In an eyeshadow I have 2 requirements:
1. It must be pigmented, I do not like wimpy colors.
2. It must be easy to work with. Fallout, fading, and unblendability (there, I made that word up) in my collection will be tolerated.
Thus far Make Up For Ever rules my eyeshadow world (more on that later), with Nars now coming up a fast second. What started with the Habanera duo has quickly grown into quite an impressive collection of 8 duos with more on the way. I am very impressed with these as they are silky, pigmented, wonderfully blendable, and long lasting. There hasn't been a duo that I have that I am unhappy with.
On the duos I have:
Caravaggio- This is a beautiful duo of a deep berry pink and a shimmering violet
Jolie Poupee- I love how Nars does matte, and this duo of matte violet and shimmering purple
Belly Dance- Deep sparkling emerald green with a matte eggplant purple.
Rated R- Sparling chartreuse and bright cobalt blue
Cleo- Shimmering seafoam green a deep silvery teal
Misfit- Neutral beige with the most stunning shade of sparkling emerald green to complement
Divine- A duo of mattes, bright pink and rich deep chocolate
Underworld- Smokey eyes personified, shimmering deep silver and blackened blue
I also have the holiday 2008 Sephora eyeshadow palette, which is a great way to start your collection. You can get it on sale here
Now it deserves to be mentioned, these aren't cheap. $32 will get you a duo, while $22 is the cost for a single. Are they worth it though, most definitely!
Enough talk, time to drool over the pics.
Above is with flash
Below is the palette on the right in the pic above.
I will try to come up with some looks in the next couple of weeks. I need to know though if I am alone in the Nars love? Somebody? Anybody?
10 comments:
"You are not allloonnnneeee...I am here with youuuu" - Michael Jackson lol
I love NARS! I especially love their blushes and their multiples. My NARS collection isn't as extensive as yours but I'm hoping to get into the shadows soon. I just have SOOO many MAC ones that I just can't dive into NARS yet.
thank you for the pictures!
the eyeshadows are sooo pretty
love itttt!! really pretty colors!
yea i just did a haul post on them... they are a wonderful brand.
I have a couple of eyeshadow duos, Fez and China Blue e/s and I only have Orgasm and Taj Mahal blush. I want to get into more blushes from NARS though and I have not tried their multipes. I keep looking at them when I go to Sephora, LOL.
Jillian, you must try the eyeshadows. Not the glitter bombs, but the mattes which are amazing!
Amina, you are very welcome!
Valiohh, they really are amazing!
Anna, agreed 100%
Erin, we need to make a sephora run one of these days!Get you some nars ;)
Adina, I'm still a NARS virgin. ~blush~ LOL. I've been living in MAC's cave for a while. =P
But I'm now ready to try some NARS. Starting with the e/s. But I don't know which one to pick. =( There's so many of them. ~confused~
After looking at your swatches and color description, I'm down to either Underworld or Cleo.
Which one would you recommend?
For reference, I'm a NC20 with dark brown eyes. =)
TIA!
Caramel, no need to be ashamed. Allow me to ease you into it ;)
I think both Cleo and Underworld would look fantastic on you. Both would be amazing for smoky eyes.
Out of the two, I would go with Cleo first time around. Both colors are beautiful, and the duo is super versatile!
Thanks Adina! =)
Off to check out Sephora again. =P
How exciting! Let me know what you think <3
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