Catrice Lipstich Rouge a Levres review

A little thing I have been loving past two months or so.

This lipstick is from a  May-June 2013 limited addition ''Hip Trip'' line.

Website: Catrice Cosmetics

Packaging

 I have to say I was quite disappointed with the packaging. It has this cheap feel and look that other Catrice products doesn't. The silver(ish) packaging started wear away quite fast and the top falls of quite easily. (●__●)

 Color/Texture

The color looks intense and bright in the container but once applied it turns into a beautiful pink color. The texture of the lipstick is very balm like. It gives this lite balm feeling when you put it on. As such a balmy lipstick it is pigmented very nicely - the color is bright but not too bright, it is also  quite buildable.

My opinion

Despite a really disappointing package I love this lipstick  (｡♥‿♥｡). Too bad it came in only 3 colors... I hope they will make more lipsticks like this one (just with better package lol)

Tried any Catrice Cosmetics products? Want a review on something? Leave a comment down below (^_−)☆

MUA mini haul

First of all, sorry for not posting for a long time I had a hard time at university.. but now I am back with a new post.

I recently made a purchase from MUA (Make Up Academy) website. I have been interested in this brand for a while but I never bough anything from them. 

Little information about the brand:

Brand: UK brand MUA (Make Up Academy)

Website: http://www.muastore.co.uk/index.php/

What they say about themselves: 'Great makeup doesn’t need to cost the earth and it is MUA’s promise to bring surprising quality, colour, fun and innovation to each and every product it delivers. Bringing guilt free makeup to every ladies makeup bag!'

After watching lots and lots of review videos I finally decided on things I wanna get.

SHIPPING

In the photo below you can see the package everything came in.

I will say I was expecting a little box but the envelope is ok too because the things inside there wrapped up really well (except eye primer, it was left unwrapped for some reason but it wasn't damaged or anything so it's good)

The shipping cost me £4.95 (I live in Europe) and I think its not that expensive.

It took 5 days for the package to be delivered to me. It is fast, I usually wait for a lot longer to get things I order. BUT it took very long till they actually shipped the package. They said on the website 'We aim to dispatch all orders within 5 working days of receipt during our working week' and they actually dispatched my order on the evening of the 5 day. Maybe they had a lot of orders..

Products

These are the five products I've got:

• Undress Me Too Palette £3.00
• Eye Primer £1.50 
• Nail Varnish (Shade 5) £1.00 
• Lipstick (shade 5) £1.00
• Trio Eyeshadow (Pink sorbet) £2.50

Total Cost: £9.00 (without shipping)

From the first view products products look cheap (well they are cheap..) but once I looked inside and swapped them the quality is actually very good. I think they saved up a little on the packaging and put it in the products quality, in the end I think that's what matters..

From the first look I liked all the products except the lipstick because it has a lot of shimmer and I'm not into very shimmery lip products..

Overall

Would I buy from this shop again? Yes.

So far I think MUA products are really great for the price. Of course I need to use them for some time to know for sure.

Would You like to see a full review of any of these products?

Have You ever tried any of MUA products yourself? 

I would like to know what You think so leave a comment below. Thank you for reading, take care 

CATRICE cosmetics - mini haul +reviews

A little but about Catrice cosmetics:

''CATRICE is inspiration – stylish, vibrant, sensual, glamorous and always professional.

Life in all its colors and many exciting facets. Can you ever get enough? We certainly can’t!

The joy behind a perfect beauty appearance is the passion of the CATRICE experts. No trend, no must-have and no detail can escape our attention.

And we transform them into fashionable make-up collections. We set the pace at full speed as it is fun to constantly develop colors and looks that interpret the latest trends. This results in 12 convincing CATRICE Trend Editions per year. And naturally, the entire range is revised 2 x per year to complement the latest catwalk looks.

But can we really have all that we want? Yes, because CATRICE makes shopping fun. Everything that pleases is allowed. That’s what CATRICE is all about.''  (From: http://www.catrice.eu/inside-catrice/philosophy.html)

Recently I heard a lot about Catrice cosmetics from my friends so I went and checked out some reviews on youtube.. and I got intrigued O.o so I went and bought some stuff ^_^

This is what I picked up:

• Infinite matt up to 18h make up foundation. Shade 020 honey beige
• Liquid lip tint. Shade 010 red my lips
• Eyebrow set
• Ultimate nail lacquer. Shade 460 in the Bronx
• Skin finish compact powder. Shade 010 transparent

I bought all of these on the beginning of January so I already had time to try them out. I will be reviewing all of the products shortly. 

Infinite matt up to 18h make up foundation. Shade 020 honey beige

Pros:

• Very nice shade. Fits mine perfectly ^_^
• Nice medium coverage
• Good texture, easy to apply. 
• Oil-free

Cons:

• Doesn't look so good on dry skin 

Would I repurchase it? Mmmm..not sure yet

Liquid lip tint. Shade 010 red my lips

I already did a review on this one. You can check it out here: http://citrusbubble.blogspot.com/2013/02/months-favorite-january.html

Skin finish compact powder. Shade 010 transparent

Pros:

• Oil-free
• Great color. Fits with Infinite Matt foundation (020 honey beige)
• Great quality for the price

Cons:

• Haven't found yet

Eyebrow set

Pros:

• Nice texture
• Has a two side brush and tweezers

Cons:

• The set only comes in one color

Ultimate Nail Lacquer. Shade 460 In The Bronx

Pros:

• Beautiful color!
• Stays long enough
• Nice shimmer

Cons:

• Haven't found yet

Skin finish compact powder. Shade 010 transparent

Pros:

• Very nice skin coverage
• Oil-free

Cons:

• No, so far

Overall, I can honestly say that I found my new favorite drugstore make up brand. It has great prices, great quality and wide range of products. 
(Can't wait to try out their eye shadows and lipsticks ;))

Month's favorite (January) - CATRICE Liquid LipTint

Shade: 010 Red my lips

Writing on the back:
Liquid longlasting liptint. Apply several times for intensifying the color effect. Transferproof. 5ml.
Made in Luxembourg
Website: www.catrice.eu

Pros: 

• Long lasting
• Great color
• Great texture, doesn't stain
• Nice smell

 Cons:

• Specific sweet smell, can be irritating 
• Sweet taste
• A little bit sticky when applied twice (or more)

Very very beautiful lip tint. Fell in love after I first tried it out. Water like texture. Doesn't dry out lips (like other tinted lip products i tried..).

★★★★★ From me :) Definitely recommend to check it out. I am certainly picking up other colors  ^_^