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Regular readers will know that I have a bit of a “thing” for Nars duo eyeshadows. So, you’ll appreciate just how excited I was when I attended the launch of the new Summer 2011 collection a couple of weeks ago. New duos? Hurrah! I had to snap these up the moment they went on sale and I am really glad I did.
Let’s take a look, shall we? Dogon is the one that everyone is talking about, and this won’t be the first or last swatch you see of it. Impossible to photograph in all its beauty, Dogon is a shimmery iridescent taupe shade on one side, and a perfect dark teal on the other. Application is perfect. You see it here over a neutral cream base and primer. Like Rajasthan on steroids, this looks simply amazing when layered together, and it is my official New Favourite Thing. Dogon is limited edition, and I am going to be purchasing my backup of it PDQ. Seriously, you will not regret buying this.
Exotic Dance has not yet received as much press as Dogon. Although it has a fabulous name, it isn’t all that exciting really. A white that is jam packed with glitter fleck, similar to that we saw in the Calanque duo for Spring. It works as a nice highlighter (although there is a fair amount of fallout) but people are going to be divided on this. It’s a very stark white. The other side is a lovely smooth buttery gold. Not as glitzy as Etrusque (Christmas 2010) and I think this would be wearable on most skintones. It builds beautifully and would look fabulous with a tan. It’s not a must-have but it is really pretty.
So, what do you think? I’ve also added these photos into my massive Nars EOTD post so they are all there for reference if you want to take a look.
Helen
I want Dogon!! – I think I need to make a little on-line order this morning. You look beautiful in both the EOTD pics, Helen x
I’m stoked to see Dogon on you, I think it looks as amazing as I imagined! It goes so well with your eyes. Did you pick up the trio palette as well??
Oh wow, I do totally understand the fascination around dogon now, it’s just beyond gorgeous xx
I am getting Cap Ferrat trio already! And hope they will still have Dogon by the time I get to Space NK.
Those are some pretty shadows. I think you do have a little bit of a “thing” for Nars eye shadows! A very big thing. No smile again. Shame shame Helen!
Thanks all – Dogon is amazing and I really need to procure myself a backup!
The Dogon is beautiful on you and I love the perfect shade of gold in Exotic Dance. I hope they bring it out as a single e/s as I wouldn’t wear the white. x
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