- “I know a lot of the pot concealers are infamous for being dry and creasing your under eye especially, but this one doesn't”6:18–6:25
- “The formula is actually more on the hydrating side, although the coverage is like 100 out of 10”6:25–6:33
- “If you are looking for a concealer that's really thick and good coverage, however, something that's hydrating at the same time, then look into the NARS Pot concealer. Like, girl, it's life changing”
- “It blends so softly, too, because it's so creamy”7:05–7:11
- “It's not going to crease”
- Source: Full makeup using only my favorite products - Jul 14, 2025
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Soft Matte Complete Concealer"I know a lot of the pot concealers are infamous for being dry and creasing your under eye especially, but this one doesn't."$36.00
Radiant Creamy Concealer"Nothing comes in mind easier and faster than radiant creamy concealer from Nars."$36.00
Light Reflecting Advanced Skincare Foundation"Best foundation there is."$55.00
Natural Matte Longwear Foundation"This is the most long-lasting for me."$55.00
The Multiple"It is so gorgeous. Long-wearing, phenomenal colors, like really, really unique, in-betweeny kind of colors for every skin tone."$40.00
Light Reflecting Hydrating Primer"The primer is too. It's just really nice."$44.00
Blush"Popular color Orgasm as it has been for literally years and years."$36.00
Powder Blush"They have reformulated them without talc and that has been the kiss of death for so many brands."$36.00
Afterglow Lip Shine Gloss"It's actually what I'm using now. Like very natural lang."$32.00
Laguna Bronzing Powder"It truly is like the bronzer that got me in love with bronzer."$44.00
Explicit Refillable Satin Lipstick"I love it. I love it. I'm wearing it right now."$42.00
The Multiple Sculpting Stick"The cream bronzer is looking great by the way blending out really nicely."$40.00
Afterglow Liquid Blush"They're very highly concentrated and pigmented."$34.00
Total Seduction Smudge-Proof Eyeshadow Stick"Most luxury eyeshadow sticks and prestige eyeshadow sticks are created equal, especially from the standpoint of mattes."$34.00
Insatiable Afterglow Liquid Blush"Depending on how much you use, you can either achieve a seamless wash of color or you can build it up for a full glam full blushy blushed effect."$34.00
Laguna Bronzing Cream"It has a coconut scent in it, which I absolutely despise."$44.00
Lipstick"Every time I use these, I get a compliment."-
Hot Escape Afterglow Lip Oil"I like this one. It's kind of a liquid lip balm formula, and the colors are really surprising and lovely."$28.00
Makeup Cleansing Oil"This does give a little bit of the radiance that you're seeing."-
Afterglow Sensual Shine Lipstick"I love the fact that they don't put like a scent or a sensation or anything like that in their lip products."$32.00
Afterglow Lip Balm"Man, I want to like it. I really really do."$30.00
Light Reflecting Luminizing Powder"Look at that. What in the world is that? Like 2016 call baby."$42.00
Quad Eyeshadow"I feel like if you like the color story, this is the thing that like bridges it unifies the two sides of the company."$55Yachiyo Kabuki Brush"this is one of my most used brushes"$40.00
Soft Matte Tinted Lip Balm"This is probably the most different of all lip balms within this category because it goes against traditionally what you would expect as a lip balm because it's actually matte."$28.00
Natural Radiant Longwear Foundation"Loved the finish. I loved it."$55.00
Afterglow Tempting Eyeshadow Palette"It's exquisite."$67.00
Laguna Quad Eyeshadow"It really accentuates blue eyes. It's going to go with any eye color, but if you have blue eyes, it's really going to make them pop."$55.00
Afterglow Lip Shine"The Lip Shine suffers from a similar issue to the Afterglow Sensual Shine Lipstick, which is that it's just kind of oily and doesn't really bond to the lips."$32.00
Ethereal Aura Blush Palette"While I have not tried this specific one, I have learned my lesson on their palettes."-
Soft Matte Complete Foundation"This is, hands down, my most used and most loved bulletproof true matte foundation that I have ever used in my kit."$45.00
Light Reflecting Makeup Setting Mist"It's so nice. It's so nice without being like super super glossy."$38.00
The Multiple Mini Blush & Sculpt Duo"Half of my bronzer was patched off. It was awful."$32.00
Pure Radiant Tinted Moisturizer Broad Spectrum SPF 30"It actually had more coverage than I remembered."$50Browse more
- “This is one of my holy grail pot concealers like ever”6:03–6:10
- “The shade match, the coverage, the wear. I wore this on my wedding day. It's just tea”6:08–6:12
- “She comes in at $36, which you might say is really, really expensive cuz that's what I always get in the comment section when I bring up this concealer”6:16–6:19
- “You get .22 oz of product coming in at $163 per ounce”
- “I've used this almost every single day. I still have this much product in her. I probably have at least another eight months left in this. And I've probably used this for over a year”6:45–6:49
- “If you're someone like me who has consistent hyperpigmentation, acne scars, I would go with Nars here cuz it just makes sense for the price for value at that point”7:01–7:04
- Source: Drugstore vs high-end makeup price per ounce comparison - Apr 11, 2026
- “This NARS Soft Matte Complete Concealer has seen all my love”7:13–7:20
- “I'm almost at the end with this product”7:20–7:25
- “If you want to spot conceal, this is the product”7:10–7:17
- “It has that slightly drier, more matte consistency. Has more coverage and I feel like it will dry faster than your typical concealer”7:25–7:36
- “You can just apply wherever you actually need it. This way the skin remains impeccable”7:43–7:56
- Source: Inside my Paris makeup bag: products I truly swear by - May 17, 2026
- “I always come back to my Nars concealer pot”24:36–24:43
- “If you have acne, if you are trying to cover something up, now I only use this if I'm trying to cover stuff because it is a little heavier”24:40–24:48
- “You need something that is more full coverage though if you are trying to cover acne”24:50–24:53
- Source: Full makeup tutorial with product recommendations - Feb 24, 2026
- “I'm going to take the NARS pot concealer and just kind of spot correct”1:57–2:02
- Source: Full Glam GRWM + My Favorite Products - Apr 7, 2026
- “I use the Nars um it's the long one. The soft matte concealer”34:42–34:45
- “This kind of just lifts the brow, lifts the eye”34:52–34:55
- “It's just like the tiniest bit, but I feel like it makes a huge difference”34:55–34:58
- Source: Celebrity makeup artist does my makeup with tips for long-lasting glam - Apr 7, 2026
- “I've been obsessed obsessed with this concealer from Nars, guys”14:38–14:43
- “It should give you really good coverage and also it should give you a even more solid base layer making the makeup even more long-lasting”15:04–15:12
- Source: Best sweat-proof & long-lasting summer base routine - Jun 29, 2025
- “Everybody loves the Soft Matte Complete Concealer because it's so high coverage”2:37–2:40
- “It's been around for so long that things have surpassed it in terms of performance”2:43–2:49
- “The Lisa Eldridge Concealer Pencil is way more effective, and it actually disappears into my skin instead of leaving a matte dot in the middle of my makeup, which is what the Soft Matte Complete Concealer does”2:51–2:57
- Source: NARS Friends & Family: What's worth it & what's not - May 21, 2026
- “Nothing comes in mind easier and faster than radiant creamy concealer from Nars”4:55–5:04
- “This has been my go-to concealer for over 10 years”5:08–5:18
- “It's such an iconic concealer that you can always rely on”5:15–5:24
- “There is such refinement about this formula”5:29–5:35
- “There is the perfect balance between having a reliable high-performance great colors and beautiful finish that you can make it more opaque you can shear it out”5:32–5:40
- “It's so versatile”
- “Look at how it just erases the dark circles”6:02–6:10
- Source: Inside my Paris makeup bag: products I truly swear by - May 17, 2026
- “If you guys do not have this concealer, I don't know what to tell you. It's one of my most used, most favorite makeup products”1:55–2:00
- “I use it every single time I do my makeup”2:00–2:07
- “I usually use this on a typical day”2:07–2:10
- “I'm going to mix the shades vanilla and custard together because you don't want this shade to be too light or too dark”2:09–2:13
- Source: My current makeup routine in depth tutorial - Jul 2, 2025
- “It has the satin radiant finish, so it looks very natural on the skin and doesn't dry out your skin”1:15–1:19
- “The coverage is medium to full buildable”1:20–1:23
- “I need the tiniest amount of this to cover my acne spots, so it's just perfect for everyday use for me”1:22–1:26
- “It blends out beautifully, melts into the skin”1:26–1:30
- “I just love the formula”1:28–1:30
- “It doesn't feel heavy on my under eyes”1:30–1:33
- “The shade caramel is exactly my skin tone”1:31–1:36
- “I used this so much last year. I'm almost out of it. I have to repurchase this”1:33–1:40
- Source: I tried 50+ concealers... these 8 are worth keeping - Mar 14, 2026
- “This product is phenomenal in terms of layering, building up, and also for touch-ups. No matter how many times I build up or layer this product within reason, it does not end up looking heavy or cakey”11:21–11:27
- “It has a really beautiful creamy satin dry down finish to it that looks just so beautiful and skin-like under the eyes, in the T-Zone, wherever you're using this concealer”11:31–11:38
- “It's a phenomenal formula that's absolutely worth checking out. It's a cult classic for a reason and it's held up to all the new formulas on the market. In my opinion, it's just a solid, solid formula”
- Source: Luxury vs drugstore: where to spend your money - Mar 8, 2025
- “This is a classic. I'm not a fan”
- “If they say it's radiant, it's not that radiant on me”2:12–2:15
- “I don't find it to be super hydrating”2:15–2:19
- “I have never found a shade that really harmonizes with my skin tone”2:21–2:27
- Source: NARS Friends & Family: What's worth it & what's not - May 21, 2026
- “It's not so heavy”
- “This is buildable, and it's not heavy, and it's not like full coverage or anything”5:19–5:26
- Source: 10 minute everyday makeup routine for real life - Jun 6, 2026
- “Best foundation there is”7:23–7:26
- “If you're looking for something that will really last, that has really good performance that blurs, that has its skin-like effect, but it does what a foundation is supposed to do, and that gives you a much more beautiful skin”7:33–7:36
- “This is what I'm wearing right now, guys”7:45–7:49
- “This is some of my all-time favorite foundations”7:49–7:54
- Source: Choosing my top 3 makeup products from every brand while walking around Paris - Feb 8, 2026
- “This is the only foundation I wear”5:14–5:17
- “It's a very light runny consistency but it's still medium coverage, almost feels a bit like a skin tint, it's very very lightweight”5:18–5:23
- “It looks beautiful on the skin, I always get compliments whenever I wear it”5:25–5:28
- “Right now though doesn't seem to be agreeing with my skin because of the tretinoin, but I'm praying that this period of my skin getting used to the tret will soon be over and I can go back to using this because this is incredible”5:28–5:31
- Source: Huge self-care haul with viral products - Nov 25, 2024
- “I feel this is my like twice or twice bottle. That means a lot”11:51–11:59
- “Whenever a lot of my students are like wondering so many cushions and they just want it to settle it doesn't care about the money I always recommend this”12:01–12:11
- “This is more the semi matte but definitely dry skin girly if you do the good skin care you can use it”12:14–12:22
- “Compared to other glow foundation a lot more coverage”12:24–12:31
- “Sally said this feels the most foundation other ones feels all like a tinted moisturizer”12:29–12:36
- “If you guys are a lot more fair than me, definitely they have a really pretty like a light light tones colors, not orangey. Very nice”12:42–12:52
- “As time goes by, it just look like I put the setting powder”13:02–13:07
- “It doesn't because only glow foundation some makes it like uh like too much shine. So the pores are so shiny. So we don't want that”13:07–13:12
- Source: I spent $700 testing 8 luxury foundations - Apr 19, 2026
- “It is a silicone-free, very luminous, hydrating foundation”1:30–1:34
- “While I was very impressed with it when I first bought it, other things have surpassed it in terms of performance for me”1:34–1:37
- “It's very pretty, but it's pretty unstable”1:39–1:43
- “It doesn't have a lot of wear time as a result of being silicone-free”1:41–1:45
- “I've heard really great things from people with sensitive skin”1:47–1:53
- Source: NARS Friends & Family: What's worth it & what's not - May 21, 2026
- “She's using the NARS Light Reflecting Foundation”2:53–2:55
- “Because Rosa has combination to oily skin, she mixes one drop of the Makeup For Ever aqua seal”2:55–2:58
- “This helps the foundation last longer and prevents oxidization so your base doesn't slowly turn darker throughout the day”3:01–3:05
- “She even said that this makes it waterproof enough for swimming, which completely blew my mind”3:08–3:10
- Source: Beginner makeup on textured skin without looking cakey - Feb 26, 2026
- “I'm going in with the NARS foundation”1:57–2:00
- “I'm brushing it across the cheekbones first and the midsection of the face”1:59–2:06
- “After that, I'm going to apply it to the center of the face, keeping that area thin”2:11–2:14
- “By applying it this way, some areas will be thicker and thinner, making the base look more natural”2:19–2:23
- Source: Douyin makeup tutorial from a pro makeup artist - May 7, 2026
- “This is the most long-lasting for me”10:46–10:53
- “I love this foundation on me. I love it so much”11:10–11:13
- “It's really nice softer matte. It's not like a drying taking the life out of your skin kind of matte”11:16–11:20
- Source: Effortless spring face with my go-to products - Mar 22, 2026
- “This foundation is the one that answers all of my needs when it comes to foundation”
- “It's matte, but like a beautiful, very modern matte”8:02–8:10
- “It's super longwear, super super longwear, and it feels like a serum on the skin”
- “As you are buffing the foundation, you can see how it just evens out the skin”8:50–8:54
- “If you are also someone that looks for a foundation that will blur the pores, that will blur the fine lines, that would just make your skin look very even, very aromagen”10:12–10:20
- “I would say this is absolutely perfection if you have combination and oily skin”10:35–10:41
- Source: New makeup releases review and demo - Mar 1, 2026
- “The finish is beautiful, satin matte full coverage”
- “It makes me break out and suffocates my skin, worsening breakouts”
- Source: Sephora sale: what to skip and what's worth it - Apr 10, 2026
- “The new version is nothing compared to the Beyond Matte. It's just nothing”17:31–17:36
- “It was very patchy on me. I mean, I could not get it to blend out. It just looked really bad on my skin, unfortunately”17:41–17:46
- Source: Current beauty favorites: makeup, fragrance & beauty - Apr 28, 2026
- “It is so gorgeous. Long-wearing, phenomenal colors, like really, really unique, in-betweeny kind of colors for every skin tone”7:57–8:03
- “Things that you just don't see anywhere else”8:05–8:10
- “It has a really fantastic kind of like cream to matte, not drying matte, but not glossy at all, finish to it that I feel like is great for just about every skin type”8:10–8:16
- “It's not going to get all greasy on oily skin, and it's not going to get all crackly on dry skin. It's just a really cooperative formula”8:18–8:24
- “It's so good. It's so good and it can be kind of applied at any point in your routine. I find it to be kind of a revelation”9:43–9:46
- Source: NARS Friends & Family: What's worth it & what's not - May 21, 2026
- “This would have been my third product”
- Source: Choosing my top 3 makeup products from every brand while walking around Paris - Feb 8, 2026
- “NARS has put out such nuanced shades either in the multiple stick or in their powder blush. There are these really weird inbetweeny colors”17:38–17:44
- Source: Sephora sale 2026: Do's, don'ts & what's in my cart - Apr 9, 2026
- “If your pores are larger than life on your cheeks and 2 hours after you apply your makeup, they look even larger and oily, then I recommend you this blush”14:58–15:07
- “This is a cream that becomes sort of like a powder. It blurs your pores”15:12–15:17
- “I really really love this, especially in summer”15:20–15:24
- “It's such a beautiful color that gives you that freshness”15:38–15:44
- Source: New makeup releases review and demo - Mar 1, 2026
- “If you have large pores and if you like to apply your blush more like in the center of the face, you're going to be obsessed with the multiple because the multiple will really blur your pores and it's very very very long-lasting”17:01–17:11
- “You can use it on the eyes, on the lips, on the cheeks. It's a multiple use product”17:29–17:34
- “I love multiple for me. It's just something that always worked”20:11–20:18
- “What a beautiful color. Bad habits”20:18–20:23
- Source: Effortless spring face with my go-to products - Mar 22, 2026
- “The primer is too. It's just really nice”13:38–13:43
- “It's like a nice hydrating lightweight sort of gel serum formula that does add a little bit of radiance to the skin but it is a nice amount of grip”13:39–13:46
- “It's really really great. Makes the skin look super healthy”13:47–13:53
- Source: NARS Friends & Family: What's worth it & what's not - May 21, 2026
- “I really, really like this primer and I never even would have thought twice about this seeing it in Sephora, but one of the Sephora workers is a makeup artist as well, and he swore up and down by this primer”0:20–0:24
- “He said it's what he uses on all his clients and it's how you really get that reflecting, hydrating, glowy makeup”0:30–0:33
- Source: Spring wedding guest soft glam makeup tutorial - May 18, 2025
- “Popular color Orgasm as it has been for literally years and years”43:24–43:29
- Source: Best of Beauty Awards in Japan 2025 - Jan 9, 2026
- “I just can't figure out why it's viral”
- “I feel it looks very glittery on my skin”
- “I like the color a lot, but I just don't like the shimmer in it”9:07–9:14
- “Nars is just too golden on my skin, and I don't like it”
- Source: Affordable makeup dupes that perform like high-end - May 28, 2025
- “They have reformulated them without talc and that has been the kiss of death for so many brands”4:35–4:43
- “I think the NARS is really hitting it out of the park on both the formula”4:45–4:52
- “It doesn't hard pan like it used to”4:50–4:56
- “The colors are always incredible”5:00–5:04
- “I can't say enough about this formula, especially at 25% off. Go off. I'm adding that to cart”5:20–5:25
- Source: NARS Friends & Family: What's worth it & what's not - May 21, 2026
- “The formula on this is quite sheer. It's not very pigmented”31:03–31:07
- Source: Best makeup of 2025: my holy grail products - Jan 14, 2026
- “I don't think that the old ones were bad, but when they reformulated, I like the formula even better. It is way less prone to hard panning”16:39–16:42
- “The colors that they have continued to expand the range with are delicious. Delicious”
- Source: Sephora sale 2026: Do's, don'ts & what's in my cart - Apr 9, 2026
- “I have these visceral reactions to color sometimes and not even for me”38:44–38:49
- “It is worth having in my hands just so that I can verify that that color is as effing weird as it looks because it is going to change the game for some skin tones”39:54–40:00
- “It's bananas that that color exists. I require it. I require it for research purposes”40:08–40:13
- Source: Tepid takes on new beauty releases - Apr 23, 2026
- “It's actually what I'm using now. Like very natural lang”8:13–8:19
- Source: Best purchases of 2025 - Jan 3, 2026
Variant: Samoa (discontinued) / LagunaNo clip
- “It truly is like the bronzer that got me in love with bronzer”5:54–5:57
- “The NARS bronzers, they stand up to the test of time”6:17–6:26
- “Even if I could only pick one powder bronzer, I think I would still go with the NARS just because I know the formula”6:29–6:33
- “I think that NARS still remains supreme and is still one of my most used makeup products and one of my absolute favorite bronzer formulas”6:39–6:44
- “If you're looking for a bronzer that's not necessarily trendy or new, but you just want a product that you know you'll reach for, a product that you know will be a good formula and always look really beautiful on your skin, go with the NARS”6:47–6:50
- “I do think NARS really has nailed the formulation with their bronzers”6:59–7:03
- “The fact that they've withstood the test of time and it's still one of their best products makes it a standout”7:06–7:11
- Source: Sephora Sale 2026 Holy Grails: My Favorite Products - Apr 10, 2026
- “I think it's kind of a classic. It's fine”5:27–5:32
- “I think that their bronzers are a little bit warm. They're not that imaginative”5:30–5:34
- “If I'm not mistaken, they also have a fragrance”5:34–5:37
- “I don't think that Laguna, the Laguna line, one or the other, is particularly unusual”5:42–5:49
- Source: NARS Friends & Family: What's worth it & what's not - May 21, 2026
- “I love it. I love it. I'm wearing it right now”11:18–11:22
- “This is in Morocco, which I think is just one of the most gorgeous like coral shades”11:22–11:26
- “Love the packaging, too. It's very very sophisticated”11:26–11:34
- “I would liken the formula to it's kind of like the signature lip from Merit, except it's a little more pigmented than that”11:29–11:39
- “It's just a really comfortable formula”
- “The just ultimate classic well-done creamy lipstick. Very easy to wear, very easy to apply, incredible amount of colors”11:57–12:05
- Source: NARS Friends & Family: What's worth it & what's not - May 21, 2026
- “Really pretty kind of toffee nude color”28:27–28:33
- Source: I tried Sephora's highest rated makeup - Feb 21, 2026
- “The NARS has this Explicit lipstick and I love it. It's very creamy. It's got a lot of pigment to it”16:45–16:49
- Source: Best makeup for dry and mature skin - May 12, 2026
- “The cream bronzer is looking great by the way blending out really nicely”8:48–8:54
- “I was afraid it was going to be too opaque and maybe too pigmented but I don't think it's too dark. I think it looks really nice”8:52–8:56
- “The bronzer stick is the most practical”28:44–28:49
- Source: Sephora Sale 2026: Worth It or Not? - Mar 31, 2026
- “This is beautiful. This is definitely more pigmented, I would say, than the Dior, but it's creamy, blends out really nicely”7:47–7:51
- “NARS bronzers are beautiful”7:54–7:58
- Source: Sephora savings event recommendations spring 2026 - Apr 8, 2026
- “While I love the multiple stick for blush, I don't really think that the multiple sculpting stick is like that exciting”14:09–14:15
- “It's fine but it's like I want more slip to a contour or a bronzer and I want more grip to a blush”14:15–14:24
- Source: NARS Friends & Family: What's worth it & what's not - May 21, 2026
- “They're very highly concentrated and pigmented”
- “I would say that they are the Rare Beauty done better because they actually do dry down to a serum finish in a beautiful way”12:59–13:12
- “they're wildly thin on the skin”
- “Look at the finish. And it actually does wear where the other ones didn't. And that finish is just so darn pretty. It's really, really lovely”17:06–17:14
- “it reminds me of the MAC strobe blushes, which I love a lot”17:24–17:29
- “I love these. I really really do”
- “I love serum blushes. I love them and NARS does awesome colors”20:58–21:03
- “is this the most original thing in the world? No, but I'm glad it exists because more is better. We want options”21:03–21:06
- Source: New at Sephora: NARS Liquid Blushes, Make Up For Ever Foundation, Natasha Denona - May 27, 2026
- “All Access which is too dark for me. It's just too dark for me. It's like it ends up going on really hollow”14:23–14:28
- “If you have a blue undertone and if you have deep skin and everything kind of goes too warm on you, wow. Wow, that's going to be pretty for you. It's probably going to be like a really nice like on deep skin like a really pretty tonal flush for you”14:33–14:42
- Source: New at Sephora: NARS Liquid Blushes, Make Up For Ever Foundation, Natasha Denona - May 27, 2026
- “Kika Lor and it's just basically like a rosy pink, you know?”15:22–15:25
- “Kika Lor is like really easy for me to wear”15:28–15:31
- Source: New at Sephora: NARS Liquid Blushes, Make Up For Ever Foundation, Natasha Denona - May 27, 2026
- “The purple alone it is pretty, but I feel like on me it needs to be filled just a little bit with like a more natural again peachy beige color”
- “It's so gosh darn pretty. It's so gosh darn pretty”8:54–8:59
- Source: New at Sephora: NARS Liquid Blushes, Make Up For Ever Foundation, Natasha Denona - May 27, 2026
- “Double Dare. It's the one that's described as like a cappuccino color and it's quite warm. It goes on me as a like warm kind of peach tan which is interesting”14:01–14:08
- “Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous. Isn't that pretty? It is warm though. I mean, not like warm warm, but it's peach, you know?”17:33–17:40
- Source: New at Sephora: NARS Liquid Blushes, Make Up For Ever Foundation, Natasha Denona - May 27, 2026
- “This disappears before you've got your makeup done. It just completely disappears”3:24–3:32
- “Dolce Vita was so so ideal. Just chef's kiss”3:47–3:55
- “It just didn't stick around”3:53–3:55
- “It's really, really, really, really pretty, but there are fantastic serum formulas on the market now”3:55–3:59
- Source: NARS Friends & Family: What's worth it & what's not - May 21, 2026
- “Itty Bitty and it is a really pretty red coral. It kind of reminds me of Exhibit A”13:41–13:48
- Source: New at Sephora: NARS Liquid Blushes, Make Up For Ever Foundation, Natasha Denona - May 27, 2026
- “Most luxury eyeshadow sticks and prestige eyeshadow sticks are created equal, especially from the standpoint of mattes”12:11–12:15
- “I have had some of the shimmers, like I had Laguna in a shimmer and stuff like that, and they do shimmer. It is nice. The colors are really nice”12:17–12:22
- “I find that Bobbi Brown's ones and these and the Ilia are the best at doing shimmers”12:33–12:42
- Source: NARS Friends & Family: What's worth it & what's not - May 21, 2026
- “Depending on how much you use, you can either achieve a seamless wash of color or you can build it up for a full glam full blushy blushed effect”6:11–6:19
- “I have no highlighter on... I felt like this blush alone was enough”7:17–7:22
- “It doesn't emphasize my pores or fine lines”7:22–7:33
- “This lasted longer than pretty much any other liquid blush I have tried in a while”7:28–7:38
- “It contains peptides to give the skin a plumper-looking appearance and also ceramides to strengthen the skin barrier and to soften and to hydrate”7:38–7:43
- Source: 5 new makeup releases that are actually perfect - May 25, 2026
- “It has a coconut scent in it, which I absolutely despise”7:20–7:24
- “While it is a nice formula, it's just not an unusual shade range at all”7:24–7:32
- “I feel like if you can find a shade in this range, you can find a shade anywhere”7:31–7:35
- Source: NARS Friends & Family: What's worth it & what's not - May 21, 2026
- “Every time I use these, I get a compliment”8:00–8:09
- Source: Best purchases of 2025 - Jan 3, 2026
- “I like this one. It's kind of a liquid lip balm formula, and the colors are really surprising and lovely”12:47–12:53
- “I find it to be extremely comfortable and not sticky. It's a great formula”12:55–13:02
- Source: NARS Friends & Family: What's worth it & what's not - May 21, 2026
- “This does give a little bit of the radiance that you're seeing”7:56–8:01
- “And those two products together are chef's kiss”
- Source: Sephora Sale Faves for Every Concern from a Dermatologist - Apr 4, 2026
- “I love the fact that they don't put like a scent or a sensation or anything like that in their lip products”4:14–4:20
- “This one is a little bit kind of like oily for me”4:20–4:27
- “It doesn't grip the lips enough”4:25–4:29
- “The colors are really pretty, but I just I like something that doesn't feel like it's going to slippy slide all over my face and this just doesn't feel very secure to me”4:27–4:30
- Source: NARS Friends & Family: What's worth it & what's not - May 21, 2026
- “Man, I want to like it. I really really do”9:51–9:55
- “They're good, but they're still so slippy”9:53–10:00
- “I don't find myself reaching for this formula because the entire cosmetic world a few years ago decided to put out a bunch of tinted lip balms in this vein and so we really have our pick of the litter”10:05–10:12
- “I just don't think that like it's that good in the grand scheme of things”10:22–10:26
- Source: NARS Friends & Family: What's worth it & what's not - May 21, 2026
- “Look at that. What in the world is that? Like 2016 call baby”21:52–22:02
- “The highlighters are crazy”
- “Nars, you're crazy for this. I'll be wearing this every day”22:40–22:44
- “The highlighter. I can't I can't do it. It's bringing me back to life”25:41–25:48
- Source: Hot & new overhyped makeup: what's worth it and what's trash - Jun 29, 2025
- “A powder that I really like that doesn't take away the glow from this is the NARS light reflecting one that will keep the glow but just set ever so slightly”10:07–10:14
- Source: Top 5 Foundations for Dry, Sensitive Skin - Feb 7, 2026
- “This is just brilliant. I absolutely love this little guy”10:05–10:10
- “This is a very lightweight setting powder that is just going to lightly set, not add any color or coverage, doesn't mattify at all, but adds this lovely subtle, glorious sheen to the face”10:12–10:22
- “I really enjoy using this when I don't want to change the finish of the base product that I have on”10:31–10:37
- “It works really well on my dry skin, never looks dry, and just gives that perfected sheen look to it”10:50–10:56
- “It very much gives a pretty undetectable finish, say for that slight sheen when it catches the light or when you turn your face. It looks very, very beautiful on and I still reach for it a lot this year”10:54–11:03
- Source: Best makeup of 2025 - Dec 24, 2025
- “I feel like if you like the color story, this is the thing that like bridges it unifies the two sides of the company”10:28–10:36
- “I feel like their quads are often really really lovely”10:46–10:51
- “These sparkly shades in here from this one are bananas. They're so lovely”10:48–10:55
- “I'm really really pleased with this quad”11:14–11:16
- Source: NARS Friends & Family: What's worth it & what's not - May 21, 2026
- “this is one of my most used brushes”25:08–25:10
- “it is the perfect floppy density”25:19–25:22
- “this brush can be used for blush, bronzer, and setting powder and highlight”
- “it is going to just caress the face so beautifully”25:35–25:39
- “it always gives you an airbrushed effect with your makeup”
- “it is nice and small and manageable so it doesn't control the face with too much product on too large of an area on the base”25:42–25:54
- “you get precision but a soft application”
- Source: Sephora Sale 2026 Holy Grails: My Favorite Products - Apr 10, 2026
- “This is probably the most different of all lip balms within this category because it goes against traditionally what you would expect as a lip balm because it's actually matte”8:55–9:04
- “This is giving soft focus lipstick vibes with a very sheer coverage with neutral shades”9:10–9:16
- “It says it's a lip balm, but it just doesn't nourish my lips”9:45–9:49
- “It gives just like ever so slightly a little bit of like nourishment, but it's not long-lasting”9:47–9:53
- “It's not shiny”
- “It's not moisturizing”
- “For the price point of $38, I do have a little bit of regret”10:07–10:13
- Source: Ranking my best lip balms: viral, k-beauty & high-end - Jul 20, 2025
- “Loved the finish. I loved it”
- “Heavier matte foundations like this tend to make me break out. And guess what? This one did exactly that”0:28–0:32
- “I tested it a couple times and the same thing happened”0:41–0:45
- “Nars is more of a satin matte”2:47–2:50
- “the Nars is definitely more full coverage than these”13:21–13:25
- Source: Acne prone skin experiment results - Apr 18, 2026
- “It's exquisite”
- “When this first came out you saw me fall head over heels in love with it”14:38–14:44
- “Rebecca who is green also fell head over heels in love with it”14:42–14:49
- “I have bought it for friends. I have bullied people into buying it”14:46–14:51
- “For anyone for whom things tend to go orange even that right there. It's engineered to not go Cheeto color”14:51–14:57
- “This brown isn't just brown. It's like the perfect purple brown”15:04–15:14
- “This is a dream nine pan for I mean if you like these textures for an olive undertone. They're incredible”15:09–15:18
- Source: NARS Friends & Family: What's worth it & what's not - May 21, 2026
- “It really accentuates blue eyes. It's going to go with any eye color, but if you have blue eyes, it's really going to make them pop”4:16–4:20
- “It's just the kind of colors that I like to reach for, especially in the summer. It's small, it's compact, it's easy, right up my alley when it comes to eye shadow, and I have been loving it”4:21–4:25
- “Despite it only being four shades, you can get a lot of different looks out of it”3:58–4:01
- Source: Current beauty favorites: makeup, fragrance & beauty - Apr 28, 2026
- “The Lip Shine suffers from a similar issue to the Afterglow Sensual Shine Lipstick, which is that it's just kind of oily and doesn't really bond to the lips”5:57–6:02
- “I find it to be just kind of slippy”6:06–6:09
- “They have been putting out some really pretty shades in it. It's just not really my favorite”6:12–6:17
- Source: NARS Friends & Family: What's worth it & what's not - May 21, 2026
- “While I have not tried this specific one, I have learned my lesson on their palettes”6:20–6:24
- “I've just always found the palettes to be like not as good as the blushes themselves”6:53–7:00
- “It's weird. It's like the formulas are different. They hard pan instantly. They've been really frustrating”7:00–7:03
- Source: NARS Friends & Family: What's worth it & what's not - May 21, 2026
- “This is, hands down, my most used and most loved bulletproof true matte foundation that I have ever used in my kit”8:57–9:04
- “This needs a drop of foundation for your entire face”9:13–9:22
- “It works so well mixed with a face oil if you want to sheer it down, a moisturizer, an illuminator”9:19–9:23
- “I get the most wow, look at my face reactions when I use this foundation”10:05–10:12
- “If I had to choose between the MAC Studio Fix and the NARS Soft Matte, it's no contest. It would be the NARS Soft Matte”10:12–10:17
- Source: Professional kit series: foundations I carry and why - Mar 18, 2026
- “It's so nice. It's so nice without being like super super glossy”13:05–13:11
- “It doesn't melt your makeup so much that it makes it see-through”13:11–13:17
- “The mist is just so fine. It's really beautiful”13:33–13:38
- Source: NARS Friends & Family: What's worth it & what's not - May 21, 2026
- “Half of my bronzer was patched off. It was awful”
- “It just was so patchy on me, and I'm not going to be trying it again because of that”18:53–19:02
- Source: Current beauty favorites: makeup, fragrance & beauty - Apr 28, 2026
- “It actually had more coverage than I remembered”27:06–27:10
- “It actually looks a bit more makeup-y than I remember”27:12–27:19
- “I personally think that this was really, really good for the time that it came out, but I think that some of us might be better off going with something that looks a little bit more like skin”27:19–27:27
- “I almost think of it now as a not as pigmented version of the IT Cosmetics CC cream”27:32–27:43
- “I don't think it's a bad product, though”
- “I don't think that this is the end-all, be-all”27:19–27:24
- “If you like more coverage, you have more mature skin, for example, you don't want something necessarily super, super dewy”
- Source: Best skin tints of 2026 and ones to avoid - May 22, 2026
Brand note
Complexion staples with a satin finish and reliable wear.
NARS is a makeup brand that creators consistently reach for when they want a base that performs — the Light Reflecting Foundation and both concealers get called out for a semi-matte, skin-like finish that wears well through the day. The Radiant Creamy Concealer in particular is treated as a workhorse: creamy, buildable, and natural-looking under the eyes, though it fades around the six-hour mark. The brand suits people who want reliable, polished complexion products rather than experimental textures or trends.
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