The Best & Worst of NARS Holiday 2018
Here’s a look back at how well the new NARS Holiday 2018 Collection rated now that all the products to review have been reviewed! I really enjoyed the new Sheena Audacious Lipstick, along with the Rita/Mona mini set, with the Hot Tryst Cheek Palette and Provocateur Eye Palette being fun to play with.
NARS Sheena Audacious Lipstick ($34.00 for 0.14 oz.) is a muted, medium coral with warm undertones and a satin sheen. The pigmentation was fantastic...
NARS Sheena Audacious Lipstick ($34.00 for 0.14 oz.) is a muted, medium coral with warm undertones and a satin sheen. The pigmentation was fantastic...
NARS Rita and Mona Little Fetishes ($24.00 for 0.16 oz.) contains two richly pigmented, creamy, and long-wearing reds for the holidays. Each shade is...
NARS Rita and Mona Little Fetishes ($24.00 for 0.16 oz.) contains two richly pigmented, creamy, and long-wearing reds for the holidays. Each shade is...
NARS Pierce Powermatte Lip Luster Pigment ($26.00 for 0.18 oz.) is a medium-dark red with subtle, warm undertones and a satin sheen. It had rich...
NARS Pierce Powermatte Lip Luster Pigment ($26.00 for 0.18 oz.) is a medium-dark red with subtle, warm undertones and a satin sheen. It had rich...
NARS Combat Powermatte Lip Luster Pigment ($26.00 for 0.18 oz.) is a rich, medium-dark plum with cooler pink and violet pearl. It had nearly opaque...
NARS Combat Powermatte Lip Luster Pigment ($26.00 for 0.18 oz.) is a rich, medium-dark plum with cooler pink and violet pearl. It had nearly opaque...
NARS Nancy Audacious Lipstick ($34.00 for 0.14 oz.) is a blackened purple with subtle, warm pink undertones and a cream finish. It had nearly opaque...
NARS Nancy Audacious Lipstick ($34.00 for 0.14 oz.) is a blackened purple with subtle, warm pink undertones and a cream finish. It had nearly opaque...
NARS High Voltage Holiday 2018 Highlighting Palette ($42.00 for 0.48 oz.) contains three, warm-toned powder highlighters with a soft pink, gold, and...
NARS High Voltage Holiday 2018 Highlighting Palette ($42.00 for 0.48 oz.) contains three, warm-toned powder highlighters with a soft pink, gold, and...
NARS Hot Tryst Holiday 2018 Cheek Palette ($59.00 for 0.60 oz.) includes six cheek colors--two seem more like highlighters, while the remaining four...
NARS Hot Tryst Holiday 2018 Cheek Palette ($59.00 for 0.60 oz.) includes six cheek colors--two seem more like highlighters, while the remaining four...
NARS Blackheart Powermatte Lip Luster Pigment ($26.00 for 0.18 oz.) is a deep, blackened purple with a matte-metallic finish--flat and matte but with...
NARS Blackheart Powermatte Lip Luster Pigment ($26.00 for 0.18 oz.) is a deep, blackened purple with a matte-metallic finish--flat and matte but with...
NARS Provocateur 6-Pan Eyeshadow Palette ($49.00 for 0.36 oz.) is a new, limited edition smoky set of shades for the holiday season. I felt like it...
NARS Provocateur 6-Pan Eyeshadow Palette ($49.00 for 0.36 oz.) is a new, limited edition smoky set of shades for the holiday season. I felt like it...
NARS Dolce Vita and Capri Little Fetishes ($24.00 for 0.26 oz.) contains a pinky-beige highlighter and a reddened-plum blush, and both shades are...
NARS Dolce Vita and Capri Little Fetishes ($24.00 for 0.26 oz.) contains a pinky-beige highlighter and a reddened-plum blush, and both shades are...
NARS Shatter Powermatte Lip Luster Pigment ($26.00 for 0.18 oz.) is a medium brown with warm undertones and a pale, bronze sheen. It had semi-opaque...
NARS Shatter Powermatte Lip Luster Pigment ($26.00 for 0.18 oz.) is a medium brown with warm undertones and a pale, bronze sheen. It had semi-opaque...
NARS Manic Velvet Matte Lip Pencil Set ($45.00 for 0.32 oz.) contains four full-sized Velvet Matte Lip Pencils, in all new shades, giving it a total...
NARS Manic Velvet Matte Lip Pencil Set ($45.00 for 0.32 oz.) contains four full-sized Velvet Matte Lip Pencils, in all new shades, giving it a total...
NARS Riot Velvet Matte Lip Pencil Set ($45.00 for 0.32 oz.) is the boldest of the Velvet Matte Lip Pencil Sets this year with three reds shades and...
NARS Riot Velvet Matte Lip Pencil Set ($45.00 for 0.32 oz.) is the boldest of the Velvet Matte Lip Pencil Sets this year with three reds shades and...
NARS Siouxsie Audacious Lipstick ($34.00 for 0.14 oz.) is a medium-dark burgundy with subtle, cool red undertones and a cream finish. It had...
NARS Siouxsie Audacious Lipstick ($34.00 for 0.14 oz.) is a medium-dark burgundy with subtle, cool red undertones and a cream finish. It had...
NARS Shredded Powermatte Lip Luster Pigment ($26.00 for 0.18 oz.) is a medium pink with strong,w arm undertones and a metallic sheen. It had good...
NARS Shredded Powermatte Lip Luster Pigment ($26.00 for 0.18 oz.) is a medium pink with strong,w arm undertones and a metallic sheen. It had good...
NARS Scandal 6-Pan Eyeshadow Palette ($49.00 for 0.36 oz.) is a new, limited edition holiday release featuring six shades exclusively available at NARS....
NARS Scandal 6-Pan Eyeshadow Palette ($49.00 for 0.36 oz.) is a new, limited edition holiday release featuring six shades exclusively available at NARS....
NARS Hardcore Powermatte Lip Luster Pigment ($26.00 for 0.18 oz.) is a light-medium, golden copper with warm, rosy undertones and a frosted, metallic...
NARS Hardcore Powermatte Lip Luster Pigment ($26.00 for 0.18 oz.) is a light-medium, golden copper with warm, rosy undertones and a frosted, metallic...
NARS Chaos Velvet Matte Lip Pencil Duo ($29.00 for 0.16 oz.) includes two full-sized jumbo-sized lip pencils in dusty coral and deep berry hues. ...
NARS Chaos Velvet Matte Lip Pencil Duo ($29.00 for 0.16 oz.) includes two full-sized jumbo-sized lip pencils in dusty coral and deep berry hues. ...
NARS Defiant Lip Gloss Coffret ($39.00 for 0.54 oz.) is a new, limited edition trio of glosses. The three shades performed similarly; they're about...
NARS Defiant Lip Gloss Coffret ($39.00 for 0.54 oz.) is a new, limited edition trio of glosses. The three shades performed similarly; they're about...
NARS Ransom Velvet Matte Lip Pencil Set ($45.00 for 0.32 oz.) is a new, limited set of four jumbo-sized lip pencils in shades of soft brown, coral,...
NARS Ransom Velvet Matte Lip Pencil Set ($45.00 for 0.32 oz.) is a new, limited set of four jumbo-sized lip pencils in shades of soft brown, coral,...
NARS Heartbreaker Holiday 2018 Cheek Trio ($42.00 for 0.36 oz.) includes three blushes from the brand's permanent range. Oddly, the brand's...
NARS Heartbreaker Holiday 2018 Cheek Trio ($42.00 for 0.36 oz.) includes three blushes from the brand's permanent range. Oddly, the brand's...
NARS Laguna and Fort de France Little Fetishes ($24.00 for 0.21 oz.) contains the brand's iconic Laguna bronzer along with more recently-released Fort...
NARS Laguna and Fort de France Little Fetishes ($24.00 for 0.21 oz.) contains the brand's iconic Laguna bronzer along with more recently-released Fort...
Apart from a couple of epic fails, this collection is pretty good. The lipsticks are lovely, particularly Sheena and their blushes are lovely.
I really love Blackheart. I have Nayeon but I swear it looks nothing like your photos on me. I really don’t need more lipstick, but there’s almost nothing out there like Blackheart.
I’ve been considering mixing Nayeon with something else because I’ve been disappointed by it … maybe I’ll mix it with Frost Sauce from Fenty’s Snow Nights trio, therefore completely justifying my purchase of that trio and Blackheart! Yes… I think I’ve hit upon the solution. 🙂
I think you mean Fog Snog. That’s the greige-ish one. That is the best layering l/s i’ve gotten in years. That set makes every dry l/s wearable (eyeing Anastasia, esp). Now have to try it over some of the KVD LLs. Greige is my thing, and it improves browns that pull too yellow, too. I’d get a single of that in a nano.
This collection has me spoken to my nostalgia enormously. Have gotten Hot Tryst and just ordered Siouxsie Audacious Lipstick last night. Would have gone full hog if not for being distracted by all the Pam McGrath stuff that also just dropped! Because, as much as I wanted Provacateur? When I ordered Siouxsie, I also ordered Metamorphosis! I should smack myself upside the head for that. Like seriously.
I did succumb to the Riot pencil set at the second S20 w/e. The rest, and Nars is my overindulgence, will be at the f&f. Still want to see Hot Tryst in person: not that it’s massively duped, it’s just not really a must have. 2 colors might be NG, and if I threw all my blush except a Nars away, I could still be in fine blush shape for the rest of my life.
I’m pretty let down that my sephora stores don’t have the power mattes out for this collection. I really need to swatch Blackheart myself before committing to it – but it’s easily my most favorite thing from this release. The eye palettes are cool too, but I don’t love NARS’s formula enough to purchase.