Essence lipsticks are medium pigmented and very moisturizing. They feel more like tinted lip balms (however much more pigmented than Nivea's Labello). Some colours are shimmery, some are not, I prefer the non-shimmery ones. Almost Famous is a non-shimmery bright red and This Is Me is a bright pink also without shimmer. Both are extremely wearable colours.

Šminke od Essence so srednje prekrivne in zelo vlažilne. Meni se zdijo kot obarvani balzami za ustnice (vseeno so veliko bolj pigmentirane kot Nivejine Labelle). Nekatere barve imajo bleščice, nekatere ne, obe šminki spodaj nimata bleščič. Almost Famous je živo rdeča in This Is Me je živo roza. Kljub temu da izgledata zelo živo v tubi, na ustnicah izpadeta zelo nosljivo.