NARS Angel Pride Cheek Palette Review, Photos, Swatches

Christine — Tue, 18 Jul 2017 16:00:00 +0000

Angel Pride

NARS Angel Pride Cheek Palette ($59.00) includes four limited edition blushes (Angel Pride I through IV) along with permanent shades Hot Sand (blush) and Laguna (bronzer). The palette itself contained quite a bit of product, so there’s no worry about it not being value-packed. My concern was that the texture of the palette throughout felt stiffer, thinner, and drier compared to most of NARS’ standalone powder blushes/bronzers. All but one shade (Angel Pride III) applied fairly well to my cheeks and were not difficult to blend out, but I was expecting a more refined texture from NARS.

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Angel Pride

LELimited Edition. $59.00.

B-

7.5

Product

8.5

Pigmentation

7.5

Texture

Longevity

4.5

Application

80%

Total

Angel Pride I

Angel Pride I is a soft, muted coral with warm undertones and a matte finish. It had sheer coverage, which was buildable to medium coverage with three to four layers. The consistency was chalky, slightly dry, and prone to sheering out on the skin so it was hard to apply it precisely and build up the color. It wore well for seven hours on me before fading noticeably.

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LORAC Enchanted (LE, $23.00) is lighter (95% similar).
ColourPop Magic Moon (LE, $8.00) is more shimmery (95% similar).
Sephora Shame On You (01) (P, $14.00) is lighter (95% similar).
Tarte Unleashed (LE, $29.00) is lighter (95% similar).
Chanel Angelique (190) (DC, $45.00) is darker (90% similar).
ColourPop To the 10 (P, $12.00) is darker (90% similar).
Cover FX Pink Dahlia (Left) (PiP, ) is warmer (90% similar).
Makeup Geek Blind Date (P, $10.00) is lighter, cooler (90% similar).
ColourPop Count Me In (P, $8.00) is brighter (90% similar).
OFRA Sweet Stuff (LE, ) is darker, cooler (90% similar).

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Formula Overview

$30.00/0.16 oz. - $187.50 Per Ounce

From NARS’ website, their blush formula is described as “beautifully pigmented” and “soft [and] blendable.” NARS' blushes, since they've been released in such a massive range of shades over the years, can vary from shade to shade to some degree. Most shades are pigmented with firmer, slightly stiffer consistencies that can also run on the thinner side, which allows greater control when picking up product but some of the more matte shades could be a bit more blendable or easier to work with.

Some of the more newly-released shades have softer, more yielding textures that are a bit creamier and are easier to blend out, though most of NARS' blushes are fairly blendable. The wear typically ranges from eight to nine hours with a few shades falling above or below this range.

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Angel Pride I

LELimited Edition. $30.00.

D-

Product

Pigmentation

Texture

7.5

Longevity

Application

61%

Total

Angel Pride II

Angel Pride II is a light-medium orange with warm, yellow undertones and a golden shimmer-sheen finish. It had medium, buildable pigmentation that applied fairly evenly to bare skin and blended out without issues. The texture was thin, firmer in the pan, and required some jabbing with a dense blush brush to get product to come off of the surface. It lasted for just over seven hours on me.

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Milani Coral Beams #1 (PiP, ) is darker (95% similar).
Melt Cosmetics Sandy Cheeks (P, $22.00) is less shimmery (90% similar).
MAC Style Cast (LE, $24.00) is more shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
Too Faced Luminous Peach (LE, ) is lighter, brighter (90% similar).
ColourPop Good Luck Charm (LE, $12.00) is less shimmery, darker, cooler (90% similar).
MAC Seduced at Sea (LE, $31.00) is darker (90% similar).
Hourglass Lucid Glow (LE, $40.00) is less shimmery, darker, cooler (90% similar).
NARS Frenzy (Right) (PiP, ) is darker (90% similar).
MAC Linda (LE, $24.00) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar).
Too Faced Sugared Peach (PiP, ) is less shimmery, darker, cooler (85% similar).

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$30.00/0.16 oz. - $187.50 Per Ounce

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Angel Pride II

LELimited Edition. $30.00.

B-

Product

8.5

Pigmentation

7.5

Texture

7.5

Longevity

4.5

Application

80%

Total

Angel Pride III

Angel Pride III is a bright, medium-dark pink-coral with subtle, warm undertones and a faint, golden pearl. It was intensely pigmented with a smooth consistency that seemed like it would work well on the skin. However, the powder seemed to melt onto the skin instantly and was very difficult to spread or diffuse once it landed. This shade did wear well, though, at eight and a half hours.

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Give Me Glow Cravin' Cajun (P, $14.00) is less shimmery, lighter (95% similar).
Giorgio Armani Mania (40) (P, $38.00) is less shimmery, lighter (95% similar).
theBalm Toile (P, $22.00) is less shimmery, darker (95% similar).
Fenty Beauty Hibiscus (LE, $25.00) is more shimmery, lighter, warmer (90% similar).
MAC Take Me Home (Top) (LE, $24.00) is lighter, more muted, warmer (90% similar).
NARS I Need a Man (LE, $30.00) is more shimmery, lighter, warmer (90% similar).
Phytosurgence Swelter (P, $17.07) is less shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
ColourPop Mic Drop (P, $8.00) is less shimmery (90% similar).
NYX Desert Rose (DC, $5.00) is cooler (90% similar).
Pat McGrath Aphrodisia (LE, ) is more shimmery, lighter (90% similar).

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$30.00/0.16 oz. - $187.50 Per Ounce

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Angel Pride III

LELimited Edition. $30.00.

B+

Product

Pigmentation

8.5

Texture

Longevity

Application

88%

Total

Angel Pride IV

Angel Pride IV is a dusty, medium-dark pink with warm undertones and a matte finish. It had good color payoff with a lightly dusty, thin consistency that looked drier in the pan than it did on my cheeks (thankfully!). This shade lasted for seven hours before fading.

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Marc Jacobs Beauty Tantalize Glo (Blush) (LE, ) is less shimmery (95% similar).
ColourPop Cruel Intentions (LE, $8.00) is cooler (90% similar).
Flesh Beauty Pulse (P, $26.00) is warmer (90% similar).
ColourPop Glass Slipper (DC, $12.00) is cooler (90% similar).
theBalm Balm Springs (P, $21.00) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
Charlotte Tilbury Gorgeous Glowing Beauty #6 (LE, $40.00) is more shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
NARS Love (LE, $30.00) is lighter (90% similar).
ILIA Before Today (P, $32.00) is less shimmery, glossier (90% similar).
Tarte Genius (LE, $29.00) is cooler (90% similar).
MAC Fleur Power (P, $24.00) is lighter, brighter (85% similar).

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$30.00/0.16 oz. - $187.50 Per Ounce

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Angel Pride IV

LELimited Edition. $30.00.

8.5

Product

Pigmentation

Texture

7.5

Longevity

Application

84%

Total

Hot Sand

Hot Sand is a light gold with warm, yellow undertones and a luminous sheen. The consistency was soft, smooth, and easily blended out on the skin. It had good pigmentation that stayed on well for eight hours on me.

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Sephora Jubilant (21) (P, $14.00) is darker (90% similar).
NYX Narcissistic (P, $9.00) is less shimmery (90% similar).
Surratt Beauty Coup de Genie (P, $32.00) is less shimmery (90% similar).
Physicians Formula Natural Glow (P, $12.99) is more muted, cooler (90% similar).
ColourPop Highly Waisted (P, $10.00) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar).
Tom Ford Beauty Warm (Winter 2016) Highlighter (LE, $60.00) is less shimmery (90% similar).
NARS Tribulation (LE, $30.00) is more shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
Illamasqua Rush (P, ) is more shimmery (90% similar).
Charlotte Tilbury Filmstar Glow (Original) (PiP, ) is less shimmery (90% similar).
Cover FX Sunlight (P, $34.00) is less shimmery (90% similar).

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Formula Overview

$30.00/0.16 oz. - $187.50 Per Ounce

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Hot Sand

PiPPermanent in Palette. $30.00.

A-

Product

Pigmentation

Texture

8.5

Longevity

Application

90%

Total

Laguna

Laguna is a medium, golden brown with warm undertones and fine shimmer. It had medium coverage, which was buildable to semi-opaque pigmentation, but the texture was very chalky and difficult to work with. The powder seemed to sit on the skin and did not blend out as easily as other shades (nor previous versions of Laguna I’ve tried). It lasted for seven and a half hours on me.

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NARS Laguna (P, $38.00) is less shimmery, darker, cooler (90% similar).
Tower 28 Gold Coast (P, $20.00) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar).
Guerlain Ultra Shine (LE, $61.00) is darker, brighter (90% similar).
MAC Nude on Board (LE, $30.00) is more muted (90% similar).
MAC Aphrodite's Shell (LE, $34.00) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
KVD Beauty Shadowplay (PiP, ) is less shimmery, cooler (90% similar).
Laura Mercier A La Mode (LE, ) is brighter (90% similar).
MAC Sun Dipped (LE, $30.00) is warmer (90% similar).
Too Faced Jolie (LE, ) is more shimmery (95% similar).
MAC Matte Bronze (LE, $70.00) is less shimmery (95% similar).

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Ingredients

TALC · DIMETHICONE · OCTYLDODECYL STEAROYL STEARATE · ISOSTEARYL NEOPENTANOATE · POLYBUTENE · ZINC STEARATE · ISOPROPYL ISOSTEARATE · CAPRYLYL GLYCOL · SILICA · HEXYLENE GLYCOL · TIN OXIDE · TOCOPHEROL · LECITHIN · GLYCERYL STEARATE · ASCORBYL PALMITATE · GLYCERYL OLEATE · CITRIC ACID · FRAGRANCE (PARFUM) · HEXYL CINNAMAL · LINALOOL · BENZYL SALICYLATE · PHENOXYETHANOL · [+/-(MAY CONTAIN/PEUT CONTENIR): IRON OXIDES (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499) · MICA · TITANIUM DIOXIDE (CI 77891)] ·

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Laguna

PPermanent. $38.00.

Product

Pigmentation

Texture

Longevity

Application

76%

Total

NARS Angel Pride Cheek Palette

NARS Angel Pride I Powder Blush

NARS Angel Pride II Powder Blush

NARS Angel Pride III Powder Blush

NARS Angel Pride IV Powder Blush

NARS Hot Sand Powder Blush

NARS Laguna Powder Bronzer

NARS Angel Pride Cheek Palette

NARS Angel Pride I Powder Blush

NARS Angel Pride II Powder Blush

NARS Angel Pride III Powder Blush

NARS Angel Pride IV Powder Blush

NARS Hot Sand Powder Blush

NARS Laguna Powder Bronzer

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NARS Angel Pride Cheek Palette Review, Photos, Swatches

Angel Pride

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LELimited Edition. $59.00.

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Angel Pride I

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LELimited Edition. $30.00.

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Angel Pride II

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LELimited Edition. $30.00.

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Angel Pride III

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LELimited Edition. $30.00.

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Angel Pride IV

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LELimited Edition. $30.00.

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Hot Sand

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PiPPermanent in Palette. $30.00.

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Laguna

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PPermanent. $38.00.

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