In my previous posts, I made mention of the Youngblood Romanticism Palette . And it took a couple of weeks before my Nars Bridal Palette arrived. I was convinced by my roomie unapologeticmakeupjunkie to buy one due to our penchant for Orgasm -- the blush that is. I have been using Orgasm cream blush for quite some time now and Nars hasn't disappointed me. I found out why it hasn't been one of the most acclaimed blushes in the world.
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| NARS Loot: Bridal Palette & Multiple Duo in Orgasm & South Beach |
NARS Bridal Palette
According to roomie, the palette is a collection of the best of Nars cosmetics:
Eyes:
Nepal, Ondine, Edie, Night Fever
Cheeks:
Albatross (highlighting powder), Orgasm
Lips:
Mitzi, Baby Doll (lacquer),Sexual Healing and Roman Holiday
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| Fit for a bride |
The palette is exclusively sold online NARS website. It's a $60 value with free shipping within the US. I asked my cousin to buy me and my roomie each and my experience with postal service will just ruin this review. so if you have relatives in the US, better ask them to buy you one and send it in a balikbayan box or give them to you as pasalubong when they come back here in PI to be relieved from the hassle, delay, and tax & custom charges!
NARS website described the palette in this wise:
A blissful union of eye, lip, and cheek color for imparting radiant, romantic effects. Endlessly versatile and always elegant for feeling your most beautiful, your most sexy on your most important day or any day.
Very tempting i must say. And aside from it's sleek and posh packaging, the palette can easily fit into any bag or purse. It is a must-have for any make-up junkie.
And this is my two-cents worth of compare and contrast of Youngblood and NARS palettes:
Romanticism vs. Bridal
The box -- nothing special to both. They are both black boxes
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| black is back |
The compact
-- the silver/aluminum compact of Youngblood is a bit bulky in my bag and it easily get scratches. so everytime i bring it, i put it inside its box to prevent scratches. the rubber compact of NARS, as i've mentioned is sleek and posh and won't be susceptible to scratches. But the Youngblood palette has removable trays for you to customize your own palette. In NARS case, well it's the best of the best already so the removable trays are no longer options.
The swatch -- Youngblood has more neutral shades fit for a bride than NARS. Youngblood's Sherbet blush is a li'l close to that of NARS' Orgasm. For a better review of these products, check my roomie's account.
The price -- Youngblood: S.O.S. Price Php 995.00, original price: Php 4,200.00
NARS: $60.00 plus shipping to the PI plus custom charges
I'm just lucky that I bought Youngblood on sale. I will not buy it in its original price. While NARS, without shipping and custom charges will cost Php3,000.00 at most when converted to Peso.
The verdict
I haven't fully used the NARS palette while Youngblood's a staple in my bag. Since i'm no make-up junkie, i enjoy using it since i won't need to blend much. While NARS for me will be used on special occasions. SO it's basically hard to choose between the two. However, since Youngblood is no longer on sale i'll be much willing to shell out for NARS than Youngblood. So it's one's choice if she likes to be Romantic or she'll be a Bride. okay so much for my "corns" (my term for 'corny') moment. I'm just lucky i guess I have them both.
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