Sephora's website brings to you a complete description of all 7 colors in Marc Jacob's Lolita palette: matte off-white cream, matte nude, matte dark coffee brown, metallic warm pink with iridescent glitter, iridescent champagne pink sheen, light peach sheen, rosy copper sheen.
Which surprises me, because for $59 retail and with my poor eyesight, I really thought all of the colors were the same!
I'm half kidding. You can tell that they are all different colors only if you squint, as they are all very versatile, very nude, and very sheer. As an eyeshadow hoarder and palette junkie I still bought it, because there are days where the liner trumps the shadow but you still want a great base shade to even out your lids.
The palette is very sleek and comes with a velvetine pouch as well as a dinky useless brush which I promptly threw away.
A latch makes sure that the palette closes tightly and there is a mirror inside made for people with oblong, rectangular face shapes. I find that this is technically very travel friendly due to its size and inconsiderable weight but wouldn't have enough difference in color variation if you're say, going to Vegas for the weekend.
Notice how there is major fall out all coming from the middle glitter shade. The rest don't have that much attitude. These swatches were taken outdoors with indirect and direct sunlight. They required two layers but I didn't put any primer underneath.
In all honesty, I don't reach for this palette as often as the price tag warrants just because it is very sheer and barely-there on my lids, even if I layer the colors over a matte yellow base like MAC's paint pot in Soft Ochre. In fact, I only reach for it when I want my liquid liner to be the focal point but want to also play up my lids very subtly. For this reason, however, I chose the Lolita over the other three offerings.
The shadows themselves vary in texture. Some are very grainy (the irridescent glitter shade) while some are very soft and buttery (the sheeny ones on the right side of the palette.) In between, they are not too dry or soft in texture and work very well with something like Fix+ to accentuate their finish rather than color. It would be unfair to say that these are lacking in pigment, but they don't give a "wow" factor to my eye looks if used alone simply due to my skin tone.
They last on average an hour or so less than other eyeshadows, meaning that they will be faded by the end of the work day (but no creasing.) For the price point, you could definitely invest in any other mid-range palettes that have much more color payoff. In my experience, this kind of performance is rather normal for high-end products. I would say that these are similar in quality to YSL and some Guerlain quads. If those speak to you, I think you'd really enjoy this one.
. I think it would make a classy gift to a friend who's just beginning to wear makeup. As for me, I'm not willing to trade in my shimmery, glittery, and over-the-top "neutral" shadows to use this palette exclusively. I may have to try out the other palettes in Marc Jacob's line to have a committed opinion on the overall quality of his eyeshadows.
Also, I have a rave review for MJ's High-liner pencil in Blacquer which has become my HG eyeliner especially for tight-lining. Watch out for it soon!
XO, Be
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