NARS Hot Reds NARSissist Wanted Power Pack Lip Kit Review & Swatches

Christine — Mon, 02 Apr 2018 21:00:00 +0000

Hot Reds

NARS Hot Reds NARSissist Wanted Power Pack Lip Kit ($22.00 for 0.18 oz.) brings together a very cool-toned, pinky red and a brighter, more neutral-toned red. Both shades were nice and quite comfortable for matte liquid lipstick. They are miniature in size–half the size of a full tube–and together the kit offers $26 in value for $22. It’s a nice way to try the formula cross two shades, and it sure makes it easier to actually finish one of them sooner rather than later!

Hot Reds

LELimited Edition. $22.00.

Product

9.5

Pigmentation

9.5

Texture

Longevity

Application

96%

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Cherry Bomb

Cherry Bomb is a bright, medium red with strong, cool undertones and a matte finish. It had semi-opaque color coverage that went on evenly and smoothly across my lips. Despite being the dry-down kind of liquid lipstick, it dried to a very smooth, even finish that smoothed out my lip lines. The consistency was very fluid and thin, almost watery, but it was still controllable for precise, even edges. It dried down and was mostly transfer-resistant, but it took about an hour before it was truly dry/flat matte. It wore well for six hours, left a stain behind, and was neither drying nor hydrating.

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Lisa Eldridge Velvet Duchess (P, $36.00) is warmer (95% similar).
Tarte Swamp Family (LE, $20.00) is warmer, glossier (90% similar).
Danessa Myricks Bloom (P, $18.00) is lighter (95% similar).
Milani Romance (LE, $8.99) is warmer (90% similar).
Urban Decay Iracebeth (LE, $18.00) is brighter (95% similar).
ColourPop Solo (P, $10.00) is lighter, cooler (90% similar).
MAC Pomegranate (LE, $25.00) is darker (90% similar).
Tom Ford Beauty LA Woman (P, $60.00) is warmer (90% similar).
ColourPop Fred (LE, $10.00) is darker (90% similar).
MAC Frenesi (LE, $19.00) is darker, more muted (90% similar).

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Formula Overview

$26.00/0.18 oz. - $144.44 Per Ounce

The new formula is described as “liquefied pigments with infinite matte color saturation for lasting, weightless wear.” It’s supposed to have “full coverage in one swipe” that “dries down instantly” for “smudge-resistant, carefree wear.” The formula has a very fluid consistency that is thin, smooth, but not at all watery, and the majority of shades were nearly opaque or opaque in a single layer.

The dry down started quickly but was forgiving as I maneuvered around the edges of the lips but remained a bit tacky when I pressed my lips together for over a half hour later, though as long as I did not press my lips together until five minutes post-application, the color did not lift. I have found the wear to be comfortable so far–non-drying–but not the longest-wearing nor the most budge-proof in liquid lipstick, as just sipping water, tea, or coffee caused color to transfer onto my cups.

There was plenty of coverage, so it still lasted through drinking but did start to break down noticeably during a meal. Even just touching the color after a half hour of wearing it yielded color on my fingertips. The formula had a soft, vanilla scent but no discernible taste.

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Cherry Bomb

LELimited Edition. $26.00.

Product

Pigmentation

Texture

Longevity

Application

96%

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Don't Stop

Don’t Stop is a bright, medium red with neutral undertones and a matte finish. It was intensely pigmented with a smooth, fluid consistency that was thin but not runny. The liquid lipstick dried down within five minutes for the most part, though it was very slightly tacky for the first half hour to hour of wear. The color stayed on well for six hours and was non-drying from what I could tell.

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Charlotte Tilbury Red Wishes (LE, $34.00) is darker (95% similar).
L'Oreal Le Rouge Avant-Garde (P, $13.99) is cooler (95% similar).
Fenty Beauty Uncensored (P, $24.00) is lighter (95% similar).
Revlon Lip Boom (P, $12.39) is lighter (95% similar).
Bite Beauty Fraise (DC, $24.00) is glossier (95% similar).
MAC Feels So Grand (P, $21.00) is cooler (95% similar).
Too Faced Lady Balls (P, $21.00) is cooler (95% similar).
Urban Decay 714 (P, $18.00) is more muted (90% similar).
MAC Self Esteem (LE, $19.00) is lighter, cooler (90% similar).
Too Faced Rebel Heart (P, $22.00) is lighter (95% similar).

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Don't Stop

PPermanent. $26.00.

8.5

Product

Pigmentation

Texture

Longevity

Application

94%

Total

NARS Hot Reds NARSissist Wanted Power Pack Lip Kit

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NARS Don't Stop Powermatte Lip Pigment

NARS Hot Reds NARSissist Wanted Power Pack Lip Kit

NARS Cherry Bomb Powermatte Lip Pigment

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NARS Hot Reds NARSissist Wanted Power Pack Lip Kit Review & Swatches

Hot Reds

Hot Reds

LELimited Edition. $22.00.

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Cherry Bomb

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Cherry Bomb

LELimited Edition. $26.00.

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Don't Stop

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Don't Stop

PPermanent. $26.00.

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