Catrice Mint Me Up Swatches and Review
Hi everyone!
Catrice is one of the new European (I believe they're from Germany) appearing in Singapore's drugstores, woots! They have been making waves overseas, known for their inexpensive makeup and nail polishes.
I've been eyeing some of their polishes for some time, so when the brand appeared in Singapore's Guardian, I made a trip down to Vivocity to check out the displays. And naturally brought one home :)
Catrice Mint Me Up is a sort of a Pistachio green, with fine gold shimmer running through it. The formula is pretty decent, 2 coats to achieve full opacity. One thing to note is that the polish has the tendency to pool up at the cuticles, and I had to keep cleaning that up. Otherwise, it flows easily, and is rather quick drying to boot! Since the shimmers reflect so much light, it's shiny too without a top coat.
If there's anything to fault with this S$5.90 polish (for 10ml), it's that the brush is not well-cut.
Do you see how the brush isn't cut into a rounded edge (like the Sally Hansen's brush)? It has uneven lengths on both sides, making it rather difficult to use the brush easily. I would say though that this is a small problem; simply clean off the polish on the brush, grab a scissors or a nail cutter, and trim it to your fancy.
All in all, a good formula at an affordable brush, and with a wide range of more unique polishes too! Would I recommend more polishes from this range? Perhaps. It's not quite as cheap as say, China Glaze (around S$6.60 to S$8 for 15ml), but if there's a unique colour you just absolutely love, it's a case of, "why not?".
Catrice is one of the new European (I believe they're from Germany) appearing in Singapore's drugstores, woots! They have been making waves overseas, known for their inexpensive makeup and nail polishes.
I've been eyeing some of their polishes for some time, so when the brand appeared in Singapore's Guardian, I made a trip down to Vivocity to check out the displays. And naturally brought one home :)
Catrice Mint Me Up is a sort of a Pistachio green, with fine gold shimmer running through it. The formula is pretty decent, 2 coats to achieve full opacity. One thing to note is that the polish has the tendency to pool up at the cuticles, and I had to keep cleaning that up. Otherwise, it flows easily, and is rather quick drying to boot! Since the shimmers reflect so much light, it's shiny too without a top coat.
If there's anything to fault with this S$5.90 polish (for 10ml), it's that the brush is not well-cut.
Do you see how the brush isn't cut into a rounded edge (like the Sally Hansen's brush)? It has uneven lengths on both sides, making it rather difficult to use the brush easily. I would say though that this is a small problem; simply clean off the polish on the brush, grab a scissors or a nail cutter, and trim it to your fancy.
All in all, a good formula at an affordable brush, and with a wide range of more unique polishes too! Would I recommend more polishes from this range? Perhaps. It's not quite as cheap as say, China Glaze (around S$6.60 to S$8 for 15ml), but if there's a unique colour you just absolutely love, it's a case of, "why not?".
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