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Sneak Peek: NARS Audacious Lipsticks Photos & Swatches

NARS Audacious Lipsticks
NARS Audacious Lipsticks

NARS Audacious Lipstick is a new, upcoming formula that launches on September 1st they’re now online at narscosmetics.com. There are 40 shades in total, and I have 39 to share with you. I’m working my way through testing these, so reviews will be coming, but it will take time to test each of these. For now, enjoy these sneak peek swatches!

NARS Audacious Lipsticks
NARS Audacious Lipsticks

NARS Audacious Lipsticks
NARS Audacious Lipsticks

NARS Audacious Lipsticks
NARS Audacious Lipsticks

NARS Audacious Lipsticks
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NARS Audacious Lipsticks
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NARS Angela Audacious Lipstick
NARS Angela Audacious Lipstick

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NARS Anita Audacious Lipstick

NARS Anna  Audacious Lipstick
NARS Anna Audacious Lipstick

NARS Annabella Audacious Lipstick
NARS Annabella Audacious Lipstick

NARS Audrey Audacious Lipstick
NARS Audrey Audacious Lipstick

NARS Barbara  Audacious Lipstick
NARS Barbara Audacious Lipstick

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NARS Bette Audacious Lipstick

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NARS Brigitte Audacious Lipstick

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NARS Carmen Audacious Lipstick

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NARS Catherine Audacious Lipstick

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NARS Charlotte Audacious Lipstick

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NARS Claudia Audacious Lipstick

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NARS Deborah Audacious Lipstick

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NARS Dominique Audacious Lipstick

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NARS Fanny Audacious Lipstick

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NARS Grace Audacious Lipstick

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NARS Ingrid Audacious Lipstick

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NARS Kelly Audacious Lipstick

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NARS Lana Audacious Lipstick

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NARS Leslie Audacious Lipstick

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NARS Marisa Audacious Lipstick

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NARS Marlene Audacious Lipstick

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NARS Michiyo Audacious Lipstick

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NARS Natalie Audacious Lipstick

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NARS Olivia Audacious Lipstick

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NARS Raquel Audacious Lipstick

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NARS Silvia Audacious Lipstick

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NARS Vivien Audacious Lipstick

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Ammara Avatar

I think it’s fine. I mean it gives you a lot of options at every price point and in every formula, right? Even Kelly Yum Yum is a new product. 🙂 That said, I do agree there are a lot within this one collection, like colours that are dupes of each other within this one collection.

Larissa Punzalan Avatar

soooo stoked for these !! they look so creamy and pigmented !!
I might just buy my first NARS lipsticks 😀
can’t wait to see your thoughts on these! I’m eyeing Natalie, Marisa, and Jeane (that red looks so gorgeous)

rashmi Avatar

On a serious note ….
there are so many bloggers who work hard to show n share the latest collection
n I wish some brand take initiative n launch a
permanent collection for readers like us in collaboration with famous bloggers like you …
no LE but permanent 🙂

anyways
When I find something A plus plus here n fall for that I automatically change name to ‘C’
m still waiting for one of your April fools pranck to come true

fingers crossed

Ammara Avatar

Is it just me or are there dupes within the range? But wow, these look creamy. I have a feeling the dark colours might be patchy though, given the way they swatched, and I’m sort of disappointed there aren’t more coral shades.
Also, why did they send you 39 and leave one out?

xamyx Avatar

Well, I like less than I thought I would, and of the 9-10 I would consider, they are close enough that I don’t*need* all of them. Well, money saved, LOL!

Christine Avatar

Not yet! I have about 500 photos I gotta go through and then crop down for lip swatches and the like, then I’ll add them to the gallery. The way the system works if I do it now, it’ll grab the product photos and skin swatch, but when I do it for the lip swatches, it’ll actually add all the previous ones, too. I’m hoping to get through them today and tomorrow. It’s going to take me SO LONG to test all of these that I’d like to get them into the gallery sooner rather than later.

Debra Avatar

Oh! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

I have texted all interested parties about The Swatches!

I must devote a chunk of time now away from my work to examine your work.

Debra Avatar

These colors appear to look a lot like the tube itself, from what I can “eye.”

I’d written down 12 names but now added Raquel to the group.

Major buzz on this collection!

meganlisa Avatar

Those look gorgeous! Some lovely shades. I can’t wait to see your reviews but that is a lot of shades to go through!!! Any idea why you got 39 and not 40? That seems odd or at least interesting? One delayed in production?
Why don’t you do your own makeup line? You certainly know what makes a product good and many people trust your judgement on the matter. I’d love to see it…

aquie Avatar

So many beautiful colors…Can’t wait to see the full reviews….It looks like at least 5 I need in my life based on the swatches lol 🙂

Gillian Avatar

Ooh, there are some nice shades there! I have enough lipsticks to sink a cruise liner but whenever a company brings out a new formula I just have to buy at least one… You’d think I would be happy with my lot but no, I want more! I’m also eyeing the new KissKiss lipsticks since Guerlain make two of my favourite lipstick formulas. I even want to increase my collection of Givenchy Le Rouge, another favourite. Oh dear. Bye bye money…

Carla Avatar

Oh, my goodness! I’ve never been much of a Nars buyer, ut just about all of these, except the beiges and very browned shades, look like “me.”
I have to tell myself firmly that I already have probably all of these suitable-for-me colors already represented in my massive lipstick collection.
And they look like they might tend to feather a bit.

JJ Avatar

Gorg! There are a few shades that I have my eyes on, but I’ve never had a great wow factor with Nars’ lipsticks, unfortunately. Their glosses and jumbo satin lip pencils always win for me. Looking forward to your reviews, Christine.

Luiza Avatar

How can ALL the shades be gorgeous? I specially liked the Dominique one. I don’t have anything like that in my collection. Good luck testing all those lipsticks, Christine lol. Can’t wait for your reviews!

Anne Avatar

I’m late to the Nars party of lipsticks. The quality of the satin lip pencils cannot be beat, imo. Thank you so much for swatching these new lipsticks. They look gorgeous:

KJH Avatar

OK. Too many to name. Gotta rob that bank! FN always nailed the reds + brown-reds, but the orange tones in this collection are TDF. So, I turned this into a game + tried to figure out the actresses for whom these were named. Feel free to tell me how wrong I am, that X + SO would NEVER wear that color. Here’s my guesses. FN likes vintage + he likes French + he likes glamour + he likes classic. I picked virtually no contemporary actresses, only when i couldn’t think of one who was older then i am!
Angela Lansbury Geraldine Page or Fitzgerald, probably the latter
Anita Ekberg Grace Kelly
Anna Magnani Greta Garbo
Annabella Gutierrez Ingrid Bergman
Audrey Hepburn Jane Russell
Barbara Stanwyck Janet Leigh
Bette Davis Jeanne Moreau
Brigitte Bardot Julie Christie
Carmen Miranda Juliette Binoche (shoulda been Giuliettta Messina (sp? Fellini’s wife)
Catherine Deneuve Kelly God Knows! Is he friends with Yum Yum?
Charlotte Rampling Lana Turner
Claudia Cardinale Leslie Caron
Deborah Kerr Liv Ullman
Dominique Sanda Marisa Berenson
Fanny Ardent Marlene Dietrich
Michiyo too many + too unknown. somebody from Kurosawa
Natalie Wood
Olivia de Havilland
Raquel Welch
Rita Hayworth
Vanessa Redgrave
Vera Miles
Vivien Leigh

I should learn to count, to space these better. It’s a coping strategy. pseudo-intellectualization. Make it into a mind game, so I’m not craving about 20. Houston, we have a (BIG) problem….

Rose Avatar

I’m really hoping the formula turns out to be amazing! I’ve got my eyes on Anna, Audrey, Leslie, and Vivien. I keep telling myself I should stop buying lipsticks but just look at these! Knowing me, my want list will grow the more I look at these swatches. Can’t wait for the lip swatches and reviews!

zainab Avatar

Anna, Anita, Catherine, Geraldine, Vivien, Lana and Leslie are top of my list, with Anna being my absolute fave.

There seem to be a few that are almost interchangeable (lots of orange based reds and Angela and Michiyo perhaps) unless I’m missing subtleties in finish or opacity or something.

Amy Avatar

since i simply can’t purchase every single makeup item that comes out, i’m going to pull the “they didn’t name one Amy” card and pass. ;D

lots of nice shades though, although it’ll be interesting to see how the darker shades grade… some of the swatches look a little patchy on preliminary pass, but i’m no professional, and certainly can understand the speed at which you put these up so no judgement until the final review, for sure.

Marlene Avatar

Urgh, I want almost all of them! They look beautiful. Never tried Nars lipsticks before, just one of the pencils (Dragon Girl, loved it) and one of the glosses (golddigger, and I hated it).

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