Hi guys! Let me please start of by saying I’m really sorry
for the lack of blogging on my part lately…It’s been a crazy few weeks! What
with starting a new job and some other things going on I’ve barely had time to
blink. But I’m back on this now, I promise. If I slip up again, no doubt Sam
will let me know about it!
Right, now we’ve got that out of the way, let’s kick off
with what we’re here for. Nars Sheer Glow. I had heard an awful lot about this
product lately. As a big fan of youtubers Tanya Burr and Zoella, along with
many more, there really has been no escape from people raving about how good
Sheer Glow is. I, of course, made a mental note to look into this more. And the
more I heard about it, the more I wanted to try it out. I’ve never had a nars
product before. As I’ve previously mentioned, I’ve only recently got back into
high end makeup, so the whole Nars craze is new to me. I did a bit of research
online, and found out that contrary to what I thought, there actually is a Nars
counter not far from me. This, of course, is extremely dangerous (sorry, bank
balance!). So when I went into the Harvey Nichols Beauty Bazaar, I made a beeline
straight for Nars. My intention was to just have a little look around, get a
feel for it all, and enquire about samples. This didn’t exactly pan out.
Everything on their counter looked sooo beautiful, and the sales assistant was
super lovely. She told me that the only way they could give me a little sample
would be if I took my only little bottle in for them to give me some. Not
knowing this, I obviously didn’t have a sample bottle with me. I asked the
lovely sales assistant about colour matching, and she told me that she could
match me then, and try it out on me if I wanted. This was when the real trouble
started. The lady told me that at Nars, they don’t tell you what shade to wear,
it’s all about what you actually want to wear. If you don’t know anything about
Nars: they split their foundation shades into 4 catagories. So the lady sat me
down and showed me a card with the 4 colour categories on it, and asked me
which one I thought would best suite me. I originally said number 2, so she
showed me all of the colours in that group. I looked at the lightest shade, but
when the sales assistant put it on my skin, we both agreed this was too dark,
and ended up in the lightest category. I asked to look at mont blanc (I believe
this is the shade that Zoella uses).
The lady tried it on my forehead – and I
can honestly say that I have never had such a good colour match, in any make of
foundation. She applied it to a large area of my forehead, and powdered it for
me. Of course, I fell in love with it straight away. Yes, I did end up buying
it there and then, oops! It must be said, I didn’t take much persuading. My
experience at the nars counter was really lovely. The sales assistant was so
helpful and I came out of there feeling like I’d bought the perfect product.
Since then, I have used the foundation, a lot. It is amazing. Definitely the
best foundation I have ever had. It is so so nice to finally have a foundation
that is the right colour for my skin. As someone with combination skin, I admit
that I was worried about how the “glow” element would sit with my skin. I had
no need to be. The lady at Nars said they recommend the foundation be applied
with fingers. This, of course, depends on what kind of finish you would like. I
tend to put it on my skin with my fingers, and then use a real techniques
expert face brush to blend it in. Using small, circular motions with this brush
gives an absolutely flawless finish.
This foundation really does apply so nicely. You don’t need a lot of
product (always good when something is £30.50!) The finish is really beautiful.
It really does make your skin look as though it is glowly. However, magically,
it doesn’t make you look oily, and it sits really well on patches of your face
that get oily anyway. I also have some dry areas and it glides over them really
well. The staying power is also good. If you prime and powder it lasts all day
with no need for top up. If you don’t prime and powder, it will still stay, but
by 5pm the finish won’t be as gorgeous as when you left the house. I really
cannot recommend this product enough. I absolutely love it, and there is no
doubt in my mind that it is worth the high end price tag. Will definitely be
repurchasing when I run out. Happy girl!
