For Spring, NARS presents Shanghai Lily…
"The ultimate dichotomy of innocence and seduction, NARS Spring 2008 mystifies with a mélange of hues delicate yet robust, creating the modern hybrid of feminine temptation."
OMG. You are going to love this collection! If you think the colors look good on your computer screen, wait until you see them on your skin (below, you can see the products on my skin)! The velvety shadows glide on like, well, velvet – while Dolce Vita Lip Gloss and Belle de Jour Lip Pencil are classics reinvented in new formulations.
Here’s what I’m wearing (that's my arm):
Left column
Alahambra Eye Shadow Duo - golden champagne and metallic rose mist
Middle column
Top: Success Lipstick (burnt sienna semi-matte)
Bottom: Manhunt Lipstick (sheer poppy red)
Right Column
Top: Dolce Vita Lip Gloss (sheer dusty rose)
Middle & Bottom: Stolen Kisses/Pampa Lip Stain Gloss (sparkling caramel pink/nutmeg with a touch of shimmer)
As you can see, these colors truly take you from day to night. There’s nothing garish in this collection - but don’t be fooled; Shanghai Lily is anything but a shrinking violet. This is but a sampling of the products; check the website for a complete list.
Like its predecessor, Dolce Vita Lip Gloss is going to fly off shelves - so you’d be wise to get yours sooner rather than later.
Austin Reed
Ooh it looks lovely! What is the largish powdery thing...?
1Above the eye shadow duo? That's Abyssinia Single Eye Shadow.
2Thanks! It looks a lot like part of a duo I have from the old License to Kill palette! I LOVE the color, and I know my palette is so freaking old, but I can't part with that one shade. Maybe I can replace it now... Ooh!!
3I want! I want!
4Also, sorry to be so lazy but could you tell me when this will be out? Or is it out already?
5It's out now.
6Yay! Thanks!
7I REALLY like that Alhambra shadow duo... like, the name is amazing. And the colors appear to turn out amazing as well. I don't really need more eye shadow, but uh... errrr... I don't have any light pink shadow! Yeah! That's it! O:-)
8The Dolce Vita lip gloss is especially pretty. Is it sticky or gooey?
9Nope. Everything about Dolce Vita is perfect.It's my favorite product of the collection. I wore it today, as a matter of fact.
10Oddly, Sephora has an almost totally different collection of products up as the NARS Shanghai Lily collection than NARS itself does. Sephora has an extra shadow duo, only one lipstick in a different shade than either of the ones NARS has up, no dual gloss, no Dolce Vita, two glosses - one of which NARS has up and one they don't, a blush that NARS doesn't have up and no lip pencil. How odd for Sephora to be so far off.
11Well, darn. I was flagged. Sephora has an almost totally different collection of products up as the Shanghai Lily collection than NARS does. When I get unflagged, you'll see the rundown of differences plus links.
12This is what Sephora has as the main picture. How funny, huh?
13I love the colors, especially that gold shadow!
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“Fashion fades, only style remains the same.”
—Coco Chanel
14Those colors look great on your skin tone.
15Daneen, how much different is the new gloss formula? I tried some Orgasm gloss about a month ago and it was too sticky for me but the color was divine.
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“Fashion fades, only style remains the same.”
—Coco Chanel
16oooooo nice!
17oh, all the colors are so pretty
18I love the name! and the colors are great too.
19The lip gloss is divine. It's neither sticky or gooey. The best way to describe it is creamy.
20Oooooh! Well if they've fixed the formula I may just have to buy one!
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“Fashion fades, only style remains the same.”
—Coco Chanel
21Top right. WANT.
22I want it all!
23Those are some very pretty colors. Okay this may sound stupid but how do you apply those creamy shadows in the duo?
24The shadows are powder, not cream. They're pretty pigmented, but so soft and feminine. I apply them as a wash over the entire eyelid, from lash line up to a little past the crease.
25Nice! Thanks for showing off the colors! I like the face powder.
26Thanks Daneen!
27Great post, those glosses are beautiful
*Thank you. My real name... is plain... Jane Jones. (Alice - Closer)
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