NARS Man Ray holiday 2017 collection- Part 1

NARS has been a long time favorite brand of mine, and I think the main reason is because it has always kept it's high quality. No matter which products they decide to launch, you can be sure their performance will be impeccable. That's why I always pick up something from their holiday collection each year, and this year I really couldn't restrain myself.

The Man Ray collection is simply beautiful and I truly wanted it all.

But after a lot of thinking, I choose this threesome, and even received a little gift with purchase:

NARS Man Ray holiday 2017 collection

The veil cheek palette

The veil cheek palette

The veil cheek palette

The veil cheek palette

This is the most beautiful face palette, which contain the following shades:

• Laguna Sun Wash diffusing bronzer (diffused brown powder with golden shimmer)

• Lovesick blush (satin watermelon)

• Surreal highlighter (glistening bronze rose)

The veil cheek palette

Laguna is their classic bronzer, a medium brown with warm undertones and a matte finish, only in the new special texture which gives you that natural sun kissed color. The Lovesick blush (medium dark pink coral with a luminous sheen) and Surreal highlighter (rosy copper with warm undertones and a metallic sheen) are limited edition, pigmented, and have that capability to make you look blushed and highlighted in the most flattering way.

Swatches:

The veil cheek palette

Double take overexposed glow highlighter

Double take overexposed glow highlighter

Double take overexposed glow highlighter

This highlighter is simply irresistible, just look!

Double take overexposed glow highlighter

A gorgeous medium gold with warm orange undertones highlight, which is no doubt a collectors item. Did you really think I'll be able to skip on it?

I love highlighters which are straight on "boom in your face" type, and if the highlighter in the veil cheek palette, Surreal, is a bit more tamed, this one shines away and can be seen "from the moon".

Swatch:

Double take overexposed glow highlighter

NARS love triangle Dolce Vita

NARS love triangle Dolce Vita

NARS love triangle Dolce Vita

As part of the collection NARS also launched the love triangles, pairs of their blushes and Audacious lipsticks in a mini size. I choose the pair Dolce Vita, a blush I have long wanted to own, that came with Audrey Audacious lipstick.

NARS love triangle Dolce Vita

Dolce Vita blush

Dolce Vita blush 

Dolce Vita is a dark berry rose red with subtle sheen kind of a blush, which fits almost everyone, although I would not recommend it for those of you with a lot of natural redness in their cheeks since it might accentuates it. The durability, like all NARS blushes, is excellent and the color did not fade even after 8 hours on my cheeks.

Audrey Audacious lipstick

Audrey Audacious lipstick

The Audacious lipstick series with it's 40 shade collection is one of the most successful ones NARS has launched at the time. Audrey is a warm plum with a satin finish and the sense on the lips is smooth and moisturizing. Definitely a recommended one.

Swatches: 

NARS love triangle Dolce Vita

Laguna bronzer

Laguna bronzer

This is the classic and famous Laguna bronzer, I reviewed it in so many versions and posts in the past, and it's an oldy but most definitely a goody:

Laguna bronzer

And remember I said in the beginning of this post that I tried to restrain myself? Well, I tried, unsuccessfully, and that's why there's a part 2 to this post, coming your way soon!