When it comes to Nars, I'm pretty much a novice. I've only ever tried out their Deepthroat blush which I absolutely adored. So I was honoured when I was asked if I wanted to take a look at their Autumn 2012 collection. The collection is without a doubt beautiful. It consists of an eye shadow trio, eye shadow duo, a blush, a multiple, a sheer lipstick, a matte lipstick, a lipgloss, a lip pencil and a nail polish. You can view the whole collection on the Nars website here. The collection uses icy tones and deep shades to give a beautiful twist to Autumn colours. It's breathtaking and bold.
I was sent the blush in Outlaw* to try and you buy this for £21 at HQHair.com. The packaging as always is classic, classy and beautiful. Yes, it gets dirty pretty easily but the rubber packaging means that if you drop it, there's no chance of the blush inside actually breaking. Trust me, I'm prone to throwing my Deepthroat across the room and still, it's in perfect condition.
Nars describes this blush as being a 'soft rose tone with golden shimmer.' The first thing I thought when I saw this blush was wow. In the pan, it looks very deep, very pigmented and quite scary. It even looks the same when swatched. But when you apply this to the cheeks, it works wonders. When it comes to Autumn, the skin is usually dull and lacklustre but I can guarantee that this shimmering, beautiful blush will instantly perk your skin up. So much so that yesterday morning at 5:45 when I was getting ready to go to work, extremely tired, I applied this and immediately I felt happier and my cheeks looked glowing. Not glowing in a 'I'm-so-sunburnt' way but glowing in a (I'm not gonna lie) 'I've-just-had-sex' way.
In the swatch you can see the beautiful golden shimmer running throughout it. When it catches the light (or the lack of sun that we have in the UK) it looks stunning. The formula of this blush as always is wonderful. It blends like a dream, sits lovely on the skin and stays looking fresh all day long.
As mentioned earlier, this blush is available here for £21.
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*PR Sample