I had never seen that brand before, so I quickly did some research on the internet. Which made me want to try some of thier products. Essence products are mainly geared towards fair skinned women, so its difficult to find a base match for medium to darker skin tonnes.



Anyways when I was looking for a decent powder, Essence Bronzing Compact Powder Matt caught my attention. For reference my skin tone in MAC is NC 37. The shade 02 Love to be Matt is 1-2 tonnes darker than my actual skin tone, so it doesn’t work for contouring on me. I use it, as an all over face powder for a tanned took. Even though the powder is finely milled, sometimes, the application is patchy even with a brush. For a bronzer, I definitely expected a decent pigmentation. Hopefully, I can still make it work.

Essence Bronzing Compact Powder Matt keeps my face matte for up to 5 hrs. The lid of the compact shuts tight with a click, so its travel friendly. The quality of the product is excellent. I totally love it as a face powder. Essence Bronzing Compact Powder Matt is surely something I want in my makeup stash.

Pros

Available online on Amazon

Makes an excellent face powder.

Finely Milled.

Affordable.

decent quantity for the price.

You can barelly see the swatches on my hand as, its so close to my skin tone.



Cons

Patchy Application.

Sheer coverage.

wont suit darker skin tonnes.

Only 2 shades.

And here’s a picture of mine with Essence Bronzing Compact Powder Matt used all over as a face powder.

Beauty Gyaan (BG) Rating: 3/5 as a bronzer and 4/5 as a face powder.

Overall Verdict: The quality of Essence Bronzing Compact Powder Matt is just amazing. Can be used as a bronzer by lighter skin tonnes and as an overall face powder for medium skin tonnes. Its a must try, there’s nothing to lose here, as the product will work for you either ways.

Have you used any Essence products, do let me know your experience in the comments section.