NARS Bad Influence Nail Polish Review, Photos, Swatches
NARS Bad Influence Nail Polish
NARS Holiday 2010: Bad Influence
NARS Bad Influence Nail Polish ($16.00 for 0.5 fl. oz.) is a mushroom brown. It is one of two limited edition nail polishes from NARS for the holidays (the other being Pokerface). I have heard others compare this shade to Chanel Particuliere, but I find Particuliere grayer and less brown (I don’t comparison swatches, because I gave mine away). The are definitely similar, more so in natural lighting, perhaps 90% similarity. I only needed two coats to get creamy, opaque color.
I’ve had good luck with NARS polish in terms of wear–about a week with just minor tip wear but no chipping. Bad Influence wasn’t too thick or thin (but it is on the thinner side), and I didn’t experience any bubbling.
If you want to know more about how products are evaluated, read out Rating System FAQ! 🙂
- Product: 28/30
- Value: 8/10
- Ease of Use: 4/5
- Packaging: 4/5
RECOMMENDATION: If Particuliere wasn’t in your budget, NARS is a good alternative that’ll save you a few bucks.
AVAILABILITY: NARS
NARS Bad Influence Nail Polish
NARS Bad Influence Nail Polish
NARS Bad Influence Nail Polish
NARS Bad Influence Nail Polish
NARS Bad Influence Nail Polish
NARS Bad Influence Nail Polish
Hiya I LOVE LOVE LOVE Temptalia!!! An amazing site!!
Just a quick question….is this colour quite similar to OPI Over the Taupe nail polish?
Many thanks
xx
Sorry, I don’t have OPI!
I was just thinking that it looks like “Over the Taupe”.
Here’s a blog post that compared Bad Influence to Over the Taupe along with Mink Muffs and You Don’t Know Jacques (with pics) for anyone who’s interested! http://www.bellaliberte.com/2010/11/smokey-taupe-nail-polish-comparisons.html
Pretty. It looks a little like Milani Teddy Bare.
I was just going to post that! It really looks like Teddy Bare would be an almost exact dupe for this.
Hi Christine! Does this polish look like Chanel Particuliere?? If not, then I’m definitely getting Bad Influence. If too close I won’t. Or are they very different?
Wow, I got too excited….I should have read the rest of the post! OK so it’s Particuliere…I’ll pass. Thanks!
Both Bad Influence and Particuliere are similar with Eyeko Posh Polish, which is much cheaper and wears wonderfully 🙂
I thought this was similar to OPI’s You Don’t Know Jacques. But i think this color leans more onthe warmer side and YDKJ looks like a slightly grayish brown. It’s pretty though! I’ve been searching for a good chocolate brown shade 🙂
Looks kind of like the Sephora/OPI “Under my Trench Coat,” although UMTC is a little pearly.
It looks like Mink Muffs by Essie. $7.50 > $16.00! Some of these nail polish prices are crazy, especially for somewho changes colors twice a week at times!
that looks really pretty..
really pretty..
Looks like its in the middle between particuliere and china glaze ingrid but without the bit of sparkle that CG’s ingrid has…
Ohh, I like! It looks like coffee with cream.. Yum!
Gorgeous color! And you have such pretty nails!
Thanks, Karen!
I really like this color. The Chanel Particuliere is double the price.
Whooaaa! Looks exactly like Particuliere!!
The colour in the bottle was a little boring to me but on the nails it looks so pretty!
I like the color itself, but as a nail polish it would look absolutely horrible on me. I’ll pass. :/
ive noticed that with other brands they have been putting out alot of dupes to higher brand names. here are some from my personal stash.
for chanel particulare = hard candy mushroom,essie mink muffs, essie hot coco, opi you dont know jasques.
for chanel paradoxal = revlon perplex.
for chanel riva = hard candy sky
for mac peppermint patti = revlon minted.
for mac mean and green = hard candy beetle.
for china glaze party hearty = milani GEMS (not exact dupe, but close enough with all the diff glitters, has less red glitters. )
I have it and I absolutely love it!
Wow, what a beautiful colour!!!!
looks like the color of poo.im sorry for saying that but its true.i wouldnt ever wear that color on my tips or toes nor would i ever recommend anyone else wear such a color on their finger nails.Sorry Nars.BTW im a massive Nars fan but this is a major misss for me.