NARS Cours du Soir, Nuit d'Encre, Zinc Kohliners Reviews, Photos, Swatches
Cours du Soir
NARS Cours du Soir Kohliner ($26.00 for 0.01 oz.) is a dark, mossy green with warm undertones and a satin finish. It had semi-opaque pigmentation in one stroke, which was buildable to opaque coverage with two to three passes. The consistency was smooth, creamy without being too wet, and comfortable to use on the lower lash line and waterline.
The Kohliner formula is supposed to be a “creamy eyeliner that is “buildable” and “blendable” that can be used on the lash line as well as on the waterline. The description seemed rather apt, and I like that they described it as buildable. It was definitely an eyeliner that could be smudged if done so shortly after applying (I would apply it to one eye at a time, if you wanted to smudge or diffuse the edges). On me, the color wore well for six hours on my waterline and eight hours on my lower lash line.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- MAC Devotion (P, $20.00) is more shimmery, darker (95% similar).
- Charlotte Tilbury Green Lights (Matte) (PiP, ) is less shimmery, darker, cooler (90% similar).
- Urban Decay Cult (P, $20.00) is less glossy (90% similar).
- Fenty Beauty Bank Tank (P, $22.00) is less shimmery, lighter, cooler (90% similar).
- ColourPop Acorn Street (LE, $7.00) is less shimmery, cooler (80% similar).
- MAC Pine for Me (LE, $21.00) is less shimmery, lighter, cooler (80% similar).
- ColourPop Spare Thyme (LE, $7.00) is less shimmery, lighter, cooler (80% similar).
- Lethal Cosmetics Signal (P, $15.50) is less shimmery, lighter, cooler (80% similar).
Formula Overview
$26.00/0.02 oz. - $1300.00 Per Ounce
The Kohliner formula is supposed to be a “creamy eyeliner that is “buildable” and “blendable” that can be used on the lash line as well as on the waterline. The description seemed rather apt, and I like that they described it as buildable. It was definitely an eyeliner that could be smudged if done so shortly after applying (I would apply it to one eye at a time, if you wanted to smudge or diffuse the edges). On me, the color wore well for six hours on my waterline and eight hours on my lower lash line.
Browse all of our NARS Kohliner swatches.
Ingredients
Dimethicone, Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Synthetic Wax, Sucrose Tetrastearate Triacetate, Silica, Polybutene, Coco-Caprylate/Caprate, Hydrogenated Jojoba Oil, Trimethylsiloxysilicate/Dimethiconol Crosspolymer, Trimethylpentanediol/Adipic Acid/Glycerin Crosspolymer, Silica Silylate, Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Mica, Iron Oxides (CI 77499), Ferric Ferrocyanide (CI 77510).
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.
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Cours du Soir
LELimited Edition. $26.00.
Nuit d'Encre
NARS Nuit d’Encre Kohliner ($26.00 for 0.01 oz.) is a bluish black with very fine, navy blue pearl. It had medium pigmentation, which was buildable to mostly opaque coverage with two to three layers of product. The texture was fairly soft, smooth, and velvety more than it was creamy (not quite as emollient as the shade reviewed first in the post). It lasted for five and a half hours on my waterline and eight hours on my lower lash line.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Sephora Galaxy Girl (25) (DC, $10.00) is more shimmery (90% similar).
- MAC Night Trail (P, $20.00) is more shimmery, cooler (90% similar).
- Giorgio Armani #3 (P, $29.00) is lighter, cooler (90% similar).
- NARS Night Flight (P, $24.00) is more shimmery (90% similar).
- MAC Metalhead (P, $17.00) is more shimmery, lighter (85% similar).
- Marc Jacobs Beauty Navy Noir (76) (P, $26.00) is more shimmery, lighter (85% similar).
- Wayne Goss Blue Sapphire (P, $14.00) is less shimmery, lighter, less pigmented (80% similar).
- Charlotte Tilbury Super Blue (Matte) (PiP, ) is less shimmery, brighter, cooler (80% similar).
- MAC Indian Ink (LE, $16.00) is lighter (80% similar).
Formula Overview
$26.00/0.02 oz. - $1300.00 Per Ounce
The Kohliner formula is supposed to be a “creamy eyeliner that is “buildable” and “blendable” that can be used on the lash line as well as on the waterline. The description seemed rather apt, and I like that they described it as buildable. It was definitely an eyeliner that could be smudged if done so shortly after applying (I would apply it to one eye at a time, if you wanted to smudge or diffuse the edges). On me, the color wore well for six hours on my waterline and eight hours on my lower lash line.
Browse all of our NARS Kohliner swatches.
Ingredients
Dimethicone, Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Synthetic Wax, Sucrose Tetrastearate Triacetate, Silica, Polybutene, Coco-Caprylate/Caprate, Hydrogenated Jojoba Oil, Trimethylsiloxysilicate/Dimethiconol Crosspolymer, Trimethylpentanediol/Adipic Acid/Glycerin Crosspolymer, Silica Silylate, Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Mica, Iron Oxides (CI 77499), Ferric Ferrocyanide (CI 77510).
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.
Nuit d'Encre
LELimited Edition. $26.00.
Zinc
NARS Zinc Kohliner ($26.00 for 0.01 oz.) is a muted, medium-dark gray with cool, blue undertones and a semi-matte finish. The consistency was smooth, lightly creamy but not wet, so it set fast enough that it didn’t sink into lines or migrate. I was able to smudge and soften the edges as long as I worked one eye at a time. It had medium, buildable pigmentation that applied evenly on the lash line and stayed on my waterline for five and a half hours and my lower lash line for eight hours.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- NARS London (P, $24.00) is glossier (95% similar).
- ColourPop Timber (DC, $7.00) is darker (95% similar).
- Urban Decay Mood (P, $20.00) (95% similar).
- Urban Decay Lure (P, $20.00) is warmer (95% similar).
- NABLA Cosmetics Midnight Gray (P, $18.00) is warmer (95% similar).
- Fenty Beauty Bachelor Pad (P, $22.00) is warmer (95% similar).
- ColourPop Timber (DC, $7.00) is more muted (90% similar).
- ColourPop Mineral Girl (LE, $7.00) is darker, cooler (90% similar).
- Urban Decay Smoke (P, $22.00) is darker, warmer (90% similar).
- Maybelline Intense Charcoal (P, $9.99) is warmer (90% similar).
Formula Overview
$26.00/0.02 oz. - $1300.00 Per Ounce
The Kohliner formula is supposed to be a “creamy eyeliner that is “buildable” and “blendable” that can be used on the lash line as well as on the waterline. The description seemed rather apt, and I like that they described it as buildable. It was definitely an eyeliner that could be smudged if done so shortly after applying (I would apply it to one eye at a time, if you wanted to smudge or diffuse the edges). On me, the color wore well for six hours on my waterline and eight hours on my lower lash line.
Browse all of our NARS Kohliner swatches.
Ingredients
Dimethicone, Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Synthetic Wax, Sucrose Tetrastearate Triacetate, Silica, Polybutene, Coco-Caprylate/Caprate, Hydrogenated Jojoba Oil, Trimethylsiloxysilicate/Dimethiconol Crosspolymer, Trimethylpentanediol/Adipic Acid/Glycerin Crosspolymer, Silica Silylate, Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Mica, Iron Oxides (CI 77499), Ferric Ferrocyanide (CI 77510).
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.
Greens are tough for me, but I needs that Cours du Soir big!
I love the tone of it!
That dark olivey green is perfect for pairing with my trusty Empriente du Desert quad! Probably similar enough to my Nyx Golden Olive Retractable Waterproof Eye Liner that I may be able to talk myself out of getting this, but idk, Cours du Soir looks pretty awesome!
It would be gorgeous with Empreinte dud Desert!
I’d like to try that green liner with my light brown/hazel eyes!! I think that would be a nice subtle way to enhance!!
I bet it would bring out the hazel so much!
Oh that green is so lovely!! If I don’t have dupes, will put on my wishlist
It is very nice!
Oh my, Cours de Soir! It’s too bad these won’t be at Sephora until May 1, or this would’ve definitely gone straight to my cart for the VIB sale. I don’t need anymore coloured eyeliners, but I love green and you gave it a good rating as well.
They are available actually!!
The mossy green shade was quite an interesting colour and I like how all the pencils have different colour combinations with black.
I agree!
I love all three especially Zinc… It’s hard to find a grey shade with a blue undertone! I bet it would really brighten up the whites of the eye subtly!
It is! Zinc would totally make eyes appear brighter!
That green! I feel a very strong need for it.
It is gorgeous!