NARS Mineshaft, No. 54, Le Palace Velvet Lip Glides Reviews, Photos, Swatches
NARS Velvet Lip Glide
NARS Mineshaft Velvet Lip Glide ($26.00 for 0.20 fl. oz.) is a bright, medium red with warm, orange undertones and a cream finish. The texture was smooth, non-sticky, and light-to-medium in weight; it sat well on lips for the most part with just the faintest settling that was visible in the close-up but not in person (without a magnifying mirror). The color was richly pigmented and lasted for five hours while it felt hydrating over time. NARS No. 54 (P, $26.00) is cooler (95% similar). Laura Mercier Poppy (P, $25.00) is lighter, brighter (95% similar). Giorgio Armani #402 Red to Go (P, $38.00) is darker (95% similar). Maybelline Signature Scarlet (020) (P, $8.99) is lighter, brighter (95% similar). Maybelline So Hot (P, $7.99) is warmer (95% similar). MAC Forever Darling (P, $24.00) is darker (95% similar). Revlon Fire (P, $7.49) is lighter, brighter (95% similar). MAC Russian Red (P, $17.00) is darker, cooler (95% similar). Urban Decay Punch Drunk (P, $19.00) is lighter, brighter (95% similar). Revlon HD Fire Opal (560) (P, $8.99) is lighter, brighter (90% similar). MAC Anthurium (LE, $19.50) is lighter, brighter (90% similar). Milani Red My Lips (12) (P, $5.49) is warmer (90% similar). NARS Disruptor (LE, $26.00) is cooler (90% similar). MAC Velvet Me (LE, $17.00) is cooler (90% similar). Anastasia Runway Red (-, $16.00) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar). Anastasia Neon Apple (-, $16.00) is brighter (90% similar). MAC Fortune Red (LE, $17.00) is more muted, less pigmented, cooler (90% similar). NARS Le Palace (P, $26.00) is darker (85% similar). See comparison swatches / view dupes side-by-side.
NARS No. 54 Velvet Lip Glide ($26.00 for 0.20 fl. oz.) is a bright, medium red with neutral-to-warm undertones and a cream finish. It had opaque color payoff that applied with smooth, even coverage. The texture was smooth with a little weight (but it wasn’t heavy) and just slightly emphasized a few of my lip lines, which I could only see close-up. This shade wore well for five hours and was moisturizing while worn. NARS Mineshaft (P, $26.00) is warmer (95% similar). Christian Louboutin Beaute Altressa (P, $85.00) is darker, more muted (95% similar). MAC Russian Red (P, $17.00) is lighter, glossier (95% similar). Smashbox Bad Apple (P, $24.00) is brighter (95% similar). NARS Disruptor (LE, $26.00) is lighter (95% similar). Tom Ford Beauty No Vacancy (P, $52.00) is brighter (95% similar). Cle de Peau Bugatti Red (17) (P, $48.00) is darker, glossier (95% similar). Anastasia Neon Apple (-, $16.00) is brighter, warmer (95% similar). Anastasia Socialite (-, $16.00) is lighter (90% similar). MAC Opera (LE, $17.00) is warmer (90% similar). MAC Ruby Woo (P, $17.00) is glossier (90% similar). Anastasia Punchy Red (-, $16.00) is lighter, cooler (85% similar). See comparison swatches / view dupes side-by-side.
NARS Le Palace Velvet Lip Glide ($26.00 for 0.20 fl. oz.) is a deep red with subtle, cool undertones and very fine pearl. It had intense color payoff that applied smoothly and evenly. The texture was smooth, almost gel-like, and easy to spread across the lips and did not well up into my lip lines. This shade wore well for almost five hours and was hydrating over time. Maybelline Classic (P, $7.99) is darker, brighter (95% similar). MAC Russian Red (P, $17.00) is cooler (95% similar). Giorgio Armani #400 Four Hundred (P, $38.00) is lighter, cooler (90% similar). Christian Louboutin Beaute Altressa (P, $85.00) is lighter, cooler (90% similar). MAC Ready to Roam (LE, $17.00) is more shimmery (90% similar). MAC Opera (LE, $17.00) is lighter (90% similar). Urban Decay Brickhouse (P, $26.00) is cooler (90% similar). Anastasia Runway Red (-, $16.00) is lighter, brighter (90% similar). MAC RiRi Woo (LE, $17.00) is lighter, brighter, cooler (85% similar). MAC Driven by Love (P, $19.50) is more shimmery, lighter (85% similar). Anastasia Socialite (-, $16.00) is lighter, brighter, cooler (85% similar). Tom Ford Beauty No Vacancy (P, $52.00) is lighter, brighter (85% similar). NARS Mineshaft (P, $26.00) is lighter (85% similar). Anastasia Neon Apple (-, $16.00) is lighter, brighter (85% similar). See comparison swatches / view dupes side-by-side.
Formula Overview
NARS Velvet Lip Glide ($26.00 for 0.20 fl. oz.) is supposed to be a hybrid between lipstick and lipgloss that is hydrating, richly pigmented, and comfortable to wear. They have stronger color payoff, a non-tacky consistency, and a smoothness to their consistency that is a lot like a good lipstick, while they have a plusher, thicker texture that gives lips a plumper, fuller look along with a glossy sheen that is more like a gloss. Some of the lighter shades settled into lip lines, but it varied from shade to shade. The wear varied between three and five hours for me, which is more like a gloss than a lipstick. They develop a more “velvety” finish, which is code for “less shine” after two to three hours, and at that point, they tend to look more like a natural finish lipstick than a gloss. I would classify the formula more as a pigmented gloss than a glossy lipstick, if I had to put it firmly in one box. The formula has a vanilla scent but had no discernible taste to me.
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NARS Mineshaft Velvet Lip Glide
NARS Mineshaft Velvet Lip Glide
NARS Mineshaft Velvet Lip Glide
NARS Mineshaft Velvet Lip Glide
NARS Mineshaft Velvet Lip Glide
NARS Mineshaft Velvet Lip Glide
NARS No. 54 Velvet Lip Glide
NARS No. 54 Velvet Lip Glide
NARS No. 54 Velvet Lip Glide
NARS No. 54 Velvet Lip Glide
NARS No. 54 Velvet Lip Glide
NARS No. 54 Velvet Lip Glide
NARS Le Palace Velvet Lip Glide
NARS Le Palace Velvet Lip Glide
NARS Le Palace Velvet Lip Glide
NARS Le Palace Velvet Lip Glide
NARS Le Palace Velvet Lip Glide
NARS Le Palace Velvet Lip Glide
I thought these all looked the same, and they do! They are all listed as dupes for each other! WTH? Why not make different colors.
Yes, they are definitely very similar!
Isn’t it really just about the undertones? These aren’t dupes. They have distinctly different undertones and will therefore be suited to to different skintones and overall coloring, We can’t all wear red with orange undertones, we can’t all wear red with blue undertones, etc. If a brand wants to reach a wide audience, it makes perfect sense to offer the red in different tonalities.
I guess it depends on what you mean by dupe, Eileen – they are similar to each other, enough to be in the same conversation, to me.
“Dupe” is one of those loosely used generic terms that can range anywhere from meaning spot on to vaguely similar. LOL For me, if something is a “dupe” of, let’s say, an orange based red, I would never consider a blue based red a “dupe” because I can wear the orange one; I can’t wear the blue one. Yes, they might both be mid-toned reds with the same type of finish and opacity, but are they “dupes”? No. But, we can agree to disagree, yes? 🙂
I think it’s a spectrum, so I would agree it isn’t a 100% dupe, but that’s why I think the percentages are useful 🙂 Just like you have a very cool, blue red, you can have a barely-blue red – which would obviously be closer to neutral in undertone than true blue, so that’s why I do think that even something with a different undertone can still be worth talking about as a close option – that is my take, of course!
Some of us can and do…wear all of them. Orange reds, blue reds, brown reds. These are hella close; didn’t he do that earlier this year with chubbies? Not only is one’s skintones a determinant, one’s lip pigment is, too. I often think that a lip product Christine calls cool looks neutral, even warmish, and wonder about the color res of the screen. But if I put on that same ‘cool’ shade, it’s considerably cooler. I’m cool-ish. Also, when you are attracted to something, you see infinitesimal differences. In brown reds, I see major differences in 90-95% dupes. That’s why I think I have about 8. None of my friends would see it or get it, but Katherine would. (Hah!)
Yes I do! I love brown red brown lippies, and I always seem to see a thousand variations in that color, which is a thousand excuses to buy each and every one, but must resist…..
they did that with the fall 2016 lip pencils too. so odd!
Wait, was the fall 2016 released for purchase yet or am I asleep at the wheel again?
Already released! http://www.narscosmetics.com/USA/fall-2016.html
Sleeping I guess. Thanks Christine
Le Palace is more in my wheelhouse.
Awesome! 🙂
These are so glorious, but then so are the dupes. Does anyone know why these reds are so easy to formulate and other shades are always a miss? Or is that question better directed at Kind of Stephen?
I’ve always heard it’s pigment-related, like the pigments used in purple products are more finicky than others.
OOOH I’m seeing opacity competition with ABH. I like!
They finally got it right for ya 😉
Nars is really doing an outstanding job with their recent releases! They are dominating my fall cosmetics wish list.
They really have! I have found that while I like NARS, I am not always in LOVE with all their releases, but they’ve been more consistent lately!
I just got one of these today. Not one of the reds though. I got Unspeakable, a plum.
How do you like it?
So far so good, but I have yet to try it for a full day.
I wish they had made the Lip Cover formula permanent instead. Never got the chance to buy one, but they were really intriguing.
I still see a few retailers carrying the Lip Covers!
Does this leave a stain behind after you wiped it off – and if not, can you please recommend a non-sticky gloss that does?
I don’t know of a non-sticky gloss that leaves behind a stain off-hand! These did not stain my lips.
All stunning shades of red! I think I’m liking Le Palace most of all. That depth seems very autumn/ winter apropos. Buuut….Ulta is doing those Revolution lip glosses at half off this Sunday, so Brickhouse might be it.
They are! Brickhouse is a fun color. Warmer for sure, very autumn.
I’m still surprised they released three colors so similar in a launch line, but eh. They look quite pretty on, and I wonder if they’ll be a nice alternative to my Chanel glossimers.
All of these look lovely. I also appreciate the variations in undertones- having so many options makes it easier for everyone to find just the right shade for their skin tone.
I really love the colors, but for me when it comes to highly pigmented reds, I prefer a matte texture. I find the more matte the texture is, the less I have to worry about the product getting on my teeth or bleeding past my lip liner.
I wear reds in all kinds of undertones, guell I’m lucky that way. I will absolutley swatch these, because I need one!
Gorgeous. Would you say the formula is similar to the Dior Fluid Sticks? I have a few of those and the description seems similar-a plush, extremely pigmented gloss/lipstick hybrid.
The Fluid Sticks seem creamier, more emollient – they slide around a bit more overall, and then they are tackier and glossier overall! I think if you like Fluid Sticks, you’ll like these – as long as you’re okay with a less glossy finish!