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The Wait Is Over: Marc Jacobs Beauty Is Finally Available to Shop

How Marc Jacobs Beauty is putting color, whimsy, and joy back on the map.

By Elliot O·May 28, 2026·2 min read
The Wait Is Over: Marc Jacobs Beauty Is Finally Available to Shop

Reported by Vogue.

Marc Jacobs Beauty is back — and it arrived with the confidence of someone who knows exactly how long you've been waiting. The line, which originally launched in 2013 and built a cult following on the strength of its sleek black packaging and high-pigment formulas, quietly shuttered in 2021. Four years later, according to Vogue, the relaunch doesn't read as nostalgia bait. It reads as evolution.

The aesthetic language of this new era was first telegraphed on the Spring 2026 RTW runway, where Jacobs's Memory Loss collection sent models out in pastel-washed lids, pillowy lips, and exaggerated flush. The new packaging — feminine without being precious, slightly chaotic in the best way — sits at the intersection of Daisy eau de toilette and the anarchic energy of Heaven by Marc Jacobs. Every product is crowned with a metallic balloon detail that Jacobs sketched himself, the same way he approaches a fashion collection. "There is that pin of nostalgia, but it doesn't feel overly referential," Jacobs said. "It's almost like you pulled a lot of archive pieces."

The Products That Earned Their Place Back in Your Bag

The lineup spans eyes, lips, and cheeks, and the product names alone signal exactly what Jacobs was going for: the Heart On lipstick, the Born Star eyeshadows, the Money Shot highlighter. "I felt we should counter the sweetness of the packaging with names that were a bit more provocative and naughty," he said. Standouts include the Drawn This Way Gel Eyeliner ($26), a sharpenable pencil that promises 24-hour waterproof wear; the Flashes Mascara ($29), which leans into definition over drama and is lash-conditioning thanks to peptides and clover flower extract; and the Money Shot Illuminating Gel Highlighter ($29) — a hyaluronic acid-infused jelly texture that delivers multidimensional shimmer with zero fallout. The Heart On Lipstick ($34) lands somewhere between a gloss and a balm — vitamin E, peptides, botanical oils — with a pillowy payoff that actually delivers on its name. The Born Star Cream-to-Powder Eyeshadows ($29) open via a swivel-slide lid and build from a whisper to a statement, with crease-proof wear clocking in at 14 hours. Rounding out the range: the Joystick Blush Stick ($34), packed with castor oil and daisy flower extract, and the Legally Bronze Bronzer ($42), a hyaluronic acid and glass bead-infused powder that blurs rather than cakes.

What makes this relaunch feel earned rather than opportunistic is the point of view behind it. "Joy and pleasure is hugely important, especially when there's so much stuff in the day that isn't playful or joyous," Jacobs said at a press preview. The range — priced between $26 and $42 — is broad enough to outfit a full face, specific enough to feel intentional, and irreverent enough to feel like Marc Jacobs.

A beauty comeback only works when the products have something to say — and this one came with a full vocabulary.


Read the original at Vogue.

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