Review, swatches: Catrice – Big City Life LE (make up palettes)Opis, ocena: Catrice – Big City Life LE (palete senčil)

I’m so excited to show you three of the make up palettes by Catrice from the Big City Life LE today. Ever since I saw the preview photos I was excited about these. Every make up palette contains six eyeshadows, two cheek blushes, an eye pencil and an applicator. Lovely! Every palette is named after a “big city” – hence the name of the collection. Every palette has a description and instructions on the back. There are four cities represented: Sydney, Berlin, London, New York. I only have three to show you today.

Catrice - Big City Life LE (make up palettes)
Catrice - Big City Life LE

Review and swatches:

The New York Collection make up palette contains six eyeshadows in green, blue, grey, purple, mauve. All the colors are smoked out. The colors of the blushes are a bit more intense to give some color, freshness and life to the face.

Catrice - Big City Life LE: The New York Collection
Catrice - Big City Life LE: The New York Collection
Catrice - Big City Life LE: The New York Collection (instructions)
Catrice - Big City Life LE: The New York Collection
Swatch: Catrice - Big City Life LE: The New York Collection
Catrice - Big City Life LE: The New York Collection

The Sydney Collection make up palette is a mixture of brown, nude, taupe and rose colors. At first glance the blushes look similar to the blushes in the New York Collection. Especially the shimmer blushes look extremely similar. The almost matte ones are definitely not the same. The one in the Sydney Collection is darker and a touch more rose, while the New York one looks pinker.

Catrice - Big City Life LE: The Sydney Collection
Catrice - Big City Life LE: The Sydney Collection
Catrice - Big City Life LE: The Sydney Collection (instructions)
Catrice - Big City Life LE: The Sydney Collection
Swatch: Catrice - Big City Life LE: The Sydney Collection
Catrice - Big City Life LE: The Sydney Collection (make up palette)

The Berlin Collection make up palette and finally the palette I also have swatches for you. The Berlin palette is the only palette I chose for myself, because from the photos it looked like it’s the only palette that has enough warm toned eyeshadows for me. Well, it still has a good amount (read: too much for me) of cool toned eyeshadows in it, but it’s a very nice palette nevertheless. There’s a very lovely highlighter shade that flashes gold. Theres a very good dark brown almost matte eyeshadow, which I love. There is also a light brown, cool (blue-grey) and a bit warmer (brown-grey) toned grey and a taupe shade. The palette is a nice mixture of cool and warm toned shades. The blushes are also nice. The dirty pink one is almost matte and the gold(ish) brown is shimmery. It looks like there’s a lot of shimmer, maybe too much for some.

Catrice - Big City Life LE: The Berlin Collection
Catrice - Big City Life LE: The Berlin Collection
Catrice - Big City Life LE: The Berlin Collection (instruction)
Catrice - Big City Life LE: The Berlin Collection
Swatch: Catrice - Big City Life LE: The Berlin Collection
Catrice - Big City Life LE: The Berlin Collection

The swatches are all made over an eyeshadow base (NYX High Definition). I was surprised how good these eyeshadows are. The dark brown is incredibly pigmented and others are also very good quality eyshadows. All applied very nicely. For me the blushes are always very hard to swatch. On the swatch photos they always look either almost invisible or dirty or uneven or … well, I don’t like to swatch blushes. And these were no exception. They look dirty and uneven in the photos, while on the cheeks these are quite nice.

Swatch: Catrice - Big City Life LE: The Berlin Collection
Catrice - Big City Life LE: The Berlin Collection (make up palette)
Swatch: Catrice - Big City Life LE: The Berlin Collection
Catrice - Big City Life LE: The Berlin Collection (make up palette)
Swatch: Catrice - Big City Life LE: The Berlin Collection
Catrice - Big City Life LE: The Berlin Collection (make up palette)

The Berlin Look

I followed the instruction on the back of the palette.

  • Eyeshadow base – all over the lid.
  • Checkpoint Charlie – all over the lid.
  • Berlin Wall – all over the movable part of the lid.
  • Black Eye Pencil – near the upper and bottom lashes.
  • Brandenburger Tor – applied to outer corners of the eyes and bringing it upwards in the crease and blended it in the outer corners almost to the brows (like it’s in the photo on the box).
  • Am Alex – near the lashes and some in the crease to give more drama to the eyes.
  • Siegessäule – on the cheeks.
  • Mascara.
  • Black Eye Pencil – on the waterline.

Video


The verdict:

First I have to say that I only tried/tested the Berlin make up palette. The other two are not mine, that’s why there’s no swatches of them. As far as the Berlin make up palette goes, I’m impressed. I mean the preview photos looked very nice. But we’ve all seen a lot of nice preview photos and were all excited about the products but then when they actually came out, we were disappointed. I’m pretty sure we all have already learned our lesson by now. So did I and that’s why I didn’t expect much from these palettes.

The quality:

I know that Catrice can make very good eyeshadows, but there are also some meh ones that are just “what the heck were they thinking?!?” And I’ve also tried some of their make up palettes from the regular line and yes, the palettes look very nice, BUT … in each and every single make up palette I found at least one (out of four) eyeshadow that’s either too shimmery (read: glittery) or too hard or not pigmented or … well, there’s not a single palette that I would completely like. That’s why I was actually sure that it’s going to be the same with the limited edition Big City Life palettes. But I was positively surprised by the Berlin one, because there’s not a single eyeshadow that I wouldn’t like. The quality of the eyeshadows is good. They are easy to apply and the pigmentation is very nice. (Note: I always apply eyeshadows over an eyeshadow base.)

The packaging:

The packaging is cardboard with a magnet to close the palette. It’s nice, but the cardboard on some of the palettes already started to tear, which is not nice. I guess the packaging isn’t very durable. And a mirror would be nice.

The price:

In Slovenia 8€.
For 8€ you get 6 x 1,5g eyeshadows, 2 x 2,5g blushes, a 0,28g (mini) eye pencil and an applicator. Just for the record: full sized eyeshadows by Catrice are 2,0g or 2,5g and cost around 3€ and the full size blushes wight 5g and cost around 3,5€. (I don’t know the exact prices.)
All in all I think the 8€ price tag is OK.


Congratulation if you actually made it through this ridiculously long review! :bow:

If you by any chance have a another minute or so, please write in the comments what do you think of the Big City Life make up palettes? Which one is your favourite?

Popolnoma navdušena sem, ker vam danes lahko pokažem tri make up palete znamke Catrice iz omejene kolekcije Big City Life. Vse odkar sem palete prvič videla v promo materialu, so me navdušile. Vsaka paleta je sestavljena iz šestih senčil za oči, dveh rdečil za lica, enega mini črnega svinčnika za oči in dvostranskega aplikatorja. Luštno! Vsaka paleta je poimenovana po kakšnem “velikem mestu”, zato tudi ime kolekcije “Big City Life”. Vsaka paleta ima na zadnji strani navodila za make up. Zastopana so štiri velika mesta: Sydney, Berlin, New York in London. Pokazala vam bom “le” tri palete (četrte nimam).

Catrice - Big City Life LE (make up palettes)
Catrice - Big City Life LE

The New York Collection make up paleta je sestavljena iz šestih senčil v barvah zelene, modre, sive, vijolične, slezenaste. Vse barve so zadimljene. Barve rdečil za lica so nekoliko bolj žive in s tem dajo obrazu nekaj več barve, svežine in življenja.

Catrice - Big City Life LE: The New York Collection
Catrice - Big City Life LE: The New York Collection
Catrice - Big City Life LE: The New York Collection (instructions)
Catrice - Big City Life LE: The New York Collection
Swatch: Catrice - Big City Life LE: The New York Collection
Catrice - Big City Life LE: The New York Collection

The Sydney Collection make up paleta je mešanica rjavih, kožnih, sivo-rjavih in rožnatih odtenkov. Na prvi pogled so rdečila za lica precej podobna tistim iz New York palete. Še posebej šimrasto rdečilo je izredno podoben. Skoraj mat rdečilo za lica je nekoliko temnejše od tistega v New York paleti.

Catrice - Big City Life LE: The Sydney Collection
Catrice - Big City Life LE: The Sydney Collection
Catrice - Big City Life LE: The Sydney Collection (instructions)
Catrice - Big City Life LE: The Sydney Collection
Swatch: Catrice - Big City Life LE: The Sydney Collection
Catrice - Big City Life LE: The Sydney Collection (make up palette)

The Berlin Collection make up paleta in končno paleta, katere swatche imam za vas. Berlin paleta je edina, ki sem jo izbrala zase, saj je po fotkah sodeč izgledala še najbolj toplih barv. No, še vedno vsebuje dobro mero (beri: zame preveč) hladnih tonov, a me niti ne motijo zelo. V paleti je izredno luštno svetlo senčilo, ki mi služi kot osvetljevalec. Občudujem tudi temno rjavo skoraj mat senčilo, ki je izredno dobro pigmentirano. V paleti pa so še svetlo rjavo, modro-sivo in rjavo sivo senčilo. Paleta je dobra mešanica hladnih in toplih tonov. Rdečili za lica sta prav tako luštni. Umazano roza rdečilo je skoraj mat, zlatkasto rjavo pa je šimrasto.

Catrice - Big City Life LE: The Berlin Collection
Catrice - Big City Life LE: The Berlin Collection
Catrice - Big City Life LE: The Berlin Collection (instruction)
Catrice - Big City Life LE: The Berlin Collection
Swatch: Catrice - Big City Life LE: The Berlin Collection
Catrice - Big City Life LE: The Berlin Collection

Vsi swatchi so narejeni čez bazo za senčila (NYX High Definition). Presenečena sem bila, kako kvalitetna so senčila. Temno rjavo senčilo je neverjetno pigmentirano, tudi ostala niso slaba. Vsa se nanašajo lepo. Pri swatchanju rdečil pa imam vedno težave. Swatchi izgledajo bledi ali umazani, na licih pa so potem večinoma luštni.

Swatch: Catrice - Big City Life LE: The Berlin Collection
Catrice - Big City Life LE: The Berlin Collection (make up palette)
Swatch: Catrice - Big City Life LE: The Berlin Collection
Catrice - Big City Life LE: The Berlin Collection (make up palette)
Swatch: Catrice - Big City Life LE: The Berlin Collection
Catrice - Big City Life LE: The Berlin Collection (make up palette)

The Berlin Look

Sledila sem navodilom na zadnji strani palete.

  • Baza za senčila – čez celo veko.
  • Checkpoint Charlie – čez celo veko.
  • Berlin Wall – čez celoten gibljivi del veke.
  • Black Eye Pencil – v bližini zgornjih in spodnjih trepalnic.
  • Brandenburger Tor – naneseno v zunanje kotičke oči in zabrisano navzgor v gubo in še čez skoraj do obrvi (kot na sliki na zadnji strani palete).
  • Am Alex – v bližini trepalnic in malo v gubo za bolj dramatičen videz.
  • Siegessäule – na lica.
  • Maskara.
  • Black Eye Pencil – na rob veke (waterline).

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Zaključek:

Najprej moram napisati, da sem preizkusila samo Berlin paleto. Ostali dve nista moji, zato ju tudi nisem poswatchala. Kar se tiče Berlin palete, sem navdušena. Že promo fotke so izgledale lepo, a saj vsi vemo, kako je s promo fotkami. Vse izgledajo lepo in potem nas “napalijo”, da vsi komaj čakamo izdelke, ki jih prikazujejo. Na koncu pa smo razočarani, ker izdelki ne izgledajo niti malo podobni izdelkom na promo fotografijah. Zagotovo smo vsi kaj takega že občutili na svoji koži. Vem, da jaz zagotovo sem. Tako sem se že naučila, da na podlagi promo materiala ne pričakujem ničesar več. Tudi od teh palet si nisem obetala veliko.

Kvaliteta:

Vem, da je kar nekaj dobrih Catrice senčil, a so tudi “kekci”, pri katerih si rečem: “Le kaj so si mislili?” Prav tako sem preizkusila že njihove palete iz redne linije in pri čisto vseh mi kaj ni bilo všeč. Pri nekaterih so to preveč šimrasta (beri: bleščičasta) senčila, pri drugih slaba pigmentiranost ali trdo senčilo … v glavnem v čisto vsaki paleti iz redne linije, je vsaj eno (od štirih) senčil, ki mi ni všeč. Med drugim tudi zaradi tega od Big City Life palet nisem pričakovala veliko. A sem bila pozitivno presenečena, saj v Berlin paleti ni niti enega “kekca”. Kvaliteta senči je dobra. Nanašajo se lepo, so dobro pigmentirana. (V vednost: senčila vedno nanašam čez bazo za senčila.)

Embalaža:

Embalaža je karton z magnetom za zapiranje. S kartonom v splošnem ni čisto nič narobe, a pri nekaterih se je karton že začel rahlo trgati, kar pa mi niti malo ni všeč. Izgleda, da embalaža ni ravno vzdržljiva. Prav tako bi bilo fino, če bi bilo v notranjosti ogledalo.

Cena:

V Sloveniji 8€.
Za 8€ dobite 6 x 1,5g senčil, 2 x 2,5g rdečili, a 0,28g (mini) svinčnik za oči in aplikator. V vednost: Catrice senčila polne velikosti so težka 2,0g ali 2,5g, stanejo pa okrog 3€. Rdečila za lica so težka 5g in stanejo okrog 3,5€. (Upam, da s cenami nisem preveč brcnila v temo.)
V splošnem se mi zdi cena 8€ kar vredu.


Čestitke vsem, ki se vam je uspelo prebiti čez ta nesramno dolg review! :bow:

Če imate slučajno še minutko časa, mi v komentarje napišite, kako se vam palete zdijo? In katera je vaša najljubša?

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  1. Jaz že nekaj časa iščem Berlin paletko, ker je Berlin moje najljubše mesto, pa me je toliko strah da jo bom falila :/ Barve so super mimogrede! Kje si jo pa kupila? :)

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  2. Od torka sem ponosna lastnica Sydney in New york. Zahvla gre moji Maestri. HVALA :rose: :rose: :rose:
    Ker mi moj sonček zadnja dva dni nekaj nagaja, jih tudi nisem uspela preizkusiti. Se pa že zelo veselim uporabe :party: :party:

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