Nars is fast becoming one of my go-to high end brands for makeup. Their eyeshadows are among some of the best I've ever tried, and I must admit I'm a huge lover of their 'Laguna' bronzer and blush powders. Next on my list of things to try was their ever popular 'Albatross' highlighter - a beautiful white powder that blends into a yellow-toned bright highlight colour, perfect for cheekbones and contouring. During the winter, my skin can tend to look very dull and lifeless, and I often feel as if it needs a little bit of lift; this is the perfect product for doing just that, as it brings light to the cheekbones and generally just makes you look more awake and fresh-faced. Perfect for those mornings when you feel far from bright-eyed and bushy tailed!
I apply this using my Real Techniques contouring brush (seen in a recent post here), and just the tiniest amount is all you need as it's very decently pigmented, - you do have to build it up rather than applying lots to begin with. I'm really into contouring and concentrating on my skin-base at the moment, and I've been using this daily since Christmas - to say I've hardly tapped into the surface says a lot about the quality of Nars products - they last ages.
The powder looks pure white in the pan, but when blended merges into a gold/yellow toned white that looks both natural and flattering as a highlighting colour. It also doesn't look overly shimmery which completely wins me over when it comes down to highlighting products - there's nothing I hate more than leaving the house, glancing in the mirror and realising I look like I've been in a fist-fight with the glitter-fairy! 'Albatross' provides just the right amount of 'sheen' and looks lovely in both photographs and natural light (you can see it in action in my makeup posts here and here). Needless to say, I'm superly-duperly chuffed I have this in my collection - it's the perfect compliment to the 'Laguna' bronzer and the yellow tone looks really soft and natural.
Have you tried Nars highlighting powders? Any others you could recommend?
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This looks so scary in the pan!:O I'd never even think to pick it up! xx
ReplyDeleteit does indeed look very scary! But id seen some swatches previously and decided to go for it :) x
DeleteI love nars, and this highlighting powder sure looks impressive! xx
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me too! without a doubt one of my favourite brands x
DeleteThis is my absolute favorite highlighter. I use it every day and it's everything that you say it is. The best part is that it's not glittery! It seems like that's a quality that is tough to find.
ReplyDeleteit must be! I hatee hate hate too much shimmer - so this is why i love this one as it just gives a healthy glow :) xx
DeleteI absolutely love the look of this - I always forget to wear highlighter though!
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ahh i urge you to give it a go .. youll never forget again :P x
Deletehaha at first i thouhght this was a picture of a mirror!:P but this looks gorgeous :)
ReplyDeleteit's so white & i can see this just brightening up my face even on those hangover days haha :P
i've always wanted to get the orgasm blush from nars - the colour is just gorgeous! :D
Nars are excellent for their pigmentation :D go Nars!
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haha a mirror?! Oh deary me Chloe...
DeleteOhhh goodness believe me it is a godsend on hangover days!
#highfive for Nars! ;) xx
haha :P i know! i dont have any excuses to say haha
Deleteyay for Nars ;) *virtual high five indeed*
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I love this I totally agree with the glittery part, I don't want a highlighter to have glitters in but rather be shimmery :-) lovely post!
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me neither - completely ruins it when its too glitter-overload!
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That is a gorgeous highlight :O Great swatch/post!
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I love Nars but I havent delved into the world of their cheek products yet! (Apart from a multiple!) This looks reallynice!
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It's absolutely beautiful. Doesn't swatch as stark white as I thought it would x
ReplyDeleteI really need to lose my Nars cherry! This looks really pretty but I certainty wouldn't have picked up, looks very strange in the pan! haha :) x
ReplyDeleteI'm obsessed with highlighting, my go to is high beam by benefit, but I've heard so much about albatross I might need to try it out
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Wow this looks beautiful! I would love to try this out :) xx
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See, if someone advertised a product with "you'll look like you got into a fist-fight with a fairy", I'd probably buy it, haha! I really like this highlighter and may have to take a closer look because I have lots of shimmer/glittery highlighters but a semi-shimmer one may do me some good sometimes! Great review!! :) xx
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This looks so pretty :) x
ReplyDeleteGolly gosh I think I need to pop my nars cherry with this beauty!!
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Looks beautiful. I've swatched it a few times but never bought it =( You've tempted me more. Everytime I see a swatch I remember that I want it lol.
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This sounds so beautiful! I love the Sleek and Topshop highlighters too. xo
ReplyDeleteaww this looks so lovely, I want it so bad, along with Laguna. I think I seriously need to treat myself to a NARS beauty splurge! Great post lovely xx
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Looks lovely, I have the Laguna bronzer and adore it maybe this will be next.
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I love this highlighter and most of the NARS products! Its just been replaced by Dior Amber Diamond though, I need to remember I have it cause I love it xxx
ReplyDeleteThis looks so gorgeous! Definitely going on my make up wish list :) I still need to try Laguna bronzer :)
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wow, this is such a gorgeous highlight! i really need to try some nars products!xx
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Never tried anything from Nars (quite sad isn't it!) but this looks a nice product. xxx
ReplyDeleteLike someone else said, I'd never think to pick this up! Great review though, it's made me really intrigued by highlighters and NARS in general xx
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love NARS so much, need this in my life! x
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I've actually always steered clear of this one, as it appeared quite shocking in the pan, but I never knew it looked so nice on the skin. You can be sure I'll be swatching this one next time I'm at a NARS counter! Never tried any of their other highlighters, but I have a feeling that Nico would do very nicely as well. x
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Wow this looks gorgeous.. like a few people have said above, it looks a bit scary in the pan- but it looks beautiful on your skin. I don't think £21 is too bad either, for a high end highlighter :) love it!
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This looks so pretty! I like how it looks super bright in the pan, and then tones down!
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ReplyDeleteI've never tried any Nars products before, i've been lusting after Laguna and Albatross for a very long time... you may have gave me that final push to place the order!
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This looks great. I really need a good highlighter x
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I really really want to try this! Hurry up pay day
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Need this in my life. Urgh! Love your blog, I'm following now :) Feel free to check out mine!
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I need this in my collection, looks beautiful! X
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