little white truths

These two Marsk products came in a Lust Have It FAB box this year, and I managed to pick them up via the Facebook LHI Swap group because I'm not subscribed to that box.

You may remember that I reviewed Marsk's Mineral Bronzer in Bondi Bronze a while back and, while I liked the product in many ways, I really didn't like the noticeable glitter chunks throughout (hardly a natural-looking product). Given I knew these two items would also contain said glitter, one wonders why I sourced them!

Honestly, I think I did that so I could mix up my cosmetics display, because I really like the packaging of these items. Also, I didn't have eyeshadows in these colours and thought I'd probably use these for those purposes (I'm much more likely to use glitter products on my eyelids than I am anywhere else, although I wouldn't apply them any higher than that because I have puffy eyes and glitter/shimmer products tend to accentuate that).

Here's watermelon above. It's not in a colour that I've used before, so I was happy to trial it for that reason alone.

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And here's Tassie Tan above. It's a good eyelid shade and I wanted it because I don't have a lot in the brown department (with sub boxes, I find you tend to end up with oodles of eyeshadows in eg blue and purple, and no neutrals).

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The packaging of these is so handy. All loose powders should come with little twist caps - saves mess and makes them much more travel friendly!

Here's Watermelon above and below. It's a nice, burnt red shade - it's just not one I'd be sporting every day, and definitely not on my cheeks. I prefer a more natural look and anything this shiny/glittery doesn't deliver that.

Again, we've got some serious discoball action happening here. Plus anything with that much sheen tends to accentuate open pores, as these two products do.

Verdict

Both these products are nicely pigmented and good colours. I love the packaging and am very happy with the three-year shelf-lives because it takes so long to get through powder products!

They apply and blend well, just be careful of applying too much (easy to do, given the pigment). A light touch works best.

The staying power for these is also good, just be aware of product fall-out - which generally happens with loose, glittery products so that's no surprise.

In sum, these are great products – I just have issues with the shine. Hopefully as Marsk expands, we’ll see a wider range of bronzers and blushes for those of us who don’t want to wear ‘look at me’ makeup. As it stands, all Marsk cheek and eye products have the discoball thing happening, which wipes out a pretty big section of the market because I know lots of lasses who don't want sparkles, and particularly not for everyday wear.

Would I buy these? No, but I was happy to swap other products for them. They feel special and I'm glad I own them, even though I'll only be using them as eyeshadows and probably only at night (although I may use Tassie Tan and Bondi Bronze on my shoulders in summer - I think you can get away with a little glitter on your body more than you can on your face).