NARS Audacious Lipstick

LauraLara

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Okay, left to right it's Juliette, Greta, Janet, Anna, Barbara and OCC Vain. I just did Vain because it came on the same day. I'll do lip swatches as soon as I can get the Vain stain off my lips!!! That stuff is intense!!! The third pic is just how pretty it looked when I tried to wipe it off lol





 

elegant-one

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Vera -
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GORGEOUS fuchsia tinged, deep raspberry berry shade. Stunning! The stain is so so so pretty too.











 

shontay07108

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My list has changed slightly I need:
  • Bette
  • Liv
  • Dominique
Those plus Charlotte should help me spell NARS.
Barbara is a good nude if you're still looking for one. Wore it yesterday and love it. I think I can stop looking now. I thought about Grace b/c it's so pretty put I've got the brights corner covered with Kelly, I feel. I'm so mad at Brigitte because on everyone else she looks so deep but the 5 million times I swatched it in Sephora it comes off like some bright peachy coral. That's not what I want! :lol: Damn you, Brigitte! :getyou:
 

elegant-one

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I thought about Grace b/c it's so pretty put I've got the brights corner covered with Kelly, I feel. I'm so mad at Brigitte because on everyone else she looks so deep but the 5 million times I swatched it in Sephora it comes off like some bright peachy coral. That's not what I want!
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Damn you, Brigitte!
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Yes, its more peachy on me too.

I might be done now
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elegant-one

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I got Lana & Charlotte. Vanessa seems similar to Barbara and that actually makes me want it more. I can't find it, though and that might be a good thing.
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Is it really similar? I thought Vanessa was more mauve? But then it always looks different on the lips. I hope you love Lana & Charlotte.
 

shontay07108

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:lol: :amused: Is it really similar? I thought Vanessa was more mauve? But then it always looks different on the lips. I hope you love Lana & Charlotte.
It is a bit more mauve and I guess I could justify it but the pictures I've seen, it's not dramatically different. They're like cousins. Check out this link: http://www.thebeautylookbook.com/2014/08/nars-audacious-lipsticks-lip-swatches.html
 

EllaS

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Is it really similar? I thought Vanessa was more mauve? But then it always looks different on the lips. I hope you love Lana & Charlotte.

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It is a bit more mauve and I guess I could justify it but the pictures I've seen, it's not dramatically different. They're like cousins.

Check out this link:

http://www.thebeautylookbook.com/2014/08/nars-audacious-lipsticks-lip-swatches.html
Funny you bring this up because I just came across this post today about Nars at Rodarte NYFW SS15 http://cafemakeup.com/2014/09/09/nyfw-nars-rodarte-ss-15/

If you scroll down to the section where they say what the makeup artist put on the lips, he says Barbara, or Vanessa for models with darker skin tone. So that got me wondering if Vanessa was really just a deeper version of Barbara.

In the swatches I've seen, it does seem like Vanessa is more mauve but I agree they are most certainly close cousins. Which makes me wonder whether I "need" both.
 

walkingdead

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It is a bit more mauve and I guess I could justify it but the pictures I've seen, it's not dramatically different. They're like cousins. Check out this link: http://www.thebeautylookbook.com/2014/08/nars-audacious-lipsticks-lip-swatches.html
Is Barbara more mauve than Vanessa?
 

EllaS

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Video swatches (I'm linking you to the point in the video where the swatches happen so you can pause and compare side by side)...

Barbara (Brigitte is above Barbara): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=laoIu03ztw4#t=249

Vanessa: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NdpINT8I0U#t=417

Different lighting and skin tones I know, but I think it does illustrate some difference between them.

So maybe I *do* need both :)
 

shontay07108

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Is Barbara more mauve than Vanessa?
Seems to be the other way around even though I don't have Vanessa. It's weird b/c on pale women Barbara seems to come off mauve. On me it's a peachy nude. I think it's that way on Elegant, too. :hmm:
Video swatches (I'm linking you to the point in the video where the swatches happen so you can pause and compare side by side)... Barbara (Brigitte is above Barbara): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=laoIu03ztw4#t=249 Vanessa: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NdpINT8I0U#t=417 Different lighting and skin tones I know, but I think it does illustrate some difference between them.  So maybe I *do* need both :)
I've seen that swatch of Vanessa and that's what made me think I need it. I'll have to get it from Nars. Someone pray for me. :eek:hboy:
 

EllaS

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I've seen that swatch of Vanessa and that's what made me think I need it. I'll have to get it from Nars. Someone pray for me.
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Yep, that's what made me want Vanessa too. Then I waited too long and it sold out 3 times from Barneys because I couldn't make up my daggone mind! I'm not sure I'm brave enough to order from Nars but may the force be with you. We're all pulling for you.
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shontay07108

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Yep, that's what made me want Vanessa too. Then I waited too long and it sold out 3 times from Barneys because I couldn't make up my daggone mind! I'm not sure I'm brave enough to order from Nars but may the force be with you. We're all pulling for you. :wave:
:lol: I'm going to give it a couple of weeks and work up my courage. I'll get some other shades in the meantime.
 

elegant-one

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Is that the girl from is it Beauty Professor? THAT is what sold me on Vanessa! Its definitely Mauve on her. I think that her colors are pretty accurate in that video because my Marisa looked just like hers in the video.

Speaking of the dreaded Nars site, when I click on the ls & then hit the back button the screen goes dark but you can see the background & then I have to click through all over again.
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Hey, my Vanessa will be here next week early so then we'll know.
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shontay07108

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Is that the girl from is it Beauty Professor? THAT is what sold me on Vanessa! Its definitely Mauve on her. I think that her colors are pretty accurate in that video because my Marisa looked just like hers in the video. Speaking of the dreaded Nars site, when I click on the ls & then hit the back button the screen goes dark but you can see the background & then I have to click through all over again. :huh:   Hey, my Vanessa will be here next week early so then we'll know.:lol:
Same thing happened to me w/ the Nars page just now. Well, at least I'll just be getting one lipstick instead of two and instead of being charged $140 maybe it'll just be $64? :eek:hboy: Maybe I should call them and say can you give me an estimate of how bad you're gonna f--k up my order of one lipstick before I checkout?
 

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