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The New NARS NARSissist Wanted Cheek Palette II

March 15th, 2018 by Karen 8 Comments

nars narsissist wanted cheek palette 2
The new NARS NARSissist Wanted Cheek Palette II ($59)

Hark! Dost thou hearest the ? trumpets? ’tis the clarion call of the makeup goddesses! Have they answered my call? Because the blushes in the new NARS NARSissist Wanted Cheek Palettes are JUST AS GOOD as the blushes in the permanent collection. If you’ve been into makeup for a while, you’ve probably seen some pretty dicey LE products before, but everything in this palette is permanent collection caliber. Same quality as the NARS blush singles.

Six powder blushes live in the $59 NARS NARSissist Wanted Cheek Palette II — three mattes and three shimmers — and the only re-promoted shade is Taos. The other five are limited edition.

nars narsissist wanted 2 cheek arm swatches
PYT, Ambition, Taos, Explosed, Penthouse and Queen

Wanted II is the Wanted option designed for darker divas, whereas Wanted I caters to lighter lovelies.

As you may already know, because I’ve been saying it for, oh, 11 years (!), I’m a MAC NC42, and I feel like I can wear these blushes, but it definitely takes more effort than Wanted I. I have to bust out my fan brush AND an additional blending brush, because the Wanted II colors look dark on my skin (so they’re more effort to buff and blend), but because they’re so finely milled, they’re still easy to work with. The petite powder particles practically prance across the skin.

It’s just that the colors require some moderately serious buffing to get them looking natural on the apples of your cheeks.

nars pyt blush cheek swatch
PYT
nars exposed blush cheek swatch
Exposed

nars taos blush cheek swatch
Taos
nars ambition blush cheek swatch
Ambition

I decided to just GO FOR IT with a couple of these blushes and do a somewhat intense ’80s cheek look here, because if you’re gonna wear dark blush, ya might as well go ham!

nars penthouse cheek swatch
Penthouse
nars queen blush cheek swatch
Queen

If you have a tan, this could be your new favorite everyday blush palette. I’m happy to report that there’s permanent collection quality.

Wanted II is available now on the Ulta website, at NARS boutiques, and on the NARS website, and it also drops at Ulta stores on the 18th.

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

The New NARS NARSissist Wanted Cheek Palette II / Originally published March 15th, 2018

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  1. Ginger C says

    March 15th, 2018 at 3:04 pm

    I am so curious to know how these compare to the Unfiltered palettes! I have been coveting both sets, but went ahead and got the Wanted because they’re limited…

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  2. Brittany says

    March 15th, 2018 at 5:33 pm

    Hi Karen!

    When I first saw this palettes colors, I remembered that Taos was a name of a blush in NARS’ permanent line. Do you know if Taos in this palette is the same as the one that is/was part of the permanent line? Thank you for your help!

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  3. Rachel Runyan says

    March 15th, 2018 at 7:50 pm

    Another gorgeous palette! These shades are too dark for me, but I think they’re beautiful.

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  4. Bec says

    March 15th, 2018 at 11:38 pm

    Although I’m quite fair, I just love darker blush shades & this palette is calling my name. Although these definitely won’t look at all natural on me, I happen to love the look of intense blush on myself. I’m probably going to pick this one up when it releases in Australia.

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  5. LindaLibraLoca says

    March 16th, 2018 at 5:42 am

    Beautiful, but definitely not for my complexion!
    LindaLibraLoca recently posted … Dr. Dennis Gross Ferulic Acid + Retinol Brightening Solution – Risks

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  6. Indya says

    March 16th, 2018 at 5:55 am

    I usually do go HAM on the blush as I like the look of it. Ugh, I have the Unfiltered Palette and really want this one too but I’m trying to be sensible this year! (I’ll probably end up picking it up)
    Indya recently posted … I Can’t Stop Reaching for Essence Brighten Up Banana Powder!

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  7. Nyxx says

    March 16th, 2018 at 8:21 am

    I love this palette. I have the unfiletered II cheek palette and for me they are different enough to warrant having both. I can use every color in this palette on my deep skin. I’m especially love the orange and raspberry blushes. I have ordered it from Ulta and am impatiently waiting for it to be delivered.

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  8. Tatiana says

    March 16th, 2018 at 11:55 am

    You look gorgeous in every single one of those colors!

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