I have always enjoyed using my NARS cheek products (Laguna, Orgasm, Copacabana, Angelika, etc) and thought it was time to try out some of their eyeshadows. Their counters have a beautiful spread of different colors of eyeshadows. I bought these a few months back when I was HOARDING makeup. I haven’t gotten around to playing with these because I stored them in a container with all my unused makeup items! I have so much makeup and I just kept putting off using them. Which is why I promise to try out all my current unused makeup before I buy new products.

Product

The two palettes that initially caught my eyes were Misfit and Tzarine. These cost $34 a pop or around P1545 and contains 0.14oz.

L: Misfit; R: Tzarine 

Packaging

These shadow duos come in the signature matte packaging that most NARS products have unless they are limited edition packaging. The packaging is really pretty but they’re such a pain to clean! NARS products are dust magnets. I guess most people don’t complain because NARS has such a huge following and they have already established themselves. Anyhoo, the compact is made of sturdy plastic and the compact comes with a mirror which is very useful.

Formula and Pigmentation

Misfit: The left shade of Misfit is beautiful creamy beige with a touch of yellow in it. It also has a sheen that isn’t easily seen unless you really inspect it closely. The right shade is a gorgeous emerald with tiny gold shimmer. I don’t think have any colors similar to these in my makeup collection. They are finely milled and easy to apply. Both are fairly pigmented and lasted on my eyelids for a good 6-8 hours.

Tzarine: The left shade is a beige champagne color while the right shade is metallic gray color with fleck of glitter in it. I have to say that I was a bit disappointed with the formulation and pigmentation of these. I can’t remember why I bought these. :( They swatch decently. The two shades looked so glorious from the pan but these really fell short on my expectations. I expected them to have more pigmentation and I found it quite difficult to pack on the color to my lids. I wish I was in the US so that I could return these. They are quite expensive and honestly not worth the splurge.

Final Thoughts

Misfit was a hit while Tzarine was definitely a miss. While I enjoyed Misfit, I don’t think I will be buying and NARS eyeshadow duos soon because I know that it will take me a long time to use these two up. Aside from that, there are so many more products yet to be explored and so little time! I hope that when the time comes for me to try out new shadow duos, I’d be able to be fight my urge to buy on a whim and really make sure I like something before I buy it. NARS is a wonderful brand and they have a wide array of shadows to choose from! I still do encourage you to try them out and fall in love with the products of the brand. :)

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