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Sneak Peek: Marc Jacobs Summer 2015 Highliners Photos & Swatches

Marc Jacobs Beauty Highliner Gel Eye Crayons

Marc Jacobs Beauty Highliner Gel Eye Crayon ($25.00 for 0.01 oz.) just launched ten new, permanent shades for summer. These arrived by a shipping miracle as they shipped out so late last night, it didn’t seem like they were going to make it here on time, but they did! So here are swatches for your perusal 🙂 It’ll take me sometime to test all of these, but in general, they swatch as they have in the past… hit or miss. I have a love/hate relationship with the formula, because they could be a little creamier/more pigmented in a single pass, but most build well and their strength is really how long-wearing they are, while several have been more unique in color. Hopefully these wear just as long as past shades have, but we’ll see!

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Marc Jacobs Beauty Highliner Gel Eye Crayons
Marc Jacobs Beauty Highliner Gel Eye Crayons

Marc Jacobs Beauty Highliner Gel Eye Crayons
Marc Jacobs Beauty Highliner Gel Eye Crayons

Marc Jacobs Beauty Highliner Gel Eye Crayons
Marc Jacobs Beauty Highliner Gel Eye Crayons

Marc Jacobs Beauty Highliner Gel Eye Crayons
Marc Jacobs Beauty Highliner Gel Eye Crayons

Marc Jacobs Beauty Lollipop (86) Highliner Gel Eye Crayon
Marc Jacobs Beauty Lollipop (86) Highliner Gel Eye Crayon

Marc Jacobs Beauty Lollipop (86) Highliner Gel Eye Crayon
Marc Jacobs Beauty Lollipop (86) Highliner Gel Eye Crayon

Marc Jacobs Beauty Lollipop (86) Highliner Gel Eye Crayon
Marc Jacobs Beauty Lollipop (86) Highliner Gel Eye Crayon

Marc Jacobs Beauty Violet Femme (82) Highliner Gel Eye Crayon
Marc Jacobs Beauty Violet Femme (82) Highliner Gel Eye Crayon

Marc Jacobs Beauty Violet Femme (82) Highliner Gel Eye Crayon
Marc Jacobs Beauty Violet Femme (82) Highliner Gel Eye Crayon

Marc Jacobs Beauty Violet Femme (82) Highliner Gel Eye Crayon
Marc Jacobs Beauty Violet Femme (82) Highliner Gel Eye Crayon

Marc Jacobs Beauty Sunset (74) Highliner Gel Eye Crayon
Marc Jacobs Beauty Sunset (74) Highliner Gel Eye Crayon

Marc Jacobs Beauty Sunset (74) Highliner Gel Eye Crayon
Marc Jacobs Beauty Sunset (74) Highliner Gel Eye Crayon

Marc Jacobs Beauty Sunset (74) Highliner Gel Eye Crayon
Marc Jacobs Beauty Sunset (74) Highliner Gel Eye Crayon

Marc Jacobs Beauty Orange Crush (78) Highliner Gel Eye Crayon
Marc Jacobs Beauty Orange Crush (78) Highliner Gel Eye Crayon

Marc Jacobs Beauty Orange Crush (78) Highliner Gel Eye Crayon
Marc Jacobs Beauty Orange Crush (78) Highliner Gel Eye Crayon

Marc Jacobs Beauty Orange Crush (78) Highliner Gel Eye Crayon
Marc Jacobs Beauty Orange Crush (78) Highliner Gel Eye Crayon

Marc Jacobs Beauty In the Buff (80) Highliner Gel Eye Crayon
Marc Jacobs Beauty In the Buff (80) Highliner Gel Eye Crayon

Marc Jacobs Beauty In the Buff (80) Highliner Gel Eye Crayon
Marc Jacobs Beauty In the Buff (80) Highliner Gel Eye Crayon

Marc Jacobs Beauty In the Buff (80) Highliner Gel Eye Crayon
Marc Jacobs Beauty In the Buff (80) Highliner Gel Eye Crayon

Marc Jacobs Beauty Midnight in Paris (72) Highliner Gel Eye Crayon
Marc Jacobs Beauty Midnight in Paris (72) Highliner Gel Eye Crayon

Marc Jacobs Beauty Midnight in Paris (72) Highliner Gel Eye Crayon
Marc Jacobs Beauty Midnight in Paris (72) Highliner Gel Eye Crayon

Marc Jacobs Beauty Midnight in Paris (72) Highliner Gel Eye Crayon
Marc Jacobs Beauty Midnight in Paris (72) Highliner Gel Eye Crayon

Marc Jacobs Beauty Navy Noir (76) Highliner Gel Eye Crayon
Marc Jacobs Beauty Navy Noir (76) Highliner Gel Eye Crayon

Marc Jacobs Beauty Navy Noir (76) Highliner Gel Eye Crayon
Marc Jacobs Beauty Navy Noir (76) Highliner Gel Eye Crayon

Marc Jacobs Beauty Navy Noir (76) Highliner Gel Eye Crayon
Marc Jacobs Beauty Navy Noir (76) Highliner Gel Eye Crayon

Marc Jacobs Beauty Peridot (90) Highliner Gel Eye Crayon
Marc Jacobs Beauty Peridot (90) Highliner Gel Eye Crayon

Marc Jacobs Beauty Peridot (90) Highliner Gel Eye Crayon
Marc Jacobs Beauty Peridot (90) Highliner Gel Eye Crayon

Marc Jacobs Beauty Peridot (90) Highliner Gel Eye Crayon
Marc Jacobs Beauty Peridot (90) Highliner Gel Eye Crayon

Marc Jacobs Beauty Top Seacret (88) Highliner Gel Eye Crayon
Marc Jacobs Beauty Top Seacret (88) Highliner Gel Eye Crayon

Marc Jacobs Beauty Top Seacret (88) Highliner Gel Eye Crayon
Marc Jacobs Beauty Top Seacret (88) Highliner Gel Eye Crayon

Marc Jacobs Beauty Top Seacret (88) Highliner Gel Eye Crayon
Marc Jacobs Beauty Top Seacret (88) Highliner Gel Eye Crayon

Marc Jacobs Beauty Blue Me Away (84) Highliner Gel Eye Crayon
Marc Jacobs Beauty Blue Me Away (84) Highliner Gel Eye Crayon

Marc Jacobs Beauty Blue Me Away (84) Highliner Gel Eye Crayon
Marc Jacobs Beauty Blue Me Away (84) Highliner Gel Eye Crayon

Marc Jacobs Beauty Blue Me Away (84) Highliner Gel Eye Crayon
Marc Jacobs Beauty Blue Me Away (84) Highliner Gel Eye Crayon

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Christine Avatar

I think the ones I use most from the original range are Intro(vert) and Ody(sea)! There’s a brightness to both that is harder to replicate for me. Plus, the wear. Sometimes I regret (not really though) wearing them because they last sooo long, and I wear contacts at night (weird, and unusaul for sure) so any little tiny bit of leftover eyeliner is death in the eye, lol.

Nicole Avatar

Oh,geez..I know! like the black to use as a tightliner for my upper lash line if I am going all-out fancy,lol. It is the only black that stays there. I wear contacts all day so I could understand the discomfort of wearing them at night! I have Ody(sea). I have been trying to order Intro(vert) during this sale. Oh, I just looked at your review..so pretty! But,it has been sold out since about the second day of the sale. I forgot it in my initial order and for some reason, the store near me only has a handful of the highliner shades out right now.Oh well it’s permanent and only $3.75 ..I’ll live and get it some other time.. 🙂

Nicole Avatar

yeah,or I will just order it when it comes back in stock and my wallet recovers form the sale and I just got the call that most of my Tom Ford Pre-sale stuff came in!

Rachel R. Avatar

Lollipop! I just may need it (OK, want it really, really bad). I really like the colors, especially Lollipop, Orange Crush, Midnight in Paris, and Navy. Violet Femme is pretty, but looks the weakest of the bunch. I wish there were a really bright purple.

Kat Avatar

I love Peridot and Blue Me Away. I’m definitely buying those if I can rustle up the money. I was expecting to love Violet Femme, but it’s a little pinker/less pigmented than I had hoped. Also, is it just me, or is Midnight in Paris basically the same as Navy Noir, just with more glitter?

Christine Avatar

Peridot seems promising!

The tone of the blues is different – Midnight in Paris almost runs “warm” in comparison, whereas Navy Noir has an almost violet sheen, so it appears more like a purple-blue with a lot less shimmer (more satiny) than Midnight in Paris, which is a truer navy blue to me with more noticeable shimmer. That being said, unless you wear blue a lot, I don’t think they’re both necessary! 🙂

Kat Avatar

When I put them side by side, I can see what you mean! They are different, but not a whole lot. And I definitely don’t need them, I checked swatches of Midnight in Paris versus Urban Decay’s LSD (which I have) and, yup, total dupe. But Peridot is really something unique, at least to me.

Zia Avatar

I am sooooo excited!! I love the MJ Highliners!! I have the mini one of Sunset and it’s one of my favorite eyeliners ever!! Peridot is the other one I am excited about -hope it gets a great review!

Christine Avatar

It’s hard to say! I tend not to favor anything until I get a chance to use it – kind of the whole “don’t get too excited” so that I don’t get really heavy feelings of disappointment either. Sometimes you can’t help it, but I try 🙂

Carrie Avatar

Thanks for the swatches! I was seriously considering grabbing Violet Femme today, but I have to say, the color seems more pink than it does purple. Given the cost and hit/miss nature of the formula, I think I’ll wait to the full reviews and the ability to swatch in store before pulling the trigger. $3.75 off isn’t worth it if it isn’t what I want!

Jenny Avatar

Thanks for the swatches! Much appreciated when ordering online LOL. Peridot and Blue Me Away look really pretty and unique! Most of these new shades…minus the repromotes…are very summer-y colors, love them 😉

Katherine T. Avatar

Wow, the colors are gorgeous and some unique shades here!!! Too bad I have enough eyeliners to last me a lifetime, but I might pick up a couple if they review well

koolchicken Avatar

When I first saw the photos the other day I was excited. But now I’m not so sure. The colors I was interested in all look a bit, IDK, patchy? I’m not sure of the right word. I’ll wait for the reviews before I write them off though. Hopefully they preform well enough.

Christina Avatar

Some of these look pretty good, but some also look fairly patchy or light in pigmentation unless you build it up. I was hoping Violet Femme would be more violet, but it’s almost a mauve tone. 🙁

Jk Avatar

Hmm! I ordered the purple one with the vib coupon. But it looks more pink/mauve., which is not what I was going for. Now I wish I ordered the orange or green…. Oh well! Looking forward to the review!

Connie Lee Avatar

LOVE both orangey shades and so excited I ordered them during the sephora sale. Is it just me or does In the Buff swatch not very intensely?

El Avatar

I will definitely be getting Orange Crush. I don’t have anything like it and I looove orange! Possibly Midnight in Paris and/or Blue Me Away as well. I actually have dupes for the others – most aren’t as shimmery, but the same colours.

Connie Lee Avatar

Just received my sephora order – In the Buff, Sunset, Orange Crush, and Violet Femme! Violet Femme is less pinky than I thought! I’m really happy with all four!

Katie Avatar

Orange Crush is so tempting, but I don’t know how I feel about orange eyeliner on my fair, cool-undertoned skin. I don’t know why, but I’ve been overcome by feelings of “buy all the peach- (and orange, apparently lol) toned makeup!” over the past month or so.

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