Review: Catrice Ultimate Colour Lipsticks

If I had a Euro for every time someone tells me that Catrice lipsticks are amazing, I would probably have accumulated a small fortune. And...if I get another Euro for each compliment I receive on the pigmentation whenever I wear one of their lipsticks, I would have enough money to buy myself a pair of Louboutins!! 

Joking apart, today, I will be reviewing the Ultimate Colour range today to ascertain that yes, Catrice Cosmetics do amazing lipsticks! For Catrice virgins, the cosmetic line has two lipstick ranges, namely, Ultimate Colour and Ultimate Shine.  The differences between the two are

a) Ultimate Colour lipsticks have a black case whilst Ultimate Shine lipsticks have a shiny silver case

b) the Ultimate Colour range consists of richly pigmented shades that offer high coverage and shine while the Ultimate Shine range consists of more shimmery (though not all), moisturizing shades.

To date, I have 5 Ultimate Colour lipsticks and obviously, I have my eyes on more (I was even thinking of buying the whole range! but sadly, some of them don't suit me). I had already reviewed the first 2 shades I got so you might want to check this post out for a more detailed review on 190 The Nuder The Better & 110 Pink Me Up!

Anyway, let's start with the packaging first.  As I said earlier, the Ulitmate Colour lipsticks come in a sleek, black metal case which feels very sturdy and makes the product look more expensive than it actually is! The sticker at the bottom bears a swatch of the actual colour as well as the name and the number of the shade.  I like this as I can store them with the sticker upwards in the lipstick rack so I can easily see which one I want.

030 Ginger & Fred | 130 Frozen Rose | 070 Light The Fire
190 The Nuder The Better | 110 Pink Me Up!

The bullets are not always the shape as can be seen in the picture below and I have to say I much prefer the flat type but most lipsticks seem to come with the lip-hugging bullet. The pigmentation of these lipsticks is awesome and there is a vast range of colours to suit all tastes and complexions.  What I like most about this range is the number of red lipsticks available. We all know how difficult it can be to find THE prefect red lipstick but with the Ultimate Colour Lipsticks range from Catrice, you are bound to find your perfect shade!

The lipsticks all feel very moisturising and creamy and they glide on your lips effortlessly with maximum coverage right from the very first application and that pretty much explains why my marriage with Catrice lipsticks will stay in the honeymoon stage! Moreover, the lasting power is around 3 hours which is excellent in my opinion.

Finally here are the swatches:

030 Ginger & Fred |   070 Light The Fire  |  110 Pink Me Up! 
130 Frozen Rose | 190 The Nuder The Better | 

190 The Nuder The Better
Basic beige nude that suits light skin tones perfectly

130 Frozen Rose
Muted pale pink that suits most skin tones even the slightly darker ones

110 Pink Me Up!
Bright pink suitable for all skin types

070 Light The Fire
An orange based red that suits darker skin tones and
people with fair skin and dark hair

030 Ginger & Fred
A nice deep wine colour with subtle golden shimmers
Looks great on all skintones

The Catrice Ultimate Colour Lipsticks range comprises 16 shades, 2 of which are new and they retail for €4.50 each from the main pharmacies around Malta & Gozo. 

070 Light The Fire is a PR Sample.

Review: Catrice Ultimate Lip Glow in 010 One Shade Fits All

Today I am going to review one of the products I was most excited about at the new Catrice products launch. Enter Catrice Ultimate Lip Glow in One Shade Fits All.

As soon as I saw the product, it reminded me of the same concept of lipstick from L'Oreal and Maybelline, minus the hefty-for-a-drugstore-product-price-tag so I was obviously curious to see how the product works.
Luckily for me, I had of these babies in my goody bag and it was the first thing I reached for and applied  it straight away!

It may come across as a scary in-your-face bright orange lipstick once you twist the bullet up from the sleek and sturdy silver tube (same as the Ultimate Shine range but the Lip Glow has Catrice written all around the cap in pink lettering) but in reality you just have to apply it and watch the magic happen!

There is only one shade available and the name is very apt... One Shade Fits All! What this Lip Glow does is basically intensify the natural colour of your lips and it turns to a unique pink colour depending on the natural pigmentation of your lips.  For example, on me it turns out to be a nice rosy bright pink.

Before - bare lips

After

The actual product glides on smoothly and feels very moisturizing on the lips. With regards staying power, the lipstick lasts for an average of 3 hours on me but the colours seems to stay on a bit longer.

Catrice Ultimate Lip Glow will be available later in September and I believe it will retail for around €4.50.

Review: Catrice Ultimate Colour Lipstick in 190 The Nuder the Better and 110 Pink Me Up!

Lately I've been obsessed with lipsticks and the likes and you can blame my obsession on the change of seasons and much much brighter colours that have taken over the dark hues of Winter.  Consequently, I have been buying (read hoarding) a lot of lip products including two lipsticks from the newly-launched brand, Catrice. 

I went for two shades from the Ultimate Colour range which is more pigmented than the Ultimate Shine range to see if I like the formulation etc etc...

As usual, I'm going to start with a word about the packaging... it's very sleek and professional looking and you get the name and number of the shade at the bottom printed on a sticker which represents the actual colour of the lipstick. Also, these feel quite heavy compared to other lipsticks I own. A thing I'd like to point out is that there is no consistency when it comes to the lipstick bullets in that the top parts are different for these two lipsticks even though they belong to the same range.

Moving on to the more interesting part, these lipsticks have an excellent colour pay-off and they last around 4 hours on me.  I quite like the sweet scent as well and you don't have to tug at your lips to get some colour because they glide smoothly.

I really do like these lipsticks and I have been wearing them very frequently ever since I got them and I already have three more shades in my wishlist (hopefully they don't sell out)!

I got these lipsticks from Tony's Pharmacy in Gzira because so far only they stock Catrice and I paid €4.50 for each of these lipsticks.