So, today I finally had the chance to play with my goodies. In the end, I decided on buying the foundation, the mascara, Pillow Talk, the contouring and highlighting duo, and Marie Antoinette. I'd have loved to get some more stuff but CT is not the most budget-friendly company on the market, so I'll save these for another order because there will definitely be one.
I love, love, love the duo and the cream eyeshadow! I put my makeup on at 7am and it still looked good about 11 hours later. I didn't use an eyeshadow primer and didn't experience any creasing or fading or whatsoever. The same goes for the duo.
The mascara and the lipliner I'm a bit undecided on. The mascara is great but it's quite similar to Benefit's They're Real and getting my hands on They're Real is way easier than ordering at netaporter.com and paying £15 for shipping or spending over 300€ to avoid that. The lipliner is quite dry. It lasts and lasts and lasts and I really like the colour, so I'll put some lip balm over it the next time I'll use it but it's drier than MAC's lipliners.
The foundation is great as well. The colour (1 Fair) adapts well to my skin and it gives me a glowy finish. What's also great - but that may be only my imagination - I found my skin looked a bit better after taking my makeup off than it ususally does. Has anyone experienced something similar? I don't want to get my hopes up but if the foundation helps to improve my skin I'll totally go for it.
All in all, my first order won't be my last one! I still have some things on the list! Especially for winter, when I want to try out the mask and/or the cream, even though the cream is 84€ or something...