Coverage and finish: A small amount covers so much. It has at least medium coverage, but I apply a thin coat of product. It melts into the skin and looks natural. Finish is satin, but there is a dewy/glass skin glow for a while. My skin is currently dry and just sucks up moisture, so it becomes less glowy quickly, but it stays a bit tacky all day. First time when I applied it, I guess I applied too much, but it highlighted every pore and even wrinkles I didn't know I have - but in a smaller amount (that still covers a lot), it doesn't make the lines or pores look worse.  

Staying power: It lasts well on my dry skin and fades evenly.

Shade: I knew I was taking a risk buying shade #21, as at Missha's foundations I wear #13, #17 and #19. I wanted a different Missha cushion because this doesn't come in  a lighter shade, but it was out of stock or it would take at least a month to even send it. Magic Cushion is sadly too dark for me. It's similar to It Cosmetic's CC in Fair Ivory, so only a shade too dark, but the undertone makes it match even less. Undertone is warm, peachier than CC Fair Ivory, while if I know this correctly, Missha's famous BB #21 has a grey tone to it. 

Scent: This has no scent.

Packaging: The compact has everything you need - a sponge that blends like a dream (I use such sponges also for other foundations) and a mirror. These are so great for on the go, especially in the summer to top up the sun protection (clear versions exist too). The sponge compartment is double sealed to prevent it from drying out. There isn't much foundation in these cushion foundations - that's something you have to accept, plus the sponges absorb so much. When it starts to feel dry, I turn the sponge around as the bottom has some fresh foundation left for a while. You can also just buy refill at such foundations. 

Price and availability: I got it on Stylevana for about 5 €. The rest of Missha's cushions are more expensive. 

I was on a search for a dupe or at least a similar shade as my ancient Jordana Matte Lipstick in 48 Pink Passion (discontinued) and Mac Please Me, as I use Jordana a lot especially for before/after pictures of foundations (for some reason it helps the camera pick up the skin tone better). I found a fairly good shade at Eveline and it's even matte like Jordana and Mac. 

Formula was quite creamy when it was new, but not long after it was opened, it became drier. Luckily it looks like once it reached a certain stage of dryness, that process stopped. I've not experienced this at lipsticks quite so soon, usually it takes a couple of years (it happened at both Jordana and Mac's lipsticks by now), but it's still gliding on the lips just fine and it's not drying or flaky. Pigmentation is merely ok and I find myself applying several layers. It also doesn't match Jordana nor Mac in terms of staying power, but it wears off evenly. 

I have all five that are sold here, but these three natural shades are my favourites. Especially shade 03 In Mauve Again, as it ends up most neutral on my lips. All three are about the same depth, the difference is in the undertones - 01 is a warm beige and 02 a warm light pink. These are one-swipe lip colours, so well pigmented, also very creamy and don't drag on the lips. They are matte, but not dry/fully matte, so they feel comfortable, however, they aren't nourishing/moisturising. I wouldn't say they are transfer-proof, but they last on the lips well.

These are just lovely. Very thick and rich, not sticky, they feel nourishing on the lips, they stay on for a long time, have a great level of glossy shine and feel like an oily gloss. These are super glossy on the lips and the shine lasts better than at many glosses. The pink 010 Keep it Juicy starts of clear and then turns pink (pH reacting formula). Once it wears off, the lips stay pink. Shade 030 Glow For The Show is light orange.

I'm still dyeing my blonde hair with temporary brown colours. I always use Subrina or Wella, but this time I treated myself to Moroccanoil because honestly, I really dislike how unnourished and hard those two formulas leave my hair (as much as everyone praise how soft they leave their hair, me and my thick hair texture are not so lucky). This was so worth the high price. My hair felt so soft and silky, it was shiny and manageable - truly Moroccanoil is a brand I can rely on and is worth splurging on. Colour is somewhere between Wella's Chocolate Touch and Subrina's Warm Brown reddish brown, so warmer/more reddish than my natural hair colour, but the depth is close, meaning this is quite a deep brown. I actually didn't need to use as much as of Wella, so maybe this tube will last me longer than two and a half uses (Subrina's 60 ml lasts one application for my long hair). I also own shade Lilac and it took a long time to wash off, which is also a reason why I started with Subrina instead, as for that one I know it always washes off completely. I already washed my hair once and not a lot of colour came off at Moroccanoil version, which means it will last a long time on my hair, but it also has me slightly worried it may not come off as well as Subrina and Wella.

A new product by Moroccanoil and I got just a mini to try first. It's a similar thing as the Color Wow Dream Coat Supernatural spray, as it promises to tame frizz, help achieve a smooth blow out and protect against humidity (up to 90%). Color Wow does nothing on me, so that was a major disappointment despite the raves, but this Moroccanoil one is so far really raising up to the challenge. Just like Color Wow, it's supposed to be applied as the last step (I applied my usual leave-ins before) and it needs to be activated by heat. I spray a lot of it on well towel dried hair and just dry my hair with a hair drier (Remington round brush). Frizz is significantly reduced, I wouldn't say my hair is completely smooth (it is where my natural hair is, but not where it's coloured), but compared to almost everything at the moment, it's brilliant (though their Smoothing Lotion is similar) and an extra oil or something after blow drying does the final smoothing touches. My hair feels so soft and it's easy to manage. Together with their Color Depositing mask my hair stayed so nice for almost a full week and even though I was caught in a little bit of rain. With a non-Moroccanoil treatment that time is shorter. I don't want to rave about this just yet, though I'm impressed after two uses, but I need to try it for longer and in combination with other products, especially drugstore. Also it looks like you need to use a lot for one use, which is a minus at such a price.   

I don't count these as my favourites because either the shades don't fit me or the formulas aren't the right fit for my needs, but these are all nice products. 

CATRICE Soft Glam Filter Fluid is a decent drugstore alternative to the overly expensive (and overhyped) Charlotte Tilbury Flawless Hollywood Filter. It adds a very similar level of glow as a primer under foundation, though it's not as intense as a liquid highlighter and it doesn't looks as ok over pores and lines as the CT. From far away you won't notice a difference. 

CATRICE Melted Sun Cream Bronzer has an impressive creamy formula that "melts" into the skin for a natural look. The only reason why it's not a favourite of mine is because this shade isn't the best for my pale skin.

CATRICE Curl it Mascara is great at defining, fanning out the lashes and add a good level of volume. It doesn't curl the lashes or hold a curl, but if you have no problem in that area, this mascara will work out just fine for you.

CATRICE Sheer Beauties nail polishes are shades that don't look fully opaque even with three coats, but the manage to look so elegant on the nail and give me Essie Ballet Slippers/Mademoiselle vibes, which are two popular shades. 

BALEA Niacinamide Nachtcreme - after day cream with spf 30, they also launched a night cream. Just like the day version it has 10% niacinamide, plus this version has 5% grapeseed oil. 

BALEA Beauty Expert Hydration Toner - this looks really good. It doesn't just have 2% Panthenol and 0,2% Allantoin, but also betaine, urea, several aminoacids, glutamic acid and a couple of extracts. Looks like a great basic hydrating toner for every skin type.

BALEA Beauty Expert Glow Toner - a toner with 2% of (weak) stable versions of vitamin C, 3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid and Ascorbic Glucoside. It also has panthenol (1%), aminoacids, a mini amount of niacinamide and urea. My feelings are lukewarm about this one. It'd be more interested if percentages were higher and maybe if they use Ascorbic Acid or Ascorbyl Tetraisopalmitate.

BALEA MED Ultra Sensitive Pflegendes Reinigungsöl - a new affordable cleansing oil for sensitive skin. Ingredients list it short and it contains a small amount of Centella Asiatica and squalane. 

COLOR WOW Dream Cocktail Kale-Infused Leave-in Treatment - I hear great things about this leave-in. It's promises to make the hair stronger, reduce breakage and it's a heat protectant. 

LA RIVE Elegant Woman Eau de Parfum - I'm speculating here because this just appeared on Müller's website and there are no reviews, but given how similar the bottles are, this might be La Rive's attempted dupe for the famous (and shockingly expensive) Baccarat Rouge 540. Though Arianna's Cloud is often mentioned as a dupe too, which I have and it's the blandest perfume on me ever. 

GARNIER Good Permanent Hair Colour - this looks interesting and new, but it could just be a basic hair colour. Garnier mentions it's applied like a hair mask, it's described as a 90% natural origin colour kit, it has shea butter, it's ammonia-free and it's mixed in the pot, not in the developer bottle. These look cool, but the might not that revolutionary. 

GARNIER Body Superfood Vitamin C 48h Glow Boosting Crème - there are a few versions of these body moisturisers. This one contains a small amount of a stable version of vitamin C. 

MOROCCANOIL Luminous Hair Spray - I'm really loving Moroccanoil products at the moment and I'm kinda in a need of a good hair spray. I hear this one adds a good amount of shine, not just hold.  

Catrice sells this as a 3-in-1 product. It can be worn (1) on its own and they mention subtle coverage or (2) as a primer or (3) as a liquid highlighter (it can be found among foundations, primers and highlighters on their website). It is available in several shades. So far I've only seen two in drugstores here, 010 and 020. The lightest shade on the website is 002. I got sent a shade that's much too dark for me and thought this is a sheer product, when I apply it, my face looks kind of dirty/uneven, so just because of that, I find it hard to like. I went to check a lighter shade, which looks better, but I didn't get because I already have a similar product from Charlotte Tilbury and I'm not going to buy a product just for a review, especially when it's not as good as a primer and highlighter than the more expensive option I already own.

I compared it to Charlotte Tilbury Flawless Hollywood Filter, which isn't my favourite product and I rarely use it, when I do it's mostly as a highlighter. At Catrice the glow is quite a lot more subtle than at the super glowy Hollywood Filter and difference is especially visible when they are worn alone. Catrice's version looks better when used that way, as Hollywood Filter is way too shiny and makes me look greasy, while Catrice's glow doesn't feel as over the top. In fact, I find that since my skin is dry, it looked more similar to a moderately shiny (tinted) moisturiser and not as a liquid highlighter/glowy primer. As far as coverage is concerned, I got a shade that's too dark, so the depth of the shade provides some coverage, but I think just like Hollywood it doesn't really cover anything. 

Since it's not as shiny, Soft Glam Filter is not the best as a liquid highlighter, as it's weak (for my taste and I'm also dealing with an bronzer-like too dark shade). I might have a different opinion if I had a shade that matches me, who knows, but it's not as glowy as CT. 

I wore the Catrice and CT version side by side with a (matte) foundation on top to properly compare them. Foundation applies nicely over both and luckily the foundation covers the mismatched shade. Catrice's glow is slightly less intense, but surprisingly although they look much different on their own, with a matte foundation on top, the level of glow is similar enough. But there are other differences at which you can see that drugstore doesn't quite match high-end in this case. On the side with Catrice, the smile line looked deeper and foundation started slipping into pores. Hollywood side looked better, however, neither are massively impressive in my eyes, as Hollywood doesn't hide/blur pores either, in fact without foundation and primer I can't see them, but with makeup on top, creases appear and pores are on display. 

So in short, yes it's similar to Hollywood in terms of glow when used as a primer, but not as a liquid highlighter and it's even less good at blurring/hiding pores are lines. I also feel that the side with Catrice looks more flat despite a similar glow level because the skin looks less fresh.  

I had high hopes for this after I saw a before after on Catrice's instagram. Of course I didn't get the same result. In theory it should be great - a mix of peachy, green and violet tones that colour correct the skin tone, so all very reminiscent of the Guerlain Meteorites. It also swatches beautifully, subtly glowly, but not shimmery. However, on the face it's looks flat. It's more matte than what the swatch promises and the foundation just doesn't look as nice with it. 

It says the shade is universal, but it swatches white and I think it leaves a cast, so it may just be for pale skin tones only. It makes the pores less visible on the pictures due to a mattifying effect, but in person they don't look minimised. On my chin it makes the foundation look textured. For a slightly blurring and glowy powder, Physician's Formula All Day Rose is still my first choice. 

It has a strange scent that might bother some. I find it's not too strong for me. 

A creamy bronzer that gives me “Chanel Bronze Universel vibes” (not that I had it). Its pigmented creamy formula is more on the silicone-dry side. Finish is nice, natural and the bronzer looks like "it melted into the skin". Pigmentation is opaque when swatched, but it sheers out on the skin, which is a good thing, as such things should be applied gradually. It blends beautifully with a brush, but with fingers it needs some effort since it's a thin formula with not much slip. 

Shade is leaning to orange on me, so I'm not loving it as much as their bronzer from the Holiday Skin Bronze & Glow Palette. It swatches much cooler than it ends up on my cheeks.

To sum up - great formula, not the best shade for me. 

Now we came to the stand outs in this update. These are just lovely. Very thick and rich, not sticky, they feel nourishing on the lips, they stick on for a long time, have a great level of gloss shine and feel like an oily gloss. Well done, it's even better than Essence's Cranberry Oil. These are super glossy on the lips and the shine lasts better than at many glosses. 

There are five shades and based on Catrice’s swatches three of the shades are those pH reacting one and those include the pink 010 Keep it Juicy, which starts of clear and then turns pink. Once it wears off, the lips stay pink. Shade 030 Glow For The Show is orange and it looks a bit orange on the lips - not the best look IMHO. They have a sweet, candy scent. 

These are just repackaged. Before the packaging was a square opaque metalic-looking tube - personally I think the new ones are a bit of a downgrade. I think I had both versions before, I certainly had the Icy Pumper (previously called 030 N'Ice Bonbon). The latter has a cooling effect and a blue-white shimmer that makes the lips look paler and apparently optically makes the teeth whiter (not that I noticed that).

The Spicy Plumper is a clear gloss with a tingly effect. Both don't have anywhere near the level of shine of Lip Oils and don't last as long either.

A nail polish for that glazed donut manicure that was popular for five seconds. It's a frosty white shade and it's has more coverage with one coat that the two Sheer Beauties shades, but it works as a topper. It's closer to opaque with three coats than Sheer Beauties and looks similarly elegant on the nails. Formula is smooth at all coats.  

Texture: It's a classic liquid foundation, creamy enough that it doesn't run when pumped out of the bottle. It blends so nicely into the skin, leaving it natural-looking. It's similar to how Bourjois Healthy Mix looks, so like there's no foundation on.   

Coverage and finish: Coverage is light to medium at most. I need another layer under the eyes, but applying more on spots still isn't enough. So this is a formula for those that don't mind the coverage isn't perfect. Finish is glowy-dewy in the summer, while now it's already less shiny, but it's still very healthy looking. It's definitely a foundation most suited for dry skin.

Staying power: Most foundations last ok on me, or at least I don't pay much attention to where it fades as my skin isn't that uneven, but this is a light coverage, hydrating glowy foundation which never last as long as matte ones. 

Shade: Lightest shade Porcelain is one of the best matching shades I've found, so I appreciate this foundation even more because of that. It's about the same depth as Revlon's 110 Ivory and undertone is cool-neutral.

On this picture MasterCreation is very old and has turned darker. Originally it was about the same shade as Porcelain.

Scent: It has no scent. 

Packaging: This comes in a premium-looking bottle with a gold cap. The latter is of course plastic. Pump is precise at dispensing.