Top 5 Bottom 5 Catrice Edition

This a break down of what I feel are the best & worst of the products I have tried from this brand.

Bottom 5:

Starting with the worst in my opinion:Illuminating Pen:

As you can see from the picture on the right it either comes out very watery or chunky, even with a good shake it doesn’t come together. I did NOT enjoy this.

Eyematic Eyepowder Pen: This initially seemed great. But the problem is as you put product on it quickly needs more product so you have to close it back into the cap to get more product and then open again and use. As you can imagine this becomes time consuming and irritating. I’d rather just use eye shadow and a brush!

Retouch light reflecting concealer: this kind of blended away to nothing, it was very much a non product for me.

Long lasting Lip Pencil: Although the colour is pretty the actual pencil itself is very hard and grabby. It pulls & drags at the lips.

Rock Couture Mascara: The formula on this was actually quite good I just didn’t like the wand, it was too thick and chunky, especially at the top, made it very hard to get into the inner corners or bottom lashes.

Top 5

And these are my top 5 working towards my favourite:

First up is this Prime & Fine Professional Contour Product. The Contour shade is a lovely light cool toned powder that blends beautifully. The Highlight side is a really nice subtle shade. Full review here

HD Liquid Coverage Foundation is a really nice foundation. See here for a full review.

As far as primers go this Prime & Fine Pore Refine by Anti-Shine Base is a very good one. It is quite moisturising, helps with pores & my makeup stays put all day. Full review here

High Glow Mineral Highlighting Powder is such a gorgeous subtle highlight. It blends beautifully and creates that beautiful lit from within look to the skin. Full review here

My favourite products from this beauty line are their lipsticks and glosses. They are pigmented, creamy and just feel really nice in the lips. I have any amount of them and each range they bring out I have to try and usually end up loving.

Lipdresser Shine Stylo, Lip Contour & Colour & Beautifying Lip Smoother

Have you tried anything from this range. Do you agree/disagree with my top 5 & bottom 5? Have I missed out on anything that you would recommend trying?

 

Max Factor Facefinity All Day Flawless 3 in 1 Foundation Review

What is with products long ass titles these days! Seriously!!

Claims:

The foundation primes the skin with a flexi-hold technology that creates a strong yet lightweight film which sits comfortably on the skin. Next, micro-correctors within the formula operate like little mechanics to defend against external influencers like sweat and sebum, correcting and maintaining the look over time whilst preventing shine.

And lastly, the foundation formula with SPF20 delivers an all-day high coverage, matte finish thanks to the oil absorbency of particles which helps to minimise the level of non-volatiles on the skin surface.

I love that it has a Pump. It makes life so much easier when dispensing. I really don’t understand why all foundations in this day & age can’t have one.

It has a Medium thickness and I would also say a medium coverage. When I use a brush to apply it I notice a lot of brush strokes so I usually apply with the brush first & then blend out with a damp sponge for a better finish.

I felt that it highlighted a lot of texture that I hadn’t really noticed on my skin prior to applying it. Also emphsised the hairs on my face both dark & light.

I don’t think it layers well, it can become quite cakey & sit into lines on the forehead, around the nose & just under the lip on the chin. So I would recommend a thinner layer.

So with regards to the claims;

The foundation primes the skin with a flexi-hold technology that creates a strong yet lightweight film which sits comfortably on the skin.

I don’t think this acts as a primer, I definitely feel like a primer needs to be worn underneath to help with it sinking into the lines on my old face!

Next, micro-correctors within the formula operate like little mechanics to defend against external influencers like sweat and sebum, correcting and maintaining the look over time whilst preventing shine.

It does last well but I definitely get shiny in my T-Zone as the day goes on (around the 5hr mark) and then eventually breaks down in this area as well around the 8 hour mark.

And lastly, the foundation formula with SPF20 delivers an all-day high coverage, matte finish thanks to the oil absorbency of particles which helps to minimise the level of non-volatiles on the skin surface.

I love that this has SPF in it. Mainly cause in the late autumn/winter/early spring I’m not great at wearing SPF. But like I said already it doesn’t stay matte all day on me in my T-Zone.

So in summary. This foundation is OK for me. I’ll continue to use it. The colour matches me well & there is enough right with it for me to use it up. But I don’t think I’d repurchase it.