Celina, based in Melbourne Australia is an aspiring artist. With a passion for expressing herself through makeup, beauty, fashion, cosplay & photography, she believes in living life as creatively as possible.
I’ve already reviewed the Arabian Trio Eye shadow from the same collection a while back. Since then I’ve decided that if I do buy several products from the same collection that I’m just going to lump them all into one post. Saves me time and hopefully makes it more interesting for you guys 
Aside from the Arabian Trio Eye shadow, I also managed to snag the lipstick in Joyous Red and the lip gloss in Albatross. Honestly I probably didn’t need the lipstick, but I had to have the gloss. I love the powder version of Albatross, which is a beautiful shimmery highlighter with yellow / gold undertones.
Generally I am a fan of NARS’ Lip Glosses, they aren’t what I’d call the perfect lip gloss because they do tend to run a tad sticky, but generally I love them They have no offensive smells and apply beautifully.
However I am not a fan of this lipstick, and you can tell from the photo that it is a pretty matte lipstick. Which was disappointing since NARS actually have a range of lipsticks specifically dedicate to matte finishes, so I wasn’t sure why this particular lipstick that doesn’t state matte anywhere on it had to be matte as well :/
To be honest though, despite appearances the texture over time didn’t feel drying. It certainly wasn’t moisturising, but it didn’t cause my lips to crack or chap either. None the less, I think unless I manage to swatch the lipstick at a counter before hand (which almost never happens given how far away I work from makeup counters now *sad face*) or read some raving review, I will probably be avoiding NARS Lipsticks.
For me, I love NARS for almost everything else in their range, but their lipsticks constantly seem to disappoint me 
Twitter: Sefeats
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Actually, apart from the eye primer, it seems that NARS is pretty disappointing for you overall
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Celina
Twitter: fablesinfashion
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February 4th, 2012 at 10:59 pm
They have great blushes… not sure if they are worth the price, but still great! Lip products are on the more disappointing side tho
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Twitter: fashionadjacent
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ooh, that red looks so promising in the tube, too.. it is still a nice colour but I can see why you’re underwhelmed with it. The gloss looks lovely though
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Celina
Twitter: fablesinfashion
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February 4th, 2012 at 11:00 pm
The gloss is lovely
I can’t wait to overlay it on more saturated colours 
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Such a shame
At least you’re pretty no matter what you wear !
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Celina
Twitter: fablesinfashion
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February 4th, 2012 at 11:00 pm
Awwwwww aren’t you just the cutest person ever?
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If you want to try a red lipstick that WON’T underwhelm, you gotta try RED! by Red Apple Lipstick. So far, they are my favorite brand of red lipstick an glosses. I have tried several of their lip products and love them all. Best news? They are gluten and paraben free! Check them out (and I would totally be interested to see your opinion) at http://www.redapplelipstick.com/
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