Powder by day, party by night: NARS’ limited-edition Holiday 2026 collection brings alpine-inspired colour to winter make-up.
Inspired by the luxurious alpine aesthetic, The Holiday 2026 Collection: Art of Après is all about flushed cheeks, matte lips and frosted eyes. The limited-edition edit moves from ski-ready colour to evening glamour, with François Nars summing it up as “Après with attitude.”
At its centre are the Après Ski Cheek & Eye Palettes (£65), available in Snow Games and Aspen Highlands. Each combines eye shades with a gorgeous warm blush and icy, iridescent highlighter. Snow Games brings together satin mauve beige, light mahogany, gunmetal blue and shimmering raspberry. Aspen Highlands pairs ecru and taupe with cool pink, iridescent blue and a matte blue-pink.
NARS has been a strong foundation in my make-up bag for more than two decades, so it’s a brand I always feel confident giving as a gift. I’ve always used its blushes and Laguna bronzing powder, and the Après Ski Cheek & Eye Palette feels like the perfect present: eyeshadow and blush together in one compact palette.
As a brown-eyed girl, I’m drawn to its wearable brown tones, which I’d pair with NARS Light Reflecting Eye Brightener, Radiant Creamy Concealer and Climax Mascara. Add the rich Animal Instinct lip liner and my favourite gloss, and you have the start of a lovely NARS make-up collection. There’s something about receiving a NARS gift, beautifully packaged, that makes you smile before you’ve even opened it and feel excited to try everything inside.
For lips, Arctic Lip Sheen (£35) has a translucent icy-blue bullet with pearlescent overspray. It adapts to the skin’s natural pH for a subtle shade shift. Light Reflecting Prismatic Powder (£37.50) arrives in Eternal Snow, a marbleised pastel shade with a champagne-gold sheen.
The collection also has gift-ready duos: Line & Shine Lip Duo (£30) pairs a full-size Lip Liner with a mini Afterglow Lip Shine, while Mini Insatiable Liquid Blush Duo (£29) brings together two shades in a compact set. With cool pinks, winterberry and raspberry in the mix, NARS’ Art of Après takes winter colour from the slopes to the soirée.
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