You guys know I love NARS, their eye primer is my absolute HG, and I would recommend it to everyone I possibly could. However I don’t love this palette. And here’s why.
It’s essentially a trio palette with three black shades infused with different coloured glitter / shimmer that don’t show up very well when worn. It looks lovely in the pan as they all have good contrast. I knew from the get go this wouldn’t be a heavily used palette given how dark the colours are. Unfortunately once the colours were swatched, they tell a very different story.
To me, only the pinker shade on the far left actually shows some sort of colour, whilst the other two are almost identical minus the glitter. Quality wise, I found that with most dark colours, you need to use a very light hand and build it up, else you’ll find your under eyes littered with lots of fall out (unless that’s your thing!)
As you can see, I tried to use all three shades on my eyes and they all pretty much look the same once worn. At $89AU from Mecca Cosmetica or $45US from NARS Cosmetics, I wouldn’t recommend this to anyone. I don’t think the shades when worn are unique enough, nor is the quality high enough to justify the price. But that’s just my personal opinion, I can’t see myself reaching this much because I like it, but more because I’d want to use it up (can’t bear to throw NARS out)
Sucks when you spend so much money on something you end up disliking!
As much as I love nars, I agree with you about the colours looking too similar. They all look like variations of black. They look too pigmented! Which I never thought would be a problem…
Wow! I’m really surprised by how similar all the colors look, they seemed so different in the pan. That’s a pass for me.
What a shame! They looked so pretty in the pan!
Aw, super disappointing!
I wish NARS was more consistent with the quality of their eyeshadows! The eyeshadows I have from them are either a hit (like the Underworld Duo) or a miss (like the darker Night Series shades).
So disappointed by this 🙁 I love me a black with some glitter. I’m relieved it’s poopy though, purely because I can save a little money by not purchasing it!
Glad I could help! I’m using it as a liner palette now hehe