I've been keepimg me beadys open looking for a full range of the up and coming budget make up range Catrice for the past while and thanks to the lovelies at twitter @deefur to be precice (thanks doll) I found a stockist close enough to me. I lashed the kids into the car at 5 on Friday last afraid that it would all be sold out before I got there (yes, it is that popular). God, well she must have been looking out for me cos when we got there the sales assistant had just fiinished stocking the whole range completely. Sweet Jesus I near keeled over with the excitement. There was nobody else in the shop but us so I dispatched the kids to the NYC testers and away I went.
First on my wantsies list was a load of their nail polishes. They are good!! They are actually very good. At 2.49 it's amazing how good they are. Massive amount of pigment means one coat is enough. It's thick enough too without being gloopy. I got shade 30 Meet me at Coral Island which is, surprise, surprise, coral. A deep coral virging on shocking pink which looks amazeballs on your tootsies with a nice bitta tan.
 |
| Meet me at Coral Island |
My favourite item from Catrice is without a doubt the eyebrow set. It comes in a compact little box with two shades, a brown and a grey. At first glass the brown looks too light as does the grey but when you apply them they are definitely dark enough. I was happy enough with just the colours but upon giving the box a little shake I heard a rattle and discovered a hidden compartment. The excitement of me when I discovered a mini tweezers and a comb and angled brush for application. Unfuppinreal!! This set me back a ridic 4.49. I mean serio, you wouldn't get a sambo for that these days. Delireh!
I then got a Lashes to Kill mascara. It promises an eye opening effect. Charming! The jury's out on this one. I'm loathe to change if I find a mascara I like and I've been loving NYC's Showtime Volumizing Mascara (another bargain at a fiver btw). The brush is a little on the fat side (so not been sizest) and I don't believe you get the same wiggle from a fat brush as you do from it's slimmer sister. I also don't think it's as black a formula as you can get. Charcoaly would be my description. Still, I'll perservere and see if 3 coats is enough!
The lipsticks are all kinds of awesome! Again, a massive amount of pigment is involved and it's such a creamy consistency. One scoop on the brush and I was covered. I have been on a quest for the perfect nude since birth and I think I may just have found it. Coupled with the lipliner from their Lip Designer range 050 Caramel Brown (which has a lipbrush at the end of the pencil, genius), the Ultimate Colour lipstick in shade 010 Be Natural gives a perfect nude lip. A tad on the beige side but only just. A hint of a barely there pink gloss fixes that. I used Sexy Motherpucker from the Soap and Glory range.
I took a chance on the foundation. I did so only because I splashed on the Armani Luminous Silk foundation a while back and suffice to say have not been blow away at all at all. I thought it would be a carbon copy of the Armani Hydra Glow which I hearted madly. But it's not. It's more sheer, not as much covereage and a bit too dewy for my taste. So I was in the market for a total coverage foundation for the days when I don't want to build up the colour with the Armani. Enter Catrice Photo Finish 18 hours, oil free and with light reflecting pigments for only 6.99.....why yes please! I was so impressed with it that I wore it on my big night out last night. I would NEVER normally do this. I save the best of my best for nights like last night but it gave me the coverage and the lasting finish I wanted and needed especially in the sweatbox that is Harry's On The" Bleeding" Green. Honest to God girls it's super!
Check it out on their website http://www.catrice.eu/products.html. I believe that Catrice is better quality than NYC, Gosh and at the same level as, if not better than Rimmel. I love it!
I love Catrice too. They have the best black eye shadow I've come across in a while (which I read about on Beaut.ie). I haven't tried their foundations cos they don't do a pale enough shade but I'm used to that. I really like Essence too though, their Stay Natural Concealer is fab. And they both do really nice Limited Edition Collections as well.
ReplyDeleteDifferent Strokes for Different Folks and all that cos I love the Armani Luminous Silk Foundation.
Ah Essence is fab too chic! I have a few essence polishes. Not bad! I am defo gonna grab a few mono shadows including black next time I have the money. Do you rate NYC? I think it's another fab budget brand with multiple use products like the blusher colour wheel. I use the salmon section as a base eyeshadow abd the brown in the socket. I also use it as a shader. I rate both these brands ahead if Gosh for value for money.
ReplyDelete