It's Uzo!
Sometimes I follow makeup artists like they are rock stars.
If Pat McGrath is Mick Jagger, then Uzo is David Bowie.
She is simply magnificent.
This is a Nars video on creating the perfectly flushed cheek.
It is gorgeous.
Products used were: Super Orgasm,Gruele de Nuit(cream blush),Copacabana(The Multiple) and Albatross(Highlighter).



Credit: Nars

The Big O
By Melanie Parker

As recently reported here, Nars recently released a Double Orgasm set featuring a Nars Orgasm lip gloss and nail polish set. The Orgasm blush has become a cult classic in the beauty industry, and the company is riding its wave right on to your nails.

The Nars Orgasm nail polish glides over the nail in a peach wash with a captivating gold shimmer. Much like the Orgasm blush, this polish can go into orange territory quickly depending on your skin tone. On me, it looks more peach than orange. On some others, it may even go salmon and look a little pink. The gold shimmer is subtle and elegant.

There is an NYC Glossies #229 polish, which is similar to Nars Orgasm at a fraction of the price at a drug store near you. But other than NYC, I don't think another manufacturer has this color. It is sure to be a hit for tips and toes this summer. I already feel like I have a bit of a tan wearing it today!

I've tried to capture the color in various natural lighting conditions (no flash).

The Nars Double Orgasm set is available for $30 at sephora.com.

Disclosure: This product was purchased by the reviewer.

The Orgasm is finally here!

The dynamic duo is finally up at the Sephora website.

The set retails for $30 and is limited edition.

You know the drill.

If anyone has seen or tried the nail polish let us know your thoughts in the comments.

Is it worth caving on?

Credits: Sephora

40 days and 40 nights of Beauty Cult Classics
Day 1, Nars Orgasm

"An Orgasm a Day, Keeps the Doctor Away" (Mae West)

This is a blush that often causes a ruckus.
Not because it is named after the elusive big "O" but because the results are often mixed. This blush can either be your holy grail cheek product or an overhyped bust.
When a product is so beloved and raved over, it loses it's cool factor.
It becomes overplayed.
Every magazine commands this to be the one blush you must own.
People prophetize that it will change your life.
I do believe that a lipgloss can lift you out of a slump and a perfume can comfort you like a plate of carbs.
But no blush has managed to change my life.

Nars Orgasm is a pinkish peach shade with gold shimmer. Coverage is buildable even though the blush is densely pigmented. It goes on fairly light with many brushes including the skunk. The shimmer factor is present but subtle. It is named for the fact that it mimics the natural flush after achieving an orgasm. It also looks like you have been sunkissed, well rested, received a good bill of health, paid off your student loans and flirted with a cute boy.

It is all about the flush.

It appears to work well with many skin tones from the uber pale to the olive toned. The blush is more warm than cool, but I have seen superior results on cool toned skin. It really is a blush that needs to tested and worked with.

It has superior lasting power even without a primer product to hold in place. The color stays true throughout the day. The price is high at $25 and is available at any local Nars counter or Sephora. The packaging is a bone of contention with me. It is rubber and seems to attract every dust particle located in your purse. It requires constant cleaning and can never be whipped out for show in a powder room.

Share your love or dislike for Orgasm blush in the comments.
Do you think it is a cult classic?

Credits: Blogdorf Goodman

Graphic: Melanie Parker

Disclosure: I purchased Orgasm at my local Nars counter.