Marc Jacobs Beauty Love Marc Lip Gel in 114 Understudy

Following the review of Marc Jacobs Beauty Highliner Gel Crayon Eyeliner in the previous post, here I am to review the other Marc Jacobs item that I picked up at Sephora, Love Marc Lip Gel in 114 Understudy.

Marc Jacobs Beauty Love Marc Lip Gel is interestingly called a 'lip gel' instead of lipstick as it is different from the traditional waxy lipstick and comes with a gellified formula that is creamy and glossy. The Lip Gel is housed in a magnetic black case which weighs slightly heavier than a normal lipstick.

I couldn't make up my mind which shade to get while swatching over the Sephora counter and the SA recommended 114 Understudy after understanding from me that I would like some neutral shade.

114 Understudy looks reddish brown in the tube and seems like a wise choice to get. Swatching it on my hand, the swatch come out true to its shade.

I decided to do a comparison against the reddish brown lipsticks that I have in my stash and here are the lipsticks I am comparing against:-

- Lunasol lipstick in 40 Red Beige
- Burberry Beauty Lip Cover in 23 English Rose
- Chanel Rouge Coco in Mademoiselle
- NARS Sheer lipstick in Dolce Vita

From the swatches below, I felt 114 Understudy is closer to Lunasol lipstick in 40 Red Beige but stronger in pigmentation. The other 3 shades have more brown or pink tones in them.

Marc Jacobs Beauty Love Marc Lip Gel in 114 Understudy has a very comfortable texture that is very forgiving to my dry lips, I love it. It had a very faint vanilla scent but this doesn't bothers me at all.

I cannot remember the price that I paid but I do vaguely recall it to be $42. I certainly hope for Marc Jacobs to launch more new shades of this lip gels than the current 16 shades. :)

Marc Jacobs Beauty Highliner Gel Crayon Eyeliner in Th(ink)

Even since Marc Jacobs Beauty products are available in Sephora, I have been wanting to check out the products in person. I wasn't exactly impressed by the selection of eyeshadows but their gel eyeliners and lipsticks definitely caught my attention. Today I will be sharing my thoughts on Marc Jacobs Beauty Highliner Gel Crayon Eyeliner in Th(ink).

Marc Jacobs Beauty Highliner Gel Crayon Eyeliner is a long-lasting, waterproof pencil eyeliner that has the smooth texture of a gel eyeliner. I am curious to try out on my oily, hooded lids already.

There were 6 shades available from this range and I chose Th(ink) which is a dark blue with coppery shimmer and it was love at first slight for me. Just in case you are wondering. I did not commit a typo mistake with the name. It is indeed Th(ink). I later on realised that the 'ink' in the name Th(ink) meant this is a blue shade just like Ro(cocoa) = brown, N(ice) = white for example. Pretty innovative, I must say.

Marc Jacobs Beauty Highliner Gel Crayon Eyeliner comes with a retractable crayon stick and has a small sharpener at the end of the pencil, very similar to the design of my HG pencil eyeliner, Chanel Stylo Yeux Waterproof Eyeliner. The texture is really smooth and I find it a breeze to draw without tugging my lids.

So how does it fares against my HG pencil eyeliner, Chanel Stylo Yeux Waterproof Eyeliner? I decided to put these 2 products through the water and rub test.

Here I have Marc Jacobs Beauty Highliner Gel Crayon Eyeliner on the left and Chanel Stylo Yeux Waterproof Eyeliner on the right. Not sure if it is visible to you but do you find the swatch of Chanel looking drier in comparison?

Let's run them through the water shall we?

After dipping dry with a tissue paper, both swatches look almost the same as before. BUT after a few rubs (in the next picture), you will see fainting of the Chanel swatch while Marc Jacobs still look as good as new!

After water test

After rub test

In fact, I was wearing it for more than 8 hours (as you can see from the oil on my face), there are no signs of smudges or panda eyes! Impressive or what??? Looks like I just found a new HG pencil eyeliner!

Marc Jacobs Beauty Highliner Gel Crayon Eyeliner is available at Sephora outlets and retailing at $36 and although it is not exactly considered cheap, I personally felt it is worth every single penny. A disadvantage I can think of Marc Jacobs Beauty Highliner Gel Crayon Eyeliner is that the crayon tip gets blunt very easily (considering the creamy texture) and you will constantly need to sharpen it which can results in some form of product wastage. But I doubt this con will stop me from purchasing more. :)