We all know NARS to be an extremely chic and sleek brand, with its simple and iconic black soft-touch matte packaging. But for Summer 2018, NARs has teamed up with luxury fashion brand Erdem to bring out the limited edition NARS Strange Flowers collection in a demure and absolutely stunning original floral-print packaging. The floral prints are so unlike NARS’ usual solid black but it perfectly complements the pigments in the collection that will steal your heart, like how it stole ours.
Known for its delicate yet bold designs, Erdem, founded by Erdem Moralioglu in 2005, has become synonymous with versatile yet powerful femininity. When we think of NARS, we think of powerful and sleek yet approachable and sexy so we feel that this partnership is definitely a match made in heaven. Moralioglu weaved his inspiration of exotic flowers with the idea of contrast and femininity to create new pigments and colour palettes. Delicate colours like lilac and blush are juxtaposed with unexpected hues like yellows or deep burgundies for a versatile and ethereal collection.
The collaboration features a 13-piece capsule collection which includes lipsticks, eyeshadow palettes, blushes, a lip powder palette, a highlighting pencil and blotting papers. For the collection, NARS has also included the Aqua Glow Cushion Compact, giving it a makeover with the limited edition floral packaging
NARS is famous for its blushes so let’s start with the blushes from this collection. NARS blushes are absolutely stunning – soft, extremely blendable and buildable, anyone can get the perfect flushed cheeks when they use these blushes. The 2 new blush shades, cheekily named Loves Me and Loves Me Not, feature a soft-silky pearlescent finish for a radiant look. If you’re an Orgasm lover, we think you’ll love Loves Me – a strawberry pink with golden shimmer for a stronger and more youthful blush. Loves Me Not is a more muted and subtle soft lavender pink for those who want to go for a more neutral look.
Left to right: Loves Me, Loves Me Not, $50 each
Although they haven’t reached cult beauty standard, we love NARS lipsticks because they are creamy, comfortable and versatile. Inspired by 6 different flowers, the 6 new shades range from nude and muted to deep and bold, sheer to intense.
Left to right: Bloodflower, Larkspur, Moon Orchid, Carnal Carnation, Voodoo Lily, Wild Flower, $40 each
The product that we are most excited about is the lip powder palette. It includes a creamy nude priming balm for the perfect base to blend the pink and red matte powders with the metalling shimmering rose gold for unique and unexpected looks and effects. We recommend using a balm on your lips (although you can apply the lip powders without as well) to keep them hydrated for luscious lips and colour that will last.
Poison Rose Lip Powder Palette $80
The collection also features 2 six-well palettes of velvety eyeshadows. If you prefer warmer neutrals, the Fleur Fatale eyeshadow palette is definitely the one you should go for. It has a mixture of shimmers and mattes for a soft neutral look. Of course, you can layer the shimmers for a more intense shine on your lids and build the darker colours for a smokey eye. If you’re not afraid for an intense look, the Night Garden eyeshadow palette is the one for you. The shades are more cool-toned, featuring a dark satin forest green, midnight blue and a satin marigold, perfect for a bold look that’s perfect for evening.
Finish your eye look with an opalescent lavender highlight in the inner corners with the White Phox multi-use highlighting pencil. Yes, it is a multi-use pencil so swipe and effortlessly blend the product on the high points of your cheekbones, down the bridge of your nose, at the tip of your nose and over your cupids bow for extra radiance.
Left to right: Fleur Fatale Eyeshadow Palette, Night Garden Eyeshadow Palette, $80 each
White Phox Multi-Use Highlighting Pencil $45
If you ever need to do some touch ups on-the-go, carry along the Aqua Glow Cushion Compact that will give you a radiant and fresh glow, as well as some blotting papers that are carefully placed in beautiful packaging. The blotting papers promise to instantly soften and mattify your makeup – perfect for our summer weather in Singapore.
Left to right: Aqua Glow Cushion Compact $18, Blotting Papers $28
This collection is just to-die-for. Not only are the shades so versatile and bright for summer, the packaging is honestly so beautiful and delicate. If the shades didn’t already win us over, the beautiful Erdem designs definitely did.
The Erdem for NARS Strange Flowers collection will be available at all NARS counters, from May 2018.
For more information, go to narscosmetics.com.
Images: NARS Cosmetics
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