Based out of La Prairie, Quebec, Maison Jacynthe is a completely new-to-me brand. Although they’ve had a skincare range for awhile, they’ve only recently launched their makeup line. They are a natural brand, use ecological packaging (there’s a lot of of wood in their packaging!) and the products are handcrafted.

All of the powder products I tried out come in your standard refill packaging. Maison Jacynthe does sell cute wooden packaging with a magnetized base (quite similar to Inglot packaging actually), so you can stack your favourite products inside. For me, I opted to stick them in one of my Z-palettes and that worked out just fine.

For testing, I selected the beautiful terracotta-red blush shade in Romeo and, because purple is such a difficult eyeshadow colour to create, I decided to give them a run for their money and chose Cubano eyeshadow.

The Romeo blush is formulated with coffee extracts, corn, macadamia and apricot oils. Pigmentation was incredibly strong, so be sure to dip your brush in lightly if you want a soft look. This is the kind of warm red shade that screams fall and winter to me and gives you that “in from the cold” cheek look. Love, love, love!

Cubano eyeshadow swatches out as a dusty purple shadow in a matte formula. As far as purple formulas go, it was decently pigmented (although you may think otherwise when you see the swatch shot below) because I felt it layered nicely to create full colour opacity. Remember guys, a swatch shot does not tell the full story.

The last makeup product I had to try out was the lipstick in Bois de rose (which means rosewood in English). Their lipsticks are formulated with candelilla wax to provide a smooth application without drying out the lips, and the abyssinian oil enhances the color and gives a long-tasting effect. It naturally scented with goji berry which isn’t a scent I’m overly familiar with – to me it smells slightly fruity with a hint of vanilla.

The Maison Jacynthe lipsticks come housed in a metallic tube with a wooden pull off lid. It’s an interesting concept for a lipstick tube, it feels natural and solid all at once. I did find I had a small difficulty with the twist up mechanism – it worked, but it had to “latch” properly inside for me to twist it or it would spin constantly without moving. Not a huge issue really, just something to be aware of.

I found Bois de rose to be exceptionally emollient and smooth on the lips. It applied like a creamy lipstick with a good hint of a sheen. Lasting power was interesting… it would go on fairly glossy and stay that way for about an hour or so. After that hour had passed, the glossy-ness would fade, but the colour stayed just as intense. It feels slightly tacky on the lips (not sticky), which is a blessing for me since it helps with longevity.

On the left you can see how glossy the Bois de Rose lipstick can be! Great pigmentation and sheen on that one. On the right are the two powder products (blush and eyeshadow).

All put together, here’s how they come out on my face:

You can see just how intense that lipstick pigment is! Not only is it pigmented, but the glossy sheen is also really, really beautiful.

The close up eye shot gives you a better indication as to the pigmentation on that purple eyeshadow. It layers incredibly well and blended out easily.

And the very last item I tried by Maison Jacynthe is from their skincare range – the Eau Florale de Lavande (lavender flower water). Since lavender is known to be anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, antibacterial, energizing, soothing, as well as good for healing, toning and stimulating your skin… well it’s kind of hard not to like something that promises so many good things for yo. While I did not notice a huge change in my skin when using this, I can say I’ve been using it in the morning on days when I felt a little extra puffy or red (aka when I’ve been drinking the night before). It’s a refreshing spray that, even if it’s just the smell alone working for me, just *feels* uplifting. And that’s always a plus in the mornings!

So that’s my take on the products I’ve tried out by Maison Jacynthe. If you’d like to check out this natural Canadian beauty brand, hop on over to their web site and take a peek!

The products featured in this review were sent to me for consideration.