being a fair girl in a tropical country means i can't find base makeup easily here. usually the lightest color will be slightly too dark for me. and i'm not the kind of person that throw away makeup easily. here we don't have makeup donation option. so that's why i've been reluctant to try foundation. before changing great back to foundation, i've found bb cream or bb cushion easier to choose since i will always be #21. but i need foundation for my sister's wedding day and i bought wet n wild one. and it matched me. and i'm getting too excited. i've been reading a lot of good review about catrice foundation so i bought one even knowing that it's slightly too dark for me at that time. then i read about this transformer drop, so i asked my husband who was travelling to europe to get me one. later i knew that after he came back, the transformer drop was available here. oh well, at least i got to try it a little bit early to being late writing the review.
this is the description from their website: individual transformation. makeup can be individually aligned with the needs of the skin thanks to the highly pigmented, liquid texture: lightening drops lighten the texture of foundation while the darkening drops make it darker. the transformer drops provide the possibility of personalising any catrice foundation.
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| the tube |
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| the back of the tube |
the packaging: again, i totally forgot whether or not it has plastic sealing in the first place. the lightening version also comes in plastic tube but in beige. it also have dark screw cap and the same spout to dispense the product. at the back of the tube, there's description in english. i actually like this squeeze tube packaging than the dropper packaging like body shop's one.
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| the spout |
the color: it's not white like la girl white foundation, it's more like a lighter version of my wet n wild. i think it might be like the lightest foundation shade from some brand. this one doesn't have reddish tone. a bit neutral.
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| the transformer drop on my hand |
the product: it's a creamy product that doesn't change the consistency of the foundation. it blends easily with my foundation and bb cream and i don't see any separating even after some time.
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| left is my foundation, right is the makeup transformer |
the result: it is working for me, it lightens my foundation and bb cream. unfortunately, it changes the undertone a bit. somehow i think it changes the yellow undertone toward neutral. but i don't have any problem with it since i only use a little.
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| after mixing it |
this one works okay for me, although if i have darker foundation, this might change the undertone and the changes might be more visible. but since this is only super light beige, i don't think it's suitable for super fair skin. i think white pigment like la girl one will be better. catrice has been known to change its product seasonally, so i can't say whether this makeup transformer will be on their permanent line or not. this makeup transformer is a good option for someone like me, who doesn't like to own so many foundation, and think that it seems a waste to neglect incorrect foundation because of its shade. here in indonesia, we couldn't return the makeup if we've already bought it for whatever reason, so the transformer is a good solution since most brand doesn't give wide shade selection unlike the US. the price is very affordable too. as for me, if i could buy la girl white pigment, i think i will buy that one, but for now, this is a good option for me.
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