NARS Man Ray Collection Review & Swatches

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NARS collaboration collections are always very special and this one is a prime example. I adore it. I have NARS Man Ray Holiday 2017 here for you to check out with lots of photos and swatches. The hero of the collection is, in my opinion, the Double Take Overexposed Glow Highlighter, and it’s the piece that luminosity lovers will need to snap up. Take a look!

There are two separate collections within the collection – the Colour Collection and the Gifting Collection, so you’ll have lots to choose from. There are so many stunning pieces. As I said, in my eyes, the star of the whole collection is the Double Take Overexposed Glow Highlighter. 

NARS Man Ray Colour Collection

• Montparnasse Duo Eyeshadow £25
• Debauched Duo Eyeshadow £25

• Nagoya Velvet Eyeliner £17
• Santiago Velvet Eyeliner £17

• Off Limits Photogloss Lip Lacquer £22
• Zambese Photogloss Lip Lacquer £22
• Kiki Photogloss Lip Lacquer £22
• Muse Photogloss Lip Lacquer £22

• Intensely Blush £23
• Fetishized Blush £23

• Double Take Overexposed Glow Highlighter £29
• Gold Anita Audacious Lipstick £26

NARS Man Ray Gifting Collection

• The Veil Cheek Palette £35

• Glass Tears Eyeshadow Palette £32

• Noire et Blanche Audacious Lipstick Coffret £42
• Les Amoureux Audacious Lipstick Coffret £42
• Dolce Vita Nars Love Triangle £20
• Impassioned Nars Love Triangle £20
• Orgasm Nars Love Triangle £20
• Deep Throat Nars Love Triangle £20
• Hot Sand Nars Love Triangle £20

• Love Game Eyeshadow Palette (exclusive to Space NK) £45

• The Kiss Velvet Matte Lip Pencil Set in gold clutch (exclusive to Space NK) £48

NARS Man Ray Swatches

I am completely obsessed with the lip design, especially in my favourite piece of the collection, the Double Take Overexposed Glow Highlighter.

As I said, I think this is the one to get if you are looking for just one thing. It feels like a liquid but it’s a powder – nothing short of amazing! Look!

The designs on the palettes are so well executed and really bring Man Ray’s artwork to life. I have the Love Game Eyeshadow palette that contains 12 shades.

There’s a wide range of shades in this palette with lots of beautiful warm tones. It is definitely one I will use a lot throughout Autumn and Winter. There are 12 different colours and the packaging is adorned with one of Man Ray’s iconic portraits.

It features Ady Fidel who was the first African-Amercian model to grace a fashion magazine.  The palette is part of the NARS Holiday 2017 Gifting Collection so you may want to pop this on your Christmas list!

Love Game Eyeshadow Palette Swatches

• Lady Killer
• Rendezvous
• Dominant
• Submissive
• Your Move
• Hard to Get

• Tryst
• Dirty Talk
• Long Game
• Blind Date
• Play Me
• Momemtum

There a brilliant mix of smooth creamy mattes and pigmented shimmers, and I love the bronze, copper and burgundy tones, with the deep indigo blue. You’ll be able to create a whole range of looks with this palette. It’s one that will easily take you from day to night.

I have both the NARS Man Ray Duo Eyeshadows, Montparnasse and Debauched. Here are the swatches.

Montparnasse:

Debauched:

The formulation of these is so good.

I also have the NARS Man Ray blushes. I love a NARS blush and these shades are so gorgeous!! Intensely is light tangerine with a matte finish, and Fetishized is Pink Grapefruit in a soft sheen.

In terms of lip products, there’s a brand new formulation. The Photogloss Lip Lacquer is a highly pigmented, ultra shiny gloss that has some serious staying power. Here are swatches of Off Limits and Kiki:

There’s also an amazing nude called Zambeze. Nude lovers will need it. They are a hybrid of lipstick and gloss and feel super comfortable on the lips.

I also have Nagoya which is one of the Velvet Eyeliners. Here’s a swatch of that:

The NARS May Ray Love Triangles come in five different colourways and each contain a mini Audacious Lipstick and a mini Blush. They are absolutely perfect stocking fillers for makeup lovers.

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