Marc Jacobs Beauty

[MissTT]

Hi Miss TT... I'm technologically illiterate so Rads may have a better answer for you. I need to put some fire under my sister's butt so she can build my blog... because blogger is some garbage.
I actually like this foundation a lot better than the Urban Decay Naked. I felt like UD sucked the oil (and the life) right out of my skin. I liked the finish, but I never liked the way it made my skin 'feel.' This finish is better for me, and it's totally weightless, so I totally prefer it.

I have to say though... if you're a fan of MAC Face & Body, I find that this foundation performs in much the same manner. It works best when you massage it in. It bonds to the skin and wears sheer to medium. I don't actually think that one is any better than the other in terms of wear and longevity... so there ya go.

I've never tried Face & Body. I haven't used a MAC foundation in years. Not via purchase anyway. The MJ feels better than the UD to me, but I hate to waste the money/product when I have so much UD left. I'm trying to be disciplined. If I try my UD next month, however, and realize it's poo in comparison I'll just pitch it. Or at least create a makeup graveyard.

 

[brittbby]

I actually find the foundation quite different than face and body on me, personally. MJ offers WAYYYYY more coverage. Face and body is very very very sheer on me and can't really be built up

 

[Rene916]

It's interesting how opinions seem so divided on this line! What products did you try? I tried the foundation genius gel in golden deep and the eyeshadow palette in the vie ingenue I tried it on in store and I loved it. It looks more pink on the skin than it does in the pan, but it's still quite cool-toned. I find it has a nice brightening effect.

 

[katred]

I think im going to go tonight and check them out. I dont have any blushes that look like outspoken so if i like it ill buy it and ill get samples of the foundation

I'll be curious to hear your thoughts! I got a sample of the foundation and I like it very much. I don't find that it calls attention to the dry skin around my nose, which is about the only spot on me that is dry right now. I do get the feeling that it might cause some problems during the winter when I have drier skin, but for this time of year, it works for me. I actually need something to give me a soft satin/ matte finish when the weather gets like this and so far this one (over Gosh primer) is doing the job. My skin seems to change fairly significantly from season to season, so it isn't uncommon for me to find foundations that I can only wear for part of the year. (I enjoy YSL Teint Eclat, but it only works for me from December to March.)

One thing that I did notice the first time I applied it was that Temptalia was right about the unpleasant smell. It smelled like fruit that had been sitting in the fridge too long. Thankfully, I found that it faded quite quickly and when I applied it for the second time this morning, I didn't notice it at all.

I've now tried applying it with a brush and with fingers and either seems to work well. In fact, I think I prefer using my fingers.

The one issue I have is that the associate at Sephora thought I should use the second lightest colour rather than the lightest. I find that the colour looks dingy on my skin, even though the match isn't bad. I think in the future, I'd probably go with the lighter shade, since it wasn't that different, but it seemed to have an overall brighter effect. (Note- for some reason, a lot of makeup artists seem to have difficulty matching me to a foundation and I even struggle with it myself sometimes. No idea why.)

 

[luvlydee]

ok just got back from sephora and got a sample of cocoa light. i tried it on at home but its night time already and the lighting is bad so idk ill have to see tomorrow morning. also got the sample of the concealer in shade 6. it felt awesome but the color im not too sure of.

and as for Outspoken Blush that thing DID NOT show u on me. i was so upset. so i skipped the blushes because i was only interested in that one.
i bought the powder foundation though in Fawn Cocoa so Ill see how that goes tomorrow in the day time because i tried that also and im like i can barely see in this damn room lol i think i should have gotten it in Fawn but we shall see. so i will come back here tomorrow with more of my opinion.

 

[MissTT]

Excited to hear about the powder! Did you swatch the gel foundations in store? You may be Fawn Deep if you didn't get a tan since you were last matched. The thing with Cocoa Light though is it seemed to me it would be a bit flexible in it's coloring. It seems like it will be fine on me when I get a little lighter in the next month or so. I got the color matching done because I got a tan and needed a new foundation, but I'm too cheap to buy a darker foundation at the end of the summer. I'm silly. I guess I have some samples I could use up. think I have enough to last me a couple of weeks. I just didn't want to be working in cosmetics with a base that was too light - like I didn't know any better.

 

[luvlydee]

okkkk the powder is going back. its so light and i feel like my chanel powder is fine for me right now. If anything I would exchange it for fawn because fawn cocoa is slightly darker than my face just like my chanel powder so i would rather go a shade down to set my foundation since I have a darker powder already. but the powder itself is nice and isnt powder when i try building it up.
Most likely I will probably exchange for Rebellious blush though since its cheaper and comes with a brush. lol i just love hte packaging of the compacts that i need to have at least something

as for the foundation. cocoa light isnt for me. my mac face and body in c6 which i love it lighter than cocoa light and matches me better. I will say that the foundation although has the look of mac face and body, feels lighter on the face which is awesome. I want to get a sample of the shade below (fawn deep)
and then determine from then on. If i like it better than my face and body then after i finish with that ill just get the MJ foundation. I used my mac 130 brush and I had no problems with streaking.

 

[MissTT]

What do you mean when you say the powder is light? The color? The coverage? Definitely exchange it if you don't love it. I was thinking you might need Fawn Deep in the Genius Gel. I grabbed a sample of it, but won't be trying it on until next month. Thanks for your input. I don't have enough face to try everything. I really can't try it at work b/c my face is already made up for the day and I don't always want to go in on my nights off because, well, I'm tired and don't want to go way out to the mall which is in the opposite direction from my home.

 

[luvlydee]

What do you mean when you say the powder is light? The color? The coverage? Definitely exchange it if you don't love it. I was thinking you might need Fawn Deep in the Genius Gel. I grabbed a sample of it, but won't be trying it on until next month. Thanks for your input. I don't have enough face to try everything. I really can't try it at work b/c my face is already made up for the day and I don't always want to go in on my nights off because, well, I'm tired and don't want to go way out to the mall which is in the opposite direction from my home.

Oh i meant the coverage lol i exchanged it for promiscuous blush. I was going to get rebellious but that thing is 99% the same color as tom ford narcissist. Thank goodnes had my narcissist on me to compare. Tantilizing wasnt my taste. Promiscuous was the last pink color that showed up on me and at first the mua was like its too light but the lighting in sephora sucks but i knew this color would work. I stepped outside and i love this blush. Such a nice soft pink for my cheeks.

 

[luvlydee]

And looking at weekend ramblings website, rebellious and promiscuous were switched in the display so the swatches of those are switched

 

[MissTT]

ZOMG Rads cut her hair. How cute. She's right. The blushes aren't as bold as they appear.

 

[luvlydee]

ZOMG Rads cut her hair. How cute. She's right. The blushes aren't as bold as they appear.

i only tried 7 of the 9 blushes (didnt try the peach/terracota ones provocative & Irresistible so i cant comment on those)
but as for the ones ive tried...

-outspoken
-reckless
-obsessed
-naughty
no point to these when it comes to my skin. nothing happened. nada. i usually ca get away with light blush since i have light cheeks but these were just like really? why?

-tantalizing
-rebellious
great color. very bold. tantalizing isnt a color iw ould go for so i didnt get it but wow very pigmented. Rebellious I would have picked but looked way too close to my tom ford narcissist blush

-promiscuous
the one i ended up buying is a very natural pink on me. It's great.

here is tantalizing on a woc darker than me...


credit: http://www.thestyleandbeautydoctor.com/2013/08/marc-jacobs-shameless-bold-blush-swatches-and-review/

 

[katred]

okkkk the powder is going back. its so light and i feel like my chanel powder is fine for me right now. If anything I would exchange it for fawn because fawn cocoa is slightly darker than my face just like my chanel powder so i would rather go a shade down to set my foundation since I have a darker powder already. but the powder itself is nice and isnt powder when i try building it up.
Most likely I will probably exchange for Rebellious blush though since its cheaper and comes with a brush. lol i just love hte packaging of the compacts that i need to have at least something

as for the foundation. cocoa light isnt for me. my mac face and body in c6 which i love it lighter than cocoa light and matches me better. I will say that the foundation although has the look of mac face and body, feels lighter on the face which is awesome. I want to get a sample of the shade below (fawn deep)
and then determine from then on. If i like it better than my face and body then after i finish with that ill just get the MJ foundation. I used my mac 130 brush and I had no problems with streaking.

Aw. Sorry it didn't work out for you luvlydee.

Now I'm wondering if I'll get the same pigmentation if I apply it with a brush. Although it's a contrast on me, I really love the look of Tantalizing and Rebellious as well. I kind of like a modest "doll cheek" effect.

 

[Mayflower22]

Here's a head on shot of neo-noir

Ooooh la la! This look is just all out GLAM

 

[luvlydee]

Here is my promiscuous blush. Just love.

 

[luvlydee]

Aw. Sorry it didn't work out for you luvlydee.   Now I'm wondering if I'll get the same pigmentation if I apply it with a brush. Although it's a contrast on me, I really love the look of Tantalizing and Rebellious as well. I kind of like a modest "doll cheek" effect. 

Those blushes are great but i wanted a blush that i didnt have anything close to and promiscuous is just that. Ive become a blush heaux its not even funny lol

 

[Ingenue]

I've never tried Face & Body. I haven't used a MAC foundation in years. Not via purchase anyway. The MJ feels better than the UD to me, but I hate to waste the money/product when I have so much UD left. I'm trying to be disciplined. If I try my UD next month, however, and realize it's poo in comparison I'll just pitch it. Or at least create a makeup graveyard.

Face and Body is the ONLY (and those who know me know how I feel in my heart about MAC foundations) MAC foundation that touches this face. The 'bonding' agent in it makes it last like nothing else, and although the coverage is sheer, it can be built to medium... and the coverage is natural and non intrusive. It also doesn't do a number on the skin during wear.

MJ foundation reminds me a lot of Face & Body but it has more coverage, and the finish is smoother and a bit more airbrushed. I have to massage it in, but it looks absolutely beautiful once it's on the face.

UD was just too drying on me. I wasn't a fan of the way it felt on my face.

 

[MissTT]

The clients I've gotten to try the MJ foundation have fallen in love with it. The finish really is beautiful. The last woman I tried it on looked ethereal somehow. This was just with a small swatch. My concern for it is more about staying power. Perhaps I'll just invest in some setting spray. The Genius Gel is really tugging at me. I was going to test the foundation out again today, but it's about 100 degrees and humid. I didn't think it was fair to test any foundation in these conditions and expect it to perform well. I threw on some Lancome Teint Idole figuring it should be the toughest foundation I have right now.

 

[blackbirdxo]

The clients I've gotten to try the MJ foundation have fallen in love with it. The finish really is beautiful. The last woman I tried it on looked ethereal somehow. This was just with a small swatch. My concern for it is more about staying power. Perhaps I'll just invest in some setting spray. The Genius Gel is really tugging at me. I was going to test the foundation out again today, but it's about 100 degrees and humid. I didn't think it was fair to test any foundation in these conditions and expect it to perform well. I threw on some Lancome Teint Idole figuring it should be the toughest foundation I have right now.

What kind of skin type do you think it suits best being someone whose seen it a bunch?

 

[MissTT]

Due to the lighter coverage I wouldn't recommend this foundation for those with really uneven skintone. However, I haven't seen someone like that use the product so I could be wrong. Honestly it seems best suited for normal skin (which seems like an unhelpful answer lol). Maybe slightly dry since it has some moisturizing properties, but then I know some have complained of it catching on drier bits of skin. I consider myself oily and while it didn't pool and separate like MUFE HD does on me I did have some oily breakthrough mid-day. Typical of all foundations I've tried though. I like it for the radiant, polished yet natural finish it gives. I plan to test it out some more, but suspect I'll be picking it up next month. It's not HG for me, but it's pretty and feels good going on. I'm in the market for a very natural looking foundation and this product is currently tied with Smashbox Halo. The Genius Gel foundation looks more natural on me than the NARS Tinted Moisturizers.