Soft Matte Complete Concealer
SUMMARY OF REVIEWS
NARS Soft Matte Complete Concealer is a thick, high-coverage pot concealer that excels at spot-concealing blemishes and hyperpigmentation. Professional makeup artist Ali Andreea notes its drier, matte consistency dries faster than typical concealers, making it ideal for targeted use, while several creators praise its long wear and minimal creasing under the eyes. However, Kackie Reviews Beauty finds it leaves a matte dot on the skin, and Sierra Rose warns it can be drying for under-eye use.
FULL REVIEWS
POSITIVE
Variant: Custard
- “I've had this for years and it's just the best”28:31–28:38
- “It's the best spot concealer that you can get your hands on”28:34–28:40
- “This will be a forever holy grail”29:10–29:15
- “It's just one of those products in my collection that is just a bit of an unsung hero”29:52–30:01
- “I literally couldn't be without this product ever ever”30:16–30:22
- “If I did lose my makeup, this would be a complete immediate repurchase”30:22–30:29
- Source: Products I'd repurchase if I lost all my makeup - Apr 13, 2026
Variant: Macadamia
- “I love this concealer so much”8:28–8:32
- “This is good for concealing spots on your skin”
- “I love the soft matte look”
- “This is my go-to concealer and I repurchase this, I don't even know how many times at this point”8:32–8:36
- “I use it to carve out my brows. I use this for so many different steps in my makeup routine and highly, highly recommend it”8:38–8:42
- Source: Products that genuinely made my life better: ultimate holy grails list - Apr 12, 2026
Variant: Macadamia
- “It is so thin, longwearing, doesn't crease, it is smooth. It gives me everything I'm looking for”9:36–9:44
- “It doesn't age my under eye”9:44–9:48
- “I sometimes use this all over my face as a foundation because I just love the finish of this and the wear”9:46–9:53
- “I could limit it down to just this one concealer”9:51–9:59
- “If you've not tried this, I feel everyone could use a good concealer. Please try this. Please. I love it so much”9:57–10:01
- Source: Top 3 favorites in every makeup category 2025 - Sep 25, 2025
Variant: Macadamia
- “I would be lying if I said I used any other concealer than this currently. I try other things and nothing beats this for me right now”7:46–7:53
- “It has the coverage I need. I like how matte it is on my skin so that the shine doesn't enhance the areas I want to cover”
- “It just doesn't accentuate any sort of light under there. It keeps it nice and smooth. It's not drying on me”8:14–8:18
- “It has been tried, tested, and true. This is my go-to”8:22–8:27
- Source: Best of beauty 2025: top makeup, skin care and hair care - Dec 7, 2025
- “Again, one of my products I go through the most”21:19–21:23
- “If you're looking for the most full coverage concealer for your face, this is great for the face cuz it just stays on”21:28–21:33
- “And also for the under eye because I don't have to really set this as well, just the light set. And because it's matte, it's very longwearing and it's very flattering”
- “If you have hollows underneath your eyes, it's just my goto even over something hydrating because it stays. It doesn't get creasy on me. It stays. It's very flattering, full coverage, all the things I'm looking for”
- Source: Top 3 faves in every makeup category 2026 - Jun 8, 2026
Variant: Caramel
- “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
Variant: Tiramisu
- “Nars pot concealer is the best concealer to spot conceal, to wear without makeup”17:34–17:44
- “Because it's soft matte, it really adheres to your skin”17:41–17:49
- “You can even use it on top of foundation to spot conceal”17:47–17:52
- “I spot conceal my mouth a lot with this”18:16–18:21
- “I use this a lot when I don't wear makeup and I want to hide like this discoloration”
- “I always find when I add this just on bare skin, it really sits well on your skin and it adheres and it doesn't really crease”
- “This product is truly so amazing”18:43–18:48
- “This is one of those products that I need in my makeup stash for my makeup to look good”18:18–18:23
- Source: 10 High-End Sephora Makeup Products You Actually Need (2026) - Jun 2, 2026
- “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
Variant: Custard
- “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
Variant: Cafe Con Leche
- “This is just something that's really nice because it's a little bit of a more drier consistency”3:48–3:51
- “I'll put this on a spot and I'll do the rest of my makeup and come back and kind of blend out the edges”3:54–3:57
- “It's full coverage, so it covers the spot and it just looks very natural because it's a little bit more matte, so it doesn't attract like a lot of eyes in an area that I'm trying to cover”4:01–4:07
- “A long lasting and I just keep going back to, like I said, the NARS lineup”4:12–4:17
- Source: My 2025 makeup favorites - Dec 23, 2025
Variant: Custard
- “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
Variant: Custard
- “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
- “This is my favorite one for blemishes”2:27–2:31
- “It's such a thick consistency”2:29–2:32
- “It's like a putty or a paste almost, and it's really perfect for any raised spots, red spots”2:31–2:39
- “It has high full coverage”2:39–2:41
- “It's a little bit drying, so I don't like it for under the eyes or brightening in large areas, but I really do love it for acne and blemishes and smoothing out that base”2:41–2:45
- Source: Best Sephora Products You Need: Full Face + VIB Rouge Sale Haul - Apr 21, 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
MIXED / NEGATIVE
- “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
WHAT CREATORS SAY
- Consensus
- 4.8 / 5 from 10 creator reviewsGrailPeople ratings based on creator reviews.
- Features
- Full coverage (8) · Long-wearing (7) · Matte finish (6) · Easy to use (3) · Natural finish (3)
- ⚠ can feel drying / tight (1)
- ⚠ harder to blend (1)
Product details
Details
- Type
- concealer
- Finish
- matte
- Shade
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- Key ingredients
- Dimethicone, Glycerin, Nylon-12, Butylene Glycol, Paraffin, Silica, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-5, Tocopheryl Acetate, Ascorbic Acid, Retinyl Palmitate
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