NARS • Blondie • Eye Shadow
(18 reviews)
| Average Rating. | 4.6 |
| Would buy this product again. | 88% |
| Package Quality | 4.4 |
| Price | 3.7 |
| Ingredients | |
frazzletree on 1/3/2012 12:14:00 AM more reviews by frazzletree
Age: 30-35 Skin: Combination, Fair Hair: Blond Eyes: Blue
Quiet, unassuming color - no idea why I decided to buy this. But this is a real workhorse for me for workdays. Makes me look done without all "look at the eyeshadow!!" perfect for meetings.
Love, love, love Nars.
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*TOP REVIEWER* skwpt on 4/3/2010 8:05:00 AM more reviews by skwpt
Age: 44-55 Skin: Combination, Fair, Cool Hair: Blond, Straight, Fine Eyes: Blue
I bought Blondie from Sephora, along with Bali and Biarritz. Described as "taupe," I fully expected to love Blondie the most loved of my new trio, but unfortunately, it looked the worst. I could detect no grey in it, which would make it a taupe. On me, Blondie is a warm, medium-toned caramel brown, similar to Laura Mercier Cafe au Lait. I removed 2 lippies for color/description, but Blondie is typical of NARS eyeshadows: nicely pigmented, easy to layer for low to high impact, and it blends like a dream. I imagine Blondie would also make a great eyebrow powder, especially on warmer skin tones. For reference, I am fair cool-neutral NW15 with (naturally) light ash brown hair and blue-green-grey eyes.
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mademoisellenicole on 2/8/2010 7:21:00 AM more reviews by mademoisellenicole
Age: 30-35 Skin: Sensitive, Fair Hair: Blond Eyes: Violet
rebought this. what works on terence hill works on me too. a tad of this shady milktoffee on my lids and my blue eyes POP.
Nude with a lot of look possibilities
I love it
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*TOP REVIEWER* FoXyKiTten01 on 1/9/2010 10:17:00 AM more reviews by FoXyKiTten01
Age: 25-29 Skin: Combination, Tan Hair: Black Eyes: Brown
I am a self proclaimed neutral fanatic. I ended up getting this, portobello duo and madrugue duo. While all 3 are very similar, they are different..ever so slightly. Blondie seems to have a lot of red undertones depending on what I pair it with but is still wearable on me. It looks like a creamy lighter than milk chocolate in the pan and goes on fairly true to color. The pigmentation is amazing and it's silky smooth and easy to blend. Overall fantastic!! It's definitely a staple in my piles of nudes. I find myself wearing this daily on my MAC NC30-35 skin tine.
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*TOP REVIEWER* Hothead on 7/3/2009 8:29:00 PM more reviews by Hothead
Age: 44-55 Skin: Normal, Fair, Warm Hair: Red, Straight, Medium Eyes: Hazel
I always keep a backup for this shadow.. it is one of my favourites and it goes with just about all shadows from browns, blacks to navy blues -- it is a great one to use over the contour color which might be dark and smooth out towards the temple. It works on the lid and also on the lower lid.. in short, it is an almost perfect skin color with chutzpah!
I took off a lippie because I HATE NARS packaging which gets gummy and messed up after awhile... it is ugly to the touch.
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blackstarlet on 10/10/2008 12:35:00 AM more reviews by blackstarlet
Age: 19-24 Skin: Dry, Fair-Medium Hair: Black Eyes: Black
Beautiful texture. Well pigmented. Matt brown that should work beautifully in any skin tone. Normally I don't like matte brown on me cuz some how matte brown always appears wired/dirty on me. This one don't look wired on me. Not sure if I will repurchase it as its on pricey side as a single eyeshadow. Thinking palate probably is better choice and should save some money by doing so.
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*TOP REVIEWER* itshannah on 2/10/2008 2:04:00 PM more reviews by itshannah
Age: 25-29 Skin: Normal, Medium Hair: Brown Eyes: Brown
I like everything about it! The texture, application and effects. For light skinned people this makes for a great daytime, toned down, beige smokey eye. Good by itself to wash over the entire lid, good with whitish shades to create subtle depth/contouring and good as a base w/ darker shadows. After seeing tips here, I tried it on my brows and it is works there as well! A matte-nude, light light brown color. Not the most noticeable color, but can make a natural face noticeable.
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*TOP REVIEWER* laurentothemax on 1/27/2008 5:31:00 PM more reviews by laurentothemax
Age: 25-29 Skin: Sensitive, Fair Hair: Brunette Eyes: Blue
I've recently become a fan of grown-up utilitarian eyeshadows, such as this one as opposed to the flashy club kid MAC + Urban Decay colors of my late teens and very early 20's. Blondie is a neutral matte fawn brown, completely absent of any weird muddy undertones. Having light hair, I use it as a brow powder primarily. I've heard that on some people it can go slightly pink but i haven't had this problem. I've also used it all over my lid with Nar's 'Edie' on my brow-bone and slightly washed over the whole lid to give it a slightly dewy, daytime look. This eyeshadow, like everything else Nars is a bit pricey ($21) but I find it justified considering that I use it nearly everyday. Top notch in packaging, color, product consistancy. tres bien, francois!
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*TOP REVIEWER* ekelur on 12/4/2007 8:18:00 AM more reviews by ekelur
Age: 30-35 Skin: Combination, Fair Hair: Brunette Eyes: Blue
I got this after reading "What You Wear Can Change Your Life" by Trinny and Susannah. It's a great light brown/beige matte. I wear it under All About Eve or just by itself. As with all Nars, fabulous packaging, great pigmentation and exorbitant price.
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*TOP REVIEWER* jiney17 on 11/1/2007 5:37:00 PM more reviews by jiney17
Age: 25-29 Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium, Neutral Hair: Black, Straight, Medium Eyes: Brown
Light, matte sandy beige with a slightly gray undertone. Not super exciting but it makes a good crease color, and I always appreciate a workable beige. It's an unsung staple sort of thing--a workhorse but it'll never gets the credit it deserves. Anyway, NARS' own Cairo is a lighter, sheerer version of this with a faintly satiny sheen and works well on the lid with Blondie in the crease. I might repurchase this, might not.
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elow on 6/2/2007 6:22:00 PM more reviews by elow
Age: 19-24 Skin: Combination Hair: Brown Eyes: Brown
Great neutral brown/beige color, more on the cool side. Can be worn day to night and layered for increased intensity. Long-lasting and doesn't crease up. Slightly pricey, but it has become an everyday staple, will definitely rebuy.
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*TOP REVIEWER* gna on 5/7/2007 11:04:00 AM more reviews by gna
Age: 30-35 Skin: Other Hair: Black Eyes: Brown
Another good Nars staple. I like to use light browns as a wash or combined with bright shimmery shadows. Love the fact that it's matte and cool/neutral--no funky, muddy undertones. Hope they come out with trasparent covers someday.
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Nursie on 1/16/2007 5:42:00 AM more reviews by Nursie
Age: 25-29 Skin: Combination Hair: Brown Eyes: Brown
I can see why this doesn't have many reviews as it's not a very exciting looking color, but this is a really great staple to have in your collection. It's a nice matte brown that's maybe a bit lighter than what I would call medium brown. Very neutral and I think would pair well with most colors. I like it as a crease color. I often have trouble with browns looking orangey once they're on my skin but no problem with this one. Blends well too. I also have many, many Mac shadows and in my opinion there isn't a Mac dupe of this. On the pricey side but I think it's worth it.
I'm NC20 at my palest, NC30 at my darkest, brown hair, golden brown eyes.
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*TOP REVIEWER* Steph0891 on 2/11/2004 10:26:00 PM more reviews by Steph0891
Age: 19-24 Skin: Very Dry, Fair-Medium, Warm Hair: Black, Wavy, Coarse Eyes: Brown
a matte brown. not too dark and not too light. love it for my crease. wear it everday and looks perfect w/ All ABOUT EVE duo.
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mailentine on 1/5/2004 4:07:00 PM more reviews by mailentine
Age: 30-35 Skin: Dry Hair: Brunette Eyes: Brown
Blondie is a good inner eye shadow for me. Makes my eyes look closer together and evens out my face.
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*TOP REVIEWER* beautifulscorpio83 on 11/7/2003 6:25:00 PM more reviews by beautifulscorpio83
Age: 19-24 Skin: Acne-prone, Medium, Warm Hair: Brunette, Wavy, Coarse Eyes: Brown
I love this it's a golden brown/beige shadow that looks awsome in the crease or all over the lid,blonde ladies can even use it as brow powder it's wonderful! :)
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*TOP REVIEWER* snyder on 1/27/2003 1:09:00 AM more reviews by snyder
Age: 19-24 Skin: Sensitive, Fair-Medium, Neutral Hair: Brunette Eyes: Blue
I love NARS Blondie!! This is a very natural light honey brown. Gives you a very natural contour in your crease without looking like obvious eyeshadow. This is a matte color, also. I wear this almost everyday...of course I'd buy it again! Oh, and it just makes my blue eyes POP!!
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*TOP REVIEWER* Adele on 10/3/2001 6:45:00 PM more reviews by Adele
Age: 19-24 Skin: Combination Hair: Brown Eyes: Blue
A nice neutral fawn color, pretty in the crease and as a liner for day. Very natural, and matte. Good everyday shadow, wouldn't quite cut it for evening though!