Sneak Peek: Marc Jacobs Summer 2015 Highliners Photos & Swatches
Marc Jacobs Beauty Highliner Gel Eye CrayonMarc 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 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 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 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 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 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
I’m really hoping Orange Crush performs well!
It was one of the softer ones so here’s hoping 🙂
I love all of these! Such unique colors! I have so far been able to hold myself back form buying the entire original line because I found it fairly dupable. I’m not sure on these!
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.
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.. 🙂
Hopefully you can check it out in store sometime 😀
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!
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.
I think his brightest purple is Th(ink), which runs darker, or (Plum)age, which is more medium but very shimmery.
Thanks, I forgot about (Plum)age. It was fairly bright, if I recall right. I’ll have to look at your swatch and refresh my memory.
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?
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! 🙂
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.
There aren’t too many of those lighter greens out there!
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!
Yayy! Now you can get Sunset any time you need it 🙂
Which color do you like best so far, Christine?
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 🙂
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!
No problem, Carrie!
You are fantastic!
🙂
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 😉
No problem! 🙂 Hey, if I can’t get them reviewed, at least I can show swatches for those who already feel familiar enough with the formula to buy blind!
I’m digging the blues and golds but I would have loved to see more matte shades in the mix
He does have a lot more shimmery shades than mattes!
oh darn, i bought Violet Femme thinking it was going to be more like the promo pic color. oops 😐
that orange crush looks amazing though!
Hopefully it’ll surprise you since you already got it!
OH OH OH! Midnight in Paris!
It’s back!
Ooh I like the baby blue one 🙂
Yay!
Peridot looks unique and amazing! I don’t think I have this kind of color before so I just bought it off of Sephora before the discounts end 😉 Can’t wait for your reviews, Christine!
Yay!! Let me know how you like it.
So excited for these! Some swatches are kind of eh, but I’m hoping the reviews will be more positive. 🙂
Hopefully they’ll at least wear well/be buildable! Hence that love/hate relationship though….
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
LOL! So do I, so do I.
Violet Femme isn’t as bright/ lavender as I thought it would be, but I’m all over Orange Crush and Peridot! After seeing how Seacret swatches, I think I’d prefer Odysea or Introvert.
It’s not as… teal as I expected.
I perused, and Orange Crush and Peridot have caught my eye! But the blues look a bit….Idk, sad?
Those two seem promising!
I’m in heaven …. pls someone extend the sale 🙂
If only!!
Love Blue Me Away. Peridot is pretty, but I wish it was a little lighter like that nars light green/mint liner! Same with Violet Femme, wish it was lighter and more pastel.
It would be great if MJB did a true aqua/minty green.
I’m loving orange crush!
Yay!
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.
More often than not, MJB’s eyeliners aren’t one-stroke wonders 🙁
Midnight in Paris looks AMAZING 😀 The pink, gold and coral look good too though.
Yay!
These look crazy good! WOW!
Yayyy!
I will take Lollipop, Orange Crush and Top Seacret- such beautiful shades and Highliners are one of my favorite liners.
It’s a really long-wearing formula!
Ive tried some from their original highliner series and wasnt overly impressed considering their price. I’ll be passing on these but they do look summery alright!
Very true – summer shades indeed!
Well, I’ve never wanted a bright pink eyeliner until now! Thanks for swatching!
No prob, Kathy!
I ordered two of these already but I’m thinking of two more. I was debating between Peridot and Violet Femme and ended up with the Violet but based on your swatches, I’m really wanting Peridot and Blue Me Away! 🙂
Which other one did you get, Kimmy?
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. 🙁
Yeah, it doesn’t seem like a really violet-y shade. For some reason, from the name, in my head I had it as a pinky-purple.
Sunset and Navy Noir are beautiful once but I think I’ve similars colors already,however,it Peridot that make me feel giddy and exciting 😉
I bet you have something similar to those – they’re definitely shades we’ve seen more often, I think. At a glance, at least.
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!
Let me know how it works for you, Jk!
I just ordered Blue Me Away!!I love the way it looks in your swatch!I want them all especially the sage green one and cherry!
Yayyy!! Enjoy!
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?
I have to go back and go through them all again, but it may just be my skin tone as well.
Violet Femme and Lollipop look delicious! Until I commented I thought Violet Femme was Violent Femme (named after the band) and got excited… But close enough!
lol!
Peridot speaks to me! Such a rich color. I wonder how they compare to the colourful L’Oreal Infalliable eyeliners. Recently I have been noticing that drugstore products have stepped up their game, especially L’Oreal and Maybelline.
You can find some great eyeliners at the drugstore now for sure!
Only 0.01 ounces? Seriously? Don’t eyeliners usually contain a LOT more than that?
It’s typical for twist-up eyeliners, actually. Pencil eyeliners typically contain 0.04 oz., the ones you have to sharpen, whereas mechanical or twist-up ones contain 0.01 oz. (sometimes even less).
I love these summer shades. And I had good luck with the regular ones. I wish they came out with a summer LE set of minis. I would love that.
That would have been awesome!
Will these be available from anyone other than Sephora?
MJB is carried exclusively at Sephora, but they sell product through their own website as well (nowhere else in-store that I”m aware of, though).
I’m liking Blue Me Away and Peridot. They look great for summer looks.
They picked some really summery shades to release!
Love these colours – especially Midnight in Paris, Navy Noir and Peridot. So gorgeous.
I love a chartreuse!
Sunset and Violet Plum are two colours I’ve been trying to find! And those looks like the exact shades I’ve been looking for!
Can’t wait for your reviews of these!
Yayyyy!
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.
Orange Crush does seem like a slightly more unique one! You don’t see too many orange eyeliners.
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!
Yayyyy! What are you pairing with Violet Femme?
I have a black Highliner sample and it is the best liner ever! My eyes water alot because of allergies and the Marc Jacobs does not budge. These colors look amazing for the summer.
Happy to hear how nice the Blacquer one wears for you, Kara!
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.
Maybe paired with a cooler teal or purple?
I realize this question comes very late from the date on the post, but does anyone know why these are not available in the U.S. anymore?
Nobody really knows!