Before releasing his makeup range, Marc Jacobs took great care with both the design of his packaging and the contents inside.

A pleasurable experience is felt from first spying the black lacquered plastic case peeking out of the grosgrain coverlet and then there's the satisfying click of the closure. It's a makeup junkie high.

Just remember to breathe.

During my hours long excursion at Ala Moana Center, I ventured to Sephora -- Marc Jacobs Beauty was no longer a temptation to fixate on.

For the true make it or break it test, I opted to pick up one of his eyeshadow three pan palettes in The Shoe Gazer.

Swatches from left to right: Bronze, Taupe and Turquoise

Layered swatches from left to right: Turquoise over Taupe, Bronze over Taupe and Turquoise over Bronze

The texture of Jacob's eyeshadow formula is soft and creamy, thus lending itself to eyeshadow harmony. Because the performance of his eyeshadow was relatively unknown to me and my oily eyelids, I made sure to apply primer first in order to give things a fighting chance.

During application I found all three colours built up quite nicely and I didn't experience any fallout. Over the course of eight+ hours The Shoe Gazer stayed put and never creased.

If you're looking for a proper introduction to Marc Jacobs Beauty, start with colour first.

Other items worn in this look:

Becca's Beach Tint in Lychee on my cheeks
Shanghai Suzy's Miss Brooklyn on my lips
Benefit's They're Real Mascara
Marc Jacobs Highliner Gel Crayon in Ro(Cocoa) on my upper waterline (review to follow)

The Bagful breakdown:

Total amount for Marc Jacobs Style Eye-Con No. 3 in The Shoe Gazer: