Marc Jacobs Beauty Provocouture Eye-Conic Eyeshadow Palette Review, Photos, Swatches

Provocouture

Marc Jacobs Beauty Provocouture Eye-Conic Eyeshadow Palette ($49.00 for 0.21 oz.) features seven shades with four different finishes (velvet, satin, silk and lamé). The eyeshadow formula is supposed to have “lasting, velvety-rich pigment.” This is a very pink-dominated palette with pinks and mauves plus a deep brown and plum for contrast. There were issues with pigmentation across about half the palette and a few shades were too soft/powdery.

A few obvious differences between the new Eye-Conic palettes and the previous Style Eye-Con No. 7 palettes: they actually decreased by $10 in price (they used to be $59) with only a slight decrease in quantity (0.21 oz. vs. 0.25 oz.), and each eyeshadow has been named. The ingredient lists differ from shade to shade, which makes it harder to really compare easily, and I saw a lot of similar ingredients but order often varied; they seemed similar to me just by touching, wearing, and applying with maybe slightly higher dimethicone quantities in the shimmery shades and a slightly firmer press (but not stiff) for more matte shades (so less powder kicked up in the pan).

Say It

Say It is a light pink with cool undertones and a metallic finish. It was richly pigmented and had a smooth, lightly creamy texture that blended out easily on the lid. This shade wore well for eight hours on me.

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With Style

With Style is a pale pinky lavender with cool undertones and a matte finish. It had semi-opaque color coverage, which was somewhat buildable. The consistency was soft, lightly dusty in the pan, and more prone to sheering out on the lid. It lasted for seven hours on me.

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Otherwise

Otherwise is a muted, medium mauve with neutral-to-warm undertones and a matte finish. It had medium pigmentation, which was buildable to semi-opaque coverage. As a result of the pigmentation, it was better as a transition or blending shade rather than an all-over-the-lid shade. The texture was on the dustier side, which resulted in a thin, sheerer shade in practice. It wore well for six and a half hours on me.

You Might

You Might is a medium-dark, purply mauve with subtle, cool undertones and warmer, golden shimmer. It had semi-opaque pigmentation, which was hard to really build up without using a dampened brush or a primer. The texture was slightly drier to the touch with the looser shimmer being more touchable, though it was blendable on the lid. This shade stayed on nicely for seven and a half hours.

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As Well

As Well is a deep, blackened brown with warm, red undertones and flecks of gold and copper pearl. It was intensely pigmented with a smooth, velvety texture that wasn’t too dusty or too firmly pressed in the pan. The eyeshadow was easy to blend along the edges and lasted for eight hours on me.

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Just Stay

Just Stay is a medium-dark plum with warm undertones and a pearly sheen. The consistency was smooth, lightly creamy, and moderately dense but not stiff or difficult to pick up on a variety of brushes. It had opaque color coverage that applied evenly to bare skin and stayed in place for eight hours.

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In Bed

In Bed is a brighter, medium fuchsia pink with subtle, cool undertones and a semi-matte finish. There were the tiniest bits of micro-shimmer, but it performed and looked matte on the lid. It had nearly opaque pigmentation that sheered out just a bit on the lid but at least, it was very blendable and stayed vibrant when blended out. This shade wore well for eight hours on me but stained slightly.

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