NARSissist Eyeshadow Palette

NARSissist Eyeshadow Palette £55.00

When I realised that Nars were releasing a 15 pan eyeshadow palette, I could not contain my excitement. I already own, And God Created The Woman and Ride Up To The Moon palettes, and I love them both.

I did my research and and found the release date. However, I was a little late, everywhere was sold out! Fret not, I happened to be browsing Selfridges one extremely late night and found they had some in stock. I ordered it immediately and not taking any chances I opted for the Click & Collect service, which I must say I’m extremely impressed with.

Once my order was ready for collection, Selfridges sent me an email. Gleefully I collected my order.

Each eyeshadow consists of 1g compared to the 2.2g you would get in a single eyeshadow from Nars. A Single eyeshadow can cost £18.00 however, the palette came in at a whopping £55.00.

The shades are all available to buy from the permanent line apart from one, Bad Behaviour, which I believe was limited edition. All of which are housed in the typical Nars rubbery packaging, I love it, however, some do not as it’s prone to getting dirty. The palette does contain a large mirror which is a bonus. The colours are a mix of warm, cool, mattes and shimmer.

The shades are as follows;

All About Eve

Ashes to Ashe

Fez

Bad Behaviour

Bali

Brousse II

Coconut Grove

Dogon II

Madrague I

Madrague II

Bellissima I

Mekong

Lhasa

Pandora II

Nepal

Apart from already owning Fez, Coconut Grove and Mekong I don’t actually know which names belong to which shades. I don’t know about anyone else, but I would like to know which shades are which. Also once you have thrown the box the palette comes in away, you can’t remember what the shades are.

Overall, I know this palette has had mixed reviews however, I really like it. I find that as I’m getting older I am steering towards the more natural non bright eyeshadows. From swatching the shadows they are extremely pigmented and buttery, which will make them easy to blend. I know currently the palette is out of stock everywhere but most sites do give you the option of having an email sent to you once it is back in stock again.

I was a lucky girl when I picked this palette up, as I was also given the Urban Decay Naked 3 palette as a gift. Review coming soon...

My Eyebrows...

Up until late 2009 I never actually use to fill in my brows. Looking back, I can not think why on earth I didn’t  jump on that bandwagon sooner. Filling in the brows can change and bring together a look, accentuating features without being too in your face. My brows are dark brown in colour and fairly sparse. Therefore filling them in made the most amount of difference.

I first used the Estee Lauder automatic brow duo. The lady at the counter suggested I use soft black. I soon realised that using black can look a little harsh making my brows look overdone and dark, verging on scouse brow territory.

I began to use eyeshadow and found that the best colour match is from the Urban Decay Naked Basics palette which is £20.00. The colour I favoured and turned to the most is Faint. This is a taupe type colour with a grey undertone. I didn’t think this would work, but out of all the brow products I’ve used this is probably my favourite. I also recently read Laura’s Blog from buynowbloglater who stated that she read, using a grey eyeshadow is what you need to get good brows. Even though Faint is not completely grey I feel that it definitely does the job if you have dark hair.

Two other firm favourites are Hourglass Brow Sculpting Pencil in Soft Brunette (£26.00) and Tom Ford Brow Sculptor in 03 Chestnut (£34.00). Both pencils are very similar in texture having a waxy yet powdery feel. Both pencils need to be twisted when opened and come out at a slight angle which works well when applying to the brows. Both products also have a spoolie on the other end which is always handy when you need to brush through your brows. However packaging wise I feel that Hourglass is much more luxe.

I always have to set my brows with some sort of brow gel to tame some of those unruly strands that seem to have a mind of their own. My favourite brow gel has to be the Eyeko Brow Gel (£18.00) which is a tinted gel that only comes in one colour. What i love about this brow gel is that the nano brush is so easy to use. Also the formula has conditioning properties promoting a healthy brow.

I have finally reached a stage where I am happy with my brows. Gone are the days where you have either over plucked or threaded to have stick thin brows. I feel the bigger the brow the better it looks, within reason of course.

I’m quite keen to try the Anastasia dipbrow pomade, if anyone has tried this I would love to know your thoughts...