Marc Jacobs #instamarc Light Filtering Contour Powder

 - 40 Mirage Filter ($49) -

This Marc Jacobs contour kit has a HUGE compact with a lot of product inside - 9 grams per powder. It offers a generous mirror with the two shades housed as a circle split in half. You pop open the compact with a little button. MJ offers 3 shades: #40 Mirage Filter (light gold/light bronze), #20 Dream Filter (soft pink/medium bronze), and #60 Hi Fi Filter (warm peach/deep bronze). I disagree that the darker shade is considered a bronze. It is most definitely a contour shade for most light skins. This shade looks so flawless and natural on my skin tone. It is so easy to blend and really mimics a shadow.

There tends to be some powder kick up and it is fairly pigmented so I definitely think you need to use a light hand when you use this. I use the contour powder way more than the light powder but the lighter powder is definitely still very soft and useable. It reminds me of the highlight shade in the Smashbox Contour Kit, which I have a full review for here. Both shades aren't extremely pigmented but they build up beautifully. I think that helps extend which skin tones could use this.

Overall, I reach for this a ton. I do think that the high price is worth it - you get a ton of product and, in general, it looks flawless.