{"id":8510,"date":"2016-04-09T17:57:45","date_gmt":"2016-04-09T13:57:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bonniegarner.com\/en\/?p=8510"},"modified":"2016-04-18T22:33:55","modified_gmt":"2016-04-18T18:33:55","slug":"marc-jacobs-beauty-velvet-noir-mascara-my-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bonniegarner.com\/en\/2016\/04\/09\/marc-jacobs-beauty-velvet-noir-mascara-my-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Marc Jacobs Beauty Velvet Noir mascara, my review"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>What a buzz for this <a href=\"http:\/\/www.marcjacobsbeauty.com\/product\/velvet-noir-mascara.do\" target=\"_blank\">Marc Jacobs Beauty Velvet Noir mascara<\/a>! It&#8217;s basically everywhere at the moment, the hot topic on everyone&#8217;s lips&#8230;<\/h2>\n<p>I was not part of the happy few who received this mascara in its\u00a0luxury box with a TV screen incorporated to show\u00a0the movie they did\u00a0with the lovely Winona Ryder. (If you follow some beauty YouTubers on Snapchat, I&#8217;m sure you see what I mean)<br \/>\nNo problem, I can find this movie\u00a0on YouTube!\u00a0;P<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-container\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/C14VrI5Iryg\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>I&#8217;m not sure I really believe in the story of Marc Jacobs&#8217; mom <strong>who glued some\u00a0velvet powder on her lashes<\/strong> to make them bigger\u00a0(well, I think she may have done that once. And she probably spent the rest of her day wondering what the heck she was thinking because those small pieces of velvet were bloody annoying when they felt down over her eyes. But the description of a conjunctivitis caused by a false good idea is not very glam, I get it,\u00a0Mr Jacob!).<\/p>\n<p>I resisted for a while, buying this mascara, but you all know <strong>my legendary willpower<\/strong>: a little discount\u00a0at Sephora.fr mixed with rave reviews of this mascara all over the blogosphere (especially bloggers I trust) and upsy daisy, it <span class=\"sel\">melts away like snow in sunshine<\/span>! <span class=\"wp-smiley emoji emoji-bigsmile\" title=\":D\">bigsmile<\/span> <\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0Marc Jacobs Beauty Velvet Noir mascara promises nothing less than a <strong>spectacular and intense black volume for your lashes<\/strong>. As you can imagine, with my naturally fine and light lashes, I was extremely interested!<\/p>\n<h3>Marc Jacobs Beauty Velvet Noir mascara, presentation:<\/h3>\n<div class=\"full-width\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bonniegarner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Marc_Jacobs_Velvet_Noir_mascara_sun.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9457\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9457\" src=\"https:\/\/bonniegarner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Marc_Jacobs_Velvet_Noir_mascara_sun.jpg\" alt=\"Marc Jacobs Beauty Velvet Noir mascara\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>What the brand says about it:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #808080;\">&#8220;An ultra-volumizing mascara that delivers instant dimension for epic lashes.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><br \/>\nExperience ultimate volume and the look of thick, false lashes with Velvet Noir Major Volume Mascara. The lash-maximizing, curvy brush places the most volume at the hard-to-reach center lash line, and the defining tip styles lashes for major drama. The super-concentrated black pigment delivers the greatest visual impact, and the Flash Volume Complex\u2122 creates instant, smudge-proof length and volume in three strokes or less. Velvet Noir gives you the thickest lashes in one sweep. Apply Velvet Noir Major Volume Mascara on its own, or layer with O!Mega Lash Volumizing Mascara (sold separately). Pair it with Feather Noir Ultra-Skinny Lash-Discovering Mascara and Lam\u00e9 Noir Ultra-Glittering Mascara (sold separately) to style your lashes for every occasion.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Velvet Noir is inspired by Marc Jacobs\u2019s first beauty memory of his mother carefully shaving fibers from a velvet ribbon to create her own couture faux lashes.<br \/>\n&#8220;I have some very fond memories of watching my mother do her makeup before she\u2019d go out on a date. I could sit there for hours and watch her as she would choose her clothes and put her makeup on. She\u2019d take a piece of black velvet ribbon and she would scrape it with a knife so she could take the pile from the black velvet to make the lashes even thicker and clumpier.&#8221;\u2014Marc Jacobs<\/p>\n<p>In an instrument-measured study conducted by an independent lab on equally-sized adhesive lashes, the following results were reported:<br \/>\n&#8211; 1800% more volume in three strokes<br \/>\n&#8211; 300% more volume in one stroke<span style=\"line-height: 1.5; color: #808080;\">&#8220;<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>So it&#8217;s pretty clear\u00a0that the brand promises a <strong>lot of volume<\/strong> with a <strong>texturizing effect<\/strong>. A kind of &#8220;<strong>big lashes<\/strong>&#8221; effect really but without clumpiness.<\/p>\n<p>As often with mascara, the innovation is in its <strong>curved volumizing brush<\/strong> that is supposed to cover\u00a0the eyelashes and thicken them\u00a0but also separate them at the same time. This is a <strong>classic brush with bristles<\/strong>, not a plastic one.<br \/>\nAlso, the <strong>cream formula<\/strong> is supposed\u00a0to provide<strong> some texture<\/strong> to the eyelashes to amplify their <strong>volume<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"full-width\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bonniegarner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Marc_Jacobs_Velvet_Noir_mascara_brush.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9458\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9458\" src=\"https:\/\/bonniegarner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Marc_Jacobs_Velvet_Noir_mascara_brush.jpg\" alt=\"Marc Jacobs Beauty Velvet Noir mascara\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<h3>Marc Jacobs Beauty Velvet Noir mascara,\u00a0my test and thoughts:<\/h3>\n<p>My opinion on this mascara is quite mixed:<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8211; Formula:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <strong>formula<\/strong> is as thick cream, not too liquid and quite &#8220;dry&#8221; so it\u00a0really thickens the lashes even after just one single brush pass.<\/p>\n<p>The Velvet Black mascara is <strong>not waterproof<\/strong> but it didn&#8217;t\u00a0smudge or crumble during the day.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8211; Application\/ Brush:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This is a <strong>classic brush<\/strong> with bristles, not a silicone\u00a0one. I have no particular preference when it comes to mascara brushes, some work very well on my eyelashes, others don&#8217;t.<br \/>\nThis one is pretty good, rather big in size but you can still apply mascara on all the lashes easily\u00a0and without putting it all over your eyelid. It&#8217;s <strong>curved in the center<\/strong> which allows to distribute a lot of products at once for a good &#8220;thickening&#8221; effect.<br \/>\nBut actually, that&#8217;s precisely the reason why <strong>I have a problem with this mascara<\/strong>: the formula being rather thick, the application is way too generous and I end up easily with<strong>\u00a0super clumpy eyelashes<\/strong>. You must wring the brush before using it but even doing that, I often have to brush my lashes with a clean spoolie\u00a0to avoid getting my eyelashes stuck together&#8230; <span class=\"wp-smiley emoji emoji-uneasy\" title=\":\/\">uneasy<\/span> <\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8211; Lashes separation:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You understood that <strong>it&#8217;s not really its strong suit<\/strong>&#8230;<\/p>\n<div class=\"full-width\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bonniegarner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Marc_Jacobs_Velvet_Noir_mascara_MAC_eyelash_curler.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9460\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9460\" src=\"https:\/\/bonniegarner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Marc_Jacobs_Velvet_Noir_mascara_MAC_eyelash_curler.jpg\" alt=\"Marc Jacobs Beauty Velvet Noir mascara, MAC eyelash curler\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><strong>&#8211;\u00a0Lengthening\u00a0effect:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Not really<\/strong> but hey, it wasn&#8217;t really\u00a0a claim of this mascara, so it&#8217;s not surprising. <span class=\"wp-smiley emoji emoji-wink\" title=\";)\">wink<\/span> <\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8211; Curling effect:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Clearly, <strong>you need to use an eyelash curler before<\/strong> using this\u00a0mascara, because it&#8217;s not supposed to curl\u00a0the eyelashes.<br \/>\nHowever, and this is probably due to the fact that the formula is rather &#8220;dry&#8221;, it <strong>sets very well the curl obtained from the eyelash curler<\/strong> and it doesn&#8217;t move until the evening, which is quite rare for a non waterproof formula. A very good point, actually! <span class=\"wp-smiley emoji emoji-smile\" title=\":)\">smile<\/span> <\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8211; Volumizing effect:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It <strong>really thickens the eyelashes<\/strong>. The effect is really visible and intense, which I love with my natural very fine lashes.<\/p>\n<div class=\"full-width\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bonniegarner.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/04\/Marc_Jacobs_Velvet_Noir_mascara_fineliner_MAC_eyelash_curler.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8508\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8508\" src=\"https:\/\/bonniegarner.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/04\/Marc_Jacobs_Velvet_Noir_mascara_fineliner_MAC_eyelash_curler.jpg\" alt=\"Marc_Jacobs_Velvet_Noir_mascara_fineliner_MAC_eyelash_curler\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bonniegarner.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/04\/Marc_Jacobs_Velvet_Noir_mascara_fineliner_MAC_eyelash_curler.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/bonniegarner.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/04\/Marc_Jacobs_Velvet_Noir_mascara_fineliner_MAC_eyelash_curler-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bonniegarner.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/04\/Marc_Jacobs_Velvet_Noir_mascara_fineliner_MAC_eyelash_curler-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bonniegarner.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/04\/Marc_Jacobs_Velvet_Noir_mascara_fineliner_MAC_eyelash_curler-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/bonniegarner.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/04\/Marc_Jacobs_Velvet_Noir_mascara_fineliner_MAC_eyelash_curler-270x180.jpg 270w, https:\/\/bonniegarner.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/04\/Marc_Jacobs_Velvet_Noir_mascara_fineliner_MAC_eyelash_curler-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/bonniegarner.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/04\/Marc_Jacobs_Velvet_Noir_mascara_fineliner_MAC_eyelash_curler-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/bonniegarner.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/04\/Marc_Jacobs_Velvet_Noir_mascara_fineliner_MAC_eyelash_curler-592x395.jpg 592w, https:\/\/bonniegarner.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/04\/Marc_Jacobs_Velvet_Noir_mascara_fineliner_MAC_eyelash_curler-293x195.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><strong>&#8211; Color:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A beautiful <strong>intense matte black<\/strong>, very dramatic: I adore\u00a0it!<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8211; Lasting power:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For a non waterproof mascara, it <strong>lasts pretty\u00a0well<\/strong>. It doesn&#8217;t smudge, doesn&#8217;t crumble and holds the curl very well. And\u00a0all that without being a pain to remove! Well done, Velvet Noir! <span class=\"wp-smiley emoji emoji-wink\" title=\";)\">wink<\/span> <\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8211; Value for money:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Overall,\u00a0I would say that it&#8217;s a <strong>pretty decent\u00a0mascara for the price<\/strong>, that gives a lot of intensity to the lashes\u00a0but you need to have your spoolie ready and to be prepared\u00a0to brush your lashes because it will make them looking clumpy for sure&#8230; But if you like this kind of &#8220;spider lashes&#8221; effect,\u00a0you&#8217;ll like this mascara! <span class=\"wp-smiley emoji emoji-smile\" title=\":)\">smile<\/span><br \/>\nIt\u00a0retails at $26.<\/p>\n<h3>And on my lashes, what does it looks like?<\/h3>\n<p>I used my eyelash curler before and I applied 2 coats of Velvet Noir mascara. (I&#8217;m not gonna lie, I had to brush my lashes before they dried with a spoolie\u00a0because my they were\u00a0clumpy after these 2 coats)<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8211; Front view\u00a0(before and after):<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"portrait-images\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bonniegarner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/without_mascara_opened_eyes.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9456\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9456\" src=\"https:\/\/bonniegarner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/without_mascara_opened_eyes.jpg\" alt=\"no mascara\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/bonniegarner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Marc_Jacobs_Velvet_Noir_mascara_zoom_opened_eyes.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9451\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9451\" src=\"https:\/\/bonniegarner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Marc_Jacobs_Velvet_Noir_mascara_zoom_opened_eyes.jpg\" alt=\"Marc Jacobs Beauty Velvet Noir mascara\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"portrait-images\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bonniegarner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/without_mascara_closed_eyes.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9455\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9455\" src=\"https:\/\/bonniegarner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/without_mascara_closed_eyes.jpg\" alt=\"no mascara\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/bonniegarner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Marc_Jacobs_Velvet_Noir_mascara_zoom_closed_eyes.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9450\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9450\" src=\"https:\/\/bonniegarner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Marc_Jacobs_Velvet_Noir_mascara_zoom_closed_eyes.jpg\" alt=\"Marc Jacobs Beauty Velvet Noir mascara\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><strong>&#8211; Side view\u00a0(before and after):<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"portrait-images\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bonniegarner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/without_mascara_side.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9454\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9454\" src=\"https:\/\/bonniegarner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/without_mascara_side.jpg\" alt=\"no mascara\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/bonniegarner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Marc_Jacobs_Velvet_Noir_mascara_zoom_side.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9452\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9452\" src=\"https:\/\/bonniegarner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Marc_Jacobs_Velvet_Noir_mascara_zoom_side.jpg\" alt=\"Marc Jacobs Beauty Velvet Noir mascara\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<h3>In summary:<\/h3>\n<p>[wprs-pros][wprs-cons]<\/p>\n<p>You understood, I have a mixed opinion about this Velvet Noir mascara:<br \/>\nOn the one hand, I love the <strong>intense matte black and volumizing effect<\/strong> but on the other hand, I find that <strong>it&#8217;s a lot of work\u00a0to apply \u00a0it &#8220;cleanly&#8221;<\/strong> to the eyelashes. Let&#8217;s say that if you have some\u00a0time to brush your eylashes\u00a0to keep that intense volume effect without the clumpiness, it&#8217;s worth it.\u00a0But it&#8217;s not\u00a0the quickest mascara to use \u00a0in the world, for sure&#8230;<br \/>\nAnd also, I&#8217;m scared that\u00a0its formula <strong>won&#8217;t last very long<\/strong>, because\u00a0it&#8217;s already quite thick when it&#8217;s brand new. A &#8220;normal&#8221; mascara doesn&#8217;t really have a very long life (maximum 3 months), so this one is <strong>likely to dry quickly<\/strong>. I have mine for a month now, and the texture is\u00a0already dryer&#8230; <span class=\"wp-smiley emoji emoji-uneasy\" title=\":\/\">uneasy<\/span> <\/p>\n<p>TheMarc Jacobs Beauty\u00a0Velvet Noir mascara is available on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.marcjacobsbeauty.com\/product\/velvet-noir-mascara.do\" target=\"_blank\">Marc Jacobs Beauty<\/a> website and also on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sephora.com\/velvet-noir-major-volume-mascara-P403806?skuId=1758184&amp;icid2=search_search_p403806_image\" target=\"_blank\">Sephora.com<\/a> for $26.<\/p>\n<h5>And you, did\u00a0you tried\u00a0this Marc Jacobs Beauty Velvet Black mascara ? Did you like it?<\/h5>\n<p>Photo credit: bonniegarner.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What a buzz for this Marc Jacobs Beauty Velvet Noir mascara! It&#8217;s basically everywhere at the moment, the hot topic on everyone&#8217;s lips&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":8566,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"wide-image-layout","iawp_total_views":34,"footnotes":""},"categories":[265,255],"tags":[1649,1112,811,1651,1647,453,1650,667,742,1648,523],"class_list":["post-8510","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-beauty","category-makeup","tag-black","tag-lashes","tag-makeup-2","tag-marc-jacobs","tag-marc-jacobs-beauty-velvet-noir-mascara","tag-mascara","tag-matte","tag-review","tag-sephora","tag-velvet","tag-volume","entry","override"],"acf":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bonniegarner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8510","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bonniegarner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bonniegarner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bonniegarner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bonniegarner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8510"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bonniegarner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8510\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bonniegarner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8566"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bonniegarner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8510"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bonniegarner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8510"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bonniegarner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8510"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}