I’ve
had my eyes on Cactus Flower from NARS for such a long time (it must be about a
year now.) I finally caved in and bought it whilst perusing the NARS counter in
Liberty’s a few weeks ago.
It’s
a super bright orange-red with a strong gold shimmer that is simply stunning to
look at, but I imagine scares many people off at first glance.
As
soon as you swatch it, you can see that it’s a lot more wearable than it looks
in the pan, giving you a very natural, fresh look with something of a ‘glow’
(thanks to the shimmer!) You can build it up to achieve an intense red, but it
is easy to apply a sheer layer for everyday.
The
consistency is very much a cream-to-powder formula, so despite being a cream,
it can actually feel a tiny bit drying on the skin if you’re prone to dryness
but overall… it’s simply stunning.
Left: Blended, Right: Unblended
As
always from NARS, the packaging is divine. Yes, it’s gets a little dirty
looking after it’s been hanging around in your makeup bag for a while but I
still love it.
I’m
so happy I finally caved in to this one! I can imagine this will become one of
my make up staples of 2012.
Wow, I would've never imagined it to be that pretty! great choice! :)
ReplyDeleteThe colour looks beautiful and actually, not scary at all :D. I love cream bushes but I can't always make them work so what I do is use them as a base and apply a powder blush on top. It works amazingly well and it also makes my blush last for hours and hours!
ReplyDeleteI wrote a post about it here for anyone who would be interested
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Anca
Such a lovely colour! Cheapsmells.com are selling NARS products for half price, not sure when it ends although it started today. I bought two multiples for the same original price as one :) xx
ReplyDeleteThank you for letting me know!! running over there RIGHT now xxxx
DeleteThanks for the heads upn that one Sarah. I may have to sneek a peek ;) xx
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just bought tropic eyeshadow from there, thanks a mil!!
Deletelove, love nars blushes & this one looks so gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteThis is so beautiful! Would never have picked it up to be honest, but looks gorgeous swatched xx
ReplyDeleteIts a gorgeous product. One thing with makeup is that you can never tell what it will look like on just from looking in the pan! Always always swatch! Lovely colour :) xx
ReplyDeletedefinatly A scary colour in the pan, but swatched it looks gorgeous. when dusted lightly it just looks like a natural flush really! x
ReplyDeleteAhh! that is a gorgeous colour! I'd imagine it will be perfect for summer and lighter skintones :)xo
ReplyDeleteI don't like this as much as orgasm.. looks so scary in the pan!! xx
ReplyDeletethats a gorgeous colour!
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Ooo that does look lovely
ReplyDeleteIve been trying to decide which nars blush to try next, maybe this will be the one
this is such a gorgeous color!
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I know cosmeticscharlotte72 raves about this blush a lot as well, it looks gorgeous but the price tag always puts me off! i have yet to try any nars products! xx
ReplyDeleteSo pretty! I've been wanting to try Cactus Flower forever!
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I could never pull this color off but it's very pretty blended out.
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So pretty colour, love nars blushes even though they look scary but applied its gorgeous plus it is super pigmented.
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so pretty! and unlike any blush I own, i'll be heading over to nars now! lol
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Shock, horror I have NEVER tried a nars product - oh well more shopping for me tomorrow. Fleur - I can't afford to keep reading your blog. LOL xxx
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wow that looks like it will give you a nice flush of colour xx
ReplyDeleteThis looked so scary in the first picture but blended it looks lovely! Definitely need to try this now.
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Wow! Such a lovely colour.
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This is such a lovely colour, Nars blushers always look so beautiful.
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This is such a beautiful & unusual colour
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Love the colour! <3
ReplyDeleteThat is absolutely gorgeous!
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it looks sooo stunning!
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gorgeous <3
ReplyDeleteI keep looking at it everytime I hit a Nars counter, but always end up going for more subtle shades... And regret it once I get home.
ReplyDeleteMaybe it's time for me to finally give it a try!
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The colour is absolutely gorgeous!
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i love the shade,...
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Oooh that's so pretty, I really want a Nars blusher but it's so hard to decide which to get haha xx
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That looked quite scary to begin with but pretty when blended, I was hoping the 6 colour pallet was coming to the UK but its not, hopefully we will get something else :-)
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oooh half price i hear! defnitely gunna go do some nars shopping :) x
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I want this sooooo much
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Like you said, This color probably would have scared me off, but it does look quite wearable in the swatch
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I saw this on your video with Tanya and went straight to my Sephora that day and bought it! I never do this. I usually take months of going back and forth and telling myself I don't need it before I buy, but nope right off to Sephora and into my basket. (I'm a broke student so this was a terrible idea) I obviously ended up buying more and spent over $120.00 OOPS!
ReplyDeleteI swatched this in the store and was terrified to buy it, needless to say if you ladies hadn't said it was a must have I would NOT have bought. But I rested my faith in you and have it on my beauty stand!
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ReplyDeleteSo pretty. I need to try a cream blush.
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