New from NARS for SPRING 2016: NARSissist Palettes.

NARS is releasing two complete NARSissist Palettes for spring and these will have eyes and cheeks covered beautifully. NARSissist L’Amour Toujours L’Amour Palette TWELVE SHARP is a must have 12 shadow palette for eyes and NARSissist Cheek Studio Palette HIDE AND CHEEK is an essential for cheeks. I'm obsessed!

NARSissist L’Amour Toujours L’Amour Palette TWELVE SHARP

This eyeshadow palette is a new limited-edition palette that contains 12 must-have shades. I love that it is a mix of everyday neutrals in larger sizes with rich accents to create an endless amount of on-trend of looks.
 

Palette includes the following shades:

• I - Cream bisque
• II - Shimmering pink sand
• III - Amethyst ash
• IV - Black truffle
• V - Golden starlight
• VI - Sunburst copper
• VII - Café Au Lait
• VIII - Pistol grey
• IX - Industrial steel
• X - Regal blue
• XI - Shimmering taupe cashmere
• XII - Shimmering liquorice

NARS shadows are all very easy to wear, blend and are highly-pigmented. I consider them to be rich and velvety feeling. They last all-day on me with or without an eye primer. They do appear more rich and truer in color when used with eye primer.

Buy the NARSissist L’Amour Toujours L’Amour Palette TWELVE SHARP at NARS boutiques and narscosmetics.com now for $59. It will be available at Sephora and the rest of the stores that carry NARS like Nordstrom on February 1st.

NARSissist Cheek Studio Palette HIDE AND CHEEK

This cheek palette is everything! I like that NARS has us covered with a contour, highlighter, bronzer and four blushes to create any look — from everyday to seductive. It's a dream for a girl like me who travels a lot!

Palette includes the following shades:

• Paloma Contour Blush - (L) Pink beige (R) Deep Rose
  
• Laguna Bronzing Powder - Diffused brown powder with golden shimmer
  
• I Blush - Icy Lilac
  
• II Blush - Sausalito sunset
  
• III Blush - Shimmering Rose Peach
  
• IV Blush - Fleshy Pink
  

Buy the NARSissist Cheek Studio Palette HIDE AND CHEEK exclusively at Sephora for $65. It will be available on February 1st.

10 Must Have Makeup Palettes for the New Year!

This is the time of year when I edit the makeup bag and makeup drawers to make room for everything new. And with so many new makeup launches, it's not hard. The brands have been fast and furious with the new launches as of late and one thing that they have been coming out with are palettes. There are so many new makeup palettes out! Makeup palettes are such a great way to get a lot of makeup at a great value. From palettes with new shades or popular shades of shadow, great shades of blush or contour, or even an entire face of makeup, palettes have SO much to offer. These are the makeup palettes that I have or palettes that have caught my eye so far this year; I consider these the top 10 must haves palettes for 2016!

1. NARS NARSissist L'amour Toujours Eyeshadow Palette - $59
This just launched eyeshadow palette features 12 must-have eyeshadow shades. It contains four large everyday neutrals and eight smaller rich accent shades in NARS wonderfully pigmented shadow formula. Buy it from narscosmetics.com. It will be available at Sephora on 2/1/16.

2. Urban Decay UD X Gwen Stefani Eyeshadow Palette - $58
I don't know how many times I've mentioned this palette already, but I know it's been quite a lot! (complete review) I love this palette and highly recommend this mostly neutral eyeshadow palette. The shadows are highly pigmented neutrals with a few pops of colors thrown in for nighttime. They are super silky and long-wearing. Buy it from urbandecay.com, Sephora, Macy's or Nordstrom.

3. Too Faced Chocolate Bon Bons Palette - $49
The third installment in the Chocolate Bar Eye Shadow Collection is this amazing 16 pan eyeshadow palette. As Too Faced does best, these shadows are enriched with real cocoa powder! This palette includes two all-time faves and 14 new shades in a mix of neutrals and some stunning brights.  Buy it from toofaced.com, Sephora or Macy's.

4. Tarte Tartelette In Bloom Clay Eyeshadow Palette - $45
I love the luxe feel of Tarte's Clay Eyeshadows and this palettes contains 12 all new on-trend shades. Ranging from the light cream to dark brown, this is a natural girls dream. The shades are mostly mattes, but super silky and blendable like only Tarte does plus a few lustre shades. I have this on my to-buy list. Buy this from tartecosmetics.com or Sephora.

5. COVERGIRL truNAKED Eyeshadow Palette - $11.49
I am so impressed by this eight pan eyeshadow palette and I'm wondering what the heck took CG so long to create a multi-pan palette! This winner comes in your choice of three color families (Nudes, Goldens or Roses) filled with very blendable, long-wearing highly pigmented shades. I have the Nude palette and have been using it almost daily since I received it. I plan to buy the others as well. Buy it from your favorite drugstore like CVS or Walgreens or mass retailer.

6. NARS NARSissist Hide and Cheek Cheek Studio Palette - $65
The ultimate cheek palette made with NARS' iconic blush formula, this one is filled with some of the brand most loved cult classics and limited edition shades including Laguna for bronzing. This is a Sephora exclusive so buy it there beginning 2/1/16.

7. Anastasia Beverly Hills Contour Cream Kit - $40
This contour kit launched late last year but it's on my must haves for the new year as really is a must have. It's cream! This palette offers a subtler way to highlight and contour the face with ease. I love how user friendly this is to use. I like to use my fingers to apply and use a Beautyblender to blend. Buy it from Sephora or Macy's.

8. Smashbox Be Legendary 25th Anniversary Lipstick Palette - $75
I've never seen anything like this lipstick palette before. Usually lipstick palettes are customized by makeup artists so this 25 pan lipstick palette is super special. Yes, this palette has 25 different creamy pigmented lipsticks in it. These lippies aren't for the faint of heart either! The colors are mostly bold and all beautiful. Buy it from smashbox.com, Sephora or Macy's.

9. BUXOM Eyeshadow Bar Suede Seduction Palette - $40
With six nude shades in a primer-infused lid-loving matte formula, this palette is perfect for everyday. I love that these colors don't budge all day long. Buy it from Sephora.

10. Bobbi Brown Sterling Nights Eye Palette - $75
I love Bobbi's shadow palettes and I always invest in one each season. This season it's the Sterling Nights Eye Palette with nine beautiful shades that range from neutral to bold. I like that there are a mix of matte, shimmer and sparkles in the palette so any look is possible. This is a great one for travel becasue I can create an everyday or evening look with it. Buy it from bobbibrown.com, Nordstrom, Macy's or Sephora.

MAC Faerie Whispers Collection.

MAC is ending the holidays and kicking off the new year with a beautiful ethereal, neutral collection called Faerie Whispers. MAC Faerie Whispers Collection features gorgeous nudes and pearl products for a subtle glow with a brand new product — Foiled Shadows. I'm loving the collection as a whole (being the neutral girl that I am, is it a surprise?) and obsessed with the Foiled Shadows.

"Live out your fairy tale with charmed hues inspired by the secret, wondrous world of fairies. Skin looks soft and gentle in feathery pinks and pearl-lit nudes. Light up eyes with luminous wet or dry shades of new Foiled Shadows."

MAC Faerie Whispers Collection includes:

Foiled Shadow - $20.00

• In Your Eyes - Soft lilac
• Feminine Wiles - Light pearly pink
• Sweet Illusion - Light color neutral
• Fairy Land - Warm champagne
• Enchanted Forest - Warm rich brown
• Joy Toy - Pink copper
• Faerie Fayre - Mid-tone peach terracotta
• Fly By Twilight - Taupe

Beauty Powder - $22.00

• Pearl Sunshine - Soft peach with pink pearl

Iridescent Pressed Powder - $22.00

• Sparkling Rose - Champagne with pearl

Powder Blush - $22.00

• Cheek Pollen - Warm nude (Satin)
• Spellbinder - Pastel yellow pink (Satin)

Lipstick - $17.00

• Gossamer Wing - Dirty beige with gold pearl (Lustre)
• A Sprinkle of Magic - Dirty orange nude (Frost)
• Midsummer Night - Mid-tone coral nude (Cremesheen)
• Among the Fireflies - Soft mocha (Cremesheen)

Cremesheen Glass - $20.00

• Softly Lit - Sheer pink with pearl    
• Calypso Beat - Neutral pink with pearl
• Just Superb - Dirty neutral pink
• Enchanter - Copper brown with pearl

Studio Nail Lacquer - $12.00

• Sweet Potion - Soft beige nude (Cream)
• Spelldazzling - Rose gold with pearl (Frost)

Let's talk about the new product, the Foiled Shadow. This is a really amazing product that I think you really need to experience to appreciate.  It's a super lightweight shadow that leaves a luminous glow on the eye. It's really pigmented and you only need a little on your brush for a lot of payoff! It can be used dry (of course) or wet for an even more intense effect. I have Fly By Twilight which is a gorgeous luminous taupe. This is a taupe that definitely looks different in every light and it seems to shift in color with the other shades it's paired with. It can look taupe, gray, silver, brown or lavender. It is my new favorite taupe! I also have Faerie Fayre which is a dark shimmery rose gold that turns terracotta when used wet.

I really like the rest of the products that I have.

You can't go wrong with a sweep of Pearl Sunshine all over or on tops of the cheekbones. I've used this Beauty Powder in the past and I was glad to rediscover my love for it in this collection.

Midsummer Night is a perfect nude lipstick with a coral undertone. It's like a nude lipstick with a bit of oomph to it — perfect for winter.

Caypso Beat is going to be one of my favorite Cremesheen Glass shades, I just know it. It has the perfect amount of pearl glow to it that makes the gloss last. I love the natural, neutral pink shade that is great for all skin tones. It's perfect on it's own for a barely there look or over any lipstick shade to add some pearl to it.

MAC Faerie Whispers Collection is available now at all MAC stores and counters in Nordstrom, Macy's and online at maccosmetics.com.