Nars Power Matte Lip Pigment | Review & Swatches

This has to be one of the most exciting beauty launches in August, and they were selling out super fast when they first launched in Selfridges, most shades were sold out by the time I sat down to do an order, but I did manage to track down 3 of the hot shades through Nars website.

There are 20 shades available in this range, so you'll definitely be able to find at least one shade suitable for you! I have American woman, Slow ride and Under My thumb

The packaging is very simple, you get to see the shade from the clear strip in the middle part of the tube, the colour you see is pretty much what you will get on your lips, as it provides 100% coverage no matter what your lip colour is. The wand is quite solid with a slightly pointed tip, however because of the formula I do think it offers too much product and I have to wipe off a lot of excess to get a better application. 

Formula wise, it is very liquidy, almost as light as water therefore it is very runny so you have to be very careful when applying along your lip line, I often find myself have to go back to it and spend about 3 mins to perfect my lip line, so if you are in a rush, you might want to choose something else or simply use a lipliner to help this situation.  It is very long wearing, when I say long wearing I mean it will still be there perfectly after a light meal!  However it will pick up any dry patch you might have on your lips and make them look more visible and add some 3D effect to them, hahaha... I also find it can be quite drying after 5-6 hours, so it's not the best option if you suffer from dry sensitive lips a lot like me, but I guess that's what most liquid lipstick have in common, apart form my favourite Chanel Rouge Allure Ink which I can wear for days without feeling uncomfortable. 

So here I swatches these shades under indoor natural lighting so you can see the true colour.

Slow Ride is a rusty sienna shade

American Woman is a warm mauvy pink

Under My Thumb is a deep dark berry red 

Top to bottom: Slow Ride, American Woman, Under My Thumb

Top to Bottom: Slow Ride, American Woman, Under My Thumb 

Nars Power Matte Lip Pigment in Slow Ride

Nars Power Matte Lip Pigment in American Woman

Nars Power Matte Lip Pigment in Under My Thumb 

Under My Thumb in direct daylight 

My favourite is definitely Under My Thumb as you may see I have put 2 photos of this shade on here. Overall I think it is a good buy despite the fact it is a bit tricky to use without lipliner and can be drying after 6 hours, but that still beats most other liquid lipsticks on the market and with a reasonable £23 price tag, I cannot fault it. I mean, yes I love Chanel Rouge Allure Ink more, but that is £28 each, so I would definitely recommend this range if you want a good quality high end liquid lipstick without a hefty price tag . 

Nars X Sarah Moon Holiday 2016: Mind Game Velvet Lip Glide Set Review & Swatch

Ok! I shared my crazy love for Chanel Rouge Allure Ink in my previous post, and I know everyone was comparing these 2 together, so I had to get my hands on these since they are only £32.

First of all, if you are not a dark lip lover, you might want to skip these, this set contains 3 permanent shades( Bound, Unspeakable, Toy) and 3 exclusive shades(No.675, Chez Claude, Plato's). Some of the shades are extremely similar on the lips, so there's a bit of disappointment there, but considering the full sizes are £22 each, I can't complain too much here, very good value if you only want to try the formula out. 

From Top to Bottom, we have :

Bound -- cool, lilac pink 

No.675 -- warm, brick red 

Chez Claude -- warm, fuchsia red 

Unspeakable -- warm, brownish red

Plato's -- cool, wine red 

Toy -- intense, deep plum  

Nars Velvet Lip Glide in BOUND

Nars Velvet Lip Glide in NO.675

Nars Velvet Lip Glide in CHEZ CLAUDE

Nars Velvet Lip Glide in UNSPEAKABLE

Nars Velvet Lip Glide in PLATO'S

Nars Velvet Lip Glide in TOY

The formula is quite strange, darker shades are like whipped cream, lighter ones are like gloss, however they are all lightweight and opaque, it has a slight sweet chocolate scent, sets to satin finish. I can get 2-3 hours wear out of them before they bleed on my lips, yes they do bleed! Darker shades like TOY are impossible to achieve an even look, it looks OK from safe distance, but any closer you can definitely see how streaky it appears, down below is a close up photo of me wearing TOY:

Nars Velvet Lip Glide in TOY close up

My thoughts? Well, I think they are comfortable on the lips, non-drying, the packaging is cute, however they are just not quite there for me, I much prefer Chanel Rouge Allure Ink!

Thanks for reading. xx