Made in Italy, the Hanamichi Palette is a limited edition 2011 holiday palette, available for $65, and it includes an eyeshadow brush and a mirror.
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| The NARS Hanamichi Kabuki Eyeshadow Palette in sunlight |
Right now, this palette is still available from Nordstrom and from NARS EU.
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| The NARS Hanamichi Kabuki Eyeshadow Palette up-close |
Hanamichi is Japanese for "flower path", and the inspiration for this palette was the walkway that extends into the audience in a Kabuki dance/drama theatre.
The elaborate makeup worn by some of the performers is highly stylized, and this is clearly reflected in the NARS Hanamichi Palette.
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The NARS Hanamichi Kabuki Eyeshadow Palette - inspired by a Kabuki Theatre
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NARS Kabuki Eye Brush up-close
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| NARS Kabuki Eye Brush |
The NARS Kabuki Eye Brush is tiny, and I'm too afraid to use it! The handle is hand-spun with wisteria, and the bristles are so short that I'm worried that I'll destroy the brush if I wash it! Because of the size I don't know if it's going to be the most practical brush, so I'll save it for another day when I have more time to wash and test it.
Something that I don't like about this palette is that it does contain talc as the main ingredient.
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| NARS Hanamichi swatches |
While NARS claims the eye shadows are "highly pigmented", I did not find this to be accurate. I have certainly used very deeply pigmented eyeshadows that pack a punch, but here even the matte black eyeshadow is a little sheer.
These eyeshadows are pretty though, and blend beautifully. It's certainly not for everyone, but I love it.
- The Sassi Wench 
