I’ve been thumbing through the 20 offerings, which range from foundation and blush, to lips and nails, to makeup brushes. The collection even offers three items designed for men – colorless lip balm, concealer, and clear eyebrow tamer.
There’s just enough variety of color on the women’s side of the collection to be a little overwhelming, but I think I’ve got it nicely narrowed down to five items that – even after the tenth look-see – are still begging to be tried. Check them out…
Many of the pre-launch photos were of these pretty little rounded nail polish bottles. So, of course, the nail polish was my first stop in the new collection. I was instantly drawn to Baby Jane, an opaque light ash beige shade that just looks like a Marc Jacobs color to me. It’s an ideal daytime neutral that will work well year-round. Jezebel, a dramatic black cherry red, is a very close second.
→ Buy Marc Jacobs Beauty Enamored High-Shine Nail Lacquer, $18.00, at sephora.com.
There’s a cute little hand-drawn note on the Sephora website from Mr. Jacobs himself explaining that “everyone” does 5 or 6 shade eye shadow palettes, so he wanted to do a 7-shade palette. That’s definitely our win.
Each of the bonus-sized palettes offers a useful range of colors that include both daytime and nighttime shades. The ultra-neutral Lolita palette is my favorite simply because every shade is everyday useful.
→ Buy the Marc Jacobs Beauty Style Eye-Con No.7 Plush Shadow, $59.00, at sephora.com.
The Blush in Naughty, a pale ivory pink, is another one of those shades that instantly reminds me of the fresh faces seen on the Marc Jacobs runway. It’s definitely more of a fall or winter shade, but I’m willing to wait. The pretty rose-colored Promiscuous will work well for the last days of summer.
→ Buy Marc Jacobs Beauty Shameless Bold Blush, $30.00, at sephora.com.
I’ve already started hearing great things about the gender-neutral, SPF18 lip balm. Good news travels fast. I feel the need to try it out for myself, just to be sure. It’s so hard to resist the promise of a fabulous new lip balm.
→ Buy the Marc Jacobs Beauty Lip Lock Moisture Balm, $24.00, at sephora.com.
Every time I try a new makeup line, the lip gloss is where I start. It’s a low-commitment way to dip a toe in the makeup waters. The Marc Jacobs lip gloss offering covers a lot of ground in just 6 colors – from pink, to berry, to red. I’m quite fond of Overprotected, a true pastel pink.
→ Buy the Marc Jacobs Beauty Lust for Lacquer Lip Vinyl, $28.00, at sephora.com.
I’m getting ready to place my monthly Sephora order, and I think I’m going to go for the nail polish first. If I don’t get the eye shadow. Argh. Decisions, decisions! What about you? Which new Marc product are you itching to try?
