NARS The Happening Eye & Cheek Palette

This is a limited edition palette from the NARS Spring Collection 2013 and I thought I would share it with you all today.

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This gorgeous purse sized palette contains the cult classics Orgasm blush & Laguna bronzer 4.3g each +  four eye shadows;  Night Star, Gstaad, Kuala Lumpur & Coconut Grove 1g each.

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Coconut Grove ~ Kuala Lumpur ~ Gstaad ~ Night Star

I'm not all that happy with the swatches I have here, it was hard to photograph.  The highlight shade you can barely see at all.  I added a more intense swatch below on my finger tips to give you some idea of the colour build up you can achieve.

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Coconut Grove ~ Kuala Lumpur ~ Gstaad ~ Night Star

They are all creamy highly pigmented shades, Coconut Grove is a dense dark chocolate matte and the other three shimmer with gold glitter.  Gstaad is a gorgeous gold taupe that is limited to this palette only.  There is some fallout mainly from the glitter but this can easily be buffed away, the colours are more intense when applied wet.

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Orgasm  ~  Laguna

The blush and bronzer are a good match for my fair skin and I can build up the colour to suit my look.  They both have a nice sheen to them and the blush is a gorgeous peachy pink with gold shimmer.

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I originally was going to purchase the Nars Laguna and Orgasm Blush Duo but I saw The Happening and thought it might be nice to try some of the eyeshadows too.  I purchased mine here at HQHair when they had a recent discount on NARS products.

This palette really appeals to me when I travel and I don't want to carry enormous amounts of cosmetics. Contains everything I need for a day/night look, highlighter (night star), blush and bronzer.  All I need to pack is foundation, mascara. eyeliner. finishing powder, lipstick and it all fits neatly into a small cosmetics bag.

I purchased this overseas but I am hoping it will arrive on our shores with Spring.

What do you think of this compact, do you own any NARS cosmetics?  I would love to hear what you think.

Jac x0x