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@aliandreea reviewing NARS Light Reflecting Foundation at 07:33 in a YouTube Shorts videoLight Reflecting Advanced Skincare Foundation"Best foundation there is."$55.00@makeupbycheryl reviewing NARS Natural Matte Longwear Foundation at 28:21 in a YouTube Shorts videoNatural Matte Longwear Foundation"This set the bar for matte foundation for me. It is incredible. I like it better than Estee Lauder Double Wear. It's so thin."$55.00@christendominique reviewing NARS Natural Radiant Longwear Foundation at 04:49 in a YouTube Shorts videoNatural Radiant Longwear Foundation"It's dewy, it's hydrating, it looks like really beautiful skin."$55.00@theannaedit reviewing NARS Radiant Tinted Moisturiser at 04:39 in a YouTube Shorts videoPure Radiant Tinted Moisturizer Broad Spectrum SPF 30"Last year's favorite was the Nars Radiant Tinted Moisturizer. I used the shade Alaska. I still love this."$45.00@tinatanakaharris reviewing NARS Light Reflecting Serum Cushion Foundation at 20:51 in a YouTube Shorts videoLight Reflecting Serum Cushion Foundation"Is this something they sell everywhere? I'm so out of the loop with western makeup that I have no idea."$52.00@marlenastell reviewing NARS Sheer Glow at 10:15 in a YouTube Shorts videoSheer Glow Foundation"This is my she has my heart."$42.75@mandydavismua reviewing NARS Soft Matte Foundation at 09:13 in a YouTube Shorts videoSoft 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

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Light Reflecting Advanced Skincare Foundation
5Light Reflecting Advanced Skincare Foundation
Ali AndreeaAli Andreea1.4M subscribers
4.9Variant: GobiLight Reflecting Advanced Skincare Foundation
  • “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
estherdazeestherdaze26K subscribers
4.5Light Reflecting Advanced Skincare Foundation
  • “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
CYoungCYoung84K subscribers
mentionsLight Reflecting Advanced Skincare Foundation
Tina YongTina Yong3.9M subscribers
3Light Reflecting Advanced Skincare Foundation
Kackie Reviews BeautyKackie Reviews Beauty139K subscribers
Natural Matte Longwear Foundation
4.9Variant: PunjabNatural Matte Longwear Foundation
  • “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
Ali AndreeaAli Andreea1.4M subscribers
4.5Variant: Ulong L1.5Natural Matte Longwear Foundation
  • “I always forget how very pigmented and obviously full coverage this is”
  • “It still leaves a very nice glow to the face even though it's a matte”
  • “I was really scared that I have dry mature skin and I did not want a more dry looking and crusty looking skin when you use like a matte foundation”5:02–5:16
  • “I think that this could be the foundation that I might use when I go to my son's graduation only because I think it lasts much longer”6:16–6:29
  • “This has been one of my favorites lately that I've been using a lot”6:29–6:33
  • “If you have dry and more dry and mature skin, if you have a very good moisturized complexion before you apply this product, it looks wonderful on the skin”23:09–23:25
  • “You can use one pump. Don't do two pumps like what I did”
  • “Definitely recommend this one”23:41–23:42
  • Source: Trying new makeup releases with honest first impressions - Mar 30, 2026
ilinca wilinca w4.5K subscribers
3.5Natural Matte Longwear Foundation
Julia Adams MUAJulia Adams MUA286K subscribers
3.5Variant: L2 Mont Blanc & L4.5 Vienna (mixed)Natural Matte Longwear Foundation
  • “I've been testing this foundation out. I received them a little bit early before they officially launched and I really like it”0:30–0:37
  • “What feels so refreshing about it is that it is a soft matte foundation”0:37–0:43
  • “It does have a higher amount of coverage. It's a good medium to full, but it's been wearing really well on my oilier skin type”0:41–0:48
  • “Throughout the day, it does end up becoming kind of like a natural matte on me, which I really enjoy”0:50–0:54
  • “But what I love about it, it doesn't feel like it dehydrates my skin”0:54–1:01
  • “Very lightweight and I don't detect that I'm wearing a foundation at all”0:58–1:03
  • “Because it is a matte foundation, you have to work a little quicker or else it dries and I really blend it out with a brush because it doesn't really like when I go over with my beauty blender to like fix any excess product or brush strokes”1:01–1:07
  • “I think it's such a pretty finish and it gives such a blurred effect to my skin”1:21–1:27
  • Source: Soft Matte, Poreless Skin Base | Monochromatic Toasty Browns Look - Mar 6, 2026
Julia Adams MUAJulia Adams MUA286K subscribers
2Variant: L4Natural Matte Longwear Foundation
Morgan TurnerMorgan Turner372K subscribers
Natural Radiant Longwear Foundation
2Variant: L2 Mont BlancNatural Radiant Longwear Foundation
  • “Once it starts to dry down and settle onto my skin, I notice these little streaky, patchy spots almost as if it wasn't a foundation that blended nicely”9:16–9:22
  • “If I try to go in and fix that and blend it out or apply a little bit more, it just immediately breaks down the formula and gets even patchier”9:34–9:38
  • “Just from a regular distance, it can look really pretty. Like it actually looks smooth and it has a natural matte finish with medium to full coverage”
  • “How this performs with wear is inconsistent for me, but I would say mostly not great”10:47–10:52
  • “It also weirdly will give me kind of like an orange foundation mustache where it clearly has like oxidized there”10:58–11:02
  • “There are way too many to justify the high price point, and there are too many amazing options at the drugstore for significantly less that don't give me any of these issues”11:05–11:10
  • Source: I Tried 20 New Viral Beauty Products... Don't Waste Your Money - Jul 26, 2026
Abbey YungAbbey Yung840K subscribers
Pure Radiant Tinted Moisturizer Broad Spectrum SPF 30
4.8Variant: AlaskaPure Radiant Tinted Moisturizer Broad Spectrum SPF 30
  • “Last year's favorite was the Nars Radiant Tinted Moisturizer. I used the shade Alaska. I still love this”4:29–4:39
  • “It's great for like the first 6 months of this year. This is all I used”4:39–4:47
  • “It's very natural. It's kind of like a gel-like finish. It's not super liquidy. It's quite like creamy gel-like”4:47–4:51
  • “Put it on with your fingers. Put it on with a brush”4:53–4:57
  • “If I put it on with a brush, I use the Westminatellier blender brush. Please don't look at how dirty my one is”4:55–5:00
  • “Brilliant product, just very natural looking, but there's like a decent amount of longevity in there”
  • Source: My 2025 Makeup Favourites - Dec 14, 2025
Anna NewtonAnna Newton476K subscribers
3.5Variant: Finland Light OnePure Radiant Tinted Moisturizer Broad Spectrum SPF 30
  • “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
Amanda ZAmanda Z128K subscribers
Light Reflecting Serum Cushion Foundation
Sheer Glow Foundation
4.9Sheer Glow Foundation
Marlena StellMarlena Stell1.6M subscribers
Soft Matte Complete Foundation
5Soft Matte Complete Foundation
Mandy Davis MUAMandy Davis MUA63K subscribers
Brand note

NARS is a brand that delivers serious pigment payoff and staying power, especially in its concealer range. The Soft Matte Complete Concealer is the clearest anchor here — a thick, high-coverage formula that creators consistently reach for spot-concealing blemishes and evening out texture, though several note it can read dry under the eyes. The brand suits anyone who prioritizes coverage and longevity over a dewy or skin-like finish; trade-offs include a heavier feel and a formula that demands a targeted hand.

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