I would never know about this eyeliner if I didn't find it while searching for an alternative for Catrice's Ink Eyeliner online, as this is so hidden on the Trend !t up stands, it's takes some effort to find it. It's an eyeliner with the added lash growth serum. It's not the Biotinoyl Tripeptide-1 that's in many serums, but instead it's arganine and caffeine, both supposedly promote blood circulation. It promises to curl lashes (I only found that out when reading the description for the review after months of use), make the lashes fuller and stronger.

Applicator is very similar to the Catrice liquid eyeliner one, a good shape for general application, but it's not extra precise. The felt tip material feels soft enough and comfortable on the eyes, plus it's not flimsy. Formula isn't the most intense black, as on some parts it can look watery/see thorough, so it has to be reapplied. 

Staying power is where this fails for me. At the end of the day it's mostly faded and wiped off with black flakes under the eyes. 

This has a serum that should help boost eyelash growth, but I didn't notice anything special in how my lashes look, though my lashes currently look nice without any gaps, but they are not fuller than normal. The curling claim is not true on me either.

In short, it's not the best eyeliner, especially after I was spoiled for years by the now discontinued Catrice Liquid Eyeliner Matt formula. While you can get a nice application, the staying power isn't the best.

It was 3,49 € in DM.

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Based on the name I imagined this foundation very differently, something more lightweight and hydrating, but to me it looks like they just reused the formula of their True Skin foundation when I compared them side by side. It's yet another Catrice foundation that doesn't suit my skin.

Formula: It's a thick foundation that's pretty much the same as their True Skin. I find that foundation paste-like and this one again lacks something that would make it melt/blend into the skin better. There is nothing "invisible" about this on my skin. It this looks a bit dry in places and I need a good hydrating or oily base to make it work better. I use a cushion foundation sponge and due to the thickness of the formula I find it has the ability to fill in the pores, but it doesn't always look good and I don't like how it looks on textured skin.

Coverage and finish: It has about medium coverage and a matte finish. It looks flat and obvious on my skin. Powder is out of the question, unless I want to make it worse.

Shade: The shade range looks very good. I picked 012 C which isn't the lightest one and it's perhaps a bit pale for me. It's a shade with cool undertones while they have a version of this depth with warm and neutral tones. Shades don't correspond to their True Skin range, as 002 at the latter is about the same depth as 012C at Invisible Cover.

Packaging: It's the same glass bottle with a pump as their True Skin one, just that it's black.

If you like True Skin, you might like this one too, but it's a no-go for my skin. I'm still waiting for Catrice to release something more hydrating, light and not texture-emphasizing that would work for my dry skin.

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I was hoping Essence used the same shade as at the stick version of under eye brightener, which is a good match for me and has a nice brightening effect, but the stick format isn't brilliant on my dry skin. This shade is deeper, closer to Catrice's Under Eye Brightener in a pot, the lightest 010 shade, meaning it's not a pale pink, but a light salmon pink.

Since I'm so pale, I find this doesn't work as well for me. When I use it under a concealer or foundation, that pinkness shines through and just looks like I still have circles, but on skin tones deeper than mine this should work well. 

 

If you like Catrice's version, but would like a liquid format, this is it, though it is a bit lighter. Formula is a nice hydrating one, good for dry skin and it reminds me a lot of their Stay All Day concealer.

Formula is lovely, but I hope they release a lighter shade, something just like their Stick version.

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A powder with three colour correcting colours: a pink and peach for under eye brightening and a lilac for counteracting yellow tones. You can also mix all the shades for a neutral powder.

There are three separate compartments and a removable disk that allows you to shake the powder out of just one compartment.

I saw no colour correcting or brightening on my skin tone. I checked the before/after pictures and videos and I don’t think there's a difference, just that it mattifies. Mixed together it also appears to be just a basic mattifying powder. Maybe the colour correcting is more obvious on deeper skin tones. I don't notice any blurring or smoothing on my skin and currently my skin is so dry that this can look obvious on the skin, especially over Catrice's Invisible Cover foundation.

Honestly, this was another miss for me, but it may work a lot better as a basic mattifying powder on oily skin.

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I have the pink shade 10 Tickle me Pink, which is one of my favourites. I picked this one online, so it was a blind buy and the colour of the packaging is luckily deceptive. This is a peachy pink, less bright than the Blush Affair Stunning Strawberry, but in the same colour family. Formula is creamy and I can easily swipe it on the cheeks, then blend with fingers. Pigmentation is more intense as at Tickle and the shade is deeper. This shade looks good on the lips too.

This quickly became my most used blush. It's so easy to apply and blend, plus it gives the cheeks an uplifting flush.

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The textured part is the cream blush and the other a classic powder one. This is a very intense and pigmented formula on both sides. Both sides are nice quality, as is usual for Catrice's blushes. I only need the smallest amount of both shades, since I'm so pale.

Stunning Strawberry is a vibrant peachy pink shade, much stronger than anything in my collection and both shades have a natural/matte finish. The cream side is a hint more pink. This is best suited for deeper skin tones.

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I also have this formula in 03 Soft Beige and 07 Classic Red. Formula is soft and glides on the lips easily. There's an added sharpener in the back, but even without using it, I find it precise enough.

 

It can feel a bit dry on its own, but not always. It doesn't wipe off easily, so it has quite a decent staying power. Cushion Talk is a light-medium mute pink with peach tones.

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Usually pastel pencils suck, but this is creamy and has a good colour payoff, though this is a very pale shade, almost off-white. In the waterline it looks more white than blue, but it does brighten the eyes. On the top lash line it doesn't glide as smoothly as for example Deborah 24 Ore Waterproof Eye Pencil, but going over the line twice gives an almost fully opaque look.

I expected more from this, especially after seeing it on video what a nice holographic effect it has. The holo effect is not that visible, not like at my ancient Depend nail polish that has been discountinued. It's more like a basic silver nail polish - still pretty, but I miss more holo reflects. First coat is quite sheer, while full opacity is achieved with three coats.

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A deep cool red with a glossy creamy finish. It's opaque in one coat, but for better staying power it's best to apply two.

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This applies glossy and it slowly turns matte. It takes over a minute for it to become fully, velvety matte. The matte effect disappears eventually due to any type of oil you might pick up, that includes hand creams.

I've been using Seche vite for many years, but it's hard to get, so I wanted to find a decent alternative. The only thing I care about at top coats is that it dries the nail polish as quickly as possible. Seche Vite does that well, but it thicken quickly, way before you have a chance to use up the bottle. This Catrice version is very decent and easy to get (provided they don't discontinue it, which knowing them will likely happen). It dries the nails almost as quick as Seche, though it's not the promised 40 seconds, but in a minute or two it's dry to the touch, but you still have to be careful to avoid dings for maybe 15 minutes or a half an hour.

This quickly became one of my favourite eyeliners. It's intensely black, super pigmented and it manages to stay in the waterline even at the end of the day, though it is a bit faded. It transfers easily into the waterline, while for the top lash line it's not as creamy as Maybelline Colour Tattoo, but the line it draws is intense and is very long lasting. 

The pencil has a smudger in the back and a sharpener. So far the pencil hasn't broken, as such twist up designs often do.

A highlighter for those that like a strong glow. It's very pigmented and despite looking beige-champagne in the packaging, on my pale cheeks it ends up golden. On warmer, deeper tones than mine, it should look great, but this is not my colouring. It's intense quickly on the cheeks and the shimmer is more on the larger side compared to my other highlighters, but it's not chunky. 

I believe this is the most popular shade of these baked blushes. I imagined it very differently, a classic peachy-pink, so I was surprised when I first saw it in the shop at how orange it is. That time I picked Petal Primavera instead and have since set my eyes on Dolce Pink, both are pinker. Luminoso is an apricot-orange shade. On my pale neutral skin tone there isn't even a hint of pink, but such shades usually look peachy-pink on deeper skin tones, which is also how it looks on Milani's pictures.

 

Pigmentation is strong and as it's such an intense shade, I need a light hand. However, even with a small amount, the glow is visible, as it has very fine shimmer - at a lot of the glowy blushes that are very pigmented, so I can only use a small amount, the glow is barely visible, so it's nice to see that's not the case here. When these blushes are new, the powder is very loose and it flies everywhere. In time that layer gets used up and it's a nice smooth blush after that. Staying power is excellent, as it lasts all day on my cheeks. 

I've tried a few lip oils by now and this is another nice, nourishing formula. They aren't as impressively glossy or long lasting as the Catrice ones, but they beat regular glosses. Their main plus for me, is that they are scented. The yellow passion fruit coconut version has a warm, tropical scent and the red raspberry peach has a sweet berry scent. They also have a sweet taste. Both shades are clear or in a thick coat have a gentle tint. 

I have a LE version of this spray, Flora, which is scented. This one has no scent, but it’s otherwise the same. It does the job of prolonging the staying power of makeup and it can be used as a priming mist too. It's not my favourites, as that honour goes to Revlon's Colorstay Lock and in the second place is Urban Decay's famous All Nighter Spray, but this one isn't far behind those two and I like the ingredients of Milani's most, as it has niacinamide. The spray pump is not the best, as I wish the mist were more fine. There are several large drops when I spray it and it takes some time to dry, but like I said, it does the job of keeping the makeup looking fresh for longer. 

 

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