Nars Fall 2010: Gorgeous Kaleidoscope

As I'm sure everyone's already heard, Nars chose to work with Daphne Guinness for his fall collection and he's even named an eyeshadow after her - Daphne, a bold, vivid purple.

Creating the Look

Daphne's skin was first primed with the relatively new Skin Smoothing Face Prep, then Siberia Sheer Matte Foundation was applied as a base, followed by a dusting of Snow Loose Powder. To contour the cheeks, Douceur Blush was applied and blended out with the Yachiyo Brush.

To create futuristic meets Old Hollywood eyes, a layer of Smudge-Proof Eyeshadow Base was applied, followed by a wash of Daphne Single Eyeshadow. Using the Wide Contour Brush, the color and intensity were built up along the outer eye. For brightness on the inner eye, Mangrove Single Eyeshadow was applied and the top and bottom lashes were lightly lined with Nuits Blanches Eyeliner Stylo. Brows were defined with the Ipanema Eyebrow Pencil and the look was finished off with two coats of Larger Than Life Volumizing Mascara on both the upper and lower lashes.

Finally Daphne's lips were stained with Rouge Basque Lipstick and Scandal Lip Gloss was layered on for shine and fullness.

The Collection

Single Eyeshadows ($23.00)

• Daphne – rich, royal purple
• Mangrove – vibrant chartreuse
• Coconut Grove – coconut brown

Soft Touch Shadow Pencil ($24.00)

• Palladium - shimmery teal

Duo Eyeshadows ($32.00)

• Tzarine – platinum gold and bold, steel gray
  
• Rajasthan – glazed almond and cool charcoal

Blush ($26.00)

• Douceur – soft pink brown

Satin Finish Lipstick ($24.00)

• Rouge Basque – quintessential red from the Basque region of France

Lip Gloss ($24.00)

• Strawberry Fields – bright pink strawberry

Nail Polish ($16.00)

UPDATE: Zulu's release has been pushed back to October 2010.

• Zulu - deep forest green jelly (re-release)

For years I've heard raves about Nars Zulu, so I plan to pick that up simply because I want to try it for myself, and I don't think I have a blush like Douceur so that's on my wishlist too. I've also been eyeing Rajasthan and Daphne, but I don't wear eyeshadow often (really ever) and I already own Make Up For Ever 92, which looks very similar to Karen's swatch of Daphne over at the Makeup and Beauty Blog, so I'm really not sure where I stand on those. What do you think, care to fuel or squash any lemmings?

The whole collection will be available on Nars.com starting July 15th, but you'll have to wait till August if you want to purchase it in stores. Is anything catching your eye, are you even ready for fall collections? It feels like summer's just getting going, but I do want that polish.

source: iswii.net