Let's Talk About NARS!

[Mochapj]

A lot of the other big beauty brands have their own threads now, so I thought, why not NARS? Let's share news about new collections, feedback on products, etc here.

The audacious thread: http://community.sephora.com/t5/Lips/Show-Me-Your-Audacious-Collection/m-p/1695820#M10941

SPRING 2019:

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APRIL 2019: NARS x CONNOR TINGLEY

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Have you picked up anything from the collection so far? Do tell!

[LolliLove]

How annoying that the last row is just shy of fitting!  I wonder if it's a manufacturing error...

Regardless, your blushes look just delicious in the palette. ❤️

[jemly]

NYC Fashion Week is a spectacular time to scout out upcoming NARS products as a lot of designers have exclusive contracts with NARS and NARS will design looks around, say, a new lipstick color or eye concept. 

a lot of the audacious line (particularly the reds) were debuted during the a/w 2014 shows (which took place spring of 2014), and same with the autumn collection VIP red this season...

[annec322]

Pics of the new Nars Palette (large size)

as you can see, it's larger than all the current z-palettes but thinner

The Nars palette is a bit of a harder cardboard and seems like slightly better quality.  Of course, you lose the window that the z-palette brand offers.  You also can't fit in the same baked products that the domed z-palette holds.  I can definitely see both brands having a place in my collection.

[kelloua]

Interesting.  Of course I hemmed and hawed about getting a Z palette since I was concerned about the quality and eventually pulled the plug with the $50 epic rewards credit.  Though I think ultimately I prefer the clear window since the reason I got into it was to give my neglected shadows some love.

[aviscardi]

ouh i didn't know the too faced blushes could be depotted~

[annec322]

Oh I can depot just about anything.  Those were actually really easy ones 😉

[kelloua]

That's so impressive Anne!  I just tried depotting for the first time and some products were definitely more stubborn than others!  I had to resort to my hair straighter to loosen the glue a lot.

[aviscardi]

Did you do it like a mac eyeshadow, flat iron or heat the bottom? I attempted the floss method and i just didn't find there was enough room to wedge it under

[annec322]

Oven method!  Well...convection oven 🙂

I heated it for five minutes @ 150 degrees.  There is a large gap near the top of the heart.  I used a large pocket knife and just popped them out.  They came out really easily.  The large gap for the knife made it almost too easy...bwa ha ha!  

The only product I cant depot is my LM Indescretion (it is like a foam on a bed of wires)...which I am putting on the trade thread shortly because it just takes up too much room in the case.  😉

[michelleshops]

Do you just throw out the packaging?  I'm guessing some of it doesn't survive...They look so cute in the palette!!

[annec322]

Yes.  Bye bye packaging!  The product itself is still heart shaped with bunnies; its still cute enough.  I like seeing all my blushes side my side in one palette...they're friends 🙂

[aviscardi]

ive never used an oven before for it, but i usually just put them on a flat iron. i recently tried it for the bare minerals duos, and while they didn't crack. when they came out i feel like it changed the texture of them. They had little bumps on the top, almost like when a powder creates hard pan. Except this couldn't be scratched off, i wonder if its the soil complex in it (w/e its called)

[annec322]

I'm not sure; I've never had that issue before.  I don't own Bare Minerals shadows though, so maybe it's an issue with that particular brand?  Interesting.

[aviscardi]

I think its maybe an ingredient. Ive only depotted 1 mac e/s and like a dozen UD. I only buy pans now to create less hassle but i had so many bare minerals duos/quads. I only kept like 5 and either sold/trade or gave away the rest. just makes life easier lol

[michelleshops]

I like to think the shadows in my zpalette are friends too!  I told them to play nice with the lone MAC shadow, lol!  Thanks for all the pics annec!  It's really helpful!

[Mochapj]

Oh, it's cardboard?? 😞

I thought it would be metal like the MUFE ones.

[annec322]

Nope, its not metal.  It is a very firm cardboard wrapped in a black cover with a fine, bumpy texture.  Its reminiscent of the feeling of a journal/notebook.

[annec322]

The custom palettes are live on the Nars site!

The measurements of the small one ($14) are approx 7x5 and the large one ($18) is approx 9x7.  This makes the small one almost as big as the large Z palette (8x5, $20) and the large one is bigger than the xlarge z palette (8x6, $28).  Therefore, these are a much better value assuming the quality will be comparable and one doesn't mind the loss of the clear window in the lid.

There is also 5% back on ebates, free shipping as always and a free lip pencil with any purchase (excluding sharpeners, sponges, pumps, and empty compacts).

I just got a large palette...I'm excited to try it out!

[Anonymous]

what are ebates, how do they work and how do you get set up for them?

[Mochapj]

I was debating getting a few of these to depot my blush collection into, but when I went onto their website and used the build your own tool to figure out how many will fit into a palette, it looks like only the small palette is an exact fit for the blush pans (fitting 9)

The large palette fits 12 blush pans, but then has all this weird space on the side edge that is empty.  I also calculated I will need at least 4 palettes to depot my regular sized collection, which made me close the browser and walk away :S

Anne, let me know what you think when you get yours?  

[ivyxox]

I don't know if I'd want to pay $17 USD for shipping.