Project foundation: Catrice Infinite Matt 18h liquid foundation

Catrice Infinite Matt up to 18h make up definitively has mouthful name. It’s available in 3 shades and once again I have the lightest one – Light Beige no. 010.

Catrice Infiniti Matt 18h liquid foundation - Light Beige 010
Catrice Infiniti Matt 18h liquid foundation – Light Beige 010 + ingredients

Manufacturers description

Oil-free formula absorbs unwanted shine and ensures a smooth and natural matte complexion for up to 18 hours. Has moisturizing effect and light-reflecting pigments, your skin will look beautifully radiant. The perfect basis for this season’s make-up looks – without a mask-like effect.

Finish

Trick question as it really depends on the base/face cream you’re using. Most of the time it looks matte (but not completely so as it does have some kind of tiny shiny particles) to semi-matte on me, but the matte effect does not last for a long time.

Coverage

Medium to strong (is buildable).

Formula

Formula is on the thicker side with slight perfume scent to it.

Application

As with rest of the thicker formulas I had best results either with stippling or unifying application with sponge. Real Techniques Expert brush works great for this foundation also (like all the other foundations I tried it with). I do have to mention that I found this foundation pretty easy to use with all the application methods … but the flawless finish of Real Techniques Expert brush wins in my book.

Packaging

Glass bottle with the pump.

Price

~6,50 EUR for 30ml (1.01 fl.oz.).

Swatch

I didn’t notice any kind of heavy oxidation … it gets little bit darker on my hand but there is hardly any change on my face.
It nicely covers up my wide pores, red patches … without making my skin looking cakey.

Catrice Infiniti Matt 18h liquid foundation - Light Beige 010 swatch
Catrice Infiniti Matt 18h liquid foundation – Light Beige 010 swatch

I’m still having trouble photographing foundation on my face, but I hope this details tells you at least little something about Catrice Infinite Matt 18h liquid foundation.

Catrice Infiniti Matt 18h liquid foundation - Light Beige 010 face swatch
Catrice Infiniti Matt 18h liquid foundation – Light Beige 010 face swatch

Conclusion

I’m slowly switching from matte foundations to more moisturizing ones (Catrice Photo Finish 18h Liquid Foundation would be great if they only released lighter shade) as “matte” liquid foundations just don’t work with my flaky skin (and I managed to seriously reduce the amount of dried out/flaked patches).
Catrice Infinite Matt is still in use though – mostly for mixing it with other foundations that are too dark of yellow. This foundation leaves slight whitish cast which is not really problem for me most of the time as that blends well with my undertone. :D
It gets plus for being really light and for lasting decent time on my skin, but it does not work with flaky skin + I’m not in love with the scent.

Would I recommend it?
I think those with very pale oily skin with neutral to yellow undertone should check it out. There are not many drugstore foundations like it in this color range … as you probably already know. If I’m not mistaken there are tester bottles in drugstores so you can try it out and see if it works for you.

Have you already tried out Catrice Infinite Matt 18h liquid foundation?

*I bought my first Infinite Matte foundation, but everybody had different experience than me so I asked importer for “fresh” bottle to see if there was something off with my first one … but they’re pretty much the same.

16 thoughts on “Project foundation: Catrice Infinite Matt 18h liquid foundation”

  1. Imam podoben tip kože kot ti le da je moja z roza podtonom in mislim, da je vsaka druga podlaga v trgovini močno rumena ali pa nevtralna z malce rumene, ni pa nobene roza bele!!!! Sem pa v predalu našla en testerček Maxfactor agelless elixir fundation+serum in je super. Škoda je le ta, da sem dobila pretemen odtenek (50, najsvetlejši je pa 40 in ga moram sprobat takoj jutri pa sem mislila, da bi se kar med policami sprehodila z eno mičkeno posodico in notri stisnila eno porcijo za 1x uporabo, a moram potem hitro tečt iz trgovine, da me ne dobijo? :wink:

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    • LOL – a veš, da se pa meni vse svetle zdijo roza.? :biggrin:
      Včasih znajo nekatere zakomplicirat stvar, vendar večina prodajalk nima nič proti, če vzameš manjšo količino za sprobat. Težava je ponavadi pri visoko-cenovnih podlagah kjer testerja ne moreš dobit, bognedaj, da vzameš/ti dajo malo za sprobat (lahko te pa seveda naličijo njihove vizažistke z umazanimi čopiči :undecided: ). Potem se pa čudijo, ko jim rečem, da v temu primeru podlage pač ne bom kupila pri njih. :naughty:

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    • Na žalost je še nisem imela priložnosti dobiti v roke. Sem videla, da bo v akciji v DMu, tako da se zna zgoditi, da jo bom kupila, če bodo sestavine in barva OK.

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  2. ovo je jedini jeftiniji puder koji mi odgovara nijansom iako usred zime ne bi skodilo da ima i jos svjetlija nijansa. taman sam gotova s prvom bocicom, mislim da ce mi se opet naci na popisu za kupovinu :yes:

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      • ne ovdje svi biseri koji vode nabavu u ducanima ocito misle da se mi svi kvarcamo pa da nam ne trebaju jako svijetle nijanse :ermm: od high end brendova bi se vjerojatno naslo vise toga ali nemam budjet za isprobavat :nono:

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          • moguce cak da su za neke brandove isti ljudi, znam da revlon ima iste ljude koji narucuju za sloveniju i hrvatsku zajedno, al ajde srecom jos se tu i tamo nadje nesto pogodno

  3. Tudi sama sem si kupila ta puder, mislim, da kakšno leto nazaj, vendar sploh nisem bila zadovoljna. Matiral mi kože ni kaj dosti, ker imam še kar mastno, pa izgleda, da mi je pore mašil, saj sem dobila polno mozoljev po njem. Ne morem krivde pripisovati samo njemu, so bili verjetno še drugi dejavniki, ampak je bil ta puder še tista pika na i zraven. Tisto stekleničko sem s težavo porabila, vendar si ga nisem več kdaj kupila.
    So mi pa super tile posti glede pudrov, še več takšnih :yes:

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    • Meni so tako ali tako vse podlage, kreme, toniki … komedogeni, tako da sem že obupala nad tem, da bom našla izdelek, ki mi ne maši por. :sigh:
      Posledično imam doma vsaj 3-4 podlage z različnimi teksturami, ki jih vsakodnevno rotiram in se tako izognem najhujšim težavam.
      Če iščeš nekaj kar super matira, poglej pri Deborah Comfort Mat podlago … dobiš v DMih. Všečna zadevica.

      Rada bi napisala review vsaj še za tele podlage, vendar me čas baše … krajše zadeve pa očitno ne morem napisat. :roll:

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  4. Super ocena! Sploh ne bom začela o svojem cincanju ko pride do podlage. Že nekaj mesecev imam tak nenapisan seznam, s katerega naj bi si kupila podlago. Namesto da bi se krčil, se daljša. :sigh: BB kreme, serumi, podlage, mja, kdo bi vedel, kaj kupiti. Me je pa tale Catrice zdaj zelo zamikala, enkrat ko bom ujela kakšno prodajalko, jo poprosim za malce testerja kar za domov.

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    • LOL – poznam ta problem. :biggrin:
      Mene najbolj žalosti, ker sem našla skoraj popolno podlago zase … a ni na voljo v zelo svetlem odtenku + zaradi tekoče strukture je ne morem mešat s svetlejšimi podlagami. :sorry:

      Če jo boš dobila priložnost preizkusiti, sporoči kako se je obnesla pri tebi. :rose:

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  5. Bere se vrhunsko, ampak jaz imam dokaj “meh” izkušnje z odbojnimi delci. Nekako ostajam pristašica povsem mat videza. Čeprav je res, da tudi meni delajo mat pudri veliko preglavic na predelih, kjer se mi koža lušči. Eh, ti šment, vsega ne morem imeti.

    Ocena je pa dobra in zelo informativna. :thumb:

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    • Hvala, Meri. :rose:
      A veš kaj je najbolj smešno? Catrice/Essence ponavadi uporabijo čisto prevelike delce, tokrat (in to je verjetno eden redkih proizvodov za katerega lahko to rečem) pa jim je celo ratalo zadeti pravo velikost (bolj izgleda kot rahlo svetlikajoča se mica, kot pa prav šimer), tako da ne izgledam kot novoletna jelka. :biggrin:
      Sem imela mini testerček Maestrine Photo Finish podlage in moram reči, da je pri meni tisti še stopničko višje. :thumb:

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