Hey Beauties,

Hope you all are doing well. Here I am with another lip product review that was requested by many of you. The product am going to review is Catrice Shine Gel Lip Color in shade "Don't Fear The Sheer (040)". When I saw this available at Beauty Arena, I couldn't resist buying it. I did a bit of research to select the best color for me. All the reviews I read on this lip color tempted me to buy it even more.  Finally I decided to buy this gorgeous looking coral shade. Let's see what I have to say about it and is it worth buying or not....

Catrice Ultimate Shine Gel Lip Color in " (040) Don't Fear the Sheer"

Catrice Ultimate Shine Gel Lip Color in " (040) Don't Fear the Sheer"

Catrice Ultimate Shine Gel Lip Color in " (040) Don't Fear the Sheer"

Catrice Ultimate Shine Gel Lip Color in " (040) Don't Fear the Sheer"

Starting with the packaging. It comes in metallic bullet form . The metallic packaging is quite sleek but is so prone to finger prints. The name of the shade is written on bottom. This shade "Don't fear the sheer" is a coral kinda shade which matches the bottom of the bullet. The packaging overall is sturdy and elegant.

This shine gel lip color has gel-like texture. It is creamy and glides smoothly on lips. It hydrates the lips and lips feel much softer and smoother after applying this lipstick. It provides sheer color and moisturizes the lips well. Therefore, in my opinion, this gel shine lip color lies somewhere between a lipstick and lip balm. It's not at all drying on lips. But wait....let me warn you, it has tendency to settle in fine lines and enhance any lip cracks.

This shine gel lipstick provides sheer coverage. After seeing swatches online, I was expecting this shade to be more pigmented. But honestly I am disappointed and this particular shade is not very pigmented. One swipe just provides a sheer tint of color to the lips. When swatched on arm it looks like a light coral shade but when applied on lips it appears as a very pale pink kinda shade with blue undertones.Totally disappointed as this is so not my kind of color. The finish of this lipstick is glossy/shiny. Here are the lip and arm swatches of this lipstick.

Catrice Shine Gel Lip Color "Don't Fear The Sheer" Arm Swatches

Catrice Shine Gel Lip Color "Don't Fear The Sheer" Lip Swatch

Now talking about the staying power, the staying power of this lipstick is below average too. It lasted on me for about 2-3hours at max (with minimal eating and drinking). But a good thing is that it left a very light stain and my lips felt hydrated even after the color faded away.

Overall this lipstick hasn't impressed me much. The coverage is sheer- medium which is ok but this particular shade is not very pigmented. Plus the color appears totally different on my lips. This is not the kind of coral shade that I expected it to be. May be darker colors from this range would look much better. The good thing is it hydrates the lips and is affordable. So you can try some other shades if you like hydrating lipsticks with shiny finish. So here is the round up summary for this lipstick.

The Goods:

• Sturdy Packaging 
• Glossy/shiny finish (If you like shiny finish)
• Glides smoothly on lips
• Hydrates and moisturizes the lips 

The Bads:

• Has tendency to settle in fine lines
• This particular shade is not very pigmented
• Color appears different on lips
• Below average staying power

Price & Availability: I bought mine from online store BeautyArena for PKR 780/- You can find these lipsticks at Catrice counters at leading stores in Pakistan.


My Rating: 3/5



So that's all for now. Have you tried any lipstick from Catrice..? Do leave your comments and tell what you think about these.. :)




Like my reviews and posts...??? Don't forget to follow my blog via GFC... :)

Show your love and join "The Lipstickholic" on Facebook, Instagram and Bloglovin too... !!!





Love,
Lipstickholic