In today’s article, I’m sharing my detailed and honest Jones Road Beauty review after one year of testing their makeup. Sadly, this is a mostly negative review of Jones Road with the exception of a couple products I really liked. I tested Jones Road foundation, Miracle Balm, Face Pencil, Just A Sec eyeshadow, Brow Pencil and Brow Gel. I’m sharing which products I would repurchase and which I wouldn’t, including why. I’d love to know what your experience with these products are!
Is Jones Road Beauty Clean Beauty?
Purists would not consider Jones Road Beauty to be clean. I find it to be one of the brands lowest on the spectrum of clean beauty in terms of “cleanliness” of ingredients. Jones Road does use synthetics, chemical preservatives, silicones and artificial colorants. For truly non toxic makeup I have an entire guide to 100% natural makeup.
I tried Miracle Balm
Is Miracle Balm worth the hype? I tried the Jones Road Miracle Balm in two different shades, and if I’m being brutally honest, I don’t think it’s worth the hype. I felt that it was a bit too waxy with a somewhat off-putting herbal scent. I would not repurchase at the price point of 38 buckaroos. The Miracle Balm is a highlighter balm with a natural “lit from within” type finish. But to me this feels like a product that doesn’t really work as a makeup product nor as a skincare product. It’s basically a castor oil-beeswax balm that includes mica for a shimmer effect and a mix of colorants for the shade. It doesn’t feel all that greasy or oily to me which is a plus. I can think of many other clean beauty highlighters that I actually enjoy.
Price: $38 for 1.7 oz
I tried What The Foundation
I have mixed feelings about this product and feel like you’ll either love it or absolutely hate it. Per Jones Road, What The Founation is described as “a tinted moisture balm meets traditional foundation.” I find it to be a light coverage foundation that gives my dry skin a natural satin finish that dries down to natural and feels very hydrating. I do think the finish is beautiful, but the product itself has some major faults. There also seems to be a quality issue with production. I, along with others, found little beads dispersed throughout the foundation. And not just a few beads, but all throughout. I’m more than halfway done with the product and still encounter beads with every use. I’m also not a big fan of using foundation in pot packaging as it’s not very sanitary sticking my fingers into the product. I understand when budget brands or new brands do this, but for a famous brand with lots of funding I expect better.
Here’s what reader Joanna says about What The Foundation:
I have been using WTF for a few months and really love it. It actually feels good on the skin. I find the trick is to use a tiny bit which I scoop out with a plastic spatula I received with another product. I dab it on after using sunscreen. It looks great! I use a bit of powder bronzer with it and look so natural. I have the lightest colour which matches me perfectly. I have ordered the Miracle Balm and can’t wait to try it. I used Powder foundation for years, but I find they are too drying now. This is the best foundation I have found.
And here’s what Cynthia says:
I was disappointed in the products I ordered. The foundation is oily and doesnt go on very smoothly. I did wear it when it got very cold to help with the dryness. The blush wasn’t wonderful either. It didnt give me much color and had a hard film that made it difficult to use a brush. The mascara was thick but a bit clumpy. I need to clean the brush after I use it. All in all, the things I purchased were just not the quality I would have expected fron this line.
Price: $44 for 1.14 oz
A note on Jones Road Beauty Controversy
Jones Road Beauty received backlash surrounding their TikTok controversy of encouraging customers to post reviews (including negative) for viral views in exchange for payment. Meredith Duxbury and Mikayla Nogueira who are popular beauty creators were some of the first influencers who went viral for posting negative reviews of Jones Road Beauty What The Foundation. It’s unclear whether these were authentic reviews or paid for.
I tried Just A Sec Eyeshadow
I actually LOVED Jones Road’s cream eyeshadow, but I’m so disappointed in the ingredients. It’s made mostly of dimethicone so I’m basically applying plastics to my eyes. Cool. Of course it goes on so smoothly and feels weightless. It’s not overly shimmery and has solid color payoff. I find that it doesn’t last as long as my powder eyeshadows. I do not consider these ingredients clean at all so I would not repurchase no matter how well it performs.
Price: $25 for 0.10 oz
I tried The Best Pencil
I enjoyed Jones Road’s eyeliner and the ingredients aren’t atrocious. This is creamy yet long lasting and is super easy to use. It glides over my naked eye super well without any tugging or pulling. However, it’s not the creamiest eyeliner in clean beauty either, which would be 100 Percent Pure’s. If you don’t have super dry eyelids though, this should work fine.
Price: $22 for 0.04 oz
I tried The Brow Gel
The Jones Road Brow Gel is one of the products I actually liked. lt comes as a spool and is a gel based product that fills in, shapes and defines brows. I’m really enjoying this product and find that the Brunette shade works very well for my black eyebrows. It comes in 5 shades including clear.
Above is a swatch of the Jones Road brow gel in Brunette. It’s quite cool toned which gives my brows a more natural look.
Price: $24 for 0.19 oz
I tried The Face Pencil
The Jones Road Face Pencil is basically a concealer stick for spot covering redness, dark spots, discoloration and dark circles. It’s advertised as being creamy, but I found it to be anything but. It felt dry and tough to work with both on bare skin and over makeup. Product does not transfer as easily as you want it to. I would not repurchase this.
Price: $25 for 0.1 oz
I tried The Brow Pencil
The Brow Pencil is supposed to create tiny, hairlike fibers to add dimension and fullness, but I didn’t experience this ?? For me it’s an okay brow pencil that seems to do the job well, but I wasn’t wowed by any magical featherlike brush strokes. I wondered how it could. claim to do that when it looks like any other jumbo pencil, and there is nylon-66 in the ingredients list. Nylon-66 is commonly used in textile and plastic industries. I’m not sure how comfortable I am using the same material that’s placed in carpet fibers. This is another product I wouldn’t repurchase.
Price: $22 for 0.06 oz
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Andrea is a clean beauty expert from Los Angeles, California with 10 years of experience in natural skincare and organic living. She writes for Organic Beauty Lover using her expertise to guide readers in choosing the best clean products. Andrea graduated from the University of Southern California in 2012 and has worked at multiple skincare companies, big and small. Connect with her @organicbeautylover.
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