Marcelle is the cosmetics and skin care brand that offers every woman high quality, effective and affordable products. Hypoallergenic and perfume-free; women of all ages believe in Marcelle products.
I was sent some Marcelle make-up products which I was uber excited about because I’ve always loved their skincare line. It’s great to support a Canadian company too because well you know… all our companies end up getting sold to an American one.
This fall Marcelle® Cosmetics innovates again and offers a wider variety of eye products. This new line will satisfy the need of every woman, whether she is looking for a glamorous, urban or more classic look. The Fall 2009 campaign presents 3 models with 3 different looks: Classic Elegant, Ultra-Glam and Urban Chic.
Wet & Dry Eyeshadow Quad: Versatile eye shadows to suit your every mood.
This quad comes in some beautiful shades and I received one in Blue Moon. It’s not as pigmented as I’d like it to be; without a good base, it would be hard to get a good color pay-off when applied dry, HOWEVER it did give off an intense color when applied wet. You do need to build it up quite a bit though.
Concealer Palette: The simple art of camouflage.
I love this concealer palette! It blended easily with my skin tone by mixing the 4 different shades. My only complain is the useless brush which was too small to do anything with.
Vita-Lip Plumping Gloss in Nude (with flash)
I love this gloss because it was shiny, non-sticky and enriched with vitamin E but the staying-power was a little disappointing. As for the plumping part? This is suppose to increase your lip’s volume by 11% and suprisingly it doesn’t have that tingly sensation that comes with most plumping glosses. I’m eating a super-spicy gumbo dish right now so my lips feel hella “plump” already so I’d have to get back to you on that.
Edit – Plumps? YES! I can’t compare it to other glosses though because I never had to use them.
Liquid Eyeliner Pen: A glamorous look in high-definition.
Goes on smooth and extremely easy to apply. I use to use liquid liners religiously in high school but switched to Mac’s Fluidline gel-liner and never went back again. Although, after using Marcelle’s Liquid Eyeliner Pen, I might just go back and use it occasionally. It’s much more convenient carrying this in my make-up bag than a pot of Fluidline and a eyeliner brush. I was wearing this during an intense cardio session and although it did smudge (Fluidline never smudges on me, even 2 hours in a hot tub!), it did okay for a non-waterproof liquid eyeliner. Yes, I sweat buckets. 
Khol Eyeliner: Make a statement or keep it subtle, this eyeliner pencil makes your every wish come true.
This pencil liner wasn’t pigmented enough and was actually a little hard to apply (had to tug on my lids a little bit). They also sent me the non-waterproof version so there is no way I can use it on a day-to-day basis.
Volume Precision Mascara: High definition volume
Didn’t work on my non-existent Asian eyelashes, but it has pretty good reviews on Make-Up Alley so it maybe worth trying out if you have naturally “nice” eyelashes (like that of Caucasians, Indians, etc). No offense my fellow Chinese people but our eyelashes usually sucks a$s.
Anyway, if you’d like to win a brand new set of all these Marcelle products for FREE just leave a comment and I’ll draw the winner next week. The only catch it that you have to be a Canadian-resident. Good luck! 
KATY:
Ooh, yeah, I’ve heard of them. Haven’t tried yet, though. Hypoallergenic and perfume-free is a good selling point– my mother is allergic to everything, and my skin is SO sensitive.
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Marcelle sounds like the bomb! I’ll go check them out. I love how it’s hypoallergenic because my skin is pretty sensitive.
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Wow you created that eye look just from those products? It’s definitely a great look for a night out!
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Your eyes are so pretty!
Oddly enough, I live in Vancouver and I don’t think I’ve ever heard of this brand before.. but, I’d love to try it now.
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Katy
November 27th, 2009 |
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i’ve never heard of them, but that’s not unusual for me, damn australia is always late for everything!
thanks for the review though sweets 
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The concealer pallet looks awesome. I like how there are 4 shades to mix. I also have their translucent powder and despite it being just a smidge pink toned, it’s really a great setting powder. Plus it’s pretty cheap for a huge jar that’ll last you forever.
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Are these products only sold in Canada ?
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Katy
November 30th, 2009 |
Here’s the official blurb from Marcelle:
We are not sold in the US, but we do ship to the US. We don’t offer this option to Canadian residents… Here is the “official” answer US consumers receive when asking the question below:
Although our products are not available online, in stores or through distributors in the United States for now, you can purchase them by calling our Customer Services. Please contact extension 352 or 353, toll free, at 1 800 387-7710, should you wish to place an order.
You may visit our Web site at http://www.marcelle.com to find out more about Marcelle® Cosmetics products. Kindly note that all indicated prices are in Canadian currency. You may also combine your order with selected items from our sister brand, Annabelle® Cosmetics. It is very important to note that we do not sell limited-edition products (from our colour collections) to the US and that exclusive promotions are not available either. Only our regular products may be purchased from US residents. We apologize for any deception this may cause you.
We also need to inform you that the minimum order must be of $30.00 CAD before taxes. The shipping fees are as follows:
Orders between $ 30.00 and $ 50.00: $10.00
- between $ 50.01 and $ 75.00: $12.00
- between $ 75.01 and $100.00: $14.00
- between $100.01 and $150.00: $17.00
- between $150.01 and $250.00: $19.00
- over $ 250.01 : $22.00
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hello, please enter me in your contest
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Love the eye makeup!! I think most ‘cheaper’ eyeshadows should always be put on wet, otherwise you don’t get much colour.
Anyway, great giveaway!!
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I’ve always seen this brand around, but never gave it too much thought. Great review on the products! =D
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ME I WANT <3
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i would love to try these products out!
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Katy
December 4th, 2009 |
Hey Elaine, you won the draw! =D Please email me with your full mailing address ASAP.
You can use this contact form:
http://twentyfourcarat.net/contact/
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awesome! i definitely would love to try out the concealer palette, sounds great.
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Aw my mom always uses Marcelle products but I’ve never tried them myself! I shall now!
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That concealer palette looks really good! I love palettes like that because like you said, you can mix the colours to suit your current skin tone. I need palette just like that, thanks for the review =)
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I love the sound of the Wedt & Dry Eyeshadow!
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aw, I’d love to try some make up from Canada! Good luck to the fellow Canadians who enter!
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Totally agree with you on the comment about Chinese eyelashes! My boyfriend’s Caucasian and he has nicer eyelashes than me
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Hey girl! Marcelle is pretty good from what I’ve tried so far (their Luxe lipglosses and their satin matte mousse foundation). Great reviews on the products!
Oh, in my EOTD, I’m not wearing false eye lashes. It’s a combination of MAC Prep + Prime lash (can’t go without my mascara primer!!) and L’oreal Voluminous
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I’ve never tried Marcelle! I was always skeptical of their brand. Does their concealer leave patchiness? Cuz i have kinda dry skin, you know harsh winter in Montreal…
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thanks for the compliment. Hopefully I will wear the boots often
Since you’re in canada, if you ever need anything from a store that only ships to US, let me know! I can purchase and ship them to you. It wouldn’t be a problem b/c I always ship my packages from the mail room at my work on the lower level anyway!
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i would like to try out some Marcelle products
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Omg I’ve seen these at superstore there liquid liner is amazing!
<3
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I love the quad eyeshadow!
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Those products sound interesting. I can’t wait ’til they hit the shelves here in the US.. because, you know, Canadian companies end up getting sold to American ones. Haha!
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The liquid liner pen looks good. Before I was introduced to MAC fluid line (thanks to you) I was on the hunt for the perfect liquid pen style liner.
So what liner do you have on your eyes in the picture?
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Katy
November 29th, 2009 |
I’m actually using Marcelle’s liquid pen on the upper lash line and their kohl liner on the bottom in the picture.
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i’ve heard that marcelles great for sensitive skin, i would love to try some of their stuff and see if it really is (:
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totally agree that our eyelashes suck assssssss..
i have to wear falshies to get nice ones .
for casual, a curl from shu uemura curler and a couple coats of chanel iminitable is actually not bad . but for party, better choose eyelashes
i sud really try to imitate some of ur eye makeup !
im always prone to only brown eyeliner and mascara . nothing more .
even for parties, i always choose smoky black/gold/soft smoky with browns .
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Thanks for an interesting and honest review. I’ve seen Marcelle products at the drugstore and always thought they seemed safe and reliable, if a little boring. There weren’t any standout products that earned a rave review in your post, so I think I’ll pass on this line, but it does seem good for people with allergies and sensitive skin.
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Oooh, I LOVE their products! They’re lovely
I agree with the small brush comment; I’ve found that the majority of brushes you get with products are too tiny and useless to do much of anything.
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I’m Canadian and I would love to try their product!
I’ve only tried their sister brand Annabelle and loves it.
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Ooh I am so lusting that nude gloss, I am on such a nude pink kick lately!
Seems like they hit up all the beauty blogging veterans in Canada xD, yours is the 3rd blog I’ve seen that’s doing their giveaway
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Wow! You did such a great job with your makeup. Thanks for entering me
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Yay!!! Finally a contest exclusive to us Canadians
!! I hope I’m not too late to enter 
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Draw ended. Thanks for participating. =D
Winner is comment #12: ELAINE *congrats*
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