NARS At First Sight // Review

AKA, the palette that made my entire makeup collection redundant. This matte black beauty has been my absolute go-to since it came home with me. Containing a bronzer, a blusher and four eyeshadows, this has you covered for a plethora of looks, from 'no-makeup-makeup' to a sultry smokey-eye. It's just so good.

First up, the cheek products. These were the main reasons I picked up this palette, as I was looking for a NARS bronzer and blush anyway. Included are Laguna and Deep Throat, two cult classic shades. And honestly, they are worth the hype. Laguna adds just the right amount of colour to my face to restore a 'healthy glow'. In other words, it makes me look less like I've been sat inside on my laptop for the last four months, more like I've been to Monaco. I'm a big fan. As for Deep Throat, the texture and the pigmentation cannot be faulted. I've found that it's quite easy to be a little bit heavy handed with it, but that's as much my fault as anything else's. It's one of the blushes that instantly just makes you look better. This is my second NARS blush (I also own Sin) and I'd say that the high quality is consistent.

Now onto the eyeshadows. I have two single eyeshadows by NARS in my collection, Babygirl and Lhasa, and haven't really been blown away by either. Babygirl is too gritty and Lhasa always just looks a bit 'meh' on me. The shadows included in the At First Sight palette are, however, a very different story. The lightest shade, All About Eve, is amazing at opening up the eyelid and making you look awake. It's become my go-to neural over any of the shades in my Naked palettes. Then there's Bellissima, a cool-toned matte shade that looks fantastic through the crease. In my opinion, Bellissima actually has the most buttery texture of the four shadows in the palette, even though it's matte. The darkest shade in the palette, Codura, is a blackened brown shot through with gold shimmer. It's a stunner. I personally use this as a liner and a little bit through the 'outer-V' of my eyes. It's brilliant because it has all the depth you'd ever want, without the harshness of black. Finally, there's the wildcard shade of the palette,  Nouveau Monde, a super shimmery silvery-lilac. I thought that this would be my least favourite of the bunch, the the opposite couldn't be more true. My preferred way of sporting this colour is as a 'lower lash line smudger'. It frames the eyes perfectly, without closing them up too much.


At £45, it isn't particularly budget friendly, but I don't think it's unreasonable in the slightest given the high quality of the products. If you love neutrals and keeping it easy, this could be one to check out. Available here.