NARS Tzarine Duo Eyeshadow Review & Swatches

Christine — Fri, 09 Nov 2018 21:00:00 +0000

Tzarine

NARS Tzarine Duo Eyeshadow (2018) ($35.00 for 0.08 oz.) is a new, permanent duo featuring a soft, shimmery yellow beige and a muted bluish-gray. It’s not my favorite duo–both shades were more medium in coverage and drier/dustier in texture, so they really had to be used over an eyeshadow primer to just make it to workable territory.

Tzarine

PPermanent. $35.00.

Product

7.5

Pigmentation

7.5

Texture

7.5

Longevity

4.5

Application

76%

Total

Tzarine I

Tzarine I is a soft, yellowy beige with warmer, orange undertones and a pearly sheen. It had semi-opaque pigmentation with a soft, blendable texture that was on the dustier side, so it performed better over eyeshadow primer for those who want medium or greater coverage that doesn’t sheer out when blended out. It lasted well for seven and a half hours on me.

FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).

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Anastasia Base (LE, $12.00) is lighter, cooler (95% similar).
Sephora Alabaster (PiP, ) is lighter, warmer (95% similar).
Marc Jacobs Beauty Lights On (LE, ) is more shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
Charlotte Tilbury Super Nudes Date Eye (Prime) (PiP, ) is lighter, cooler (90% similar).
Wet 'n' Wild Not a Basic Peach #5 (PiP, ) is more shimmery, lighter, cooler (90% similar).
Marc Jacobs Beauty Perfect-O (P, $29.00) is lighter (90% similar).
Viseart Rebellion (PiP, ) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar).
Tom Ford Beauty Mink Mirage #1 (PiP, ) is less shimmery, lighter, cooler (90% similar).
Wet 'n' Wild Hooked on Vinyl #2 (PiP, ) is more shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
Dior Shimmer Beige (PiP, ) is more shimmery, lighter (90% similar).

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Formula Overview

$19.00/0.04 oz. - $475.00 Per Ounce

The formula is supposed to have "rich, high-impact color" that is "lightweight" and has "increased blendability." Like most larger ranges, there are winners and losers, and some of how they perform can be related to the type of finish. The mattes are soft, slightly dusty in the pans (or not at all) with medium to opaque, often buildable, color coverage. The satin and metallics tend to be smoother, more blendable, and more pigmented with less effort; NARS does the these lower shimmer finishes particularly well, which just looks "melted" on the skin as they lay down so smoothly and have a great shine.

Most shades applied better on my lid than swatched on my arm, which has been something seen across NARS' eyeshadows for years and didn't change with the recent update to their powder eyeshadow formula. On average, they lasted between seven and nine hours on me without primer. They did apply well over primer and stayed on well for 14 hours with minimal fading.

Worth noting: the updated formula and packaging resulted in a product decrease from 0.07 oz. per pan to 0.04 oz. The single eyeshadows received a more noticeable price drop (from $24 to $19) but the duo eyeshadows could be priced better (from $36 to $35).

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Tzarine I

PiPPermanent in Palette. $19.00.

Product

Pigmentation

Texture

Longevity

4.5

Application

83%

Total

Tzarine II

Tzarine II is a muted, medium-dark gray with subtle, cool undertones and a satin shen. The texture was drier and dustier, which resulted in semi-sheer to medium coverage that did not apply as evenly as I would have liked. It also sheered out when blended out, so I had to be very careful with it on bare skin (a primer would help). It wore well for seven hours on me before fading noticeably.

FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).

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Natasha Denona Anthrazit (06P) (PiP, $29.00) is more shimmery, darker, warmer (90% similar).
MAC Well Past Midnight (LE, $17.00) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar).
Viseart Cool Matte #8 (PiP, ) is more shimmery, darker, cooler (90% similar).
Buxom Graphite Glam (LE, $12.00) is more shimmery, warmer (85% similar).
MAC Lapisluxe #3 (LE, ) is more shimmery, darker, more pigmented (85% similar).
Wayne Goss Pearl Moonstone #5 (PiP, ) is lighter, warmer (85% similar).
Dior Volcanic #4 (LE, ) is less shimmery, darker (85% similar).
Dior Golden Snow #5 (LE, ) is more shimmery, darker (85% similar).
KVD Beauty Dios (LE, ) is cooler (85% similar).
ColourPop Feather (LE, $6.00) is more shimmery, darker, cooler (85% similar).

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$19.00/0.04 oz. - $475.00 Per Ounce

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Tzarine II

PiPPermanent in Palette. $19.00.

D+

Product

Pigmentation

Texture

7.5

Longevity

Application

68%

Total

NARS Tzarine Duo Eyeshadow (2018)

NARS Tzarine I Eyeshadow (2018)

NARS Tzarine II Eyeshadow (2018)

NARS Tzarine Duo Eyeshadow (2018)

NARS Tzarine I Eyeshadow (2018)

NARS Tzarine II Eyeshadow (2018)

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NARS Tzarine Duo Eyeshadow Review & Swatches

Tzarine

Tzarine

PPermanent. $35.00.

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Tzarine I

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Tzarine I

PiPPermanent in Palette. $19.00.

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Tzarine II

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Tzarine II

PiPPermanent in Palette. $19.00.

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