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Review: Catrice Liquid Metal Longlasting Cream Eyeshadow - 020 Champagne Shower

I love a good shimmery lid and finding liquid shimmery eyeshadows can be a process. Especially, because you can't really get these among drugstore brands. Catrice currently came out with their new Liquid Metal Longlasting Cream Eyeshadows. I had my eye on these before they came out and when I tested it in the store, I was convinced. 


These come in a lip gloss kind of packaging. The tube is plastic and you can see shade that is inside. Details are silver which corresponds with the metal theme. 

In doesn't say how much product is inside (or maybe mine rubbed off - probably around 4 ml) and it costs 4.29€. 

You can choose among 5 shades. I got 020 Champagne Shower, which is warm champagne. They also have a more classic champagne shade, pink, taupe and mauve. I wish they had more shades. I especially miss some warm toned bronzed brown. I'd also love to have some peachier shades in the range. I assume Catrice only came out with basic shades to see how well it sells and hopefully they'll add more. 




It has fluffy sponge applicator that is actually flat and straight. You can apply this shadow straight from the applicator which gives you really opaque color. I also love to use it as a pop of shimmer on the lid, so I usually just apply some on my finger and press it on the lid. Applicator serves as a flat brush, so you still need some kind of blending brush to blend it out. You can also use this as a cut crease product straight from the applicator. 


The shade of it is like a warm peach toned champagne. It's very light shade.

Texture of it is like a thicker liquid that you can sheer down or just apply straight from the applicator, which makes it opaque in one coat. It dries down and doesn't stay creamy.

This has amazing pigmentation. If you apply it straight from the applicator you get super shiny metallic finish. The more you blend it out, the sheerer it becomes and it looks more shimmery than metallic. 

It dries fairly quick so work in sections. Once it dries, it starts to flake off, if you disturb it too much. I advise you to apply it from the applicator and quickly blend the edges with blending brush. You can build up the color as long as you do it while it's still wet. The drier it becomes, the more you'll just get it to flake off, if you try to apply more on top of it. However, when this is dry, it won't move. This stays on the lid for the whole day and doesn't transfer. It is not waterproof.

If you have a lot of folds on the lid, I also advise you to wait a bit to dry and then look up. Otherwise this can get into those tiny lines and can look a bit crinkly. The heavier you apply it, the more textured it looks and the more bumpy it looks. 


Here I applied it on the center to give it a pop of metallic sheen. As you can see I've applied it heavier on the center of the lid and you can see that it has more texture there. But definitely gives a lot of that metallic shine. 






I also tried it in another look where I almost created a soft crease look. I applied it straight from the applicator and created a soft edge between the lid and the crease. 

You can also use this all over the lid. You just apply it on the lid and blend it out quickly for the easiest shimmery look ever. I would do this with darker shades, but since this one is light, I use it more as a pop in the center. 



These actually remind me of Stila Magnificent Metals Glitter & Glow Liquid Eye Shadows. The difference is that Stila's have glitter in them. Catrice's look just metallic with no visible glitter. Oh I do hope that Catrice seems the opportunity here and makes their version of Stila's glittery eyeshadows. I would definitely be the one buying all the shades, since glitter shadows are so hard to find, especially good ones that stick to the lid.

I love these shadows, because they are pigmented, give a metallic shiny look to the lids and don't move the whole day. It is a bit harder to work with them, because you have to be quick and building up the color can result in some flakiness. They look really pretty as a metallic sheen or as a more shimmery shade, if you blend it out more. The applicator also works great. The only thing that I would wish, is for the Catrice to come out with more shades. I also wish they made versions with actual glitter in these formulas. Who else would love that?

Review: Models Own Colour Chrome Collection nail polish (Chrome Blue)

Hey Beauties!

I'm sure you've seen new Models Own collection all over the blogs. I know I have. Models Own has made chrome collection of nail polishes, which give a unique finish of liquid metal. Let me just state that I am absolutely not a fan of these finishes, but I will still give you an objective review, since not everything is for everyone.

Spodaj prevod v slovenščini.

Models Own Colour Chrome Collection is formulated so that it gives you unique liquid metal effect. Each nail polish gives you super shiny foil finish.


The packaging is glass bottle with plastic top. However, the whole packaging is in the shade of the nail polish, which is very convenient. You get 11 ml of product and it costs 5.95€ on Click2Chic here. 


I got the shade called Chrome Blue, which is light blue metal shade on the nails. It actually seems to have silver undertone to it, because of the chrome finish. 


The formula of nail polish is pretty liquid and very pigmented. I think one coat could be enough, if it would be thick enough, but I always apply two coats. You can see how it looks like with one coat and with two coats. Because the finish is metal, it's nice if you make very straight strokes, because if you wiggle the brush in any other way, this will be noticeable on the nails.

Nail polish dries extremely quick, which I think is the same with most of the metal finish nail polishes. It seems to have been pretty long lasting even without the top coat. 


The finish is obviously as described, very shiny, looks like liquid metal and it gives of a foil like shine. If you love these kind of finishes, than I'm sure you'll love this collection. There are more shades available to chose from.



Prepričana sem, da vas je večina videla novo Models Own kolekcijo na drugih blogih. Vsaj jaz sem. Models Own je ustvaril krom kolekcijo lakov, ki dajejo unikaten finiš tekočih kovin. Najprej moram pojasniti, da sama absolutno nisem navdušenka takih finišev, ampak bom vseeno podala svojo objektivno oceno, saj vem da vse ni za vsakogar.

Models Own Colour Chrome kolekcija je formulirana tako, da daje unikaten videz tekoče kovine. Vsak lak ustvari zelo sijoč finiš folije.

Embalaža je steklena steklenička s plastičnim pokrovčkom. Celotna embalaža laka je pobarvana v barvo laka, kar je zelo priročno. V laku je 11 ml izdelka in cena je 5.95€ na Click2chic tukaj. 

Jaz imam odtenek Chrome Blue, ki na nohtih izgleda svetlo modro kovinski. Meni deluje kot da ima siv podton zaradi krom finiša.

Tekstura laka je precej tekoča in zelo pigmentirana. En sloj je dovolj, če je ta dovolj debel, ampak jaz vedno nanesem dva sloja. Na fotografiji se vidi kako izgleda z enim slojem in kako z dvema. Ker gre za kovinski finiš, je lepo če so potegi čopiča čim bolj ravni. Če ustvarimo na nohtu preveč vijugic, bodo te vidne na nohtu.

Lak se posuši ekstremno hitro, kar je značilno za večino lakov s kovinskim finišem. Zdel se mi je kar obstojen glede na to da nisem uporabila nadlaka.

Finiš je kot opisan. Zelo sijoč, uzgleda kot tekoča kovina in daje sijaj folije. Če obožujete tak finiš, potem je ta kolekcija zagotovo za vas. Na voljo je več različnih odtenkov.