NARS fall collection

Has anyone tried the NARS fall collection? I'd love to know what you think about it.

"This edgy, alluring look begins with the ultimate bedroom eyes. A harmony of champagne and charcoal eyeshadow hues built to a sultry finish. A soft sheer complexion invigorated with a sculpted, flushed cheek. The primary focal points: bold, deep-plum-tinted lips and tips. The result is charming, glamorous, and resolutely modern. In other words, completely NARS".
NARS website



The collection is made up of 3 eye-shadow duos-Silk Road, Indian Summer, Brumes; one single eye-shadow- Mekong; a very intense plum nailpolish- Tokaido Express and err some deep red lipsticks which I didn't swatch (my sincere apologies :P). I really love the nail polish. It is very intense and beautiful. It is a definite must-have! (I tried it honestly but I bite my nails so I'm not putting up any images).

Top to bottom, Left to right: Indian Summer duo, Silk Road duo; Brumes duo, Mekong single
Bottom picture in natural light

*If you click any of these images, you'd be amazed how huge my hands can grow!
As for the colours- nothing unusual in my opinion but the shadows carry the usual NARS quality- very pigmented and I see myself wearing Indian Summer to a lazy day at work and spicing it up with a blend of Brumes at night to create a dangerous smokey look. I would save Silk Road and Mekong for a nice day out. They would make a great day-time combination. Indian Summer and Silk Road are mostly warm tones while the Brumes is a bit cooler.

Mekong is a good one to have if you have nothing like it, mainly because you can use it very very lightly as a bronzer ( I said lightly!) and also as an eye-shadow base.

Y'all know when it comes to blushes, NARS is literally second to none. Two blushes- Montenegro and Angelika have been re-launched with this collection. Montenegro is my favourite NARS blush of all time. It is a cream blush with a very smooth consistency. You can lighten or darken it up depending on your skin tone or what look you are trying to create. Angelika is a baby pink blush. I'd use it with the lighter eye-shadows to complete an all-round subtle day look.

All in all I'd say this is a good collection. Whether or not you'd go for it is up to you. If I had to choose one item only I would go for the nail polish! (OK I'd take the Indian Summer duo too).

Now what did I get you from my visit to the NARS stand?
A Montenegro blush and a Silk Road duo. There's 2 items for 2 winners and all you have to do to win either is to tell me what is NARS's first name? Yes he's a he...

Good luck with that.

By the way I can't get my head round these Louboutin shoes. I wonder where all my male admirers are when I need them. Hmm...


Stay beautiful...