Catrice Prime and Fine Smoothing Refiner

21. srp 2018.

Pozdrav ljepotice, danas pričamo o Catrice Prime and Fine Smoothing Refiner bazi za lice. Čini mi se, koliko pratim našu i stranu beauty zajednicu, da nitko osim Tati nije uopće spominjao ovaj proizvod. Mene je uspjela zaintrigirati, pa sam nakon swatchanja odlučila i sama isprobati o čemu je riječ. Ako vas zanima koji su moji dojmovi u vezi ove baze, nastavite čitati. 😊

Hello beauties, today we will talk about the Catrice Prime and Fine Smoothing Refiner face primer. As far as I know, nobody except Tati didn't even mentioned this product. I was drawn to what she said about it, so after swatching it in the store, I decided to try it out for myself. If you wanna know what I think about this primer, then just keep reading. 😊


Dakle, baza dolazi u plastičnoj posudici s čepom na odvrtanje, dodatno zaštićena naljepnicom preko poklopca. Sadrži 14 grama proizvoda, proizvedena je u Poljskoj i preporučuje se korištenje unutar 12 mjeseci od otvaranja. Ja sam svoj primjerak kupila u Mülleru po cijeni od 40 kuna, ali čini mi se da je trenutno na popustu. Mogu se samo nadati da ju ne planiraju potpuno izbaciti iz asortimana. 😞 Ne sadrži nekakav posebni miris. Sastojci nisu navedeni nigdje na pakiranju i moram priznati da mi stvarno nije mi jasno zašto neki drogerijski brendovi to uporno još uvijek rade, ali dobro.

The primer comes in a plastic jar with a black cap, which was also protected with a sticker, so you are 100% sure that you're getting a new, untouched product. It has 14 grams / 0.49 Oz of product, it is made in Poland and you're supposed to use it within 12 months. Also, you can buy it on Ulta.com for 7$ USD. It doesn't have any particular scent and there's no (once again!) ingredient list on the packaging. I really don't understand why some drugstore brands still do this.


Sama baza ima lagani ružičasti ton, iako jednom kada je razmažete, ona na koži ne ostavlja nikakvu vidljivu boju. Teksturom je jako kremasta, lagana i nemasna. Ja je volim prvo razmazati, pa potom lagano utapkati u kožu. Naime, tvrdi kako briše linije i svaku vidljivost pora. Po meni to niti jedna baza ne može u potpunosti napraviti, tako da vas odmah upozoravam da ne očekujete neka čuda od ovog proizvoda. Ono što meni ova baza pruža jest lagani efekt zaglađivanja i smanjivanja pora, ali uzmite u obzir da ne matira kožu. Moje lice s njom izgleda zdravo, odnosno zadržava onaj svoj sjaj. Dobra je podloga za uglavnom sve pudere, jer ostavlja kožu mekanom i svilenkastom na dodir. O produljivanju trajnosti šminke ne mogu ništa konkretno reći, jer smatram da na to utječe niz faktora i proizvoda, ali šminka mi je s ovom bazom jako dobro trajala kroz dan.

Primer itself has a slight pink tint, which you can't notice at all on your face. It has a beautiful non-oily, lightweight, creamy formula. I usually rub it and then lightly press it into the skin. They say that it kills pores and cancels any visible lines. I honestly don't believe that any primer can do that completely, so I have to warn you not to expect any miracles from this product. But, on the other hand, this primer gives me nice smoothing effect and less visible pores, but it doesn't mattify my skin. When I wear it, my skin still has that fresh, healthy glow to it. It's a nice base for any foundation because it leaves my skin soft and silky to the touch. My makeup lasted really nice throughout the day with this base, although I think that many factors and products are effecting that. 


Ne znam koliku razliku možete uočiti sa slike iznad zbog poprilično lošeg osvjetljenja i blica, ali je na licu jednostavno nisam mogla dobro uhvatiti. Preporučujem vam da ju isprobate na ruci kada sljedeći put budete šetali Müllerom i shvatit ćete o čemu vam trenutno govorim. Ja ovu bazu svakodnevno koristim u kombinaciji s matirajućom bazom na T-zoni, jer mi se tada puder na licu zaista lijepo nosi kroz dan i traje. 

U svakom slučaju, za mene je Smoothing Refiner jako dobra drogerijska baza za lice koju vrijedi isprobati. Jeste li ju vi uočili u Catrice asortimanu? Koristite li uopće baze za lice? Pišite mi u komentarima! 😉

I don't know if you can see a difference on the picture above with and without the primer, but I couldn't photograph it on my face. Honestly, I suggest you to go in the store and try out the tester, then you'll understand everything I just said. I really like this primer and use it daily in combination with a mattifying one on the T-zone, because that's how my foundation lasts and wears nicely throughout the day. 

Anyway, I think that Smoothing Refiner is a really nice drugstore face primer which is worth trying out. Did you notice it among other Catrice products? Do you even wear a face primer? Tell me in the comments below! 😉

With love, Ana ♡

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