A Review: Mark. Glowdacious and Mark. Keep It Going

Before I get into the reviews, I wanted to tell you all a little bit about mark., since it’s not actually a drugstore brand. Mark. is a sister company to Avon with a focus on a younger, trendier style. They use eco-friendly, customizable packaging and they never use any animal testing. They have good quality makeup at drugstore comparable prices. You can buy mark. products from any mark. representative or any Avon representative or online at www.mymarkstore.com/jgriesinger. Every four weeks mark. debuts a new magalog (mix of magazine and catalog) which contains new products in makeup, skincare, fashion, and accessories along with some of their brand staples. So today I got new makeup from the current magalog and a new item debuting in the upcoming magalog that goes live this Tuesday, April 27.

Mark. Keep It Going:

So the first thing I have to review is mark.’s Keep It Going long wear eye liner and shadow. These are gel-based duos that can be used as either eye liner or eye shadow. They are said to be smudge-proof and waterproof with buildable colors that last all day. They come in five different shades but I only got three of them. The first one I got is called “Entourage” which is a matte black and shimmery silver duo. Both colors are fairly sheer. The silver is practically invisible with only one layer, 2-3 layers are needed to get a definite silver. The black is good when used as eyeliner with a thin eyeliner brush. If you want to use the black as shadow and you really want a true black, you’ll need at least 2 layers. The next shade I got is called “Iconic” which is a shimmery green and gold duo. The colors are good. The gold is a shimmery yellow-gold. It’s pretty sheer like the silver in Entourage, but with a few layers, it’s a really pretty gold. The green is like an olive-ish green and it’s a little more opaque than the gold; you can get pretty good coverage with just one layer. It has a gold shimmer to it that makes it a perfect pair with the gold it comes with. The last shade I got “Exposure.” It’s a shimmery tan and matte chocolate brown duo. These colors are both opaque enough. Only one layer needed for these. The tan is nice and the chocolate is good as an eyeliner. This duo is great for a natural look.

All of the colors are really creamy and smooth going on. They work better when warmed up by the skin a little rather than straight out of the container so I would suggest applying them with your ring finger or if you prefer using a brush then take some product out of the container with a brush and rub it on the back of your hand to warm it up. It goes on smoother and doesn’t dry as fast when warmed up. If you use them with a brush straight out of the container, they dry incredibly fast making any kind of blending nearly impossible. As for their staying power, they really do last all day long without fading, creasing or smudging. These would also be good as an eye primer; the tan from Exposure or the gold from Iconic would be good any color eye shadow or you could use the green from Iconic, the purple from another shade Industria (which also comes with charcoal grey), or the blue from another shade Surreal (which also comes with bronze) as a base for eye shadow looks of those colors. These cost $10 each and again, you can get them through your mark. rep, Avon rep, or online.

Mark. Glowdacious:

The other item I got is the mark. Glowdacious illuminating powder. This item will debut when Magalog 5 goes live on April 27^th. It’s a compact that has three rings of colors that combine a bronzer and a highlighter. It’s a shimmery “illuminating powder” that brightens skin tone and enhances a tan. It is $12 and comes in three shades: Prettied Up, which is good for light skin tones; Shimmied Up which is best for medium skin tones; and Amped Up which is better for darker skin tones. I am super pale so, of course, I got prettied up. Let me just start by saying, this is the first bronzer I have ever used that hasn’t made me look dirty or orange. I swirled my brush through all three colors to use as a bronzer then I took a smaller brush in just the lightest shade to use for a highlighter on the tops of my cheekbones, right under my eyebrows and down the bridge of my nose. This one compact really worked great as both a bronzer and a highlighter and it really made my skin look glowing (in a good way). I also decided to try this compact out as eye shadow because I love makeup that multi-tasks (money savers!) and it looked really good. I used the medium shade as an all over lid shade, the darkest shade in the crease and the lightest shade as a highlight under the brow and in the inner corners of my eyes with just a thin, smudgy, black liner, the result: a gorgeous, beachy, summer eye look. I absolutely love it and (over my Victoria’s Secret Eye Primer) it has lasted 12 hours so far and still going strong. I can’t wait to wear this look out to the beach in the summertime.

Overall I am very impressed with both of these new mark. products and I highly suggest you check them out. If you don’t already have a mark. or Avon representative, you can order online at www.mymarkstore.com/jgriesinger.

Love and lipgloss,

Jamie