Marc Jacobs Shameless Bold Blush in 214 Promiscuous

Okay, unless you've been living under a rock (in the make-up world, anyway), you'll know that Marc Jacobs came out with his own cosmetics line a few months ago, exclusive to Sephora. Marc Jacobs is one of the many fashion designers who have forayed into cosmetics, but his target audience with his namesake brand has always been a younger, hipper, trendier crowd, which is what makes this venture into make-up a little different. Though a lot of the attention was drawn to the eyeshadow palettes from this line, I decided to try out the blushes first (what can I say, blush fiends will be blush fiends). These are packaged in slim, streamlined black mirrored compacts with a silver snap close and the Marc Jacobs logo embossed on the front. Each blush comes with a mini blush brush and a black fabric pouch, contains 4.5 grams of product, and retails for $36.
214 Promiscuous
214 Promiscuous

210 Irresistible is a medium-dark brightened rose pink with subtle cool undertones and a soft sheen in a satin finish. This is a permanent shade. It has a dry, silky, finely-milled texture, and goes on smoothly and evenly. It has high pigmentation and opaque colour pay-off. It can be layered and blended out easily. It is lighter and cooler than MAC Dollymix, less purple-toned than MAC Gentle Mineralize Blush, darker and cooler than MAC Dainty Mineralize Blush, warmer and less bright than Tarte Adored and NARS Angelika, and lighter and warmer than NARS Mata Hari.

I have found that the texture of these blushes is very similar to MAC's Mineralize Blushes, so it's on the drier side, as if they were baked, rather than buttery. I didn't have any issues with pigmentation or blending with these, and they apply smoothly and evenly — and sit on the skin that way, as well (e.g. not patchy). Promiscuous is a fairly bright colour on its own, so I recommend using light layers to build the colour rather than pack it on in one go (unless you like clown cheeks, and no judgement if you do!). On that note, though, it buffs out really easily and can look really natural on the skin, as if it was apart of it. This should work well on all skintones from fair to deep dark, as well. Promiscuous is described as a "warm rose," though I personally found it to be on the slightly cooler side. What I like about this shade is that it's a brightened pink that's doesn't stray into 'bubblegum' or 'cotton candy' or neon territory. Nor is it so dark that it veers into the berry or plum families. It's a very flattering "blooming flush," if you will. And it's a perfect pink for every season.