Marc Jacobs Beauty ~ Holiday 2017 Collection

More holiday items!

This year, Marc Jacobs Beauty themed their entire holiday line with a wild animal theme which I absolutely love and require in my cosmetics collection. Needless to say, I bought almost the whole line. I've never had an issue with Marc Jacobs quality decreasing when holiday time comes around. Many companies use the strategy of targeting gift buyers during the holidays instead of the hardcore fans with substantial collections, so they decrease the quality and put extra emphasis on the packaging to attract gift buyers. Sure, it makes for a nice gift (and the packaging DOES always excite me), but more often than not, the quality just can't compete with the other items in my collection and these products end up getting shoved to the side. I haven't had this issue with Marc Jacobs which is why it's one of my all time favorite cosmetics companies.

Velvet Noir Major Volume Mascara - Collector's Edition: The Velvet Noir Major Volume Mascara is one of my top 5 favorite mascaras and even though I already have 2 full size tubes and a travel size floating around, I was definitely going to pick this one up because of the gorgeous packaging. I might get a second one! Yeah, I'll probably get a second one =P

This mascara applies evenly in rich black. A couple coats to apply and style my lashes and I'm good to go. It doesn't flake or fade, and while it's not waterproof I haven't had issues with it running. 

Cat's Meow Five-Piece Petite Le Marc Lip Creme Collection: The Le Marc Lip Creme lipstick formula is one of my favorites and I regretted not picking up the mini lipstick set that came out last year. This year provides a versatile, well-rounded set. You get 3 neutral shades (a straight up nude, a light pink-nude and a slightly darker pink-nude), a blue-toned red and a berry shade. I won’t be so bold as to say that these are universally flattering shades, but they are standard shades that should be wearable for many different skin tones.

Sonic Truth: Creamy nude

Infamous: Soft Peony

J'adore: Terra Cotta Blush

Goddess: Deep Maraschino

Currant Mood: Currant-Red

Le Marc Lip Creme T - B: Sonic Truth, Infamous, J'adore, Goddess, Currant Mood

The case is fierce. I wouldn't advocate spending extra money on bags that never get used, but this is a really nice case that can be used as a clutch or to store glosses, lipsticks, hair ties, you name it. It's definitely a case you will want to keep and use, not let sit in the back of your makeup drawer alone and forgotten. 

Snake Charmer High-Shine Gloss Lip Lacquer Collection: This is a set of mini glosses which offers a variety of different shades to play with. I love lip gloss. I have way too many and I wish I could wear them all at once (though that would be gross), but the formula of the Marc Jacobs glosses are really nice. 

This set contains 5 mini glosses: 4 of the best selling glosses in the MJ Beauty line as well as one new, never released before shade:

Ch-ch-changes: Plum with a blue-green shift (new shade)

Sugar Sugar: Champagne-gold shimmer (a favorite lip gloss of mine)

Skin Deep: Opaque taupe-mauve (another favorite lip gloss of mine)

Raspberry Beret: Opaque raspberry-plum

Boys Don't Cry: Opaque grape-purple

Personally, I wish the set had nixed one of the purples and added in a red or deep burgundy shade instead. Two purples is just a little overkill I think, but I still bought it because I do occasionally wear purple on my lips.

Apparently the set is also mint-scented!

T -B: Sugar Sugar, Skin Deep, Raspberry Beret, Boys Don't Cry, Ch-ch-changes, LE Lip Creme Lipstick (see below)

Le Marc Lip Creme Lipstick Collector's Edition: Sephora worked with many brands they carry online and in stores in creating a series of holiday lipsticks with unique packaging, exclusive to Sephora. Marc Jacobs Beauty created a Limited Edition leopard print case to match the aesthetic of all their holiday products this year. The lipstick itself is also limited; a rose-bud pink in the Le Marc cream formula.

Here I am wearing the lipstick. It's a basic shade, nothing as wild as the packaging so it should be wearable for a lot of people. I love nude shades like this and wear them regularly. 

Only a few of the Holiday lipsticks have been released so far but as all of the Holiday stuff is beginning to drop, we can expect more soon!

The Wild One Eye-Conic Eyeshadow Palette: Marc Jacobs Beauty has released 20-pan eye shadow palettes for the past few years. Packaging aside, this thing is fabulous looking in all its jungle-themed glory. I bought the 20-pan version last year and it's actually the palette that got me hooked on the Marc Jacobs Beauty eye shadow formula. I was hesitant at first when I bought last year's palette because I was so disappointed in many of the other holiday palettes I had picked up (erm, Tarte and Too Faced), but this one proved to be a keeper and I use it quite a lot. For $5 per eye shadow, it's not a bad deal if you're attracted to the colors.

A full review of The Wild One Palette is located here <3