NARS Blush, Nico

Blush in Nicothis blush you will either love or hate; it pretty much depends on preference and skin tone/color. I love it because it adds the most NATURAL highlight I have ever encountered. Being an oily skin person, I always tend to stray from your normal, shimmery highlighters for the "dewy" look. I just end up looking like a glowing, nasty disco ball. If I try to highlight by simply applying a lighter shade of foundation/concealer/powder etc, I tend to look ashy. (NC 40-42 skin tone) it's just never been easy. THIS blusher makes it SO easy for me. It's the perfect "lighter" shade for my olive/tan skin and the shimmer in the blush is soooo fine it's basically a satin. there's no chunkyness going on, just smooth pale/beigey awesomeness. However, I only gave it four stars because its SUPER powdery. you tap your brush and there powder everywhere; almost chalky...but not exactly. I personally don't mind at all but for some that may be a problem. Overall, I think this can be a hidden gem that most people don't rave about but I will forever use it!

seems new. Pretty color. Only thing I noticed was that the blush was really powdery compared to my other Nars blushes, otherwise good.

Using it as a hi-lite for everyday make-up. subtle but pretty better than my go-to liquid hi-beam by benefit for a work day!

The color is supposed to be great on light fair skin. Its so pale and hardly shows up. Not the same as in the picture.

Wonderful lighr color for checks or as a highlighter.

Very nice

Talking about the Orgasm. Cost per wear, people. This blush requires very little-- in fact, I can load up my brush with a little bit for a night out, then just use whatever is left on my brush for the next two days of work.If this tells you anything about the value/ cost per wear, I bought my Orgasm/Laguna duo during my first year of college in 2006. THAT WAS 7 YEARS AGO. And I still have about 25% of the Orgasm Blush left in the pan and about 60% of the Laguna (which I use far less frequently.) I keep thinking I'll order a new compact of Orgasm, but the one I have just never seems to run out. It's almost magical. :)As for the color itself, it is just endlessly flattering. I have fair/ freckly Irish skin with dark hair, and it works for all occasions. It's almost as if you're not wearing a "cheek color," you're just enhancing your overall appearance in a way where people will say: "you look great/awake/younger," but they can't put their finger on why that is. It pulls your whole makeup look together, basically.I've bought other blushes in the intervening time because occasionally I wanted to shake things up, buuuut then I always just realize that Orgasm is the far superior color--at least for me--and I always go back to it.Also, anybody who complains about this color being a "glitterbomb" or that it is too bright and garish is using too. much. Period. People who are used to run-of-the-mill drugstore blushes won't necessarily be immediately hip to the fact that a little bit of this stuff goes a looong way.

very nude looking witch is what I like