NARS Pure Matte Lipstick (left to right) La Paz & Peloponnese
NARS Pure Matte Lipsticks are matte lipsticks that feel comfortable on the lips (for a matte lipstick anyway) and have great staying power. As the finish is completely matte with no shine whatsoever they tend to look dry on the lips. Sadly these lip colours do not apply evenly and “drag” when applied; colour often appears dark in some areas and sheer in others. These lipsticks do cling onto dry patches and flakes which gives an unattractive finish and they are also quite drying so a good lip balm and hydrated lips are essential. The shades I tried were from the Fall 2013 Collection (which have a lot of glitter, which you can feel when these lipsticks are being applied) so it is a possibility the other shades perform better. Overall I didn’t like these and when it comes to NARS I expect great quality and products that deliver amazing results, especially for the price. Instead I would recommend the Velvet Matte Lip Pencils which I found performed much better as they were less drying, didn’t cling onto dry patches as much and applied much more evenly.
NARS Pure Matte Lipstick Swatches (top to bottom) La Paz & Peloponnese
La Paz is a deep, purple berry shade with silver glitter; it has average pigmentation but applies very unevenly. It would suit all skin tones from the lightest to the darkest. I would love this shade if it wasn’t for the unevenness in application and the horrid silver glitter.
Peloponnese is a unique 90’s style shade. It is a brown, bronzey shade with gold shimmer, NARS describe this shade as a “Ginger Pink” This shade looks surprisingly great on medium to dark skin tones but doesn’t look very nice on fair skin.
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