Favorite NARS products for WOC

[califabulous]

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Originally Posted by MAHALO I'm MAC NC45 and BB GOLDEN (best). Both Gina and Gilda show well on me. They are pigmented enough to show on NW45. Both blushes are gorgeous. But I find myself reaching for GINA more often.

I'm an NC50, and both Gina and Gilda show up on me very well..I wear Gina almost everyday.

really? I could not get gina to show. I could see it if I piled it on but it would still seem to fade..i don't think it faded but i think the color payoff just didn't work with my undertones??? bummer too b/c I love that color.

 

[califabulous]

I'm so surprised by this! I just realized that NARS/Estee Lauder are the only lippies who DON'T settle into my lines! And they're so lovely and opaque! Question: do you're lips peel? Mine don't if I'm not wearing any product but the second I apply a gloss/lipstick I turn into a f*cking snake.

What colour eyeshadows/cheeks do you all wear with Downtown? I absolutely adore it but never know quite what to pair it with

yea i have dry lips and they peel with or without product. regardless of how much water i drink, and i use an exfoliator and different balms. I have just realized that I have been washing my lips along with my face and the cleanser was too harsh and was drying out my lips. It's only been a week since I have been avoiding my lips. But I hadn't been using that cleanser too long so I don't think that's it. but a snake?! lol yes that's me too!

 

[califabulous]

Try a contour brush with Gina on your cheekbones. It lifts the face.

I tried it. It looks great and subtle for about 5 minutes then it disappears. glow gone. no color. I don't get it. I love that color. I am really starting to think it's an undertone thing. Many others wear it just fine but on me...nope. invisible.

**** maybe I am expecting to see serious color "like" exhibit A because of the heavy pigmentation NARS blushes are known for.... I think the glow is there but I look for it. I looked for COLOR POP. oh well....i returned it...doesn't mean I can't buy it again

 

[msroyalty2u]

Anyone here NARS Macao and/or NARS Tahoe.

I purchased NARS Matte Foundation in Macao and NARS Powder Foundation in Tahoe about a month or so ago which I luv the color match...better than the NC45 match that I'm supposed to be according to MAC...it seems as though everyone is grouped into NC45...

If your NARS Macao and/or Tahoe, what's your favorite products from this line (e.g., blush, l/g, l/s)?

 

[sss215]

I tried it. It looks great and subtle for about 5 minutes then it disappears. glow gone. no color. I don't get it. I love that color. I am really starting to think it's an undertone thing. Many others wear it just fine but on me...nope. invisible.

**** maybe I am expecting to see serious color "like" exhibit A because of the heavy pigmentation NARS blushes are known for.... I think the glow is there but I look for it. I looked for COLOR POP. oh well....i returned it...doesn't mean I can't buy it again

Gina is very subtle on me also. I love it because it adds warmth to my skin after I apply foundation, which I like a little more on the less red/orange side; I prefer to add those colors as I see fit, and Gina works for that without going overboard. I also use with fix+. I spray before and after applying it. For me, Gina works as a beauty powder more than as a blush. I use it under or mixed with blushes, I combine it with something shimmery to highlight, or when I want to layer my blushes for longer wear, I pull Gina, cause its multi-purpose for me. I use it with the MAC 131 or MAC 168.

If you ever have the chance, check out Gilda. Gilda is more pigmented on browner girls. They are in the same family. Gilda is the one that is going to give you more of the pop you are looking for. If you really want a great coral, check out Excite from Illamasqua. Very pigmented and does not disappoint.

 

[califabulous]

Gina is very subtle on me also. I love it because it adds warmth to my skin after I apply foundation, which I like a little more on the less red/orange side; I prefer to add those colors as I see fit, and Gina works for that without going overboard. I also use with fix+. I spray before and after applying it. For me, Gina works as a beauty powder more than as a blush. I use it under or mixed with blushes, I combine it with something shimmery to highlight, or when I want to layer my blushes for longer wear, I pull Gina, cause its multi-purpose for me. I use it with the MAC 131 or MAC 168.
If you ever have the chance, check out Gilda. Gilda is more pigmented on browner girls. They are in the same family. Gilda is the one that is going to give you more of the pop you are looking for. If you really want a great coral, check out Excite from Illamasqua. Very pigmented and does not disappoint.

Hey! thanks for the input. I looked at Gilda..i thought it would be more suited to me also...but I have mac pinch me which i felt was too similar...? I am going to have a look again. And I do want to see the illamasqua blushes! I'll google excite and take a look. Thanks gals!

 

[sss215]

Gilda looks more coral and orangier than Pinch Me, which is a reddened coral

 

[Morena.Doll]

Hey! thanks for the input. I looked at Gilda..i thought it would be more suited to me also...but I have mac pinch me witch i felt was too similar...? I am going to have a look again. And I do want to see the illamasqua blushes! I'll google excite and take a look. Thanks gals!

I own Gilda and Pinch Me and they look nothing alike. Gilda is definitely more of a true coral and more vibrant than Pinch Me.

 

[LuvKay26]

The Multiples .... LOOOOVVVEEEE

 

[califabulous]

I thought I should mention that I bought Gina again...lol I love it. After all the suggestions you all had about the color, I you tubed it...and I found a video of this girl who had my exact experience...she said it didn't show up and that she was about to return it and tried it one more time and it was fab. She thought she may have used it with a damp brush that was recently cleaned so the color didn't deposit. And of course, that's what I did. I spot cleaned my best blush brush and dipped it in the product. HA. gotta love this site. I love that blush i've had it for months now and I wear it at least twice a week.

 

[califabulous]

Anyone here NARS Macao and/or NARS Tahoe.

I purchased NARS Matte Foundation in Macao and NARS Powder Foundation in Tahoe about a month or so ago which I luv the color match...better than the NC45 match that I'm supposed to be according to MAC...it seems as though everyone is grouped into NC45...

If your NARS Macao and/or Tahoe, what's your favorite products from this line (e.g., blush, l/g, l/s)?

Are you still wearing this combo? I have macao but I got a sample of Tahoe after I notice how it blended in so well. It is definitely too light for my complexion but the undertones must be a match somehow. I have been wearing it with Medium deep msf from mac and it's been looking good. i just can't commit because women who wear this color are NC 42/43/44 in mac??? i just don't get it... anyway let me know how it's going with this combo.

I personally love amour, torrid, exhibit A, gina, Taos, desire blushers. Lippies- belize, belle de jour, honolulu honey,funny face, schiap, revolt (although the lip formulas don't work for me I love the colors) south beach multiple. I have not yet ventured to the shadows but I'm working on it!

 

[msroyalty2u]

NARS Macao with Tahoe to set works well for me! No complaints.

In MAC, I am considered NC45, but it seems everybody is placed into the NC45 category. I never really thought it was the best match for me. However, no longer wear MAC foundations anymore...it's been at least over 5...

I have NARS lipsticks in Heat Wave and Schiap! Beautiful colors for sure. Honeylulu Honey, Funny Face, Dolce Vita and Cruising lipsticks are on my current wishlist along with the legendary Exhibit A and Taj Mahal. Also, some of the lip pencils are on my list such as Fantasia, Hopi, Cruella & Red Square as well as Giza and Babe lipglosses.

 

[PrettyGirlDoc]

My favorite NARS products ar as follows: Lip lacquers: cab iris, butter field 8 and hellfire Eyeshadows: Mekong, Galapagos and Santorini Blushes: torrid, exhibit a , Taj Mahal, mounia, Gina,outlaw, dolce vita Lipsticks: pigalle, hot voodo and tangiers

 

[deanfour]

My Nars Favorites are:

Red Lizard & Honolulu Honey lipstick
Casino Bronzer
Blushes: Desire, Taj Mahal, Exhibit A, Luster, & Amour

 

[strawberry1]

My Nars faves are:

Red lizard and Barbarella lipsticks
Taj Mahal, Gina, Gilda and Exhibit A blushes
Cordura and kalari eyeshadow duos
Love the tinted moisturizer as well

 

[Foxxydiva]

Love Orgasm. I also purchased Taj Mahal but for some reason it doesn't look right on my skintone. :-(

 

[Dominique33]

I love Grand Palais, Vent Glacé, Marie Galante, Underworld, Jolie Poupée duos among others
Cap Ferrat, Douce France, Ramatuelle and High Society trios
Fire Down Below, Vendanges, Trans Europe Express, Trans Siberian, Roman Holiday lipsticks among others
Gaiety, Sex Appeal, Angelika blushes among others
Thakoon nail polishes
Loose powder

 

[deanfour]

Has anyone tried Funny Face lipstick? I keep eyeing that one.

 

[pinkpaint]

Has anyone tried Funny Face lipstick? I keep eyeing that one.

I love Funny Face. On me, it's pretty similar to MAC Girl About Town. Maybe a smidgen darker and matte.

 

[sss215]

Has anyone tried Funny Face lipstick? I keep eyeing that one.

Beautiful fuschia pink. Very wearable