Catrice product review: 3 favourites and 2 disappointments
26.9.2025
Translation: Jessica Johnson-Ferguson
Pictures: Natalie Hemengül
Just because you use a product a lot doesn’t mean it’s perfect. These Catrice beauty products are the ones I use all the time. Two of them are disappointing.
Soft Glam Baked Blush 👍🏻
As I already announced here, I’ve had my eye on Catrice’s new blush line. Now that I’ve tried a blush from the collection, I can confirm: it’s as good as it looks. Its fine texture envelops my cheeks in a veil of colour and glow. Plus, you can wear it subtly or go all in for a more striking look. Bonus points for the soft-touch packaging.
Gloss Obsessed Lip Glaze 👍🏻
I can’t remember the last time I used a gloss so often. The see-through formula of this product nourishes the lips and feels more like a lip oil than your classic gloss. It also has a pleasant vanilla scent and slim packaging for on-the-go use. What more could you want?
Lipstick
Quantity discount
CHF4.50 per piece for 2 units
Catrice Gloss Obsessed Glaze
020 Same Gloss, Different Day
Melted Sun Liquid Bronzer 👎🏻
This liquid bronzer impresses with its light, easily blendable formula. However, the colour 5 Tan Lines is too greyish for my taste. In fact, so much so that I can’t even use it for contouring (remember, bronzers are meant to add warmth to the face, products for contouring should create shadows). To avoid chucking the product, I had to get creative. I now mix it with my other liquid bronzer I find too warm (another bad purchase) to correct the undertone.
Highlighter + Bronzer
Quantity discount
CHF6.85 per piece for 2 units
Catrice Melted Sun Liquid Bronzer
005 Tan Lines, Bronzer
Sheer Beauties Nail Polishes 👎🏻
Since my favourite nail polish of all time (Essie’s Inside Scoop) is no longer available, I’ve been searching for that perfect shade: a milky pink, not too cool, not too warm, not opaque. In my frenzy to find an alternative, I bought countless varnishes. I came closest to the original by mixing two colours from the Sheer Beauties series: first a layer of 100 Lavender Whispers followed by a layer of 40 Fluffy Cotton Candy. After about four days, however, the colour changed and a yellowish haze started to appear on my nails. I plan on finishing the varnishes, but wouldn’t recommend them. Unless you’re up for brushing up your manicure every few days.
Nail varnish
Quantity discount
CHF6.15 per piece for 2 units CHF585.71/1l
Catrice Nail polish Sheer Beauties Nail Polish
100 - Lavender Whispers, Colour paint
Nail varnish
Quantity discount
CHF5.– per piece for 2 units CHF476.19/1l
Catrice Sheer Beauties
040 Fluffy Cotton Candy, Colour paint
Tubing Stay in Place Volume Mascara 👍🏻
I had zero expectations of this mascara. Now I use it alongside my beloved brown-black Lash Princess. 010 Panda-Proof Black relies on what’s known as tubing formula. This means that the lashes are coated in a tubular shape, which gives them both volume and length. No smudging, no crumbling. In theory, you can «pull off» these polymers from your lashes with just a little dexterity and warm water. However, I find it easier to take off with a regular eye make-up remover.
Header image: Natalie Hemengül
Natalie Hemengül
Senior Editor
Natalie.Hemenguel@digitecgalaxus.chAs a massive Disney fan, I see the world through rose-tinted glasses. I worship series from the 90s and consider mermaids a religion. When I’m not dancing in glitter rain, I’m either hanging out at pyjama parties or sitting at my make-up table. P.S. I love you, bacon, garlic and onions.
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