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Essence

Brand Publisher · Beauty brands, retailers & creators · 10 mentions · 2 subreddits · discussed in r/BeautyGuruChatter, r/MakeupAddiction

Reddit take

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Pros

  • LA Girl, Wet and Wild, and Essence have stayed low price
  • Essence feels to me a lot more like what ELF used to be. ... Essence has gone up in price a bit (as has everything) but still one of the most affordable drugstore brands and I actually prefer their mascaras to some of the more expensive...
  • I switched to Essence.
  • Essence is better anyhow.
  • For the EU (because I'm not sure about the US and other countries, sorry): Catrice and Essence really have so truly good products. Just as cheap, also vegan.

Cons

  • I’ve tried several drugstore mascaras (Essence, Catrice, and Maybelline Sky High), but the result is always the same.
  • In my country, colourpop and essence still don't have their entire product catalogue here. Most of their products aren't available and even if they are, the shade range is extremely limited.
  • Is this not basically what Essence has been selling for years?

Sentiment

7 positive (70%) · 1 mixed (10%) · 2 negative (20%)

Trust + time weighted score: +48% · raw score 50%

What redditors said (10 of 10)

I’ve tried several drugstore mascaras (Essence, Catrice, and Maybelline Sky High), but the result is always the same.
negative · u/F****1 · r/MakeupAddiction · Dec 31, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
LA Girl, Wet and Wild, and Essence have stayed low price
positive · u/E****l · r/BeautyGuruChatter · comment · Dec 31, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
Essence feels to me a lot more like what ELF used to be. ... Essence has gone up in price a bit (as has everything) but still one of the most affordable drugstore brands and I actually prefer their mascaras to some of the more expensive ones.
positive · u/l****h · r/BeautyGuruChatter · comment · Dec 8, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
I switched to Essence.
positive · u/P****b · r/BeautyGuruChatter · comment · Dec 8, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
In my country, colourpop and essence still don't have their entire product catalogue here. Most of their products aren't available and even if they are, the shade range is extremely limited.
negative · u/m****_ · r/MakeupAddiction · comment · Nov 29, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
Essence is better anyhow.
positive · u/P****b · r/BeautyGuruChatter · comment · Nov 7, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
Is this not basically what Essence has been selling for years?
mixed · u/M****y · r/BeautyGuruChatter · comment · Aug 27, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
For the EU (because I'm not sure about the US and other countries, sorry): Catrice and Essence really have so truly good products. Just as cheap, also vegan.
positive · u/V****e · r/MakeupAddiction · comment · Aug 14, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
anyone who's looking for comparable brands I've always been an Essence girly, way cheaper and genuinely better quality in my opinion
positive · u/G****2 · r/BeautyGuruChatter · comment · Aug 14, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
Essence doesn’t do this! :)
positive · u/p****z · r/MakeupAddiction · comment · Jan 19, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗

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