NARS Summer 2011 Limited Edition Blush Bronzer Trio Ft.Orgasm, Albatross + Laguna

Oops I did it again...

I'm on a bit of a NARS frenzy at the moment and after having missed out on last summer's LE 'So Famous' set which I still regret to this day I was determined to get my hands on this fantastic trio of some of NARS' most iconic names - Orgasm blush, Laguna bronzer and Albatross highlighter.

My SpaceNK sold out pretty sharpish, so I dashed to John Lewis and although it was a less glamorous consumer experience, I got the coveted palette, for all of £39.  

A few people have already mentioned that the packaging isn't ideal as the zipper is fiddly and the material stains.  I would have preferred just the traditional NARS packaging.

I compared the Laguna in this trio to the one on the NARS counter at SpaceNK and I kid you not - they were completely different! The one in the trio is much darker and sparklier - much more like Casino.  The sales girl agreed so it's not just my dodgy eyes!  I'm not sure if they intended to have such a colour difference, but for such a high end brand I would have expected a better degree of colour consistency.  Just something to bear in mind if you are very pale and thinking about getting this palette.

Orgasm 

Albatross

Albatross was the only product I'm new to - it comes up extremely golden on my skin, so the white powder if quite deceiving.  It's lovely for a summer glow.

Laguna

Swatched in daylight:

With flash:

I've whacked on loads so you get to see the effect...

I'm delighted with it and have used it every day since I picked it up.  It's definitely coming on hols with me this summer!

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NARS Orgasm Lust Lip & Cheek Set

This NARS set was one of the goodies I picked up in Sephora during my Miami trip and I absolutely love it! It was $30 which works out at about £20.  It's my first experience with NARS but I've wanted the Orgasm/Laguna duo for about two years.

The duo is in a 'mini' size but for me it's just the right size for dipping my MAC 109 in Laguna for contouring (I find it's a bit dark to use all over my face, especially on my wintery pale skin) and my MAC 168 picks up just the right amount of Orgasm blush.  The Orgasm Lust set also comes with a mini lip gloss in Super Orgasm which is a peachy pink with gold glitter.  I like the colour, but could do without the bling!

I was really disappointed to have missed out on the 'So Famous' set which included a mini Multiple in Orgasm, but it was out during the summer and I only found out about it after it was discontinued.  My set is still available on the Sephora website, but it's out of stock of the NARS website, but they may get it back in.

Useful mirror in the lid...

Laguna is a gold infused bronzer, but not too shimmery so it makes a good contour powder for pale skin.

Laguna left, Orgasm right

Super Orgasm lip gloss no flash...

With flash...

The glitter is a bit chunky...for the price I would expect a better grade...

Overall however, it's a great, relatively inexpensive (compared to their normal prices) introduction to NARS.  I'll make sure to post a pic of me wearing Laguna and Orgasm as some stage!