Before jumping the gun and dropping something heinous like $89 smackeroos - need I remind you about Arabian Nights? I decided to take a closer look at the newest NARS trio, Ramatuelle, online, to see if I could duplicate the look with what I already own. I think I came pretty close.

NARS defines the three shades (from left to right) as silver, icy peach and apricot. Typical colours which are deemed as being on trend when squeezed into a little black compact. I'm not being cruel or smart, just savvy with my bottom line.

Lucky for me, I own MAC eye shadows in Electra (a heavy silver which has blue undertones) and Shroom (the champagne of beige), as well as Inglot's shade #407 (sherbet orange). Go on an archaeologic dig, dust off a few compacts and you will most certainly be able to find these colours in your own arsenal.

From left to right: Electra, Shroom & #407

In order to get the look above, I applied shroom from the lash line to just below my eyebrow - essentially, all over. Then, I patted #407 on my eyelid and blended the colour into shroom. Finally, I dusted electra on the inner corners and winged it within the crease in order to open my eyes.

I firmly believe in using an eye primer before applying eye shadow; my lids have a tendency to get oily and quite often damage the effect I was going for. NARS Smudge Proof Eye Shadow Base is quite simply the best. Tina Turner must be referring to NARS whenever she sings that song.