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This Holiday season, NARS wraps up the year and its 15th Anniversary with a color collection offering shades that are deep and bold with festive shimmer – ideal for designing a look that is both sophisticated and sultry.

“For the holidays, I think it’s a great time to feel beautiful and sexy…with a little bit of movie star attitude,” says François Nars, Founder and Creative Director of NARS Cosmetics.

NARS SOFT TOUCH SHADOW PENCIL – $24: Sure to be a favorite for the holidays, the soft touch shadow pencil is a new addition to the NARS product line that offers a convenient delivery system and multi-purpose formula. Available in three playful shades:

Goddess: A cool, divinely ethereal, glistening pink champagne that’s worthy of worship.

Aigle Noir: A smoky, bold black infused with gold shimmer named for the dark, noble raptor that soars the Himalayas – graceful and rare.

Skorpios: An irresistibly iridescent copper named for the alluring Greek isle of the famous and flamboyant.

NARS Duo Eyeshadow – $32

Brousse: Deep, subtly shimmering hues of eggplant and the darkest wood create an earthy, yet sophisticated palette

Eurydice: Bordeaux with hints of iridescent blues and coal rich with metallic greens make for a modern holiday pairing

Taiga: A surprising contrast of bright, yet intense hues in the sheerest of textures

NARS Mousson Cream Eyeshadow – $21: This shimmering, spicy pine cream eyeshadow is named for the monsoon – natural and unpredictable

NARS Rouge Andalou Nail Polish – $16: Lasting and lustrous, like its namesake region – this classic, incandescent candy apple red nail hue is sultry, sexy and steeped in tradition

NARS Velvet Matte Lip Pencil – $24

Pop Life: Coat lips instantly with this bold, bright and modernly matte holly red hue that slips on with a velvety texture

Toundra: This richly pigmented Barolo wine shade is creamy, long-lasting and matte for strong, seamless color

NARS Luxor Multiple – $37: An iridescent pink to be used on eyes, cheeks, lips and body for dynamic highlights and a perfect, glowing complexion

The Holiday 2009 collection is currently available at narscosmetics.com.