NARS x Erdem Strange Flowers Collection

NARS x Erdem Strange Flowers Collection
NARS x Erdem Strange Flowers Collection

The Details

For Summer 2018, NARS collaborates once again with long time fashion design partner, Erdem Moralioglu. The designer brings his nostalgic romance and dreamlike narrative to beauty with the limited-edition Erdem for NARS Strange Flowers Collection.

Bold yet timeless, the color collection is a custom designed palette of demure and daring shades for eyes, lips and cheeks, with additional newness in the form of NARS’ first Lip Powder Palette and Mattifying Blotting Paper. The highly covetable 13-piece capsule collection is encased in sophisticated soft-touch packaging adorned with one of three original floral prints Erdem created for the collaboration.

“It was really interesting to explore my aesthetic in collaboration with NARS and see how far we could push different elements through color and product,” says Erdem. “It was fascinating to develop new pigments and palettes as well as the cosmetics themselves.”

4/12 at NARS

Fleur Fatale Eyeshadow Palette, $49.00 (Limited Edition)

  • Mythios Shimmering ivory
  • Thistle Metallic mink
  • Flourish Shimmering steel blue
  • Belladonna Matte soft brown
  • Daydream Shimmering copper
  • Holly Hock Satin mulberry

Night Garden Eyeshadow Palette, $49.00 (Limited Edition)

  • Oleander Shimmering pale gold
  • Indio Satin forest green
  • Reborn Satin marigold
  • Fauna Matte deep brown
  • Sprung Satin midnight blue
  • Matira Satin black

Poison Rose Lip Powder Palette, $49.00 (Limited Edition)

The new innovative palette includes a creamy primer and precision-tip lip brush to paint lips with four delicate shades of petal pinks, rose reds, and poisonous purples. The matte and metallic powders can be worn alone or layered on lips—with or without balm—for a range of unexpected looks and effects.

  • Lip Priming Balm Nude
  • Zira Shimmering rose gold
  • Calypso Matte rose
  • Damask Matte fuchsia
  • Ottoman Matte scarlet
  • Lip Brush Travel-sized

Mattifying Blotting Powder, $30.00 (Limited Edition)

Fresh-plucked blotting papers instantly soften and mattify. Perfect for shine control in the summer months.

Lipstick, $28.00 (Limited Edition)

  • Bloodflower Bright cherry red
  • Moon Orchid Sheer light pink
  • Larkspur Sheer orchid
  • Voodoo Lily Sheer muted lavender
  • Wild Flower Deep plum purple
  • Carnal Carnation Sheer raspberry red

Blush, $30.00 (Limited Edition)

  • Loves Me Strawberry pink with golden shimmer
  • Loves Me Not Soft lavender pink

Multi-Use Highlighting Pencil, $29.00 (Limited Edition)

Illuminate intrigue with a multi-use highlighting pencil for eyes and cheeks. The new, ultrasmooth formula provides effortless blending and on-the-go radiance. Features an adjustable bottom component that advances and retracts for desired amount – no sharpening necessary.

  • White Phlox Opalescent lavender

NARS x Erdem Strange Flowers Collection
NARS x Erdem Strange Flowers Collection

NARS x Erdem Strange Flowers Collection
NARS x Erdem Strange Flowers Collection

NARS x Erdem Strange Flowers Collection
NARS x Erdem Strange Flowers Collection

NARS x Erdem Strange Flowers Collection
NARS x Erdem Strange Flowers Collection

NARS x Erdem Strange Flowers Collection
NARS x Erdem Strange Flowers Collection

NARS x Erdem Strange Flowers Collection
NARS x Erdem Strange Flowers Collection

NARS x Erdem Strange Flowers Collection
NARS x Erdem Strange Flowers Collection

NARS x Erdem Strange Flowers Collection
NARS x Erdem Strange Flowers Collection

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Mariella Avatar

The eyeshadow palettes look really appealing, as does the pinker toned blush. I wonder if these will be only through Nars or if Sephora will have them (around me, the Nars displays at Sephora are looking pretty sad and neglected; Sephora stores in Canada used to be so pristine but they seem to be going the way of the US ones, from comments I recall and which always left me confused in past – messy displays/gondolas, products put in the wrong places, makeup spills of powder products all over the fronts of the displays, etc.)

Wednesday Avatar

I feel like the packaging could have been sooo much nicer for the lipsticks and blushes instead of just plain white! I love the jewel tones in the Night Garden palette though, super pretty. Are you planning on reviewing the collection by any chance?

Veronica Shields Avatar

The lipsticks I can see going more minimal, but the blush packaging has plenty of space for graphics. A little surprising they didn’t continue the floral theme there.

Lucie Avatar

That entire collection is calling my name. Those lip colors, the lip powder set, and the blushes especially. It is pretty rare that a whole collection calls my name, but this might be the one – everything from the packaging to the colors.

Cjay Avatar

The Night Garden palette is really something I feel I need. I especially love that it’s dark and rich and cool-toned for summer. I don’t love the white packaging compared to the classic black, but it will do.

I find the lip powder idea intriguing although I can’t imagine what it will do that will make lips look new and the color selection isn’t that interesting to me.

Elizabeth Avatar

This is lovely! I will probably wind up with at least the lavender blush, but the other one looks pretty too just in this picture. I’ll be able to resist most else, except maybe just one lipstick. Beautiful.

Veronica Shields Avatar

They nailed the packaging, that’s for sure. Very Erdem. Now let’s hope the products live up to the appearance.

Tamara Avatar

The lip powders!!! I love lip palettes. All of the lipsticks are beautiful, especially Larkspur and Voodoo Lily. Both blushes look like colors I would wear, but not the eye palettes.

Wednesday Avatar

I love the packaging. I have to see performance for the eyeshadows. The shades do not particularly unique to NARS permanent line other than in name.

I’m assuming this is the ‘old’ NARS lipstick formula rather than LE editions of an Audacious? I’m interested in a couple of shades if it is not their traditional lipstick formula which is too drying for me.

I like the looks of the soft lavender blush

BonnieBBon Avatar

I’m madly in love with this entire collection! Even the reddish blush with the golden sheen that probably doesn’t belong within a mile of my pasty skin is calling me. I haven’t been down with NARS collabs in a long time but this is L.O.V.E.

Dominique Avatar

This collection is so beautiful.The aesthetic is really fitting this collaboration. Erdem creates stunning gowns. His Autumn/Winter 2018 collection is gorgeous. The Highlighting Pencil sounds interesting I really hope the formula works well.Fleur Fatale, all the lipsticks, and both blushes are things I want to purchase if they review well.

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