Tuesday, 13 November 2012

Comparison: Essence Home Sweet Home LE Lipstick 01 Red-y To Relax + Essence Lipstick 44 Almost Famous

Hi there!
Today I'd like to compare 2 lipsticks for you guys, both are by Essence. The first one is the shade 01 Red-y To Relax from their current Home Sweet Home LE, and the other one is a rather popular permanent shade, the color 44 Almost Famous. They looked very similar on the outside, so I thought you might be interested in a comparison!
The packaging looks super similar, only the LE one has the name of the LE on it. In the following pictures, Essence Almost Famous is always on the left, Red-y To Relax on the right.
When you open both lipsticks, they still look very similar, but you can tell slight differences. The LE one looks matter and a tad darker, the permanent lipstick a little more shiny.
When swatching them, the real differences become visible: Red-y To Relax is a matte pigmented deep blue-toned red, whereas Almost Famous is a slightly pink-toned, sheerer and shinier lipstick.
When applied to the lips, they don't look similar at all anymore.
naked lips
Essence Almost Famous
Essence Red-y To Relax
So, after all, no dupes here. They looked very alike on the outside but turned out to be utterly different products. Which one do you prefer?
xoxo, Misch

4 comments:

  1. Both very pretty colors! I alread thought about buying this LE lipstick, but up to now I didn't find it anywhere -.-

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    1. glad you like them :)
      Oh, that's a pity, but I'm sure you'll still be able to get it :) Sometimes these drugstores are just a little slow :D

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  2. As a red stain kind of girl my favorite would definitely be the LE one, because it's more versatile and pigmented

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