Canadian Beauty

Look for this collection on counters on February 1st (Sephora had it out last week).

Keeping with the light-infused natural tones that we’re going to be seeing this spring comes the Nars Spring Colour Collection.  Think of a monochromatic neutral colour palette and that’s what you’re going to get when you see this collection. Barely there blush (time to put away anything bright for now), a shimmery monochrome on the lids, and tan lips covered in gloss to add texture to change up the look is what you’re going to be getting with this collection.

Shades are:

Porto Venere Eye Paint, $30 (Soft very pale pink, this would work well as a primer)

Reckless Blush, $35 (Sheer pink shimmer, super shimmery)

Valhalla Single Eyeshadow, $28 (Soft shimmering pink peach)

Liguria Lipstick, $32 (Nude caramel)

St-Paul-De-Vence Duo Eyeshadow, $40 (L) Shimmering nectarine (R) Semi-matte Chestnut (wearable and brightening)

Guyane Lip Gloss, $31 Seashell pink

Vent Salé Lip Gloss, $31 Silver highlight

The eyeshadow duo is on point.  You might think that Nectarine could be difficult to pull off on the lids, but actually this colour is so brightening that you’ll think you’ve had an eye lift.  You’ll look more awake and put together with just the shade on the left, while the chestnut is perfect for making the shade deeper, or to use as a contour.  I like that it’s not as shimmery as the nectarine because it works well as an eyeliner too.

Check out the entire collection at Nars counters and invest in something soft this spring.

This isn’t Nars’ Spring 2015 collection, but kind of a precursor. It’s meant to give you a fix of deep dark shades to get you through the rest of the winter in case you find it difficult to get in a spring-like kind of mood just yet.

The collection includes the brand new Velvet Touch Shadow Sticks ($32) – they are long-lasting shadows that can be used all-over the eye to add depth to shadow shades. They remind me of the Dior Kohls which are also supposed to be used all over the eye, but these are not as emollient which means that they last a really long time on the eyes and actually function as shadows or as bases. They’re also great used as eyeliners – especially because they’re deep smoky colours. They are mostly crease-free… the only creasing I had was after a long day, but if I had powder on top, there was no creasing at all.

Colours available are black, brown, blue, grey, and purple.

There’s also the Yeux Irresistible Eye Palette ($58) which has the following colours:

All About Eve Duo Eyeshadow (right side): Flesh-toned neutral with shimmer
Jezebel Eyeshadow – Shimmery sable
Thunderball Eyeshadow – Midnight grey
Colombo Eyeshadow (NEW) – Vintage gold shimmer
Brousse Duo Eyeshadow (left side): Sable
Coconut Grove Eyeshadow – Deep brown infused with reflections

The Inoubliable Coup d’Oeil Palette is smokier:

Dalliance Eyeshadow (NEW) – Dusty lilac stone
Pyla Eyeshadow – Smokey hunter green
Sidi Bou Saïd (NEW) – Blackened grape
Pandora Duo Eyeshadow (left side) – Sheer white shimmer
Luberon (NEW) – Iridescent sand with rose gold sheen
Pandora Duo Eyeshadow (right side) – Matte black

My favourite product has ended up being the St. Lucia Illuminating Multiple ($46). It’s been a long time since I added a Nars Multiple to my kit, but this rose shade with tons of gold shimmer is so pretty that it almost hints at rose gold. It works great as a blush or to highlight the lips too.

The whole collection is on counters now.