NARS recently revamped its concealer (and introduced a few new shades), though the formula hasn’t actually changed.
The packaging went from a “traditional lipstick” shape to a “skinny lipstick” (like the Pure Matte lipsticks), a decision intended to reduce dryout (since less of the product is exposed to air), resulting in a product that feels creamier. Though I wonder if this will make more of a difference to a counter’s set of testers than an individual’s personal product.
These concealers are $22 each, available on NarsCosmetics.com (which is still offering free two-day shipping on a $50 order).
Light 1 Chantilly (new) is a very pale yellow-white. If you wear Siberia foundation, this is the concealer for you. Light 2 Vanilla is more pink (a good match for Mont Blanc, my shade). Light 3 Honey is peachy, good for brightening and covering blue. It’s too dark for me, but my Santa-Fe-wearing sales associate likes it for brightening.
Medium 1 Custard is pale yellow (a good match for Fiji and Santa Fe). Medium 2 Ginger is deeper yellow (a good shade for Barcelona).
Medium/Dark 1 Biscuit (new) is peachy, a good choice for Syracuse. Medium/Dark 2 Caramel (new) is yellow-orange; good for Tahoe, Cadiz, and New Orleans. Medium/Dark 3 Amande (new) might be a good match for Macao.
Dark 1 Cafe (new) would be good for Benares (and Trinidad, and Tortuga), and MAC ~NW43. Dark 2 Cacao (new) would be a good choice for Khartoum.
Tremendous thanks to Eneida (en nay ee da) of my NARS Neiman Marcus counter for her shade selection advice!
Very Helpful! Amazing swatches, as always.
Great swatches, thanks! Chantilly will be mine (my foundation shade is Siberia).
thanks for the swatches
too bad nars decided to half the amount of product as well ;-;
I am happy too see more concealer options from NARS, but I’m afraid Biscuit might be too light (even though my shade is Syracuse), and Caramel too dark. I suppose I could just buy one and mix it with what I already own.
Was anything suggested for deauville?
Amande *is* a perfect match for Macao! I stopped by the boutique and one of the artists matched me…it was flawless!
Hi,
witch color goes with Deauville?
Hey Robyn and susu,
I think Vanilla might be a little light for Deauville (but it could be brightening). Honey would be good if you wanted to cover blue, but it could be a little too peachy. Will you be able to try these on at the counter?
Thank you KS,
unfortunately I only can buy it online. I am in Germany and Nars is not more availeble here
OMG finally a concealer that’s a match for Siberia!! I hate how my face will look flawless with Siberia on…until you see my eye-bags or even worse…a concealer 3 shades darker than the rest of my face. Bah!
Woah! Usually I’m always the lightest shade, but Chantilly is almost white!
No wonder your swatches are so helpful we are the same shade (mont blanc) . i actually use Mardere (which is a matte lipstick from nars) under my eyes for some reason it seems to work as a pinky peach on my skin. It seems like there matte lips and concealers are the same formula.
Thank you for theses swatches! Really helped choosing two shades for conturing!