smashbox is a very underrated company, i agree. they have some really nice products. i like their photo finish foundation primer, though i usually use MAC prep and prime face, just because its cheaper. smashbox also has really nice liquid foundation, nice cream eyeliner, and some nice allover face shimmer powder things. plus, the smashbox brushes i have are exceptional. oh, and there was a palette a few years back called the smokebox, which i absolutely loved. its a bunch of coordinating shadow shades, most of them pretty dark, and each one has matte and shimmer counterparts. if this palette still exists, i would definately recommend picking it up.
nars is okay, although i do find a lot of their products very overpriced. i was disappointed by a lot of the "vibrant" shadow shades, as they color payoff and staying power did not come come to MAC shadows. still, nars multiples are nice (you can use them anywhere), the blushes are amazing, and their laguna bronzer is one of the few universally flattering bronzer shades. i like their lipglosses, although they're not particularly unique. the cream shadows are nice too, as bases, mostly. my main complaint with nars, though, as i mentioned, is the fact that i find them really pricey, moreso than most MAC products, which are every bit as good, IMO. i have a couple nars brushes that are nice, though.
