REVIEW: NARS Eye Shadow Duo in Charade


I have quite a large collection of NARS products, so I am going to be taking the time to review everything for you. If you are a NARS addict like I am, you'll know there are some hit-and-miss products in their line-up; by posting reviews about what I have, hopefully I can steer NARS newbies and those looking to invest in quality products away from some potentially not-so-great purchases.

Product Brand and Name, Price (CDN), Where Purchased

NARS Eye Shadow Duo in Charade, $38.00 CDN @ Sephora.ca

Reason for Purchase

I looooove NARS eye shadows.

Notable Features

NARS eye shadows are pricey; I would strongly recommend that if you are interested in trying out a NARS eye shadow, you pick up a duo instead of a single. The singles are $26.00 each where the duos are $38.00 - that’s only $12.00 dollars price difference for two shades instead of one. It is definitely the better investment!

Packaging

This eye shadow duo comes in a black rubberized mirror-compact, with NARS written in skinny white font on the top. The packaging shows dirt/smudges/oil very easily and is hard to keep clean and looking hygienic.

Experience Using Product

Charade is a NARS duo that I use pretty regularly. The colors in this duo are very muted and neutral - a satin salmon pink on the left, and a satin mauve-lavender on the right. Both shades have a bit of very very finely milled shimmer to them - they almost look matte. I have heard that this duo makes hazel eyes look amazing, and it does good things for blue eyes too!

It’s very easy to alternate wearing one color on the lid and the other in the crease - both shades are have enough red in them that they work well together.

This duo sees the most use through the winter months, when I want to wear some color but don’t want to wear any bright colors. I like to wear this duo with NARS blush in Madly or Sin - both shades compliment the duo nicely.

Would I Re-Purchase, Recommend, or Reject

I bought this duo by fluke. Quite honestly, I was looking for a NARS duo I didn’t already own and this one caught my attention. I’m very glad it did!

I would absolutely re-purchase this duo. I would recommend this duo to you if you are looking for colorful eye shadow that isn’t horrifically bright. I know the shades look kind of ‘blah’ in the pan, but they look pretty and polished when you wear them!

You can get this duo on the NARS website (unless you are Canadian) or from Sephora. You might also be able to get this from a NARS counter at The Bay.