NARS Het Loo Satin Lip Pencil ($25.00 for 0.07 oz.) is described as a “cognac.” It’s a muted, orange-toned, medium brown with a soft, satin sheen. MAC Tea Ceremony is lighter and more orange. MAC Mocha is redder. MAC Spiced Tea is shimmery and sheerer.

The color payoff was rich and intense; I had no trouble achieving full color coverage with a few strokes–it was really pigmented. Het Loo had glided on well, due to the creamier consistency. Despite the creaminess, it didn’t have too much slip, so it did not slide around on the lips. Once it’s on, it sets a bit, which results in that natural sheen that keeps it from being totally matte but not enough to make it glossy. When I tested this shade, it wore for five and a half hours, and it was neither drying nor hydrating.

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NARS Het Loo Satin Lip Pencil

NARS Het Loo Satin Lip Pencil

NARS Het Loo Satin Lip Pencil

NARS Het Loo Satin Lip Pencil

NARS Het Loo Satin Lip Pencil

NARS Het Loo Satin Lip Pencil

NARS Het Loo Satin Lip Pencil