NARS is killing it this season with yet more pretty palettes for summer. They just launched called Heat of the Night Summer Edit with two Face Palettes in Summer Lights and Hot Nights along with new colors of Satin Lip Pencil and Velvet Matte Lip Pencil. The palettes are truly phenomenal in terms of pigment, blendability and color selection. They’re pretty for summer to add warmth and glow. Lip pencils offer bold color deeper than I’m used to wearing but are still nice everyday kind of neutrals. The collection is limited-edition and is available now at Sephora and NARS.
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Summer Lights Face Palette
The Summer Lights Face Palette ($59 for 3.2 g x 4 eyeshadows, 7.1 g x 2 for cheeks) is the lighter option of the two palettes with four eyeshadows, a soft highlighter and matte bronzer. Everything is a powder formula with super soft textures that are easy to blend. If you already own the Skin Deep Eye Palette you might want to skip both of these as you’ll find similar color options. However these palettes do have a really nice lighter shimmer shade for eyes combined with the cheek colors they make for excellent travel companions. In the Summer Lights Face Palette:
- Rainwater Eyeshadow is a shimmery taupe beige
- Hibiscus Eyeshadow is a yellow bronze shimmer
- Papeete Eyeshadow is a terracotta bronze
- Hei Eyeshadow is a satiny cool brown shimmer
- Paper Flower Highlighting Blush Powder is a warm champagne shimmer
- Destination Unknown Bronzing Powder is a neutral soft matte brown
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Hot Nights Face Palette
The Hot Nights Face Palette is the deeper option of the two with bolder eye colors ($59 for 3.2 g x 4 eyeshadows, 7.1 g x 2 for cheeks). It’s not too dark for me to wear I still prefer the lighter option. I think this will definitely work better for deeper skin tones to show up more. Colors in the Hot Nights:
- Pacific Eyeshadow is a pink champagne beige shimmer
- Paradis Eyeshadow is a violet bronze shimmer
- Maeva Eyeshadow is a reddish cranberry shimmer
- Black Sand Eyeshadow is a deep purple shimmer
- Tautira Highlighting Blush Powder is a shimmering rose gold tan
- Manihi Bronzing Powder is a matte medium bronze
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Velvet Matte Lip Pencils
There are four shades of Velvet Matte Lip Pencils. These have medium coverage with a velvety matte finish. The pigment is buildable to cover the entire lip.
- Good Times is a nude beige matte
- Take Me Home is a terracotta color
- Promiscuous is a hot bright deep pink
- Dance Fever is a 90’s matte brown
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Satin Lip Pencils
I haven’t used a Satin Lip Pencil in so long I forgot how much I liked the creamy formula! They have a nice shine finish and very pretty smooth coverage. Colors run darker than I’d normally wear but they’re a nice bolder option for summer:
- Balboa is a plum cream rose
- Giusti is a medium rose
- Golden Gate is a cool grey mauve pink
- Exbury is a soft creamy warm rose
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Makeup look wearing the Armani Power Fabric Balm in 6.5 (review here), La Mer Loose Powder to set, NARS Summer Lights Palette on Eyes and Cheeks, Tom Ford Emotionproof Mascara, NARS Take Me Home Pencil. Top by Nation LTD.
Overall a solid collection of easy to wear bronzey shades for summer. I tend to like brighter lighter colors for lips so most of the lip colors were outside my comfort zone. They’re still neutral and easy to wear for a more dramatic but still neutral lip look. I really like the Summer Lights Palette – it’s enough to give me a complete beachy bronze look. I feel like I need a little more color so I’ve added blush in addition to the palette, but other than that these make for great summery looks. The compacts are sturdy and have large enough pans to dip a brush into. Yet they’re compact enough to travel with.
Quality and lasting power is really good, true to NARS powder shadows and lip pencils. For me the palettes lasted all day on the face for a good solid 7 hours without fading. Lips are always tricky to test as I’m constantly snacking, drinking or wiping my face to do swatch tests. They do stay put as long as your lips don’t touch things.
You can find the NARS Summer 2019 collection out now. Available at Sephora and NARS.
NARS Summer collection provided courtesy of NARS for review consideration.
These palettes look stunning!❤️
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I like how I was super excited they had new lip pencils (they’re one of my favorite type of lip products) and then my Bay Area-native self saw the shade they chose for Golden Gate and I wanted to throw something hahaha.
the warm tone palette looks amazing. but a little too expensive!! 😮 need to try those pencils though!
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Take Me Home is an absolute winner on you!
Just when you think NARS cannot do any better … bam!
Beautiful, beautiful lip shades.
Love the summer nights palette!
Gonna have to try some of these.
I think dance fever is my favorite, it looks so pretty on you! ♥♥♥
I love this whole collection!
Golden Gate looks like my kind of color!!
Its kind of amazing how the Take Me Home pencil looks so different in the lips only photo vs the full face shot!
As pretty as these are, Nars always ends up just sitting in my vanity unused.
The Summer Lights palette on my Sephora wishlist. 🙂
The lip pencils look stunning on you! I think I’m tired of palettes, though…
I think the matte pencils look great on you! I might add them to my cart today….
the lip colors are so pretty on you!
I am in love with the summer lights palette! A perfect all-in-one and on-the-go palette! Neeeeeed!
Summer lights palette looks beautiful!
really like the summer lights pallete – might need get that one!!!
Gorgeous plalettes!
Love a good bronze-y summer collection. Loving that “Take Me Home” lip pencil on you, Sabrina!
The Hot Nights palette is super! Thanks for swatching!
NARS has always been a favorite. Your swatches are so helpful. I need the Summer Lights Face Palette!
Loving the Hot Nights palette and the satin lip pencils! Thanks for the swatches!
Love the shades of the satin lip pencils!
Nars is amazing at making me spend money.
Those lip shades look lovely on you! Especially Talk Me Home and Exbury.
Thanks for all the beautiful swatches!
perfect swatches as always
im loving the lip pencils, thanks for the swatches
You look stunning!! The swatches are awesome, I’m loving the look of both palettes. I haven’t bought NARS in a little while – it’s so nice to have a basically all in one for travel.
You look stunning!! The swatches are awesome, I’m loving the look of both palettes. I haven’t bought NARS in a little while – it’s so nice to have a basically all in one for travel.
I really like the Hot Nights palette! And the Promiscuous lippie!
I wish I could be one of those rare creatures who can wear lip crayons, but I always feel like they make my lips look dry and line-y, no matter what. One can dream!
I really love their lip crayons, and the palettes are nice but I’ll be passing on these.
The lip crayons look really nice, thank u for the swatches!!
I really like the looks of Take Me Home and Balboa. I usually get along with their lip pencils, and they travel really nicely, so maybe I’ll look into those two. They all look lovely on you, by the way. 🙂
I think Take me Home looks beautiful on you! Most excited to try that and the Balboa lip pencil!
Love the look of the Hot Nights Face Palette!
Summer Lights is calling my name! So beautiful. Good Times and Dance Fever are also gorgeous! 🙂
Lovely palettes, I like most of the lighter shades.
Their recent launches seems so similar. I’ll pass.
Wow – I love the swatches for those palettes! I might have to get one at the sephora sale. 😊
Uh oh. Those two palettes look super tempting. Decisions, decisions. But I think Hot Nights might win out for me!
I have always loved the NARS satin lip pencils and all colours are speaking to me. Both eye palettes are gorgeous but I think the Summer Lights would suit me best. This collection is one of the best from NARS for summer.
I honestly don’t need more nude eyeshadows but the Summer Lights palette looks stunning! Thank you for reviewing and all the swatches.
Thank you for a great post! I love the Hot Nights face palette.
Great Post! The Palette looks stunning!
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I have one of those lip pencils that has lasted me YEARS! I love it.
The Hot Nights palette has been in my Sephora basket for a few days… I think I’m convinced!
The Hot Nights palette has been in my Sephora basket for a few days… I think I’m convinced!
Really like this collection, especially the summer nights palette! It looks stunning and I love how you can create a complete look using it!
That first NARS face palette is soooo stunning.
Oh wow I can’t choose which palette i love the best, they are so gorgeous!
Good review, but it has convinced me to not to splurge on these items. The lips are a definite pass–not my colors!
I love those lip crayons, the colors are so pretty.
Wonderful products and prizes to be won
Amazing giveaway
Danse fever is beautiful. Love that lip on you.
Lovely colours for summer
I love the Hot Nights Face Palette. These shades are perfect for my pale skin tone and Nars never disappoints.
I am in love with Nars Hot Nights palette! It looks amazing..
Those lip products are gorgeous! My only qualm with them is that they are so hard to sharpen hah! 🙁
I have the “Take Me Home” color lip pencil. I’ve always loved a matte finish & these are perfect !!
The summer lights face pallet looks amazing!!
The summer lights face pallet looks perfect for summer. I also love the matte lip pencils.
Pretty colors. I love the golden gate one.
Thanks for the review! The summer lights palette looks fantastic!
Love this collection! So pretty!
I am interested in the Manihi Bronzing Powder is a matte medium bronze
Perfect for summer, so lovely!
The palettes are nice but I don’t wear eyeshadow so they would be wasted. The lip colours look dark in the picture but they do look very nice on you.
Love the matte lip pencils! Good times looks like a great neutral!
I’d love to try the velvet matte lip pencils.
Summer Nights is pretty amazing. Love the different finishes and shades on that one.
I swatched these palettes in the store and they’re so creamy and pigmented. They’re in my wishlist now
Nars is my favorite..great colors!
The colours reflect the velvety shades of a desert at sundown.
Love the NARS velvet lip glide
I prefer the summer lights palette too, very pretty bronzey shades! Love the matte lip colour you have on as well, it’s such a nice warm nude.
Nars has such beautiful colors! My favorite happens to be Golden Gate, such a pretty shade.
The palette has such nice colors, perfect for summer tans.
The palettes look so beautiful, and the lip colors look so fun
The Summer Lights palette looks perfect for me!
I always overlook NARS, I forget how great their lip pencils are.
The colors of both palettes are stunning.
A Sephora associate introduced me to NARS Light Reflecting Pressed Setting Powder and I love it!
The summer colors are so appealing.
I like the summer colors.
I love Nars. This collection is gorgeous.
I love the Dance Fever Nars lip pencils Rosanne
The Satin lip pencils sound really nice. I really like the shades, especially Take Me Home.
Love the summer colours.
I like the lip pencils, especially the Exbury shade!
Looks amazing!
wow, the face palette looks gorgeous in swatches and in your fotd photo! as for the rest, NARS take my $ on all the lip pencils!
The giusty shade is so pretty!
very pretty colors love them
i really love this. would love to try this out asap
I don’t think the colors would suit me very well, but that Summer Lights Face Palette is gorgeous! I love looking at beautiful palettes.
This is some gorgeous makeup.
I like that.Really nice.
I have to try these lip pencils. I love the colors.
I just know my granddaughter would love the lip pencils
I love all types of makeup palettes. Nars has great products!
I am loving the Summer Lights Face Palette
Adding these to my list to try.