The NARS Charlotte Gainsbourg Collection for summer 2017, coming to NARS counters April 15th
Oh, my gosh!!! I’ve been painstakingly growing out my bangs for the last… how long’s it been? A month and a half? but now I’m this close to throwing in the proverbial hair towel and chopping them off because of Charlotte Gainsbourg.
I’ve been looking at pictures of her and listening to her music all day long because, hello — gotta set the mood for the new NARS Charlotte Gainsbourg Collection, and this woman works some fierce bangs action. Charlotte, girl, you’re giving me so much hair inspo right meow.
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And makeup inspiration, too! Charlotte’s new collab with NARS is kind of incredible. It completely contravenes the whole more-is-more thing happening in makeup, like an anti-Instagram/heavy contouring/blinding highlight kryptonite, with sheer coverage, sheer skin, sheer cheeks, sheer lips and barely-there color on the eyes.
It’s fresh, easy, approachable, and very evocative of Charlotte’s makeup style (and mine right now).
In most of the pictures I’ve seen of her, Charlotte’s skin looks real! She’s wearing very minimal coverage (most of the time, it doesn’t look like she’s wearing any foundation or concealer at all, but I think she probably is), maybe with a pink or dark lip, barely-there color on her cheeks, and lashes and liner. Or she’ll do a subtle smoky eye with neutral lips, which seems like a very French aesthetic to me.
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42 dollaria
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Charlotte is half French, half English and the daughter of two famous people, English singer Jane Birkin and French actor/songwriter Serge Gainsbourg, and she’s starred in more than three dozen movies, many of them in the UK and France. Her experience with movie and stage makeup inspired this launch.
The collection encompasses 18 LE pieces and arrives on April 15th with lots of exciting new formulas, including things we’ve never seen from NARS before, like the Hydrating glow Tints, Lip Tints and velvet Duo Eyeshadows.
There are also three new shades of the multiple Tints (which are still relatively new) and the snazzy Au Poil brush Roll, which is — wait for it — $175 (!).
MITÄ SANOIT?! Joo.
Swatches from the top: multiple Tints in Alice, Jo and Jeanette; velvet Matte Lip Pencils in London clinic and Blindfold; Lip Tints in double Decker, Ephelide and Promise
From the top: velvet Duo Eyeshadow in Old Church Street, Rue Allent; Kohliners in Cours Du Soir, Nuit D’Encre and Zinc
Hydrating glow Tints from the top: Fair, Light and medium (not pictured, Medium-Dark)
There are also some shade extensions of products from the existing line, three new limited edition Kohliners and two LE velvet Matte Lip Crayons.
My first impressions so far…
NARS Hydrating glow Tint ($36 each, available in Fair, Light, medium and medium Dark)
These have a super sheer, fluffy, cream-like formula that feels lighter than a butterfly kiss. They even out your skin tone with the faintest hint of a tint and a subtle sheen.
They don’t really cover anything up, to be honest. You can still see my freckles in these pics, and my cheeks aren’t completely even toned, so it’s a very natural look.
I wear the shade called Medium, and after applying and blending it with my fingers, my skin looks…freshly washed. That’s the best way I can describe it. It’s the look of freshly washed skin.
Pidän siitä. It’s makeup-caliber interesting.
NARS Charlotte Gainsbourg Collection Hydrating glow Tint (three of four shades, $36 each)
NARS Lip Tints ($26 each, available in ruby red double Decker, antique rose Ephelide and reddish plum Promise)
These moderately pigmented pretties feel thin on my pout and barely there. They aren’t sticky at all, and they’re also unflavored and unscented.
Am I wearing gloss at all?
With these, based on how light they feel, it’s hard to tell.
NARS Charlotte Gainsbourg Collection Lip Tints (three of three shades, $26 each)
NARS Charlotte Gainsbourg Lip Tint in Promise
NARS Charlotte Gainsbourg Lip Tint in double Decker
NARS Charlotte Gainsbourg Lip Tint in Ephelide
NARS velvet Duo Eyeshadow ($36 each, available in a golden champagne with a deep slate teal called Old Church Street, and a shimmering frost with a deep forest green called Rue Allent)
A completely new formula! When I run my finger across the pans, oh, my jelly beans… SO soft. SO schmexy.
The shadows sheer out quickly, which I think is very in tune with the whole sheer vibe.
NARS Charlotte Gainsbourg velvet Duo Eyeshadows (two of two, $36 each)
NARS Charlotte Gainsbourg Collection velvet Duo Eyeshadow in Rue Allent
NARS Charlotte Gainsbourg Collection velvet Duo Eyeshadow in Old Church Street
NARS multiple Tint ($39 each, available in poppy red Alice, light pink Jo and sheer berry Jeanette)
The multiple Tints first launched with the NARS PoP menee EASEL-kokoelmaan, joten he ovat vielä melko uusia. Nämä lisäävät hieman pelkäävää väriä posket ja on kasteinen viimeistely. Kun käytän niitä, se ei näytä olevan paljon, niin jälleen, koko vaivaton meikki asia. Diggin “se.
NARS Charlotte Gainsbourg Collection Useita sävyjä (kolme kolmesta, 39 dollaria kukin)
Yllään useita sävyjä jo Posseissani, Velvet Duo Eyeshadow vanhassa kirkon kadulla ja Kohliner Nuit d’Engleen silmiäni, hydratiivinen hehku sävyttää keskipisteessä kasvoni ja sametti matta huulen lyijykynä Lontoon klinikalla huulillani.
Ja täällä minulla on useita sävyjä Jeanette minun posket, Velvet Duo Eyeshadow Rue Asent ja Kohliner Cours du Soir Silmäni, hydratiivinen hehku sävyttää mediumin jälleen kasvoni ja sametti matta huulen lyijykynä Lontoon klinikka huulillani.
Se on usean sävyn Alice (unikko punainen) posket
NARS AU Poil harjatela (175 dollaria)
AU Poil harjatelan rulla sisältää silmän sekoitusharjaa, peitevoide harja, luomiväri harja, kasvojen korostusharja ja kasvoharja huikeaksi 175 dollaria.
Tiedän.
Huomaa eri harjan kahvat? Minun täytyy sanoa, pidän todella pienistä harjapäistä, varsinkin silmien harjoille, koska silmäni ovat hieman huppari, ja ne sopivat täydellisesti.
Nars Charlotte Gainsbourg Collection AU Poil poil harjatela (175 dollaria)
Nars Charlotte Gainsbourg Collection AU Poil poil harjatela (kyllä, se on 175 dollaria!)
NARS VELVET MATTE Lip lyijykynä (27 dollaria, saatavana Pehmeä Rose London Clinic ja Burgundy Blindfold)
Sama-O, samat-o voimakkaita pigmenttejä ja mukava vastapiste kaikille Sheerness.
NARS Charlotte Gainsbourg Collection Velvet Matte Lip lyijykynät (kaksi kahdesta, 27 dollaria kukin) ja Kohliners (kolme kolmesta, 26 dollaria)
Nars Charlotte Gainsbourg Velvet Matte Lip lyijykynä Blindfoldissa
Nars Charlotte Gainsbourg Velvet Matte Lip lyijykynä Lontoon klinikka
Nars Kohliner (26 dollaria ja saatavilla Deep Mossy Green Cours du Soir, Deep Navy Nuit d’Excre ja Slate Grey sinkki)
Nämä tarttuvat hyvin ylävesiin ja ripsien linjoihin, mutta minun elämäsi en voi saada heitä kiinni alemman vesilinjani. Lisäksi, kun huusi ne pitkin alempien ripsien linjoja, he päätyvät etsimään. Joten siellä on niin.
Vähiten suosikki asiat tässä käynnissä …
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Ja nämä ovat minun ensimmäinen näyttökerrani! Minulla on suuria suunnitelmia pelata näiden tuotteiden kanssa tonni seuraavien parin viikon aikana, mutta toistaiseksi niin hyvä. Olen rakastava koko pelkkä asia.
Ystävällinen naapuruston kauneuden addikti,
Karen