Products used, Icon and Basic Instinct in the inner corner blended towards the center. But here’s my best take! You see the eyeshadow placements more clearly. My hooded eyes make it a bit difficult photographing the lid space without looking sleepy. And the blue really compliments the warm coppery lower lash line.Īlso making an appearance is the latest NARS face palette Fireclay on the cheeks and highlight points. My aim was to not make this neutral eye look boring. I have to say it makes life easier to not have to fish for a neutral beige or dig out a matte brown.įor todays makeup I added a blue winged liner for some contrast inspired by my blue manicure. Literally no guess work with all the shades just laid out perfectly. There’s a matte highlighter/ base shade, a few transition options and shimmery pop colours. Skin Deep, is one of those palettes that’s perfectly curated. NARS really set the standard high with this palette. Honestly, I can’t pick a single dud in here. Overall the eyeshadows are well pigmented and apply smoothly. Unbuttoned – is a deep brown with red shimmer Here’s another swatch set in direct sunlight.Ĭoconut Grove – is a medium deep matte brown Some, such as Faster Pussycat, Basic Instinct were (almost) creamy to the touch and swatch like butter! The formula of these when swatched were on par with the new reformulated shadows from October. In any case, a majority of the shades are new (although some can be very closely duped with existing NARS shadows). Overall the mix is really versatile and that’s all that matters in my opinion. Newly launched Sophia is also included in the larger pan. Bali and Coconut Grove have been two of my OG faves. who knows.Īt first glance I also noticed a couple of the shades are actually some of the older popular single eyeshadows sitting beside the new ones. I have a feeling the numbers are a bit off on this unless the pans are deeper. On the top row each contain 3.5g of product in comparison to the ones on the bottom two rows which are just 1.4g each (for reference their single shadows usually contain 1.1g but look much larger than these small ones, strangely). In addition, these powders can be applied to any part of the face anyway, you don’t need to restrict yourself to using them solely as eyeshadows! Some shades make interesting blush colours (especially) for deeper skin tones, or work even as contour. It’s been designed in a way that the most used neutrals are set in a larger pan since they are most likely to be the first to be used up. I love how the palette has some everyday basics in larger pans. The good ones really go out of stock FAST! One of which is this new neutral palette called Skin Deep, I knew I had to have it ASAP. Fittingly, I’ve been spotting a bunch of new palettes now out with this new formula. Late last year they revamped their entire eyeshadow lineup and improved on their already impressive shadows which was exciting as a fellow ‘Narsisist’! See swatches/ first impressions of their single shadows here. I think their formulations are some of the best in the market. It’s always exciting reviewing NARS launches.
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