~Review~ Essence Cosmetics Stay Matt Lip Cream

Hi everyone! 

Hope your week is going well so far! I went to Shoppers Drug Mart recently and spotted a company by the name of Essence Cosmetics and decided to pick up a few things to try out and review for you guys! The most expensive thing was I believe $7 CAD so how could I go wrong! I was most intrigued by the Stay Matt lip cream as it looked like a dupe for NYX's Soft Matte Lip Cream so I decided to have a go. 

The first thing I will say is that this formula feels exactly like NYX's. It is creamy and buttery smooth to apply. It also has the same "vanilla icing" scent(maybe it's just me). This does have very good colour payoff and is quite pigmented. However, I will say that unlike the NYX Soft Matte Lip Cream, this formula does not dry as quickly, if at all and it also transfers. With the NYX one you get very good wear out of one application even with eating and drinking, however this formula I believe you will be having to re-apply a lot more often. 

That being said, great dupe however the transfer may present a problem for some people. 

This Essence Cosmetics Stay Matt Lip Cream retails for $2.49 and is available at Shoppers Drug Mart if you are interested. Also available at www.essence.eu 

I also picked up a few other Essence Cosmetics products and will be reviewing those this week along with the Rimmel Stay Matte foundation so stay tuned!! 

Hope you all have a fabulous week! 

Xo