NARS Radiant Cream Compact Foundation.

If you are a fan of the NARS complexion products, listen up. They have a beautiful new foundation and this is a good one. Meet NARS Radiant Cream Compact Foundation.

I am already a regular user of NARS Radiant Tinted Moisturizer and NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer. The new Radiant Cream Compact Foundation takes the line in the direction of a more coverage product. It fills the gap in the radiant line. Who doesn't want more radiant skin and to get that with more coverage is like a dream.

The creamy foundation comes in a closeable compact of color that can pop into a larger compact, which is sold separately. It is very creamy looking, and creamy feeling as it is applied to the skin. It is very lightweight though and feels as if I am wearing a very lightweight, breathable liquid foundation offering the heavier coverage I need. I actually like to dampen the sponge and apply the color all over my face and I get a beautiful medium coverage. In areas like my forehead where I am showing a bit of hyperpigmentation, I use the sponge dry and get even more coverage. Using either wet or dry, the foundation sets to a beautiful finish in just seconds.

See also: 10 Cream Makeup Products

As I mentioned, the compact refill is closeable and it must stay snapped shut to keep the formula in tact. Even if it is popped into the larger compact, closing after use is vital.

I like that the range is full of 20 shades to match a variety of skintones. I am using Stromboli and that is the same shade that I use in the NARS Sheer Glow Foundation.

The shades from lightest to darkest:

• Siberia - light with neutral balance of pink and yellow undertones
• Mont Blanc - light with pink undertone
• Gobi - for Asian skin, light with yellow undertone
• Deauville - light with neutral balance of pink and yellow undertones
• Fiji - light with yellow undertone
• Ceylan - for Asian skin, light-medium with yellow undertone
• Punjab - medium with golden, peachy undertone
• Vallauris - medium with pink undertone (this is a new shade for NARS)
• Santa Fe - medium with peachy undertone
• Stromboli - medium with olive undertone
• Barcelona - deeper medium with golden, peachy undertone
• Syracuse - medium-dark with brown undertone
• Tahoe - medium-dark with caramel undertone
• Cadiz - medium-dark with caramel and red undertone
• Macao - Medium-dark with deep yellow undertone
• New Guinea - Dark with red undertone
• Trinidad - dark with warm, yellow undertone
• New Orleans - dark with yellow undertone
• Benares - dark with golden undertone
• Khartoum - dark with espresso undertone

NARS Radiant Cream Compact Foundation is available right now at NARS flagship boutiques and online at narscosmetics.com. The Foundation refills compact sells for $38.00 and the larger compact sells for $10.00. It will appear on department store counters September 1. I did see it in my local Sephora store already.

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Brows Made Easy from NARS.

When it comes to beautiful brows, there are a few things you need after shaping. You need to fill them in and keep them in place. For this, NARS has two new products that make doing just that simple. Meet NARS Brow Perfector and NARS Brow Gel.

"The brow gives shape and character to the face – it can create a totally different expression.” -- François Nars, Founder & Creative Director of NARS.

NARS Brow Perfector is a must have brow pencil in a velvety smooth formula. The pencil (that winds up and down) allows you to reshape, fill, and design brows however you desire. The natural matte finish and innovative oval shape gives complete control and application. It comes in four shades that are really forgiving and match a variety of colors.

• SURINAME - Black
• CAUCASE - Brown
• KALAMATA - Light Brown
• SALZBOURG - Blonde

NARS Brow Gel keeps brows in place with a unique precision-tapered brush that adds shape and definition to finish the brow look. It works perfect over the Brow Perfector, to enhance the shade, or you can use clear (my choice) to use without disturbing the color of the Brow Perfector. This comes in four shades as well.

• KINSHASA - Dark Brown
• PIRAEUS - Medium Brown
• ATHENS - Blond
• OURAL - Clear

See also: My NARS Makeover

Both the NARS Brow Perfector and NARS Brow Gel retail for $22.00 each. They are available now at all NARS counters, locations and online at narscosmetics.com.

Fall 2013: NARS Fall Color Collection.

It's time to start talking fall. I know we are just half way through July, but the fall collections are hitting counters now and it's time to start shopping for your new fall faves. The NARS Fall Color collection was the first fall collection across my desk. It is nothing short of stunning.

The collection really plays up the eyes in wearable matte shades. I ususally don't go for matte, but the NARS matte formula is perfect. It is silky and soft, but adheres to the lid with ease as it fills them with beautiful color. The overall look is sultry.

The collection includes:

Eyeshadow Single - $24.00 each

• Kamchatka - Navy Smoke
• Namibia - Grey Moon
• Yamal - Maple Sugar
• Bavaria - Seep Sea Blue

Larger Than Life Long-Wear Eyeliner - $24.00 each

• Via de' Martelli - Chocolate
• Las Ramblas - Yellow Gold

Pure Matte Lipstick - $26.00 each

• La Paz - Orchid
• Peloponnese - Ginger Pink

Velvet Matte Lip Pencil - $25.00

• Mysterious - Crimson Red
• Paimpol - Pink Chiffon

Nail Polish - $19.00

• Galathee - Dove Grey
• Fury - Regal Purple

I am loving the combination of Yamal all over the eye, with Bavaria on my outer lid and crease. I am lining with Via de' Martelli, a beautiful chocolate brown, that looks like a creamy copper on my eye. Forget waiting until fall, this look is gorgeous right now.

 NARS Eyeshadow: Yamal and Bavaria, Eyeliner: Via De' Martelli

NARS Eyeshadow: Bavaria, Eyeliner: Via De' Martelli

NARS Eyeliner: Via De' Martelli, Eyeshadow: Yamal and Bavaria

The NARS Fall Collection is available now at all locations including Sephora and Nordstrom as well as narscosmetics.com.