Essence Skin Care and Nail Care Review

I'm always on the lookout for new skin care products. Now that I came back to Germany, its became more of a challenge to find skin care products on the economy. As a teenager, I would use Bebe skin care products and I loved it; I didn't have many breakouts as a kid but Bebe made sure they didn't get out of hand. Warning: I'll probably use the word "love" a lot in this review only because it is the truth. ^_^

As I was browsing the aisle (for the first time) I came upon Essence skin care. First thought, was 'Yes, its in English'. Bebe is not in english but I have a German cousin so back then it was easy. Essence instructions come in English, German, and French. I'm proficient in French so I would have been okay.

This soft cleansing gel, is what it says its soft. It leaves my skin smooth and soft without the dryness of other products that I've tried. Also, does a good job of removing make up, even waterproof. I always use a make up remover wipe before washing my face. It is really great especially for 1,95 euro, whats not to love?

Here are the refreshing wipes, which I use mainly to remove make-up one the days that I wear a foundation. I've used one other before these and they were the Nivea removing wipes, but these by far beat out Nivea and I loved those but love these Essence wipes even more. They remove alot of foundation and they take off waterproof liner and mascara and the best part is that they are gentle on the eyes, no burning what so ever. These cost 1,95 for a pack of 25.

Next up the pure skin toner/powder and anti-spot moisturizer. I have sensitive skin and I don't use a lot of toner anyway, but this is my favourite toner. This toner has powder, which I've never seen before in american or british toners. The powder is to give your face a matte finish, which is nice if you have oily skin. I use toner as part of my night regiment about 2-3 times a week to prevent new spots. It works like a charm, I have no redness or irritation and I love that its not super drying.

In conjuction, I use the moisturizer. Its lightweight and moisturizing and makes a good make up base. If I decide to wear foundation; I'll moisturize with this. Reduces spots very well, I use this before bed.

The holy grail of anti spot gels...as far as I know lol. This is my first but its fantastic; I'm not exaggerating. I picked this up the day after I burst a big spot on my nose (yeah I shouldn't have done that, Its a bad habit) and it left a wicked semi big spot on the side of my nose. So, I picked it up yeah sure I'll give it a try. Instructions say you can use it as many times per day as you want, I used it twice.

You have to be careful, it does leave a white spot after an hour or so. I digress, it worked and it worked quickly the first week I used it three times a day and by the end of the second week it was barely noticable. I still have the spot but you have to get nose to nose on my to see it. For spots coming on, I dab it on before bed and in the morning they are barely there. Love, love, love this product and I'm currently on my back up so its time to get some more!!!!

The best nail polish remover that I've ever owned. Its says its all in the name. It removes the toughest nail polishes while keeping your nails and cuticles moisturized. For someone like me that changes polishes every week, my nails are strong and moisturized. Essence also has a hardening and whitening remover that I will probably be picking up since this bottle is almost gone. It cost me 0,75 at Rossman and its 0,65 at DM but its still under one euro and its amazing.

Hope you like my review, lovelies!! Ciao, ciao!!