The downside to blindly buying everything that sounds remotely interesting of the new Essence and Catrice product launches? You end up buying things that you just don’t really know what to do with. That happened to me this time around with the Catrice Magic Shine Eraser. What is this product? And what does it do? Let’s find out.
This Magic Shine Eraser is a product unlike anything I had ever tried. It is a clear silicone putty like product that promises to mattify like a powder. That probably should have been my first clue as to why this wasn’t going to work for my dry skin, but still I wanted to give it a shot. I just haven’t really found a way to get it to transfer to my skin, without overusing it.
Review: Catrice Magic Shine Eraser
First things first: price point. This being Catrice this isn’t a very expensive product. At €5.69 a piece this really doesn’t break the bank and I think if you have oily skin and you’re on a budget you may actually enjoy this. Someone in my YT comments wrote that this product reminded them of something done by Mally years ago and that brought me right back to the days where I followed Emily Noel and her love for this product.
What does this product have to offer?
So this product is a gel to powder mattifying product that gives you a longlasting silky finish that should apply transparent and so not leave any cast whatsoever. It should eliminate and blur the look of pores, is fully vegan, and leave your skin feeling silky smooth. The best way to describe the texture is that it feels similar to the ELF putty primer, but this should go OVER your makeup rather than under it. And that is where this product went wrong for me.
Why didn’t this product work for me?
The idea of the Catrice Magic Shine Eraser sounds great: a product that mattifies your skin and makes your makeup last all day without a detectable product sitting on top of your makeup. But on my dry skin this was a mess.
First of all I had issues getting this to transfer from the pan to the face. I used fingers and a puff, but found that scooping a little bit out with a fingernail and pressing it onto the skin was the most effective way to use it.
Secondly, it just didn’t look right. It was too heavy for use on delicate areas like the undereyes and it was too mattifying on the areas around my nose where I tend to have the driest skin. It looks heavy, cakey and it emphasized everything.
Should you buy the Catrice Magic Shine Eraser?
While this product wasn’t right for me I can see who may actually fall in love with this. If you have oily skin or if you love a super matte look this may be for you. I personally love a dewy look and this product eliminated that completely. So was this for me? No. Is it a good product yes? If it goes with your skin type and makeup needs I think you may still like this because it does do what it promises to do.
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