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NARS Wanted Eyeshadow Palette: A Cyber Monday Special

November 26th, 2017 by Karen 20 Comments

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On my lids: the new NARS Wanted Eyeshadow Palette, $59, available on Cyber Monday

WANTED:

  1. A new NARS eyeshadow palette
  2. A piping hot gingerbread latte
  3. A tuxedo-clad Nick Jonas to feed me chilled green grapes while I recline on a velvet fainting couch
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NARS Wanted Eyeshadow Palette, $59 and *extremely* limited edition

Two days only!

If you love NARS and collect their palettes, don’t let NARS Wanted leave you wanting. It’s only going to be available for two days, first online only on Cyber Monday, November 27th, on the Sephora website, and then again two days later on November 29th on the NARS website and in person at NARS boutiques (here’s their store locator).

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Pretty pixels

Ridin’ rose gold

It literally took me days to figure out that the image on the palette is a closed eye. Maybe I was too preoccupied by the rose gold action happening inside.

I love this mix of colors. The colors are flashy enough for fun but flexible enough to incorporate into responsible life looks. There are pinks, warm and neutral browns, coppers, cranberries, bronzes and a bit o’ beige for balance. Most of them are new colors, but I recognize some old faves, like matte beige Biarritz and dark brown Coconut Grove (oldie but goodie).

The BIG news: a new powder eyeshadow formula

Here’s the big thing, though: everything in the palette has a new reformulated powder formula. It’s supposed to be more pigmented than the current NARS shadow formula, but I’m not completely sold on how much more pigmented they are yet.

Granted, they are pretty pigmented, as NARS shadows usually are, but they seem maybe just a tad more pigmented than usual.

They do feel NARS soft and silky, though, and I easily get 12 hours of wear time with them.

Now, with a reformulation, you expect things to be better, and I expected there to be less fallout than usual with these, but the fallout is typical of the current formula, which isn’t all bad, because I don’t get a ton of fallout from NARS shadows anyway. I have to do a bit of cleanup underneath my eyes and on my cheeks when I use this palette, as I do with other NARS eyeshadows.

Another thing, this Coconut Grove, which is a workhorse dark matte chocolate brown that I also have as a single from the permanent line, is sooo different than the single version. The permanent version applies as a solid block of color on my skin, but this one looks sadly choppy. 🙁

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I like that there’s a mix of mattes and shimmers.
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A good color selection for warm skin tones
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That’s NARS Wild Night on my lips.

The colors will get a lot of people excited, as they should. This is a bad-@ss blend of current colors in a palette you could have a lot of fun with.

The thought of a new formula will also get a lot of people excited, and on that, I can say that the new formula is basically no worse than usual for NARS (with the exception of Coconut Grove).

I love NARS, and I love these colors, even if the new formula isn’t earth shattering.

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

NARS Wanted Eyeshadow Palette: A Cyber Monday Special / Originally published November 26th, 2017

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  1. Erin says

    November 26th, 2017 at 1:38 pm

    I like the colors but I think I’ll be skipping it. I always feel shitty spending money on myself AFTER my VIB hauls!
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    • Karen says

      November 26th, 2017 at 8:07 pm

      Hi Erin,

      Totally get it! There’s always the next palette, right?

      Reply
  2. Metta says

    November 26th, 2017 at 4:46 pm

    I love the eye look you did using this, gorgeous! I was eyeing this but kinda on the fence on buying this one because I’m sure I have a ton of shadows in these color ranges but then again these are so pretty all put together, sigh decisions…hope you had an awesome thanksgiving Karen! I saw an article on yahoo earlier about the Lanai cat sanctuary in Hawaii that made me think about you lol I thought omg I wonder if Karen from mbb has ever been.

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    • Karen says

      November 26th, 2017 at 8:02 pm

      Hi Metta,

      Oh gosh, I know. Seeing them all together is the kicker for me, too. I’ve never visited the Lanai cat sanctuary but if I ever get the chance to go to Lanai it’s definitely on my list, LOL! I would probably want to bring home all the kittehs.

      Our Thanksgiving was lovely, but I was exhausted afterwards for like a day and a half (we hosted this year). How was yours?

      A little off topic but I remember you mentioning that you enjoyed the book Crazy Rich Asians a while back. Did you know that it was made into a movie? I’m not sure when the release date is, but I want to read the book before it comes out.

      Reply
      • Metta says

        November 26th, 2017 at 9:17 pm

        Oh I am on top of it! Lol, the movie comes out next August I believe, I really enjoyed the book, and the other 2 in the series are equally good, I guess you can say they are all easy rom com reads, I finished them within days. and have been following the author on social media in hopes of a book signing near me one day. And one of my favorite actresses, Constance Wu, is playing the lead and I can’t even begin to tell you how excited I am about that!
        And I know exactly what you mean, hosting thanksgiving is a lot of work vs just bringing a dish, I have hosted thanksgiving every year for the past 8 years, and every year I ask myself “why the hell did I agree to this!?” But it’s worth it to see everyone in my family raving over my food, it’s the one time I will allow myself to indulge in a few more carbs and naps to reset all that time spent in the kitchen:)

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        • Karen says

          November 26th, 2017 at 9:26 pm

          I love Constance Wu! Her comic timing is really great. I love her character in Fresh Off the Boat — totally reminds me of my mom.

          Oh you have to tell me what was on your T-day menu!

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          • Metta says

            November 26th, 2017 at 11:22 pm

            I do the basics, turkey, dressing, etc, but instead of Mac and cheese I make lobster Mac and cheese using gruyere and white cheddar,but we also incorporate some Thai food in so there is always some papaya salad, fried basil dish and usually a curry and fried noodles, did I mention I indulge on carbs Lol! I know our menu sounds all over the place but I love it because it’s our tradition.

          • Karen says

            November 27th, 2017 at 7:34 am

            We do the same thing too — a blended meal! We usually have the regular fixings along with some Filipino dishes. This year it was two types of lumpia (similar to an egg roll) and leche flan (a custard-like dessert).

            How do you typically cook your turkey? I usually order a pre-made one from a local market and then warm it up on the day of; I’m still working up the courage to tackle one from scratch!

  3. Lexi says

    November 26th, 2017 at 7:43 pm

    It’s pretty and I don’t know if I’m that motivated to purchase since some of the colors remind me of Huda’s Obsession Eyeshadow Palette in Mauve. I have been waiting for a NARS palette offering so it is tempting.

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    • Karen says

      November 26th, 2017 at 7:52 pm

      Hi Lexi,

      If you already have similar shades then this is one you can probably skip. I know you’re a NARS fan… Do you have Coconut Grove? It’s use it all the time in smoky looks. Oldie but goodie.

      Hope you and your family had a wonderful holiday! Did you guys host?

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      • Lexi says

        November 26th, 2017 at 7:59 pm

        I think I have two pans of Coconut Grove, maybe even 3 (1 in two separate palettes and one in my pro). Needless to say, it’s one of my favorite browns.

        We did host and it worked out perfectly – just family but I’m still recovering from cooking, cleaning and hosting. How was yours?

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        • Karen says

          November 26th, 2017 at 9:21 pm

          Yeah, it’s so good. I love a tiny lil’ bit in the outer corner.

          GIRL. So I thought it was just me who was totally exhausted and needed multiple days of recovery! We hosted this year, too, and I was messed up for like two days after. My feet hurt, my muscles ached… All I wanted to do was pass out on the couch. FOR LIKE THREE YEARS. Haha! I was thinking that next year I’ll try to remember to schedule a spa day for myself on the day after Thanksgiving. A deep tissue massage and a facial would be the perfect way to recharge.

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  4. Jane says

    November 27th, 2017 at 10:08 am

    Oh man, just when I decide to swear off buying eyeshadow palettes, a pretty new one comes along. I saw this on another site and it looked really pink to me so I wrote it off. The shades seem more neutral and rosy-toned with the exception of the two more pinkier shades. I wish I had a reason to justify buying a twelve-pan eyeshadow palette, but I think I will have to resist. I have discarded most of my old palettes with shades I have never used that are similar.

    Be well.

    Reply
    • Karen says

      November 27th, 2017 at 1:38 pm

      Hi Jane,

      I think it’s smart to stick to colors that you know you’ll wear, and to edit down your eyeshadows collection to the products/shades that you absolutely love!

      Did everything go well during the T-day fest?

      Reply
  5. Ash says

    November 27th, 2017 at 11:15 am

    Obsessed with this look you did, Karen! Omg. And love the purple lip with it! I really want this palette but damn… companies need to pause releases until after Christmas! I am broke!

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    • Karen says

      November 27th, 2017 at 1:36 pm

      Thanks, Ash! I’m going through a dark purple lips phase. It must be all the Prince songs I’ve been listening to lately. 🙂

      Were any of the things you bought during black Friday beauty related?

      Reply
  6. Lelde says

    November 27th, 2017 at 11:32 am

    Although NARS is one of my all time favourite brands, I think I’ll skip this.
    Honestly, when I learned about Wanted palette, I was kind of dissappointed: another palette not for fair skin tones. Early this year NARS already launched Narsissit palette that’s really warm. Yes, the quality is great, it has also neutrals that can be mixed or worn seperately, but the palette is generally warm.
    And now this Wanted palette also seems more on warm side/more flattering for women of colour.
    Boo…

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    • Karen says

      November 27th, 2017 at 1:31 pm

      Hi Lelde,

      There was a while there a few years back (2010-2011, I believe) when they were churning out a few palettes suited for pale skin. Perhaps the colors will come full circle once again for the lighter ladies soon.

      Reply
  7. Kaylah says

    November 27th, 2017 at 2:27 pm

    I love Nars but the colors seem so basic!

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  8. Sissi says

    November 27th, 2017 at 4:03 pm

    Oh this palette really has beautiful colors! And you are rocking those dark lips, Karen! ?
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