Disappointing Product: Nars Blush in Sin

Despite Nars Sin blush being a favourite of many, I have to say this blush is a huge disappointment for me. At $38 CND Nars blushes are pricy and because I lost it for I time I can't return it either.

Nars Sin swatched

The thing about this blush is that it sounds like it would be exactly what I'm looking for- a cool shade that has purple tones to go with my variety of cool toned looks that I don't want something warm-toned on the cheeks with. In fact Sephora describes this as a "berry with gold shimmer". Nars Sin is really pigmented, and the shimmer is minimal so it's should be more of a glow then a full on frosty shimmer. What isn't to like?

However, this blush just looks awful on me. Even used extremely lightly I look dirty and bruised. Like the bruise is in a stage of healing where there are multiple colours. For some reason the gold shimmer which is minimal highlights my cheek wrong and gives this multi-toned bruise effect. The shimmer didn't emphasize my pores any more than they already are noticeable, but that's about all the good I can say about it.

Nars Sin applied lightly

It's true I'm very pale, as pale as you can get and still have a yellow undertone to the skin. But I honestly didn't think this blush would clash as badly as it does with my face. This blush looks so bad I'm now wary of trying any more berry or cool toned blushes.

I do think this blush will look fine on other people, just maybe not someone quite as light as I am.

Do you have any cool toned blush recommendations for me? Do you have any products that work for others that majorly failed for you? Let me know! Until next time.

Hebridean Sprite

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Eyeko Order Disappointment

Over a month ago now I finally decided to cave and order some Eyeko polishes as they looked like nice quality polishes from a smallish brand with a cute edge that was also cruelty-free. I finally received my order (over a month later) this last week.

I've not tried the polishes yet (though I'll be doing reviews for that in the coming week) but what I am disappointed in is the Eyeko customer service. Eyeko basically scribbled on the customs sticker for my order as you can see above. Because of this the Canadian government read this scribble as 40 british pounds and said that my order was worth $64.84 Canadian dollars, instead of the $29 odd I paid for the polishes and the shipping. So, I got charged an extra

$18.19. That is almost twenty dollars, and without shipping would pay for the whole bloody order a second time! Even worse was Eyeko's responses to me about their mistake on the customs form.

Krista,
as you can see in your declaration, the amount that was declared was £10, not £60. Also, the government should have charged you for the value of your order, as it is stated in your receipt inside your packet, not £60.

I am sorry to hear that you've been over taxed, but it is not our fault and mainly the Canadian government decision.

Kind Regards,

Eyeko Customer Service Team

They've basically said I was a liar despite sending them multiple pictures as proof that I'm not. And seriously, what is this about the government looking at my receipt inside my package? The government is supposed to open up my mail now is it? I am seriously disappointed and though I will review the polishes I won't be buying from them again. To me this is not the way to do costumer service.