Marc Jacobs Air Blush (PR)

Marc Jacobs Air Blush Review

Disclosure: I received this product complimentary from Influenster for testing purposes. While I was required to give a review when I accepted the product, I am by no means required to give a positive review. This review is my honest opinion on this product and I am in no way influenced by the fact that I was sent this for free, and I am not being compensated in any other way for my review.

When I received this blush, I'll admit I was skeptical. I knew it would probably be good, but I couldn't see how it would be worth $42.00. You can buy the blush here, on Sephora's website, if you are interested after reading this review.

I have the shade Kink & Kisses, described on the Sephora website as "pale petal/peachy rose." There's a total of five shades. They all have somewhat sexual names, which I find amusing but some people might not be so fond of. The packaging is gorgeous, although it gets fingerprints and smudges on it pretty easily (it looks like there's a crack on the packaging in the photo but that's just a reflection of my hands taking the photo). You open it by pushing in the little silver button on the front, which I think is super cool. I'm kind of a sucker for fancy packaging.

The blush has a good sized mirror, which is useful for on the go. The claims made about it on the Sephora website include, "This ultra-lightweight, radiant powder is nearly undetectable to the touch, and gives your skin a radiant finish," "...even color with every brushstroke," and "...delivers 24-hour blush wear, for glowing radiance from day to night." It certainly is lightweight and radiant, since it gives me a natural-looking glow without looking or feeling like makeup. I use a small stippling brush to apply it and it always looks smooth and even with very little effort. As for 24-hour wear, I can't say whether it really does or not since I haven't worn it for that long. It definitely does look good all day when I'm wearing it out (on average 8-10 hours), so I would say it'll last long enough for the average person as an everyday blush.

The top swatch is of the darker shade, the middle swatch is the lighter shade, and the bottom swatch is both shades mixed. I prefer to use the shades mixed since I feel like it gives the most natural finish for me. The light shade is very glowy, while the dark shade is much less so. When I mix them together I get more of a satin, natural-looking finish. I also prefer the shade of both mixed together. If I want a bit more glow, I will use a fan brush to dust a little bit of Pink Heart from the Moon Child Glow Kit on top.

The main concern I've heard about this blush is the price. It's $42.00, which seems like a lot, even for a high-end blush. So I did the math and compared the price to other blushes, per ounce (rounded to nearest dollar where needed, and keep in mind that all of them have less than an ounce of product, which is why the price per ounce is higher than the price of the blush).

Marc Jacobs Air Blush - about $149/oz

Tarte Amazonian Clay - $140/oz

NARS Blush - $187/oz

Too Faced Love Flush - about $124/oz

Compared to a few popular high-end blushes, the Air Blush isn't actually that much more expensive. It even costs less per ounce than a NARS blush. If all I knew was that it was $42, I would say it isn't worth it, but looking at the price per ounce, I think it's reasonable for a good quality high-end blush. I'm not sure I would repurchase it if I were to run out, but I've never used up a blush, so I'll figure that out if it comes to that. I definitely do want to try more shades though.

Quick Note: between writing this post and publishing it, I got another shade, Flesh & Fantasy, as a Christmas gift. I've been absolutely loving it so far! I would definitely recommend checking that shade out as well.

ShopMissA Haul

Huge ShopMissA Haul!

I've been hearing about http://www.shopmissa.com/ for a while now, and I finally decided to make an order. Literally everything other than about 4-7 charm bracelets and necklaces is a dollar USD! I was of course drawn to the makeup, but I did purchase a few accessories and miscellaneous items that I'll show first to get out of the way. Everything but one item came totally undamaged, and that one item was easily fixable. The packaging was great too - many things came individually wrapped.

Here are the accessories I purchased. I got a bracelet with a rose, a necklace with a bow, a chain necklace, an adjustable turtle ring, and a set of five golden bangles. All of it seems to be of decent quality, think Forever 21 quality, but it's probably made of the metal that turns your skin green, which is fine with me because it was all so cheap.

Next I got an eye shadow brush from Princessa to try out. I don't have nearly enough eye shadow brushes so I'm always looking to add to my collection.

I also got some cute little green frog sticky notes. You can never have too many sticky notes, and these ones are almost too cute to justify using.

I got a couple containers of nail polish remover pads to have around, one from Kleancolor and one from L.A. Colors. Each have 32 pads, so if they end up working, they'll last me quite a while. Plus, both of them are acetone free!

The last non-makeup things I got were a few face masks from Beauty Treats. I love using face masks and for a dollar, I couldn't pass these up. I'll let you know how they worked and if they break me out in a future post.

Finally, on to the makeup! I got three e.l.f. Essential Lipsticks in Flirtatious, Sociable, and Fearless. I've heard a lot about these, both good things and bad, so I figured I should try them out for myself to see if I like them.

Next up are some Kleancolor Kleanista lipsticks in the colors Sky Dive, Lightning Struck, and Envious Desire. From what I've heard, they're pigmented but not long-lasting, but I'll post my own review once I've tried them out myself.

Here we have a cute little Santee Color Revolution Lipstick in color number four. The green writing makes the packaging look a bit cheap, but it's a dollar, so really it is cheap. Otherwise the packaging is very cute, which is the main reason I got it. I don't usually get things just because they're cute, but for a dollar, I can afford to.

Next I got three IT Girl Lip Glosses in the shades 2, 4, and 6. I'll review them in a new post when I get the chance to try them out. They all look very pretty.

I also got three Hydrate & Moisturize Lip Balms in the flavors strawberry, watermelon, and cherry. I don't know if they'll actually be hydrating and moisturizing, but I figured they're worth a try.

Next is a Beauty Treats Velvet Matte Lipstick in color 2, which is an orange. It's currently out of stock on ShopMissA, but it should be back in stock any time.

This is the Amuse Precise Black Liquid Eyeliner. The product says waterproof, which the website does not, but that's fine with me. For a dollar, I wasn't expecting much, but it's actually quite pigmented.

Now we have some lipliners. I got three Kleancolor ones, and the middle one is retractable! The middle one is also labeled as an eyeliner on the website, but I plan to use it as a lipliner.

These are the L.A. Colors Jumbo Pencils in Iridescent Light and Sea Shells. I thought that these would make good eye bases for more colorful looks.

Moving onto eye shadows, this is the High Intensity 4 Eyeshadow Palette by Rich On in the color 3. I wanted the color 4, but it was out of stock. It smelled a bit odd when I opened it, but I think it's the plastic, not the shadows. The pigmentation is okay.

Next up is the Amuse Pressed Eyeshadow Pigment in Black Night. Honestly, the color payoff isn't great, but I needed a black eye shadow, and this was a dollar. But for a dollar, I don't expect a whole lot.

After that I got the Kleancolor Utopia Baked Eyeshadow in Game. It doesn't have great pigmentation either, but it's still workable, and it's pretty to look at.

Then are all four of the Magic Finish Luminzing Eyeshadows that ShopMissA offered. The two on the right look like good highlight shades, and the pigmentation is great, especially for just a dollar.

Next are three of the Kleancolor Ms. Chick blushes in the colors Petal, Apricot, and Sunbaked. The pigmentation is fantastic, but they're a bit powdery.

This was the object that came a bit damaged - the eyelash comb had come off of the mascara tube. Luckily, it snapped right back on. This is the Santee Waterproof Mascara with Comb. I mostly got it for the comb, as I rarely use waterproof mascara, and because it's cute.

Next up are six pairs of false lashes, four from Kara and two from Kleancolor. The Kleancolor ones are way longer than I expected, but I'll probably still wear them at some point.

Lastly, I got a Kara clear eyelash glue. It's smaller than I expected, but that's my fault for not doing better research.

That's all! Let me know which things I should review first!