Last
year I was so very eager about the free birthday gifts from Sephora. My
birthday is in January and I remember ordering my gift online from Sephora on 2nd
of January and posting the review (check here)
the week after; I was just so excited! I still adore that little set from 2015!
This
year, however the situation is completely different. When I first starting
coming across pictures of this gift via Instagram in late December, I know that
I am going to be disappointed! Here are the main reasons for why I am not as
excited as last years,
- There are no additional gifts for VIB Rouge members this year and that’s really disappointing. As far as I am concerned, “free shipping” is the only real useful perk of being a VIB Rouge as of now!
- I already have the liner offered here; to be honest if you are a Sephora junkie you already have a few black eyeliners in your collection.
Now,
I know that these are free gifts and it is not really “nice” to complain about
free stuff :-) Ha ha! Keeping my disappointment aside, I do love the products
themselves! Marc Jacobs is a respected brand, a brand from which you can expect
great products. These are expensive too! So, I am happy about the fact that Sephora
picked this brand to create this set!
Highliner Gel Eye Crayon Eyeliner in “Blacquer”:
I have several of these highliners (reviewed here)
and I love all of them. “Blacquer” is a jet black shade and it’s amazing. It’s
super creamy, intensely pigmented and applies very smoothly! I love wearing it
on my waterline and I totally enjoy how black it is! It is one the eyeliner
that stays the longest on my waterline. It applies equally easy on waterline or
upper lash line as a proper eyeliner. And it is a twist up pencil which is
always, always great! The only small complain I have is that because of its
creaminess and the thickness of the pencil it’s not great for drawing thin
sharp line. Personally, it does not bother me though as I love to wear a thick eyeliner.
Le Marc Lip Crème in “Kiss Kiss Bang Bang”: I
think this is one of their best-selling shades. It is such a pretty everyday
color. Sephora described it as “baked rose” but there is a hefty amount of soft
pink in it. Especially against my skin tone, it appears very
pink; I can still wear it for every day. The formula is absolutely
amazing. It’s very creamy in formula and quite matte in appearance! Extremely easy
to apply and to layer. It is quite opaque and heavy in pigmentation. Even
though its matte, it is not drying. I can feel my lips remaining comfortable
during the day. It helps if I use a lip balm over it after 6-7 hrs, but my lips
don’t horribly crack up if I forgot to do so. The staying power is also
impressive. After 12 hrs. of my usual work day I can still see faded but
gorgeous stain at the end of the day. This is definitely one of best lipstick
formulas in the market.
As
you can see, as products these are great and if you have not tried anything
from Marc Jacobs I think this is a great little “free” set to start with :-) But, compared to previous years, I
am just very disappointed by the curation of this set. By the way, they have a
skincare alternative too! This year they have “Rose Face Mask” and “Soy Face
Cleanser”. I do have this face mask and I absolutely ENJOY it; especially for
these dry winter months.
If
you are not a Sephora “Beauty Insider” yet, you can register for free; online or in the stores.
Here is a link
to read more detail about these free
birthday gifts :-)
Have
you already collected your gifts? This is definitely one of the perks of
getting older earlier than the rest of you :-)
Love,
~Arrru
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