Today's review is on an eyeshadow duo that's a bit less neutral than the colors that tend to attract me. It is the eyeshadow duo 'Habanera' by NARS. First let's start with the packaging:
NARS products come in a matte black rubberized casing with their logo boldly printed on the case. The rubberized container is beautiful but it attracts dust like no other! You can see little dust particles in the above picture even though this picture was taken seconds after I took this container, brand new, out of its container. Now for the pretty colors :)
One thing to note is the whole top of the container is a mirror! This is awesome for on the go application and touch-ups.
Habanera is an interesting combination that stole my attention because of the unexpectedly gorgeous color combo. The color on the left is a minty frosted teal color while the color on the right is a frosted plum. Seriously so beautiful.
Swatchy swatch. The colors are just as gorgeous on the skin as they are in the pan. They are also buttery smooth, as I expected from a NARS eyeshadow. The minty teal definitely has a lot of shimmer in it on the skin, but the purple is a little more muted on the skin which is nice. It actually has quite a bit of brown in it. I was concerned over the wearability of the mint shade but I think it'll create a wonderful Winter look. The mint on the lid with the purple blended into the crease should create a smokey look with some unexpected color.
NARS eyeshadow duos are $34 for 4g (0.14oz) of product, or 2g per eyeshadow. This may seem ridiculously expensive compared to other prestigious beauty brands such as MAC or Urban Decay until you break down the price by gram as I did in a previous post.
MAC eyeshadows in the pot are $15 for 1.5g of product = $10 / g
Urban Decay shadows are $18 for 1.5 g of product = $12 / g
NARS eyeshadows in duos are $34 for 4g of product= $8.50 / g
There you have it!
xxSJ
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