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NARS steven klein

NARS steven klein

1 dual intensity blush / VENGEFUL
2 cheek palette blush / DESPAIR
3 lip gloss / SPECIAL FORCE

wow thank you for letting me already see and test the new NARS steven klein holiday collection, wow, its awesome! I love blushes and went head over heels when I saw the cheek palette and the dual intensity blush. let me start with #1 the dual intensity blush in VENGEFUL, a shimmery golden champagne highlighter and a warm marsala tone. I m sure that both of them can also be used as eyeshadows, so in that case this tiny square makes a 3in1 (blush, highlighter, eye shadow) now lets move on to #2 the cheek palette in DESPAIR, here you get 4 blushes and a brush. two rather light and two more intense blushes. NICO / SAVAGE / ESOTERIC / FEROCIOUS these are the names of the blushes. #3 is a lip gloss but not just any kind of lip gloss. this bugger is pigmented and stays put with a nice shine. I am actually not a big lip gloss fan but I do like this one. the color is so so beautiful, its called SPECIAL FORCE and indeed with this color on my lips I feel like a special force agent, everything is possible! ; )

available in NOVEMBER 2015
by Francois Nars, Steven Klein and design legend Fabien Baron.

who is STEVEN KLEIN? he is a US photographer who worked with Madonna and Lady Gaga. here is what I found via wikipedia: Klein shot high-profile advertising campaigns for various clients including Calvin Klein, Dolce & Gabbana, Louis Vuitton, Balenciaga, Alexander McQueen and Nike and is a regular contributor to magazines including American and Paris Vogue, i-D, Numéro, W and Arena. His work has featured in numerous exhibitions, most recently at the Gagosian Gallery, California and the Brancolini Grimaldi Gallery in Florence. Klein is well known for his W Magazine editorials with Madonna, Tom Ford, Brad Pitt and numerous others. He often works with lighting director David Devlin. He shot the promotional pictures including the album cover of Britney Spears’ third studio album, Britney.

who is FABIEN BARON? he is a french director, art director and magazine editor.
here is what I found via wikipedia: Best known for his iconic ad campaigns and work as editorial director of Andy Warhol’s Interview magazine. Baron is the founder and CCO of Baron & Baron, Inc., a boutique advertising agency specializing in fashion, fragrance and cosmetics luxury brands. He has “shaped the visual identities” of global brands like Calvin Klein, Givenchy, Fendi, and Michael Kors by creating the right mix of television, digital and print campaigns, product and packaging design. Baron creative directed the re-launch of Burberry and had a long stint working with Balenciaga during Nicolas Ghesquière’s tenure. Baron has “created lucrative perfumes for half a dozen designers, including Giorgio Armani.

who is FRANCOIS NARS? he is a makeUp artist and photographer and is the founder of NARS COSMETICS. here is what I found via wikipedia: François Nars was born in the South of France. He was raised under the influence of his mother, Claudette Nars, and was exposed to fashion at an early age. It was thanks to her that he acquired his first job as an assistant to some of Paris’s top makeup artists. After graduating from Carita Makeup school in Paris, in 1984 Nars moved to New York. There, he was recognized for his love of colour and modern style. He also became part of a trio with photographer Steven Meisel and hair stylist Oribe Canales. In the eighties and nineties they produced many magazine editorials appearing in American Vogue, Vogue Italia and Elle. Very quickly, Nars’ popularity grew amongst fashion designers like Marc Jacobs for his ability to create looks that captured the story and feel of their designs. Celebrities like Naomi Campbell and Linda Evangelista also sought out for the artist. His philosophy towards makeup was to use makeup to explore the depths and nuances of individual character, and as a makeup artist, Nars was frustrated by how little product there was for makeup artists. In 1994, François Nars released his own brand of makeup- NARS. After shooting his first advertising campaign himself, Nars found a new creative medium. This lead him to shooting several editorials for major magazines as well as all the Nars’ ad campaigns today. Currently Nars has published four books of his photography. Today Nars remains as the artistic director, in-house photographer, and copywriter for his brand.

 

 

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todays makeUp in 9 steps

its saturday morning and I just did my makeup – a very easy one with focus on the eyes. check my nine steps:

step one SUPERDEFENSE by CLINIQUE
step two ALL ABOUT EYES primer by CLINIQUE
step three PERFECTIONIST by ESTÉE LAUDER
step four WONDER PENCIL by NYX
step five EYELASH CURLER by THE BODY SHOP
step six GABON eyeshadow by NARS
step seven SILLAGE eyeshadow by CHANEL
step eight ANSE SOLEIL lipliner by NARS
step nine ANITA lipstick by NARS

to start I use a good moisturizer with SPF 20 and apply it allover my face including my neck. then I use one of my favorite eye shadow primer and let it set so it wont crease with the eyeshadow. I like my skin to look a bit dewy and thats why I love the PERFECTIONIST foundation so much, it blends in very well and makes me look super healthy and fresh. then I conceal some spots around my nose and use the same pen to line my waterline (of course I wipe the pencil before doing so) after that it is time to curl my eyelashes and I will be ready to apply eyeshadow – first I apply the wonderful dark and sparkly eyeshadow and use the ligher color to blend as a transition color. done with the eyes – ready for the lips! I line my lips and use the very subtle almost nudish brown lipstick to fill in my lips. READY for the WEEKEND! photos of the look will be soon on my FB page – stay tuned. xx

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HOLIDAY COLLECTION

NARS
holiday 2014 color collection

thank you so much for sending these goodies my way. I have only recently started to enjoy NARS and I have followed them online what they did backstage at the fashionweeks and kept you up to date with some of their looks for londonfashionweek. more about my recent posts about NARS here >>

so I got four pieces from the HOLIDAY 2014 COLOR COLLECTION and my favorite piece is the eyeshadow!

GABON (bronzed green) eyeshadow
CORSICA (shimmering pink raspberry) lipgloss
BARENTS SEA (sparkling deep blue) nailpolish

AVAILABLE – NOVEMBER 2014

about the collection

“cutting-edge color – anything but straightlaced. for holiday 2014 Francois Nars projects a bold new design for the future femme. decoding the thrill of seduction, this captivating collection exposes a full range of colors and textures with dramatic dimension. the custom packaging adapts architectural designer Chris Kabatsi’s digitally-rendered Nebula print into a dynamic yet delicate depiction. the intricate web of black gloss grips the signature soft-touch packaging in a modern take on lace.”

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TAYLOR SCHILLING


at the NARS’ 20th Anniversary in New York

aww, I love this simple and chic black and white look. her blue eyes and red lips stick out beautifully like this. she is wearing 3 essential key pieces:

black flats
black skinny jeans
white blouse

every wardrobe should have these 3 things as they make it so easy to form an outfit around. you can always wear a good pair of black flats with everything. the same with the black skinny jeans – it will always work, either with heels, a blazer or with a cashmere sweater and of course the same with master key piece the white blouse!

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BACKSTAGE AT ERDEM


SPRING/SUMMER 2015 at London Fashion Week

look: “The inspiration comes from Erdem’s vision of this obsessive botanist – a bit demure, a bit Victorian – who spends most of her time in the conservatory where she goes mad and wanders into the jungle. The look is romantic, beautifully organic with a dewy complexion.”

lead artist: Val Garland for NARS Cosmetics

FACE

Soft Velvet Loose Powder (New for Spring 2015; for now try Loose Powder)

CHEEKS

EYES

Adoration Dual-Intensity Blush (New for Spring 2015; for now try Bouthan Duo Eyeshadow)

LIPS

Adoration Dual-Intensity Blush (New for Spring 2015; for now try Luxor Multiple)

Siam Matte Multiple

www.narscosmetics.com

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BACKSTAGE AT CHRISTOPHER KANE


SPRING/SUMMER 2015 at London Fashion Week

look: “Fresh faced, iridescent and luminous.”
lead artist: Lucia Pieroni using NARS Cosmetics

Pure Radiant Tinted Moisturizer

Stick Concealer

Light Reflecting Loose Setting Powder

CHEEKS

Violet Atom Multiple from the Christopher Kane for NARS Collection (launching May 2015) !!

South Beach Multiple (for darker skin tones)

EYES

Violet Atom Multiple from the Christopher Kane for NARS Collection (launching May 2015) !!

South Beach Multiple (for darker skin tones)

LIPS

Violet Atom Multiple from the Christopher Kane for NARS Collection (launching May 2015)

South Beach Multiple (for darker skin tones)

 

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SOMETHING NEW

NARS The Audacious Lipstick Collection – celebrating 20 years of audacious beauty!

“the innovative, pigment rich formula delivers an intense, full coverage finish in a single stroke, while nutrient rich ingredients are known to smooth, moisturize and volumize. the 40 shade collection features a full range of provocative hues from neutral nudes to striking reds and bold pinks.”

CLAUDIA (cool pink
MICHYO (shocking pink)
GRETA (wild azalea)
ANGELA (pink orchid)
JANET (deep magenta)
FANNY (rich berry)
VERA (bright raspberry)
CHARLOTTE (oxblood burgundy)
AUDREY (red currant)
CATHERINE (sunny guava)
JULIETTE (pink coral)
NATALIE (flamingo)
GRACE (bright pink coral)
GERALDINE (tangerine)
LANA (vivid orange red)
ANNABELLA (poppy red)
RITA (scarlet)
MARLENE (red brick)
ANNA (smokey rose)
ANITA (antique rose) the one in the photo!
JANE (terracota rose)
BRIGITTE (nude rose)
BARBARA (tan rose)
RAQUEL (pink beige)
OLIVIA (garnet)
LESLIE (cherrywood)
JEANNE (cherry red)
DEBORAH (chestnut)
BETTE (bordeaux)
LIV (deep aubergine)

WOW! this new NARS lipstick is awesome! NARS founder and director FRANCOIS NARS launched 40 amazing colors with gorgeous names that make me think about the good old times and I think about black and white movies and diva ladies. the lipsticks are available in september 2014 and they cost around 32 CHF.

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