NARS Claudette Audacious Lipsticks Reviews & Swatches
Augustine
NARS Augustine Audacious Lipstick ($34.00 for 0.14 oz.) is a muted, light-medium rosy-brown with subtle, warm undertones and a satin finish. It was richly pigmented with a moderately dense, smooth consistency that was lightly creamy–but less creamy than other Audacious shades–that adhered evenly on my lips.
I felt like the formula emphasized my lip texture a little bit, though not to the point where it was noticeable in person. It wore well for five hours and felt lightly hydrating over time.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- MAC Spirit (P, $19.00) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- Bobbi Brown Bobbi (DC, $37.00) is more muted (90% similar).
- Jaclyn Cosmetics Fussy (DC, $18.00) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- ColourPop Band T (LE, $10.00) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- MAC Love Me Lots (LE, $19.00) is lighter, more muted (90% similar).
- MAC Hug Me (P, $22.00) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- NARS Rosecliff (P, $26.00) is warmer (90% similar).
- Chanel Rouge Angelique (174) (P, $45.00) is more shimmery, lighter, warmer (85% similar).
- MAC Whirl (P, $19.00) is darker, warmer (85% similar).
- Urban Decay Bun Bun (LE, $18.00) is lighter, warmer (85% similar).
Formula Overview
$34.00/0.14 oz. - $242.86 Per Ounce
The formula is supposed to have "one-stroke, full-coverage" pigmentation with a "soft matte finish" that is "long-lasting" and "hydrating." The formula is best characterized by its texture: creamy, smooth, and slightly denser/thicker on (but not heavy) compared to the typical lipstick formula. Most of the shades are opaque, while "weak" shades are more semi-opaque. The majority of the colors I've tested have applied evenly and smoothly with good glide and feel comfortable on my lips. They tend to last between four and six hours and was lightly hydrating to non-drying. There was no noticeable scent or taste.
Browse all of our NARS Audacious Lipstick swatches.
Ingredients
RICINUS COMMUNIS (CASTOR) SEED OIL • BIS-DIGLYCERYL POLYACYLADIPATE-2 • ETHYLHEXYL PALMITATE • MICA • ISONONYL ISONONANOATE • HYDROGENATED POLYCYCLOPENTADIENE • EUPHORBIA CERIFERA (CANDELILLA) WAX/CANDELILLA CERA/CIRE DE CANDELILLA • OZOKERITE • MICROCRYSTALLINE WAX/CERA MICROCRISTALLINA/CIRE MICROCRISTALLINE • BUTYROSPERMUM PARKII (SHEA) BUTTER • CETEARYL ALCOHOL • CETEARETH-20 • SILICA • COPRINUS COMATUS (MUSHROOM) EXTRACT • CALOPHYLLUM INOPHYLLUM SEED OIL • PORTULACA PILOSA EXTRACT • ISOPROPYL MYRISTATE • CETEARYL ETHYLHEXANOATE • POLYETHYLENE • COPERNICIA CERIFERA (CARNAUBA) WAX/CERA CARNAUBA/CIRE DE CARNAUBA • CAPRYLYL GLYCOL • ISOPROPYL TITANIUM TRIISOSTEARATE • LECITHIN • SIMETHICONE • STEARALKONIUM HECTORITE • TOCOPHERYL ACETATE • SORBITAN ISOSTEARATE • HEXYLENE GLYCOL • DEXTRIN • POLYHYDROXYSTEARIC ACID • HYDROGENATED PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE • LYSOLECITHIN • PROPYLENE CARBONATE • TOCOPHEROL • WATER/AQUA/EAU • SUCROSE COCOATE • ASCORBYL PALMITATE • PALMITOYL TRIPEPTIDE-38 • DISODIUM EDTA • BENZYL ALCOHOL • PHENOXYETHANOL • [MAY CONTAIN/PEUT CONTENIR/(+/-): IRON OXIDES (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499) • RED 7 LAKE (CI 15850) • YELLOW 5 LAKE (CI 19140)] •
Disclaimer: Ingredient lists are as available by the brand (or retailer) at the time of publishing. Please always check product packaging, if it exists, for the ingredient list applicable to the product you're purchasing, or the brand or retailer's website for the most up-to-date ingredient list.
Augustine
LELimited Edition. $34.00.
Claudette
NARS Claudette Audacious Lipstick ($34.00 for 0.14 oz.) is a bright, medium-dark red-orange with warm undertones and a satin finish. It had nearly opaque color coverage in a single stroke, which applied evenly and smoothly across my lips without tugging and dragging.
The consistency was lightweight, smooth, and moderately creamy with a bit more substance to it without feeling thick or emphasizing my lip lines noticeably. It stayed on nicely for six hours and felt lightly moisturizing over time.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Bobbi Brown Flame (DC, $37.00) is warmer (95% similar).
- Pat McGrath Elson 2 (P, $38.00) is cooler, less glossy (95% similar).
- NYX Pure Red (P, $6.00) is more shimmery (95% similar).
- Bite Beauty Orange Fizz (P, $24.00) is lighter (95% similar).
- Estee Lauder Uninhibited (P, $32.00) is lighter (95% similar).
- YSL Le Orange (13) (PiP, $38.00) is more shimmery, darker (95% similar).
- Tom Ford Beauty Wild Ginger (P, $57.00) is warmer (95% similar).
- Shiseido Volcanic (218) (P, $26.00) is darker (95% similar).
- Pat McGrath Obsessed (LE, $38.00) is warmer (95% similar).
- Lancome French Touch (196) (P, $32.00) is darker, warmer (90% similar).
Formula Overview
$34.00/0.14 oz. - $242.86 Per Ounce
The formula is supposed to have "one-stroke, full-coverage" pigmentation with a "soft matte finish" that is "long-lasting" and "hydrating." The formula is best characterized by its texture: creamy, smooth, and slightly denser/thicker on (but not heavy) compared to the typical lipstick formula. Most of the shades are opaque, while "weak" shades are more semi-opaque. The majority of the colors I've tested have applied evenly and smoothly with good glide and feel comfortable on my lips. They tend to last between four and six hours and was lightly hydrating to non-drying. There was no noticeable scent or taste.
Browse all of our NARS Audacious Lipstick swatches.
Ingredients
RICINUS COMMUNIS (CASTOR) SEED OIL • BIS-DIGLYCERYL POLYACYLADIPATE-2 • ETHYLHEXYL PALMITATE • MICA • ISONONYL ISONONANOATE • HYDROGENATED POLYCYCLOPENTADIENE • EUPHORBIA CERIFERA (CANDELILLA) WAX/CANDELILLA CERA/CIRE DE CANDELILLA • OZOKERITE • MICROCRYSTALLINE WAX/CERA MICROCRISTALLINA/CIRE MICROCRISTALLINE • BUTYROSPERMUM PARKII (SHEA) BUTTER • CETEARYL ALCOHOL • CETEARETH-20 • SILICA • COPRINUS COMATUS (MUSHROOM) EXTRACT • CALOPHYLLUM INOPHYLLUM SEED OIL • PORTULACA PILOSA EXTRACT • ISOPROPYL MYRISTATE • CETEARYL ETHYLHEXANOATE • POLYETHYLENE • COPERNICIA CERIFERA (CARNAUBA) WAX/CERA CARNAUBA/CIRE DE CARNAUBA • CAPRYLYL GLYCOL • ISOPROPYL TITANIUM TRIISOSTEARATE • LECITHIN • SIMETHICONE • STEARALKONIUM HECTORITE • TOCOPHERYL ACETATE • SORBITAN ISOSTEARATE • HEXYLENE GLYCOL • DEXTRIN • POLYHYDROXYSTEARIC ACID • HYDROGENATED PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE • LYSOLECITHIN • PROPYLENE CARBONATE • TOCOPHEROL • WATER/AQUA/EAU • SUCROSE COCOATE • ASCORBYL PALMITATE • PALMITOYL TRIPEPTIDE-38 • DISODIUM EDTA • BENZYL ALCOHOL • PHENOXYETHANOL • [MAY CONTAIN/PEUT CONTENIR/(+/-): IRON OXIDES (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499) • RED 7 LAKE (CI 15850) • YELLOW 5 LAKE (CI 19140)] •
Disclaimer: Ingredient lists are as available by the brand (or retailer) at the time of publishing. Please always check product packaging, if it exists, for the ingredient list applicable to the product you're purchasing, or the brand or retailer's website for the most up-to-date ingredient list.
Claudette
LELimited Edition. $34.00.
Lea
NARS Lea Audacious Lipstick ($34.00 for 0.14 oz.) is a muted, darker copper with warm, red undertones and a satin finish. The texture was smooth, lightly creamy, and moderately dense without being heavy or thick to war, so the product glided on readily without settling noticeably into my lip lines. It had nearly opaque color coverage that adhered evenly and lasted well for five and a half hours on me. The formula felt lightly hydrating overall.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- YSL Nude Protest (30) (P, $39.00) is darker (95% similar).
- Charlotte Tilbury Super Starlet (LE, $37.00) is cooler (95% similar).
- NARS Golshan (P, $25.00) is brighter (95% similar).
- Revlon Raisin Rage (P, $8.49) is darker, cooler (95% similar).
- Urban Decay Callback (P, $19.00) is more shimmery, darker (95% similar).
- ColourPop Slow Dance (LE, $10.00) is lighter (95% similar).
- Bobbi Brown Ruby (P, $40.00) is cooler (90% similar).
- YSL Secret Rosewood (205) (P, $39.00) is darker, cooler (90% similar).
- NYX Alabama (P, $6.00) is darker, warmer (90% similar).
- Chanel Brun Affirme (862) (P, $55.00) is darker, cooler (90% similar).
Formula Overview
$34.00/0.14 oz. - $242.86 Per Ounce
The formula is supposed to have "one-stroke, full-coverage" pigmentation with a "soft matte finish" that is "long-lasting" and "hydrating." The formula is best characterized by its texture: creamy, smooth, and slightly denser/thicker on (but not heavy) compared to the typical lipstick formula. Most of the shades are opaque, while "weak" shades are more semi-opaque. The majority of the colors I've tested have applied evenly and smoothly with good glide and feel comfortable on my lips. They tend to last between four and six hours and was lightly hydrating to non-drying. There was no noticeable scent or taste.
Browse all of our NARS Audacious Lipstick swatches.
Ingredients
RICINUS COMMUNIS (CASTOR) SEED OIL • BIS-DIGLYCERYL POLYACYLADIPATE-2 • ETHYLHEXYL PALMITATE • MICA • ISONONYL ISONONANOATE • HYDROGENATED POLYCYCLOPENTADIENE • EUPHORBIA CERIFERA (CANDELILLA) WAX/CANDELILLA CERA/CIRE DE CANDELILLA • OZOKERITE • MICROCRYSTALLINE WAX/CERA MICROCRISTALLINA/CIRE MICROCRISTALLINE • BUTYROSPERMUM PARKII (SHEA) BUTTER • CETEARYL ALCOHOL • CETEARETH-20 • SILICA • COPRINUS COMATUS (MUSHROOM) EXTRACT • CALOPHYLLUM INOPHYLLUM SEED OIL • PORTULACA PILOSA EXTRACT • ISOPROPYL MYRISTATE • CETEARYL ETHYLHEXANOATE • POLYETHYLENE • COPERNICIA CERIFERA (CARNAUBA) WAX/CERA CARNAUBA/CIRE DE CARNAUBA • CAPRYLYL GLYCOL • ISOPROPYL TITANIUM TRIISOSTEARATE • LECITHIN • SIMETHICONE • STEARALKONIUM HECTORITE • TOCOPHERYL ACETATE • SORBITAN ISOSTEARATE • HEXYLENE GLYCOL • DEXTRIN • POLYHYDROXYSTEARIC ACID • HYDROGENATED PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE • LYSOLECITHIN • PROPYLENE CARBONATE • TOCOPHEROL • WATER/AQUA/EAU • SUCROSE COCOATE • ASCORBYL PALMITATE • PALMITOYL TRIPEPTIDE-38 • DISODIUM EDTA • BENZYL ALCOHOL • PHENOXYETHANOL • [MAY CONTAIN/PEUT CONTENIR/(+/-): IRON OXIDES (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499) • RED 7 LAKE (CI 15850) • YELLOW 5 LAKE (CI 19140)] •
Disclaimer: Ingredient lists are as available by the brand (or retailer) at the time of publishing. Please always check product packaging, if it exists, for the ingredient list applicable to the product you're purchasing, or the brand or retailer's website for the most up-to-date ingredient list.
Three beauties with two that I love most are Augustine and Lea. I’d likely get Augustine due to our mask wearing life. If a little bit smudged on me , it would be barely noticeable. My MAC Spirit is turning, so there’s that factor, too. That one is practically concealer nude on me!
If only I could afford them all 😍
I thought I would like Claudette the best out of this collection, but I think it is too orangey for me. However, I do love Lea – stunning shade.
Definitely going to put Claudette on my wishlist, that’s the kind of not-too-bright warm red that tends to really brighten up my complexion.