NARS 413 BLKR Collection

The 413 BLKR collection is a group of new shades that I had heard nothing about, I only found it when I was searching for the new NARS and Thakoon collection that will be releasing at the beginning of May (I was hoping against hope that perhaps this company would have followed in the footsteps of MAC and release some of the more hyped products and collections early).  This small collection is named 413 BLKR and appears to be exclusive to the website, however I do wonder if these shades will be available at the NARS Bleecker St. Flagship in New York City (hence the collection's name!).  This collection consists only of three items, one eye shadow and two lip products.  "Downtown.  Bold.  Timeless.", is the product description and it tells me that these will be classic and dramatic shades that are still wearable at the same time.

While this isn't the nail polish collection that I have been drooling over for the past month, I can never skip over a NARS collection especially with how much I have been using and buying their products in the past few weeks.  I have been all over their products that past few times that I have visited Sephora and still have a long list of shades that I want to order from this company.  That being said, the only thing that this small collection can bring me is more additions to my shopping list.  This collection look as though it contains shades that might be more traditionally worn in the fall season, all are deeper and the lip shades are all reds.  I feel comfortable buying NARS shades in the off season since I really trust their quality and pigmentation and I wouldn't hesistate to order shades from this collection if I love them.

Here is the 413 BLKR Collection!

413 BLKR Eye Shadow - Luminous, light-reflecting powders for shading, highlighting, and lining eyes.  Highly pigmented, long-wearing, crease-resistant colors glide on smoothly and evenly and blend effortlessly.  Can be applied sheer or layered for a more dramatic effect.  True color application.  Can be applied dry or with a dampened brush for heightened intensity.  Multi-function: use for shading, highlighting, and lining the eyes.  Sophisticated, luminous shades.
- deep warm brown plum

413 BLKR Pure Matte Lipstick - Bright.  Bold.  Perfectly matte.  This super-rich lipstick provides high-impact payoff: an ultra-pigmented, long-wearing formula that glides on effortlessly with comfortable wear.  Contains wild mango butter, known to provide advanced moisturizing properties to repair dryness and scaling.  Long-wearing application.  Enriched with Vitamin E and acai oil for anti-oxidant benefits.
- warm rose brown

413 BLKR Larger Than Life Lip Gloss - Outrageously lustrous color meets high-impact shine.  Dramatic, stay-in-place shades glides on smoothly and evenly for lips that are more luminous and voluminous than every before.
- bright true blue-toned red

I like all three of these new shades but they don't rock my world, none of the them are all that original and shades very close to these are available all year long in the permanent NARS product range.  If you like these shades but aren't really a NARS fan, all of these shades can easily be found from MAC (and many other companies).  These are three very good classic shades that I am confident will work into almost any woman's color wardrobe this fall, I can't call these summer shades and I can't see myself really wearing any of them this summer.  My favorite shade is the Pure Matte Lipstick, this is a great neutral for cool toned skin and I could wear this shade in many different environments, the same reasoning holds true for the Eye Shadow.  I'm not sure about the red lip gloss, I want to try one of these glosses out first to make sure that I am not getting a super red, very glossy look that I will hate.

With this little collection, I am beginning to look forward to the fall collections...

photo courtesy of NARS