So. Majorly. Geloso. You’re so lucky you can pull off every shade of taupe. Non è giusto!
I love taupe…especially taupe eyeshadows, but for me it can be a difficult color to wear. On my warm skin tone, the wrong taupe can leave my lids looking muddy or bruised.
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Thank goodness for NARS Cairo ($23) — one of the prettiest, many wearable taupes I’ve found. There it was, sitting like purplish pirate treasure on a shelf during one of Sephora’s pals & family sales a while back. I brought it home, and I’ve been reaching for it on a regular basis ever since.
NARS characterizes it as a shimmery champagne rose (isn’t that a pretty description?). I’ve seen it grace a few different lids, and it hasn’t looked the same way twice. I think that’s because it’s complex, and the color varies based on the wearer’s skin temperature (warm/cold) and tone. On one lass it might look like a beige taupe, on another, much more of a rosy shade. On me, I think it looks like a violet taupe with a silvery sheen, and in some cases I promise I also see flashes of gold in it.
Super pretty! — and easy to wear, too. It’s one of the products I turn to when I want fresh-looking, dewy eyes.
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And Cairo is classic NARS. With its stupendously soft, buttery texture, it practically feels like a cream shadow in a powdery base, and applying it feels like a piece of velvet gently touching my skin.
My favorite way to wear it is to pair it with a berry blush cheek like NARS sin (certainly a candidate for an upcoming Unsung Heroes post!) and a purplish pink gloss like MAC Cremesheen Glass in Japanese Spring, Buxom big & healthy Lip cream in Purple Haze or benefit Ultra shine in Kiss You.
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Il tuo amichevole avvincente di Charm,
Karen.
P.S. Tabs was extra lurvy when I walked in the door last night after my trip up to Redding. He’s still best here on the floor by my side and meowing a ton! I’m trying to delight in it while it lasts, ya know, before Edward Scissorpaws comes back.
The NARS Unsung Heroes series features some of my favorite products from the NARS permanent collection
NARS Unsung Heroes: Star Sailor Duo Eyeshadow
NARS Unsung Heroes: heat Wave Lipstick
Nars eroi non celebrati: rossetto rosso afghano
NARS eroi non celebrati: Mata Hari Blush
Nars eroi non celebrati: la luminosità del radore
Nars Eroi non celebrati: Lovejoy Blush
NARS Unsung Heroes: Pro-Prime Smudge proof Eyeshadow Base
NARS Unsung Heroes: Amour Blush
NARS Unsung Heroes: Gothika Lipgloss
Cairo Eyeshadow
Red Square velvet Matte Lip Pencil
NARS Unsung Heroes: Damned velvet Matte Lip Pencil
NARS Unsung Heroes: Taos Blush
NARS Unsung Heroes: night star Eyeshadow
NARS Unsung Heroes: Madly Blush
NARS Unsung Heroes: Dolce Vita Lipstick
NARS Unsung Heroes: Greek holiday Lipgloss
NARS Unsung Heroes: The Kalahari Eyeshadow Duo