Nordstrom Fall Beauty Trends with NARS

 

Last Tuesday I went to Nordstrom at International Plaza in Tampa to experience Nordstrom Fall Beauty Trends with NARS. I chose NARS for my brand at Nordstrom because I’ve always had a wonderful experience at the NARS counter. They’re my favorite brand to talk to for Spring and Fall Beauty trends. Once I arrived, I met up with Jean Yoo and Eliana Soulios to talk about beauty. Nordstrom calls these Fall Trends Ultra-Pretty Neutrals or Bold color.

Nordstrom Fall Beauty Trends with NARS

Rigel, Arcturus, Antares, Olympia & Talia PR samples. Everything else purchased by me.

You can check previous Nordstrom Beauty Events I attended from Spring 2012 and Spring 2013.

 

NARS Makeup

Dual-Intensity Eyeshadows

Antares – iridescent white gold, great as a highlighter

Arcturus – shimmering deep indigo, great as a liner

Rigel – shimmering rose gold, a perfect rose gold for the lids

Dual-Intensity Blush

Craving – opalescent pink, luminous bronze, the highlighting side is perfect to highlight the cheeks or inner corner of the eyes. See my review of Craving.

Highlighter

Albatross – opalescent gold highlight

Blushes

Silvana – natural peach terracotta (discontinued)

Nico – luminous cream with soft sheen, I like this as a nude blush or to blend with another blush color.

Contour Blushes

Talia – light caramel, nutmeg, this is new for Fall 2016

Olympia – ivory, rose, this is one of my favorites for contouring pale skin. See my pale skin contour kits.You may also like my NARS Pro Palette post.

Velvet Lip Glides

Unspeakable – garnet, this is especially lovely on top of UD Hex pencil.

La Main Bleue – rich berry, love this with a bright lip pencil!

Row 1 – La Main Bleue – Talia 1 – Olympia 1 – Nico – Craving 1 – Antares – Rigel
Row 2 – Unspeakable – Talia 2 – Olympia 2 – Silvana – Craving 2 – Albatross – Arcturus

Velvet Lip Glide in Unspeakable

This is me wearing the Velvet Lip Glide in Unspeakable. See the before and after, plus all the details of what I’m wearing here.

With Eliana

NARS Fall Look

I’m not sure why I experienced transfer with the eyeliner shade. I do typically use a very thin brush (the Sigma E06) to apply liner, but usually eyeshadow transfers less than an eyeliner will for hooded eyes.

What I’m Wearing

Eyes
NARS Pro Prime Smudge Proof – eyeshadow primer
NARS Ondine – lid
NARS Blondie – crease and lower lid
NARS Pandora (black side) – upper lash line liner
NARS Antares – highlight at inner corner
NARS Brow Perfector in Suriname

Face
NARS Radiance Light Optimizing Primer
NARS Sheer Glow in Siberia
NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer in Chantilly
NARS Light Reflecting Loose Setting Powder
NARS Illuminator in Copacabana  – cheekbones, nose, forehead
NARS Contour Blush in Olympia – contour
NARS Blush in Oasis – blush
NARS Dual Intensity Blush in Craving – highlight
NARS All Day Luminous Powder in Siberia – later to touch up

Lips
NARS Velvet Lip Liner in Costa Smeralda
NARS Velvet Lip Glide in La Main Bleue

Fall Beauty Trends from NARS & Nordstrom

First, the NARS Velvet Lip Glides are everywhere. Everyone is loving them. So if you only try one thing from NARS, check out their Velvet Lip Glides. Eliana recommended La Main Bleue and Unspeakable to me as being complimentary shades for my skintone.

Next, Eliana mentioned that nude but defined eye looks paired with bold or berry lips are perfect this Fall. Rather than smoky eyes, vampy and smoky lips are stealing the show. See how to get smoky lips here.

We discussed some of our loves and hates with makeup. We’re not fans of the super strong Instagram brow, or the overuse of filters that make people appear poreless. Eliana has had people come in and ask her for a poreless skin look and she’s had to explain that everyone has pores, so you can minimize the appearance but not erase them. Unless you want to heavily photoshop your images. While I love makeup for its artistic expression, I definitely get tired of some of the trends. Seeing a heavy, stripey contour in person is not pretty, even if it looks great in a photo.

I asked Eliana to create a Fall look that flattered my eyes and here’s what she came up with. She started with my face and then did my eyes last. It’s a very understated nude type of eye with Ondine (a shimmering nude mauve plum), Blondie (soft taupe matte), Antares (iridescent white gold) and Pandora (black matte).

Eliana told me that I have great skin. I always feel like my skin looks terrible because of my rosacea, but I thanked her. She moisturized and primed my face, then applied Radiant Creamy Concealer in Chantilly to a few places around my face. Then she took a makeup sponge and lightly applied Sheer Glow in Siberia all over. She used Illuminator in Copacabana on my cheekbones, down the bridge of my nose, the tip of my nose, my forehead and chin to add a glow.

Eliana applied Oasis blush, a bit higher than I normally do I think. She used one of my favorite highlighters from the Craving Dual-Intensity blush (the seashell pink iridescent) on my cheeks. She used a bit of Olympia to contour. Then she set it with Light Reflecting Loose Setting Powder. She also spritzed a setting spray on me (might have been Amore Pacific). For the lips she applied La Main Bleue, then used Costa Smeralda to define the edges.

To recreate this eye look for yourself you’ll want to take a a nude mauve plum and apply that to the lid, bringing it slightly into the crease. Then take a soft taupe matte and blend that into the crease, softening the line where the two colors meet. Lightly apply the nude mauve plum to the lower lid. Smudge a black matte at the upper lash line. Highlight at the inner corner with an iridescent white gold.

After about 90 minutes, it looked like my foundation was starting to break up on my face. Considering the amount of water that I’m drinking these days (90 oz or more daily), plus that I’m moisturizing my skin a bunch and controlling my rosacea, I’m always baffled when a foundation starts to break up the way it did, especially after such a short amount of wear. I was still at the mall, so I went back to see Eliana and she put Siberia powder on top. She recommends doing that to touch up if your foundation starts to show wear.

I really love the Velvet Lip Glides. I’ve tried wearing them with and without a lip pencil and I definitely prefer the lip pencil. I did notice that I need to slightly blot the inner lip line or I end up with color on my teeth. Never fun. These seem to be a cross between a lipstick and a lipgloss. They also leave a nice stain behind. So far I’ve gotten around 4 to 5 hours of good wear. After then, they’re still on but they may need a touch up. Of course, I’m constantly drinking water, so I know that impacts them. I love the formula enough I’m debating picking up Toy and Danceteria.

If you’re in Tampa, go see Eliana at the Nordstrom in International Plaza. She’ll be happy to help you perfect your Fall Look. If you’re not near Tampa, you can still visit your local Nordstrom now between now and December 10th to learn more about the latest beauty trends. You’ll be able to meet up with a makeup artist who will teach you how to create the perfect Fall look tailored to you.

What do you think of Nordstrom Fall Beauty Trends with NARS? Have you ever gone to Nordstrom for a makeover?

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