As someone who usually shops for individual products, I confess that gift sets seem to have this strange pull over me — plus they’re a great way of trying out a bunch of different items from a particular brand, and usually at a decent price too. What makes both the Object of Desire and Up All night gift sets (limited edition) from Marc Jacobs so interesting, is that they not only come filled with 100% wearable shades (and don’t even get me started on the top-tier quality), but housed in packaging that can easily double as the perfect party clutch. So basically, they’re like a beauty twofers.
Previously reviewed from Marc Jacobs Holiday 2016:
Object Of Desire Face and Eye Palette (CAN $93.00) | Housed in a metallic gold vegan patent leather pouch with a luxe silky tassel, this palette has: 1 Perfect Bronzer, 1 Blush, 1 Luminizer, and 6 Plush Eyeshadow shades — everything you need (with the exception of foundation & mascara) to create a variety of looks that will take you from the workplace to the after-party.
The quality of each product is spot-on superb, with excellent colour payoff combined with amazing blendability on all, and though there is some powdery kickback seen in the pan when swirling brushes across their surfaces, none of that translates to fall down upon the skin.
- Tantric – medium warm tan
- Exhibitionist – rose with peach undertones
- Make A Sheen – oyster with pearly reflects
- Lights On – champagne, shimmer
- Candlelight – ecru, metallic
- Dimmer – shadow tan, matte
- Violet Hour – pale mauve, matte
- Twilight – plum with gold shimmer
- In The Dark – blackened brown with shimmer
Up All Night Five-Piece Petites Le Marc Lip Crème Collection (CAN $66.00) | A collection of Le Marc Lip Crème mini lipsticks in five iconic shades (all permanent) in the brand’s 10-hour wear & triple-milled formula, offering concentrated colour payoff from the first swipe along with a long-lasting hydrating feel — all housed in a metallic hot pink vegan patent leather pouch with a luxe silky tassel.
Unscented, these lipsticks all really do apply in a very creamy way and feel highly comfortable throughout the wearing. Bonus points scored for nudes that don’t wash out your lips or settle into fine lines, while the deeper hues can also be applied as a light stain for those wanting tone things down. Considering there’s only 5 shades, I feel that there’s a good mix of colours offered in this set, enabling you to create a variety of lip looks.
- No Angel – beige nude
- Slow Burn – soft nude rose
- Miss Scarlet – brick red
- Oh Miley! – cherry red
- Scandal – aubergine
As someone who’s only recently started delving more into this brand, I’m quite impressed with what I’ve tried so far and that includes everything in both gift sets shown here. If you’ve yet to explore this range, I can’t recommend either of these enough as they each contain products that are all totally user-friendly (as opposed to eccentric hues created just for the holidays) and the pouches are honest-to-God gorgeous (not gimmicky) — and both are seriously perfect for gifting. Not sure you’ll be able to part with them, but there you have it.
Available at Sephora
PR Samples/As always, all opinions are my own
