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NARS Eye-Opening Act Collection for Spring 2015
NARS Eye-Opening Act Collection
Velvet Shadow Stick ($28.00) (Limited Edition)
The Velvet Shadow Stick defines, intensifies and shades, drawing unscripted drama with potent matte pigments. It adds dimension to your eyes for a gorgeous matte look that turns heads.
- Dark Angel Brown
- Flibuste Black
- Glenan Blue
- Nunavut Purple
- Reykjavik Gray
Yeux Irresistible Eyeshadow Palette ($48.00) (Limited Edition)
The Eyeshadow Palette is depth-defyingly versatile and born to upstage. Light goes dark, warm blurs cool and soft turns saturated in one sweeping performance.
- All About Eve Flesh toned neutral with shimmer
- Jezebel Shimmery sable
- Thunderball Midnight gray
- Colombo Vintage gold shimmer
- Brousse Sable
- Coconut Grove Deep brown infused with reflections
Inoubliable Coup d’Oeil Eyeshadow Palette ($48.00) (Limited Edition)
- Dalliance Dusty lilac stone
- Pyla Smoky hunter green
- Sidi Bou Said Blackened grape
- Pandora Sheer white shimmer
- Luberon Iridescent sand with rose gold sheen
- Pandora Matte black
The Multiple ($39.00) (Limited Edition)
- St. Lucia Champagne
Availability: Now, exclusively at Nordstrom; available on March 15th at NARS Boutiques and narscosmetics.com
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NARS Eye-Opening Act Collection
NARS Eye-Opening Act Collection
NARS Eye-Opening Act Collection
NARS Eye-Opening Act Collection
NARS Eye-Opening Act Collection
NARS Eye-Opening Act Collection
I will *definitely* be picking up the Multiple & the second palette!
March 15 seems like a late release date for Spring… Summer typically gets released April 15.
That’s because it’s a nordstrom exclusive till then- you can get it at any nordstrom right now 🙂
It’s already out at Nars counters (I haven’t looked, but I’m guessing it’s mostly in the more expensive stores). I wonder if Nars is trying to funnel their customers towards Nars counters so that they won’t get distracted by other brands. That might explain why they keep on sending brand reps to Sephora who help you with Nars and only Nars.
I really like the packaging of the shadow sticks, because it’s easy to see what color it is right away and kind of mimics what’s inside haha. And I might get the Yeux Irresistible Eyeshadow Palette; I really like the color combinations, but I also like the lighter colors in the second one, probably easier to make a complete eye look.
Love the size and variety in the palettes but I doubt I’ll buy these. For someone really into Nars and somewhat new to the line and maybe someone who travels a lot, these would be perfect. I’m leery of the pencils – I know some of the Nars ones are really bad.
Christine, do you know if the shadows are the dual- intense shadows (or whatever they are called-the newer ones) or the original formula?
It just looks like their regular formula (and one palette has mostly repeats from the permanent range)!
ok. Thanks. I probably will pass on this one then and try to get the dual-intense palette coming out soon. Interested in the shadow sticks and multiple though. Although, I have so many multiples that get hardly any action.Thanks for the info!
The model looks like Tilda Swinton.
Hehe it is! 🙂
That’s good….because it is her. 🙂
It IS Tilda.
I was wondering if it was Tilda! I thought it was a look-alike!
Beautiful! Definitely grabbing Reykjavik and possibly Inoubliable Coup d’Oeil. Tilda looks amazing in the ads. NARS has been hitting out of the park with perfect casting choices. The multiple looks beautiful but I just might have enough NARS highlighters for now 😉
These definitely aren’t the colors I’d expect from a Spring release! During Spring I like to refresh my collection with lighter shades, so I won’t be needing anything here! I use the term “need” very sparingly considering I probably have enough make up to last a few lifetimes!
SWINTON
I’m a bit confused by the promo image…the heavy lower lashline makes the model look aged and it doesn’t seem to showcase the collection very well. :\
It’s Tilda Swinton, and she’s in her 50s. The makeup doesn’t look particularly aging to me.
I think she looks pretty amazing : )
I thought the liner looked edgy rather than aging. It’s a clean, striking image.
I agree it doesn’t really show off the eye colors in the collection, though.
Given how awful the soft touch shadow pencils are I’m not holding out hope for the shadow sticks.
I thought the same, but was totally surprised. The shadow sticks are much better quality than the pencils. They don’t move or crease, at all.
Hi Christine,
What a stunning cover image — and a beautiful play on dark and light perfect for spring! Both eye palettes are gorgeous, but I think the St. Lucia Multiple catches my fancy here! I’m really happy to see a light shimmery multiple, after what seems like a number of darker, pigmented shades.
If I buy this makeup, will I get Tilda’s cheekbones? 😉
Seriously, with her facial bone structure she doesn’t need makeup.
Yes. It is known.
Love the shade of the multiple and the first eye palette and… well anything from nars really, they are my favourite brand! x
I would love to have every one of those shadow sticks. Looking forward to your review.
The palettes and the multiple look awesome and that promo shot of Tilda! Swoon.
The shadow sticks look interesting. Depending on how long lasting they are, I might be able to use them as liners as I do with the ByTerry versions.
Mars ran a campaign with Charlotte Rampling and now they’re knocking it out of the park with Tilda Swinton. I am absolutely in love with Nars!!!!
Gosh darnit, autocorrect!!! NARS!! NARS!!! The makeup brand not the candy!!!
Tilda!! Have you smelled her collab perfume with Etat Libre d’Orange? it is DIVINE.
shadow sticks are really great, i think i must have all the shades 🙂 Tilda looks amazing as always <3
I’m guessing the Velvet Shadow Stick doesn’t make any claims about longevity for a reason… Hopefully it’s better than the Soft Touch Shadow Pencils, but that’s a pretty low standard!
I don’t get all the hate for those-I have taken naps wearing them, and woke up flawless!
Give them a try – I think you’ll be surprised! I’ve picked up 4 of the shadow sticks. They don’t budge. Quality is much much better than NARS shadow pencils.
The fact that Tilda is modeling it kinda makes me want everything.
Right? She’s awesome. Her picture drew me in right away.
Interesting he is now bringing out shadow sticks as so many other brands already have them for ages.
Lol – Nunavut as the name of a velvet shadow stick?! Nunavut is the name of a territory in Northern Canada & where my dad was from (my extended family is all still there). My mom & I will actually go visit in July 2015. It’s the Inuit (Canadian Eskimo) land claim & the home of my indigenous roots! Can’t believe the brand went with that name.
The eye shadow sticks looks great.. 🙂
The Inoubliable Coup d’Oeil Eyeshadow Palette sounds and looks gorgeous!
The eye palettes look like shades already in the permanent collection……hmmm….
The first/”warmer” palette is all permanent, with the exception of Colombo (vintage gold), although there are other golds available. The second/”cooler” palette has all new shades, withnthe exception of Pandora I & II.
I can’t believe it took any brand this long to have Tilda Swinton as the face of a makeup collection. Her exquisite beauty is simply incredible. That said I’m totally and completely in love with these palettes. I don’t even really use eye shadow and yet I can’t wait to put my hands on those babies!
I have been waiting for Nars to do better shadow pencils forever! I typically use the Laura Mercier caviar sticks, but their pro program is really inconvenient to order through. Yay NARS!
The make-up collection is great but that photo of Tilda is the Bomb…she is something else…something wonderful…
Hot damn! Tilda is a sexy beast! Also love the non-traditional take on spring. You know, for us girls who don’t wear pink shadow. Good stuff.
I don’t like LE! It’s just not fair to fall in love with a product and not be able to buy it any more. *pout* I’ll probably try one of the eye pencils though : )
Mecca Cosmetica in NZ already has this collection in stores! Picked up 4 out of 5 shadow sticks (didn’t get the black one) and the Yeux Irresistible palette today.
The shadow sticks are super pigmented, smooth, matte and will not budge for love or money once applied! The palette is also mostly matte, very blendable, and works well with the shadow sticks.
Really impressed with the colours and quality of this collection!
Hey… I don’t see swatches you’ve done, I love NARS, are both the pallets worth it? I think I ready below one is a repeat?
The multiple stick is sold out at all Nordstrom stores and website, I was just at the store this morning and they could not even order it for me. I have called Neiman Marcus and Saks and they do not carry it at the moment. I even called Nars and they have no idea if it will be available at other stores at a later date.
I missed this back in Dec/Jan, and have been desperately clickety-clicking today. Any idea when these will release, Christine?
Many thanks!
Never mind. Got it. Can’t wait for st. Lucia to arrive!