Review: Catrice - Le Grand Bleu LE :)

Hello! I promised to post a review of my new products by Catrice from their limited edition Le Grand Bleu, so here it is :) Just a short opinion on the products  and a photo or two :) I treated myself with this eyeliner pen in shade C01 Entering Atlantis and a matt lip cream in shade 01 Never leave coral reef.

The blue eyeliner pen looked attractive from the start, since I first saw the preview and also the matt lip cream was also pretty interesting. And even after checking out the stand in the store, which by the way I actually got to see full, I liked these two products best from the whole limited edition. 

The eyeliner pen has this simple classic packaging, nothing special about it. The usual for eyeliner pens. The tips is kinda long but a bit too fat if you ask me. I have trouble making a thin line and than making it stronger and thicker. Usually my first application of this liner is already too thick and I have to fiy it somehow to make it look ok. I have small eyes and my eyelids are not big so if I draw a line too thick all of the colour starts to transform to the upper part of my eyelids... So this is the thing I really dislike with this eyeliner pen .. it takes too much work to make it "work". Maybe eyeliner pens  are just not meant for me, but I had to give it a go, since the shade is really beautiful deep blue, almost kinda black. One coat of this pen is also not enough to make the colour even so you will need at least two and than he shade starts to look more black than blue, but I still liked the effect. As for longivety - this is pretty damn good, stays on no matter what and actually causes problems with removing it. It doesn't claim to be waterproof but it's really strong and even after washing my face and rubbing my eyes with different cleansers it still left a bit of a stain. So I recommend a waterproof make up remover for this one. All in all this is a solid product, but not something I would repurchase if I could.

one coat

And the lip cream in shade Never Leave Coral Reef. Don't let the name fool you, this is not a coral shade. It's  more of a raspberry red if you ask me, it gives a nice soft feeling to the lips, I really love the texture of the product. Feels very soft and velvety and it didn't need any lip balm under, it also didn't dry my lips too much, but it did a little. You do need to prep your lips and make sure you don't have any dry patches, because this will just emphasize them. I prefer to apply it with brush because than I can be more precise and  the wand here is very simple and classic for lip glosses, which sometimes results in applying too much of the product in the first swipe and than more work with makeing the colour even. The pigmentation is really good, one swipe will give you full coverage, however I prefer to use two. First one light and thin and than over again a bit more stronger. Also helps to keep the shade to last longer. As for lasting power goes this is somewhat in the middle. About 3 hours without eating, just drinking. But if you eat and all, this will need instant reapplication. Finish of the product is not completely matt, it does have a light shine in the middle of my lips. But just a little bit, a lot less than regular lipsticks by Catrice, for example. I think it's a solid product, but nothing spectacular or worth repurchasing. You could probably get a shade and the same quality at any brand that offers matt lip creams, maybe it would just be a bit more expensive.

this is kinda washed out real shade, couldn't get a better photo, sorry... :(

Have you tried any products from this limited edition? Hope this was helpful to you!

Thanks for reading!

Love, UniqaPoly