Nars Haul

When I'm good I'm very very good and when I'm bad I'm AWFUL! I have told myself no makeup until next month but then I remembered Mac Venomous Villains is released in October!

So, I went onto the Nars website.....I ordered a few things and they finally arrived. I have to admit the Nars website is very slow with delivery but seeing as I don't have a Nars counter anywhere near me, whats a girl supposed to do ;)

So I ordered.......

Nars Bronzer in 'Casino' - I have wanted a Nars bronzer for a while, but I tend to shy away from bronzers with shimmer or glitter as these tend to give that 'dirty/muddy' look which unless you are a piglet, is not cute! But I had heard so many good things about Nars bronzers, that I finally thought, sod it! I was torn between 'Casino' and 'Laguna' but was swayed towards 'Casino' by 'BelledujourNYC' I haven't used any of these products yet as they only arrived yesterday but I'm very happy so far! I love the packaging on the bronzer as the large mirror is ideal, great to put in your bag. 'Casino' is a lovely colour and the sparkle doesn't seem to show up too much on the skin which is great, I cant wait to try this!

Nars Eyeshadow Duo in 'Rajasthan' - When Temptalia reviewed the new Nars collection and raved about this product, I was kind of like 'meh' but then I saw BelledujourNYC raving about it and I thought what the hell! The colours are a beautiful taupey gold and a greeny/black peacock colour. I think what I really like about this duo is that the colours are really unique but still very wearable and like all Nars eyeshadows they have that beautiful buttery smooth texture

Nars Eyeshadow in 'Mekong' - This is a beautiful rich dark brown with bronzey gold shimmer. This colour is extremely pigmented! I just did a swatch on my hand and now I've got dark brown eyeshadow all over my keyboard grrrrr, I imagine fall out would be a mo fo with this colour, so word of warning there!

Nars Eyeshadow in 'Bali' - If you have never used a Nars eyeshadow before and wonder why everyone always comments on their texture, well....stick your finger in Bali and you will see what I'm talking about! You just want to keep touching this shadow it feels so rich and smooth, I don't really want to use the word buttery again as its a bit weird but it really is the best way to describe it. Bali is a dark brown but you can sheer it out more on the lid, there is no shimmer so it would make a great everyday colour, or you could use it as a liner or in the crease. Great staple eyeshadow to own.

Nars Lipstick in 'Barbarella' - I bought this lipstick pretty much on the name alone! When my parcel arrived this was the product I was most disappointed with. It just seems so small, and its really light. Compared to the luxury of the rest of Nars packaging, the lipstick definitely feels cheap. Having said that I compared it to a MAC lipstick and there really is not much difference in size. I guess as you are paying more I just expect more product! But I don't want to slate this too much as the colour really is lovely on the lips, doesn't look much in the tube at all but its a lovely coraly/pink very wearable everyday neutral lip colour.

Ill post some more pictures and reviews when I have played around with these colours more but on first impressions alone I am very pleased! I find there's something really exciting about getting Nars makeup, I don't know if its because I have no Nars counters anywhere near me so its all very new and exciting or if its just the packaging. Mmmmmmm posh makeup!