Sneak Peek: NARS Final Cut Blushes & Illuminator Photos & Swatches
NARS Final Cut Collection
The new NARS Final Cut Collection is available now exclusively at Nordstrom (for the U.S.; it is also at Selfridges in the UK). The collection consists of four Satin Lip Pencils, an Illuminator, and four blushes–all limited edition, of course. I have three of the blushes (missing Final Cut, which NARS hopes to have to me in the next week or so) and the Illuminator to share with you. I’m testing Love and New Attitude today, and I’ll be working on Sex Fantasy and Adelaide tomorrow, so keep checking back for reviews. For now, here are some sneak peek swatches to hold you over! Please hold onto your questions for when I’ve finished testing and have published a review – thank you!
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NARS Adelaide Illuminator
NARS Adelaide Illuminator
NARS Adelaide Illuminator
NARS Love Blush
NARS Love Blush
NARS Love Blush
NARS New Attitude Blush
NARS New Attitude Blush
NARS New Attitude Blush
NARS Sex Fantasy Blush
NARS Sex Fantasy Blush
NARS Sex Fantasy Blush
Those blushes all look so chalky!
I like the look of the Love blush, looking forward to your reviews!
My first reaction is that the blushes don’t look as pigmented as they should for Nars… I will wait for your full review before I make a purchase decision!
I love the look of New Attitude, and Sex Fantasy!
Those all look really really cute on you! Very flattering shades of pink.
I really like the look of both Love and New Attitude. I will certainly want to try these out (though I’ve been so pleased with Tarte blushes that I may pass on these even so).
They really say spring! so pretty
Hello, I’m Brazilian and I love Nars products. I’m in love with illuminator, is very beautiful.
Sex Fantasy’s a nice shade. The illuminator looks like it could be a dupe for Illamasqua’s Fondle..?
I’m digging Sex Fantasy – it almost looks like a cool-toned counterpart to Sex Appeal, which makes it kind of a shame that it’s LE. I also really like Adelaide, though it’s definitely going to be a blush on us fair skin types. The fact that one of my favorite aunts is named Adelaide is not affecting my bias at all. 😛
Hi Christine,
I love the subtlety of NARS Love, but I think Sex Fantasy captures my heart. I can never get enough of cool pink! I can’t wait to read your more detailed review 🙂
Aaah, after seeing them swatched, they’re not that exciting. I have blushes already very similar!
I love that illuminator for its colour alone! It’d definitely be a blush on me though! Looking forward to hearing all about them! 🙂
Beautiful!!! All of them. On you and in general. So suddenly interested in these…thanks!
Nothing brown girl friendly. Ugh.
Love looks like a pretty shade. Blush is the last thing I need, but still looking forward to the reviews! Thanks for this sneak peek at em!
😮 Hellooooo, Sex Fantasy.
Gahhhhh! I was hoping you’d get Final Cut too! No big deal though. I already knew I was going to get it anyway lol. I just love your swatches though! I had my heart set on Final Cut and Love pending swatches and now I’m positive I’m getting both. Love looks like it’ll be a great neutral blush for me. New Attitude is also super pretty but I’m not sure how if it’ll be too light. I really wish I lived closer to a NARS counter!!
I am really hoping to find dupes for these in my stash. Waiting or the reviews! 🙂
My initial thoughts regarding Sex Fantasy look like they may be accurate, that it may be a great pink for us paler people, much like Sex Appeal is in regards to peach blushes.
Everything looks great on you, Christine! 🙂 Thanks for the sneak peek. Now, all I have to do is wait for your reviews before I visit Selfridges’ site. 😀
The illuminator looks interesting.
Love blush and the pencils are what stand out to me
Ah! NARS! Just when I thought it was safe to start ‘looking’ again after the holidays, Francois pulls me back in and is making my money want to leap from my wallet for the these! I love love LOVE NARS’ blushes, so if these get anything higher than a ‘C’ grade, I won’t be able to resist! Bye bye New Year’s resolution. LOL.
Hey, Temptalia logo earrings! They look really cute. None of the blushes really grab me, but I’m not much of a pink fan.
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These blushes just remind me MAC Crew high light powder. Pass!
Christine, any word on where these can be bought in Canada? Sephora? Holt Renfrew? I’m already thinking I going to want at least one of the blushes and if I can’t get them…well, perhaps that is a good thing!
I haven’t heard yet, but I will try to get an answer for you!
NARS confirmed Holt Renfrew!
Yay! You’re the BEST! There isn’t a Holt’s near me but I may just get up the gumption to brave the highway!
Love is by far my favorite here. And I can’t wait for your review of the illuminator!
The lip pencil shades are calling me but I don’t think we get this type of LE collections in Canada. 🙁
Sex Fantasy in particular looks stunning on you Christine.
Love and New Attitude are gorgeous!!
To me, NARS blushes are the best (with just a few exceptions). They are my fave. Their pigmentation and quality are superb. Thing is, I see this collection and the swatches and they all look kind the same to existing blushes from them (permanent). Like others have mentioned, I’ll wait for reviews because I’m not into having LE products just because they’re LE. One thing I like to mention is that I would hate NARS to be releasing collections like crazy just to ‘up’ their sales, like MAC. And don’t get me wrong–I love MAC but mostly the permanent line. Meh, maybe I’m getting old. ^_^
Has NARS got the fourth blush to you yet? Would love to see your thoughts!
I broke down and purchased New Attitude online before it’s release on Nordstrom. My reason behind the decision of purchasing was because I was unhappy with the glitter in the Nars blush Angelika, fearful of the intensity of Desire, and then Gaiety plus Mistingutte were too sheer toned-translucent in my option.
Is it just me who dislikes pressed powder blushes with those chunks of glitter? Personally I would have loved Nars Super Orga$m and Angelika if they didn’t have those big glitter particles that fly & scatter around your complexion. Beautiful shades behind the glitter though.
Without getting off topic even further; I splurged and bought New Attitude. I have used it three times now. I normally rarely use a cool toned blush like this because of the clothing I wear. This blush after applying it does relieve a fair shallow winter complexion. I like how it is nice and matte so that in the morning lightly apply it for a fresh and barely there glowing finish for my day job. Then during the night, that morning finish is still present and so I can build it up a little more for the evening, creating a very versatile wear.
I like it. It’s refreshing Nars blush. Comparing it with Love, Sex Fantasy and Final Cut I see that this blush is nice and versatile for warm and cool toned complexions. Another reason I choose this shade.
Hey Forest,
The funny thing about Angelika is I feel like 90% of the glitter never even makes it to the face. Just disappears between the pan, the brush, and the skin. Now, New Order? That is a glittery mess and has so much glitter that you do get it on the skin. I like sparkle/glitter, but the size in New Order is too large for my taste.
Possibly the choice of brush makes a difference in the deposit of glitter? New Order also makes a lovely shimmer for eye lids.