Essence Mosaic Compact Powder

I love Essence cosmetics, they make affordable drugstore makeup with great quality as well.

INGREDIENTS: Talc, Isopropyl Isostearate, Mica, Magnesium Stearate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Isocetyl Stearoyl Stearate, Diethylhexyl Syringylidene Malonate, Calcium Aluminum Borosilicate, Silica, Phenoxyethanol, Methylparaben, Butylparaben, Ethylparaben, Isobutylparaben, Propylparaben, Parfum (Fragrance), Hexyl Cinnamal, May Contain: CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499 (Iron Oxides), CI 77891 (Titanium Dioxide).


PACKAGING: The packaging is very slick and compact. It is not flimsy at all. But it lacks a mirror and an applicator.
The pigmentation is decent and perfect at its price. It is not totally matte but not glittery at all. It has a little satin finish which gives a beautiful glow. If you use all the four shades mixed together, you can have a slightly bronzed up face and it looks amazing. I really loved this one. Totally recommend it to everyone.

FINAL VERDICT:
This is a great compact powder which has multiple uses. It can be used as a bronzer, highlighter, to set the contour and highlighted areas and also as an eyeshadow. It is very light and fine compact and stays up to 4.5 hours without a setting spray. If you use with a primer underneath and a full face of glam, then the pigmentation surely goes up and stays for like 2 hours more than the normal time period. The compact is very bendable and is not at all chunky.

It even smells like coconuts and it is really a good fragrance, not too harsh but not too low, just decent amount. And the most important factor is that Essence is cruelty-free. Totally recommend it!

PROS:
Multiple usages
Gives a subtle glow
Cruelty-free
Stays for 4.5 hours
Very Affordable
Very blendable.
Smells great

CONS:
Parabens

Essence Mosaic Compact Powder is one of the great finishing powders out there leaves you with flawlessly finished make up defiantly a great buy.

Gives me the perfect matt look which I love to have.
I do not think ill have to repurchase it because it would last me a real long time

I just loveeee this mosaic compact powder! I use it in combination with my setting powder. The setting powder I use on my highlighted areas and the compact mosaic on all the darker parts of the face like under my cheek bones on my jaw line and on my temples, since i'm a very fair girly it does the trick.

And I love the smell it got an almost coconut smell to it which is surprising since most powders got no smell to it.

The powder itself is soft and applies with no fuss or fallout. Almost done with mine so will have to restock soon!!

I love this product which gives just the correct amount of bronze glow without too much orange for my fair skin. I have to be careful, as some of these powders leave me looking like an extra for Jersey Shore LOL. I really find it great to use this on top of my blusher as a highlighter or even on my shoulders and cleavage for that extra bit of glow. This is a great product at an affordable price. The only downside was the packaging. I found the plastic clip broke on the compact, so it won't stay closed anymore. Essence products are really great for one's pocket, so the packaging story was no biggie for me and I would still repurchase.

awesome product - adds just enough glow :)

Great product with good mix of colours. I did drop mine and it all broke up and is now a mess.
Liked to use it lightly over my face over the weekend or just under my cheek bones.

I have never used compact over my foundation, but after watching loads of tutorials, I realized it is great way to add a little more colour to define features on your face – and can be used to lengthen the coverage of your foundation. I didn’t want to experiment with something too expensive, because I had never done this – so was scared of looking orange, not choosing the right sections to highlight, etc. I headed over to Essence, as they are my go-to-product, when I am wanting to try something new, while not looking at spending a small fortune. I purchased 01 – Sunkissed Beauty and was surprised at how nicely this product blended by using a big brush. It added a fresh colour which made it look like I had spent a day at the beach, it is a warmed tone wish gives you this instant boost. It is long lasting when used with a liquid foundation and is the perfect finish to every look.

Left me with a natural smooth look, not like you would get with other compact powders. The mixture of colours makes sure you don't get one heavy looking colour but even all over colour.

Gives skin a lovely sun-kissed glow