NARS Holiday 2023 Collection Swatches
NARS Holiday 2023 Collection saw the release of a new, limited edition six-pan cheek palette and a nine-pan eyeshadow palette, which were the two items I picked up. I believe there are some sets/repromoted products in special packaging that I skipped.
NARS Holiday 2023 Collection

NARS All That Glitters Light Reflecting Cheek Palette

NARS Silver Screen Powder Blush

NARS Silver Screen Powder Blush

NARS Vertigo Powder Blush

NARS Vertigo Powder Blush

NARS City Lights Powder Blush

NARS City Lights Powder Blush

NARS Wild Side Powder Blush

NARS Wild Side Powder Blush

NARS Hotspot Powder Blush

NARS Hotspot Powder Blush

NARS Sabrina Powder Blush

NARS Sabrina Powder Blush

NARS Endless Nights 9-Pan Eyeshadow Palette

NARS Let Loose Eyeshadow (2018)

NARS Let Loose Eyeshadow (2018)

NARS Medea Eyeshadow (2018)

NARS Medea Eyeshadow (2018)

NARS Pulp Fiction Eyeshadow (2018)

NARS Pulp Fiction Eyeshadow (2018)

NARS Starlet Eyeshadow (2018)

NARS Starlet Eyeshadow (2018)

NARS After Dark Eyeshadow (2018)

NARS After Dark Eyeshadow (2018)

NARS Bus Stop Eyeshadow (2018)

NARS Bus Stop Eyeshadow (2018)

NARS Young Heart Eyeshadow (2018)

NARS Young Heart Eyeshadow (2018)

NARS Moonlight Eyeshadow (2018)

NARS Moonlight Eyeshadow (2018)

NARS Velvet Rope Eyeshadow (2018)

NARS Velvet Rope Eyeshadow (2018)
The cheek palette is entirely too warm for me (I thought Vertigo would be nice until I saw the swatches; even if it had been, 1 blush out of 6 – nope!) and the same is true of the eyeshadow palette. The 2 taupe/brown shades are okay (though they don’t seem too pigmented) but I’ve probably got numerous dupes for those!
Not that I need another richer depth orange heavy cheek palette having bought the Hourglass Tiger Palette last year, but hot dang! I love this one, too!
These two offerings from Nars look more like an autumn collection to me – which is very pleasing.
I think the cheek palette does lean a bit too orangey red for most, although those with deeper skintones would probably enjoy it.
The eye palette seems quite cohesive and has some lovely shades in it – but, on balance, a bit too pinky/orangey for me.
Another day, another warm pink- brown color story 🥱
Right?!?
Just got the cheek palette from Ulta. I used a coupon and got it for the equivalent of 25% off. I’m a sucker for Nars blush formula, last all day.
Again, just a no from me. I have enough of these shades to fill a pool and have vowed that I am not buying anymore. For one thing I don’t wear these shades very often as they just don’t look that good on me. When I do I wear them pretty sheered out. I am still waiting for something really amazing to get excited about for the holiday releases. At the rate things are going, I am not holding my breath though. There are a couple of shades here that don’t swatch all that well but as we know, sometimes swatches don’t tell the whole story and I think if these are your colors and you want them all together in a couple of palettes, these might be nice. There are a couple of different tones and depths so likely would work okay.