I purchase a lot of Essence limited edition collections, and back in autumn 2021 I purchased almost the whole (if not the whole) Coffee to Glow collection. The collection consists of both skin care and make-up. The skin care includes the Under-Eye Energy Treatment (01 Expresso Yourself!), the Coffee lip scrub (01 Where Have You Bean All My Life?), and the Healthy Glow face scrub (01 Never Stop Grinding!). The Body & Mind Wake Up mist (01 Give It Your Best Shot!) would probably be considered skin care as well. Make-up wise the collection included highlighter beans (01 Meant To Bean Together!) and and eyeshadow palette (01 Up For Coffee?). Lastly, the collection also included a scented highlighter brush (01 Hello Brew-Tiful!). Pretty much everything smells like coffee.

Here’s a closer look at the face scrub and the lip scrub. I haven’t used the face scrub yet, but I’ve used the lip scrub quite a bit. It’s not my absolute favourite lip scrub, but the stick form is very convenient.

The highlighter beans I’ve actually already gotten rid off, because they were too dark on me and a lot of them broke as well. But they were super cute.

Here’s what the eyeshadow palette looks like. It’s a very simple neutral palette heavily influenced by Huda Beauty. The quality is quite nice though (I wore it here).

And this is the scented highlighter brush. A bit gimmicky, but I do usually like Essence brushes, so I don’t mind.

Here’s the make-up I wore with this outfit. I just love purple eyeshadow; it always looks great.

(Base: primer – Wet n Wild Prime Focus The Impossible primer, foundation – Essence Pretty Natural hydrating foundation (shade: 030 Neutral Ivory), concealer – L’Oréal Infaillible More Than Concealer (shade: 322 Ivory), powder – Laura Mercier Translucent Loose setting powder. Face make-up: bronzer – MAC Radiant Matte bronzing powder (shade: Beige-ing Beauty), blusher – The Balm Balm Beach long-wearing blush, highlighter – MAC Extra Dimension Skinfinish in Let It Glow. Eye make-up: base – MAC Pro Longwear Paint Pot in Painterly, eyeshadows – Juvia’s Place The Violets eyeshadow palette (shades: 1. & 3. shade 1. row + 1. & 2. & 3. shade 2. row) + MAC Extra Dimension foil eyeshadow in Cooler Than Being Cool, mascaras – MAC Magic Extension mascara + L.A. Girl Volumatic mascara (shade: Purple), eyeliner – LA Girl Shockwave Neon Liner (shade: Vivid). Eyebrows: Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Freeze + Maybelline Brow Ultra Slim pencil in Medium Brown. Lips: Gosh Velvet Touch lipliner in 004 Simply Red + Essence MY POWER IS Fire matt lipstick in 03 I’m On Fire!)

Here’s the make-up I wore with this outfit. I used the Essence Dancing Green eyeshadow palette for the eye look, and I really like this mini palette as well. The quality is very nice, and I like the green shades.

(Base: primer – Charlotte Tilbury Hollywood Flawless Filter (shade: 1 Fair), foundation – e.l.f. Cosmetics Camo CC Cream (shade: Fair 120N), concealers – Too Faced Born This Way super coverage concealer (shade: Snow) + Anastasia Beverly Hills Magic Touch concealer (shade: 1), powders – NYX High Definition finishing powder in Banana + Catrice All Matt Shine Control powder Healthy Look in 100 Neutral Fresh Beige. Face make-up: bronzer + blusher – Ofra Crew blush/bronzer duo, highlighters – Essence Coffee To Glow highlighter beans (shade: 01 Meant To Bean Together!) + Revlon SkinLights Prismatic highlighter in 201 Daybreak Glimmer. Eye make-up: base – MAC Pro Longwear Paint Pot in Painterly, eyeshadows – Essence eyeshadow in 05 Granny Pants + Essence Dancing Green eyeshadow palette (shades: Watch That Scene + Rock Music + Only Seventeen + Feel The Beat + Night Is Young + You Can Dance), mascara – MAC Magic Extension mascara, eyeliner – Jeffree Star Automatic eyeliner in Armored Truck. Eyebrows: Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Freeze + Maybelline Brow Ultra Slim pencil in Medium Brown. Lips: Jeffree Star Cosmetics Velour liquid lipstick in Deep Pockets)