And I already have this too in the previous packaging. The difference between the old and new is only the added niacinamide. The old one feels a bit thicker when I squeeze it out of the tube, but they apply exactly the same and do the same. It's a thick silicone-y formula that is insanely prone to pilling, so it needs to be applied carefully, a small amount at a time and slowly dragging it towards the edges of the face. While it's tinted, which theoretically should help blur the pores also if you don't wear a foundation over it, there's no major difference that I can see. The small visible difference to the pores it makes is on account of mattifying. It's a bit better with a foundation, but it's not what I expected. It's the same as the previous version, so its effect hasn't improved and it's still fickly to apply. Finish is completely matte, so I find it better as a mattifying primer rather than a blurring one. So far Revlon's one is the best pore blurring primer I've found, but even that one isn't exceptional. Catrice's Blur primer has a musty scent.

Ingredients: dimethicone, cetearyl dimethicone crosspolymer, tapioca starch, niacinamide, aqua (water), decylene glycol, polymethyl silsesquioxane, bht, silica, triethoxycaprylylsilane, phenoxyethanol, ci 77491 (iron oxides), ci 77492 (iron oxides), ci 77891 (titanium dioxide).

As far as mattifying primers go, Catrice's Blur version is more effective than this, while this one feels more like a hydrating base on my dry skin. It don't feel as much silicones in this one, but it's not like a proper nourishing moisturiser and it still creates a good, smooth base. My skin isn't oily at all, in fact I tested its mattifying ability by using an oily skin care product before and this did the job ok, but like I said, the Blur primer has a better dry-to-the-touch, velvety matte feel to it. Oil Control primer has no noticeable scent.

The one impressive product from this update from the ones I've tried. It's not an intense highlighter, actually in a light coat it works as a luminous finishing powder and that's because the shimmer in this is very fine. It's completely different than their tightly pressed, super glowy More than Glow highlighters - this is much more subtle and it reminds me of the first shade in their Luminice palette. I really like this one on the skin because the glow looks so natural, not over the top and not obviously shimmery under sunlight. Plus it doesn't emphasise pores. The glow is a white shimmery one, so neutral and the shade is quite pale, but I'm not sure if it may look ashy on darker skin tones because of that. Formula is very loose, so when I swipe a brush over it, there's so much powder going everywhere, but that just bothers the neat person in me that wants all makeup to stay forever pretty. Even if you have a lot of highlighters, this one is a bit special because of that fine shimmer.

First impressions of this one were terrible. Catrice has a tendency to the same type of eyeshadows, which I'm so bored of and I'm just waiting for them to make the step forward. The shimmers are typically for Catrice tightly pressed and at first the brush did not pick up anything. But then I swatched it for the pictures, broke through the top layer and it got considerably better. Mattes are traditional nice - good level of pigmentation, smooth, easy to pick with any type of brush and build up on the eyes. The only complaints I have is that they take longer to blend than Colourpop's. There's a good collection of neutral brown-taupe-ish shades for defining the eye and for this alone this is a decent palette on a budget to have if you have no such shades yet in the collection. Matte pale mint green shade is the interesting shade in this palette and it's actually very decent. Still for a great intensity a white base is needed, something like Nyx's Milk pencil. Shimmers, like I said before, are that creamy, tightly pressed texture that isn't easy to pick up with a brush. I can only do it with Mac's 239 or an eyeliner brush, but it's overall better to use fingers. The copper-gold Charm in particular is disappointing, neither is Dazzling blowing me away with its quality, while Frost, Spectacle and Lagoon are easier to work with. Snazzy isn't a true shimmer, it's more of a satin shade with some shimmer and it's not as impressive as the other two dark brown shades in the palette in terms of pigmentation. There is fall down while applying these and during the day the shimmer migrates down the cheeks. Staying power is ok, but I've noticed some creasing, which considering few eyeshadows crease on my non-oily eyelids, might mean they don't perform well without a base on oily eyelids.

This has a major pet peeve for me - it's kind of oily or never really dries, so it consistently makes my glasses dirty. It's insufferable to wear. However, since almost none of you experience the problem of their lashes touching glasses, this is entirely irrelevant to you and all you need to know is that the effect of it is actually nice. It's one of those Catrice mascaras that can create big, voluminous and longer lashes quickly. It's a formula for those who want it all and don't hold back when applying a mascara, expecting a bold look. It has a big silicone brush that defines and deposits a good amount of product, while the formula itself is not messy. It has no curl holding ability, but it's not heavy on the lashes. Despite that smudging on the glasses, this one didn't smudge around my eyes, but there is some fall down.

This is exactly the same as the Watermelon version I have from before. The latter is my favourite tinted lip balm that also stains the lips based on your pH levels. Colour is pink on the lips, so Watermelon and this one look very alike on me. Both formulas are good lip balms that are nourishing and can hold on for a while on the lips. Because they are caring, the stain you get on the lips, is more even and doesn't get caught just on dry patches, so it looks much better than similar products I've tried when this the balm layer wears off. The third version I used to have, Peppermint Berry Glow Lip Balm, contains menthol and tingles on the lips, but it also was not as good as Watermelon. These are a lovely buy if you want something that stains. This shade has a faint sweet scent.

This look gorgeous in the packaging, but don't let the glittery casing deceive you. It's clear with one coat and if you build it up, it's kind of like a restraint version of those Pearly Shine Labello's (Nivea) lip balm we wore in school a while ago and was our first "lipstick". It has frost, but it's not that obviously frosty. As a lip balm it's basic, so neither super nourishing, but it also doesn't just disappear from the lips in minutes. This has a watermelon scent. Two more shades exist.

Based on the name I expected one of those minty glosses that sting, but Catrice made these a regular formula. It's a basic lip gloss, nothing more to say. It's not as nice as their discontinued Dewy-full or Powerfull 5 Liquid Lip Balm (not sure if there are still sold, but they are a nice drugstore buy), meaning it's not as balmy. This disappears from the lips completely in about an hour or two and after my lips feel unnourished. Catrice is general pretty nice when it comes to their glosses, but this feels like a step back. In terms of extra volume - it's a gloss, so obviously the lips look more plump, but nothing special compared to other glosses. Shade 010 Maximum Glow is a clear gloss with shimmer and 040 Volumising Rose is a creamy light pink that looks very sheer on the lips, but there is some colour. These have a faint sweet floral scent.

A clear nail polish base coat or stand-alone nail polish that Catrice say it contains ingredients that make nail stronger. My nails are already strong, so I won't be able to test this for its efficiency. As a base coat it's pretty standard at application. It dried fast and made a nice base for a coloured nail polish. However, the combination of this + coloured nail polish I know lasts well + Maxi Top Coat was unbelievably short-lived. My nail polish was peeling in chunks and I highly suspect it was this base because it behaved almost like a peel-off nail polish. So I wouldn't wear this under coloured nail polishes, but as a stand-alone clear polish for nail repair and reapply it often.

Have a great day!