Review & Swatches: NARS NARSissist Eye Palette

NARSPalette06
If there’s one trend that has been going strong like a champ, and doesn’t seem to get any less popular in the next 10 years, it’s neutral palettes. Urban Decay and Lorac have been reigning king and queen when it comes to the ultimate neutral palette. But now NARS is giving it a go as well with their freshly launched NARSissist palette…

NARSPalette07
NARSPalette01 NARSPalette02 NARSPalette04
The NARSissist palette comes in NARS’ signature matte Black, rubber-like finish. It’s sturdy and definitely feels like it can take a drop or three. I love the look of the rubber-like finish, it’s super unique and edgy. However, the finish gets dirty really easily. And the worst part is, it’s very hard to get the dirty stains off.

NARSPalette05 NARSPalette03 NARSPalette08 NARSPalette09 NARSPalette10
The palette contains 15 eyeshadows varying from soft highlights, glamorous shimmers and smokey darks. There’s a good mix in cool vs. warm-toned shadows, and mattes vs. shimmers. I actually really like how there’s such a wide spectrum of neutral shades. Although I do miss a good warm-toned dark Brown shadow.

Although the majority of these eyeshadows are very pigmented and smooth, I do feel like the highlighting shades could’ve gotten a little bit more care. Especially the bottom 2 highlighting shades are a blotchy, un-pigmented mess. The other shadows are nothing but a divine, neutral dream.

Below a soft, smokey look created with this palette only:
NARSPalette12

So, What’s the verdict?
I really, really like this palette. It has the perfect mix of cool and warm-toned neutrals. And also a perfect mix of mattes vs. shimmers. The pigmentation and application of most of the shadows is absolutely fine. Although, the highlighting shades could’ve been a lot more pigmented, buttery and smooth. As most of you know I’m not a big fan of the Naked palettes, but this one is great. I can definitely see myself using this on a daily basis. In a nutshell this is a one-stop-shop neutral palette.

NARSPalette11

The NARS NARSissist Eye Palette is available at Sephora and retails for $79.00/€49,00.

This entry was posted in Makeup, Reviews, Swatches. Bookmark the permalink.

27 Responses to Review & Swatches: NARS NARSissist Eye Palette

  1. Pingback: Haul: Paris ∙ Sephora, KIKO & More! | NikkieTutorials

  2. Pingback: February Hits and Oh God No’s 2014! | NikkieTutorials

Leave a Reply to Ruthie Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *