The Tuesday Face : What's On Your Eyes ?

What's on your eyes ? was without a doubt my most asked question this summer - from classmates to friends, to make-up artists on beauty counters, even random strangers in bars and in the tube. Everyone seemed fascinated by the bold metallic sheen of what was proudly dressing up my eyelids for a month straight. So, yeah, this post was bound to happen. If you too are wondering what's on my eyes, keep reading darling.

Base: Covergirl Ready Set Gorgeous, MAC Studio Finish concealer, Hourglass Ambient Lighting powder and blush, Illamasqua highlighter in Aurora, Kevyn Aucoin Sculpting powder. Eyes: Nars Dual Intensity eyeshadow in Himalia, Urban Decay eyeshadow in Buck, MAC Swiss Chocolate, Stila Kitten and Charlotte Tilbury mascara Lips: Suqqu lipstick.

Meet Nars Dual Intensity eyeshadow in Himalia, the star of the show. The Dual Intensity eyeshadows launched last year and were a hit, for good reasons. The meaning behind the name of "dual intensity" is that those shadows are specifically meant to be used both dry and/or wet. Now, it's no news that you can use your eyeshadows wet to get a better pay-off and more dramatic effect, but it is true that not all shadows are designed to be mixed with water and in some cases, it can truly ruin them. Worn dry, the Nars' shadows deliver a beautiful sheen and a buildable pigment. The real magic happens when you use them wet; they can truly surpass any pigment. I personally like to use MAC Fix + on my brush and then dabb it into the pan, but any type of mist would do - hell, water would do. Once I laid down the color, I like to set it by using my finger and some of the dry shadow. This will also add some extra sparkle. There's nothing you can't do with this shadow. I particularly like this shade as it is a lovely golden-y bronze neutral that goes with everything and can be dressed up or down depending on the time of the day (hint hint, it looks f-a-b with big lashes and a bold lip on a night-out). I'm not going to lie, the price of this baby is outrageous - 21£ or freaking 50 swiss quid for one shadow seems impossible to justify, so much that I myself, a make-up-alcoholic, had a hard time to make the move. I can't begin to tell you how glad I am I did. If you decide to take the plunge, I'd suggest healing your financial wound by reminding yourself that a little bit of this fairy dust goes a loooong way, so if your credit card's lucky she won't have to go through this traumatising process again. Just sayin'.