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Nars Velvet Matte Foundation Stick Review and Swatches on Medium Brown Skin

Nars Velvet Matte Foundation Stick Review and Swatches on Medium Brown Skin

This is the second time I’ve stumbled across a foundation that’s made me completely snub my previous holy grail. Got Oily Skin? Need Buildable Coverage? Need to touch up on the Go? Want to be able to Blend without searching for your beauty blender? Then this Nars Velvet Matte Foundation Stick is perfect! Nars has blessed us with many cult favorite foundations, but this is the first Foundation Stick to be released by the brand. The Nars Velvet Matte Foundation stick retails for $45 and comes in 20 shades, and I received four to test for myself.   One of the…

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NARS Cosmetics WildFire Collection, Soft Matte Complete Concealers, and New Primers Reviews

NARS Cosmetics WildFire Collection, Soft Matte Complete Concealers, and New Primers Reviews

This is going to be a rather picture heavy post, let me just warn you of that up front in case you’re all “dang Melody”. This post is going to encompass three separate collections that NARS Cosmetics released this winter. First up is the Spring 2017 Color Collection called Wildfire, followed by the Soft Matte Complete Concealer, and then the new Nars Primers!  WildFire Collection The NARS Spring 2017 Color Collection aptly named Wildfire brings us out of dreariness of winter into a world of beautiful color reminiscent of hues that remind me of subdued tropical florals. If anything is going to…

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Can’t do Liquid Lipsticks? Grab a NARS Velvet Lip Glide!

Can’t do Liquid Lipsticks? Grab a NARS Velvet Lip Glide!

I tried to get into the whole liquid lipstick trend, but I just couldn’t. While I was, and still sorta am, head over heels for all the shades that keep coming out I just could never seem to get them to work for me. I’d put them on, they’d be gorgeous for the first hour, and then as time went on my lips it would cure down to this horrible intensely dry disgusting mess. My lips would peel, the color would look splotchy, and  well I’d end up wiping it off and just throwing on some clear lipgloss. When I…

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Nars Fall 2016 Color Collection

Nars Fall 2016 Color Collection

If the promo photo for the Nars Fall 2016 color collection doesn’t make you want to run to the store and take in all the magic, I’m not sure what else will. This new collection boast; Three new Dual-Intensity Eyeshadow shades in iridescent white rose gold, and deep indigo Two new Velvet Matte Lip Pencils in statured tones of garnet and Bordeaux. Two new Contour Blushes with complexion-enhancing hues from light caramel to espresso. Nine new Velvet Eyeliners with rich pigments that glide on smooth and blend evenly. Nars sent over a few of the products for me to try…

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Nars 413 BLKR Cheek and Lip Palette

Nars 413 BLKR Cheek and Lip Palette

If you follow me on Snap Chat (@Being_Melody) then you probably saw that on my last trip I brought a few Nars Palettes with me. I love their palettes as I can get all my faves in one place without having to worry about forgetting anything. Nars is blessing us with a new addition to the 413 BLKR collection in the form of a cheek and lip palette (NARS 413 BLKR Cheek and Lip Palette).   Named for the brand’s first flagship address in New York City’s West Village neighborhood, Founder and Creative Director François Nars draws inspiration from the fast-paced…

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