NARS x Erdem Strange Flowers Collection

NARS cosmetics has announced the launch of a new capsule collection in collaboration with the Canadian and Turkish fashion designer Erdem Moralioglu.

Erdem, founder of the eponymous luxury brand, is known for his use of experimental textiles, lively prints, and attention to details, explored his aesthetic in collaboration with NARS, The 13-piece color collection. is said to be inspired by strange flowers, Erdem who was personally involved in developing new pigments and palettes, and designing the pale blue, flowers-embossed packaging.

Erdem for NARS Strange Flowers Collection includes six lipsticks in both neutral and bold shades, a pearlescent highlighting pencil, a box of blotting papers, two eyeshadow palettes, two exclusive blushers, and the Lip Powder Poison Rose Palette – something that NARS has never produced before.

As described by Erdem himself, the Lip Powder Palette gives the effect of stamped-on, really matte lips: “They remind me of my mother who would always wear a red lip as a sign she was ready to go out and face the world.”

NARS Strange Flowers Poison Rose Lip Powder Palette

A Lip Palette with  four powder lipsticks with adjustable coverage, it includes a creamy nude priming balm for the perfect base to blend the pink and red matte powders with the metalling shimmering rose gold for unique and unexpected looks and effects. 

NARS Strange Flowers Palette

A palette of six eye shadows in two variations, for the evening and for the day. They present eyeshadow with metallic and opaque finish, to be combined for a complete eye look.

• Night Garden - with gold, green, yellow, chocolate, blue and dark mauve gray
• Fleur Fatale - with ivory, brown, gray, brown, bronze and cherry

NARS Strange Flowers Collection Blush

A bright silk effect blusher with a soft-silky pearlescent finish for a radiant look, available in shades

• Loves Me - strawberry rose with gold shimmer
• Loves Me Not - rose lavender

NARS Strange Flowers Lipstick

Lipsticks with shades that are inspired by flowers, with delicate shades of pink to intense purple.

• Blood flower - bright cherry red
• Wild flower - deep plum purple
• Voodoo Lily - sheer muted lavender
• Moon Orchid - sheer light pink
• Larkspur - light purple

NARS Strange Flowers Mattifying Blotting Paper

Absorbent sebum papers presented in an elegant floral box, promising to instantly soften and mattify your makeup.

NARS Strange Flowers Multi-Use Highlighting Pencil

A illuminating pen for eyes, face and lips. It has a delicate pinkish nuance that highlights the shadow areas contrasting the grayness.

NARS has also included the Aqua Glow Cushion Compact, giving it a makeover with the limited edition floral packaging.

The NARS for Erdem Strange Flowers Collection will be available exclusively at Selfridges from April 15th and worldwide from May 1st 2018. NARS Cosmetics is available for purchase at BrownThomas, Sephora and Nordstrom.