Sometimes I get weird makeup-cravings before the actual need is there...
Is that a certain kind of makeup-prevision, or a mere knowledge of seasonal skin-change?
So I've been getting "On your Marc...get set...Autumn" in terms of foundations, and a primer. I've ordered them when my summer skin had been behaving more than good (thumbs up on innerbeauty tons of superfoods and gentle skincare). And even, dare I say...being satisfied; I was foreseeing this day I would look at my skin and see the imperfections and the need to have more cover.
Oh well, imperfect skin does make a beauty-lover more adventurous in making it look better...And perhaps being a more astute blogger than a flawless blogger who doesn't really need it.
Marc Jacobs' new Re(Marcable) Full Cover Foundation Concentrate claims to have a heavier coverage than I normally would opt for (some on beautyprofessor). I still caved because the same beautyprofessor claims it has "un-scented serum-esque" properties and "the velvety aftermath results in blurred pores, concealed
imperfections and a very natural finish".
It was predominantly my own curiosity that gotten me into the new Primer: Marc Jacobs Under(cover) Perfecting Coconut Face Primer.
Everyone worth its visits to healthgurus like Deliciously Ella will get a Pavlov-reaction of hearing about C.O.CO.N.U.T.S (I'd just spell it gently here).
The reaction would be squatting (or other crossfit-related activities), looking for Kale to complete Coconut, and finding a slower juicer than you had before!
(ps: don't mind my irony: I'm one of them)
Or, Sinning in 2015 is totally different than 1995:
Same letter, different E...
Or, Sinning in 2015 is totally different than 1995:
Was it Rihanna who started it????
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| Around 2011: pre-Paleo-hype! |
And now everything coconuts reminds us of 'zzzzee exotic' and 'not from a lab' so it must be pure (?)
But honestly my inner system reacts quite well on everything coconut so I love to try the primer for it.
Let's go for the aesthetics first. Marc Jacobs Under(cover) Perfecting Coconut Primer is in a white glass bottle with a enormous bottle cap and a matte sheer bottle that shows the content.
Opening the big 'hat' shows us a pump-dispenser:
So it pumps into a nice, equal blob:
It has this most moisturizer-ish feel. Also in the way it spread, slightly unsightly:
On me, it keeps the feeling of being a moisturizer; though a calming one I'd probably going to love when winter starts and my skin-sensitivities too.
I do not think it does a lot in making my pores appear smaller: Pore me :(
On the other hand, my makeup stays fresher for 2 hours more.
So I'm primed like a real #Paleo #crossfit woman. What about the foundation?
Marc Jacobs Re(Marcable) Full Cover Foundation Concentrate in 34
Weirdly, How happy I've been with the Coconut Primer's pump, the Foundation has a totally different structure of dispensing. I personally have the tendency to be messy, and this system of drops does not really help me. And there's also a certain ridge in there that somehow samples up my foundation:
I wonder why Marc Jacobs got the Coconut primer right (imo) and made the foundation a different dispenser?
As for the coverage: I consider it on the heavy side.
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| spreadability |
I took the enddresult photo with a extra bit of light:
I also miss the lumiscence that I often get from other foundations.
In any case, this will become my foundation on days that I need high coverage. However, I do find it needing extra work to keep it looking natural: I am thinking extra highlighter, another primer that does fill out pores and lines, and the likes.
Ofcourse, my opinion is all personal because this foundation might work like a dream on a different skintype. Still I believe a foundation should be easier to work with anno 2015.
Personal concensus: I like the Coconut primer for being so gentily priming and ticking of my #paleo #healthygirl box. The foundation, slightly underwhelmed.
Oh,
by the way. In this post I said something about E. So (disclaimer:) I
have never done drugs in my young years...just hanging or clubbing with
good and lousy friends and the occasional wine/cocktail etc. But the
pun behind the E numbers is that many people who are living so healthy
these days have been quite naughty before. But that's life and
generation amnesia, right?
2 comments:
Awww that's too bad that the foundation isn't as amazing as you were hoping for! I love the idea of the primer, I honestly haven't tried more than 2 primers for the face and would really love to try a couple more. I've heard and seen great results with MJ super charged gel foundation and would like to swatch it in store but I don't have any products from his line on my wishlist. Also I don't get the hype about coconut water/juice...it DOES NOT taste anything like the real thing...it taste like the real thing but a bit plasticky and sour! I can't deal with packaged coconut water, have not tried one I could even tolerate! :p
Hi Sharlynn,
I got to agree the real coconutty tastes better but unfortunately most people in Europe would have a hard time finding a good real one: It's not like Singapore...In Holland they come in baby sizes and hardly have 2 gulps of water inside. I do like the packaged Healthy People variety: it tastes rather clean and has not too many E-additives.
From your blog I can see you have such beautiful skin that you would not really need a primer. It might help your other makeup last longer but sometimes I feel too much products on face interfere with each other or start to ball up...
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