
Background information
Barbie fascination – meeting a collector
by Natalie Hemengül
She was tiny and brought me great joy as a child: Polly Pocket. I was also overjoyed when I heard that Essence was reviving my favourite toy in the form of a cosmetics collection.
Barbie is great. Polly Pocket is better.
There, I said it!
No toy brings back childhood memories faster than the miniature doll from the hinged box. I'm deliberately excluding the larger and more manoeuvrable Polly version, which looks a lot like Barbie. This is because Mattel had a hand in this after a takeover. Essence is bringing back 90s nostalgia with a franchise collection this summer. Not in the nursery, but in our toiletries bag. And I am so ready for it.
The limited trend edition includes:
Lip Glazes
I love the purple tube in the colour «Polly2K». It's not just the play on words in the name. The format also shines, because: the gloss tubes are back in 2000s style and trendier than ever. Thanks to the key ring and the pendants, which create a pretty contrast, the product has its finger on the pulse in two ways.
Lip mask
Okay, a genius was at work here. When closed, the «Peptide Lip Mask» looks like a Polly Pocket box. Once opened, a mirror and a Polly are revealed. The golden knob at the front can be pulled out and serves as an applicator. A thematically very successful design. Will the lip mask also be any good?
Eyeshadow palette
I love Essence. But eyeshadows aren't exactly their speciality. With this palette, it's more the box design that appeals to me - not the colour selection. Once you open the box, the pollys jump out at you in the form of a pop-up element. You pull the eyeshadows out of the box like a drawer. Really cutely done.
Blush Stick
You and I both know that I don't need this blush stick. After all, Essence only recently launched a comparable product. Nevertheless, I flirt with the cheek rouge. Primarily because it looks jelly-like and is mixed with green shimmer flakes. A product that I could look at for hours with the same fascination as a snow globe.
The collection is due to go on sale from 28 July. Unfortunately, it will not be available at Galaxus.
Are you more of a Barbie fan?
Then you might be interested in this interview with a collector:
As a massive Disney fan, I see the world through rose-tinted glasses. I worship series from the 90s and consider mermaids a religion. When I’m not dancing in glitter rain, I’m either hanging out at pyjama parties or sitting at my make-up table. P.S. I love you, bacon, garlic and onions.