Remember my mini NARS Haul? I purchased the NARS All Day Luminous Weightless Foundation in Macao along with the NARS Audacious Lipstick Raquel. If you’ve read my review of the All Day Luminous Weightless Foundation, you’d know that I love it; it has been my go-to foundation of choice for the last few months. You would have also noticed the nice pink-beige lipstick I’ve been wearing, too, which is the NARS Audacious Lipstick Raquel.
NARS describes their line of 40 Audacious Lipsticks as:
Modern lipstick so shamelessly seductive in touch and texture the sensation is audacious. Unadulterated luxury glides on like satin across skin with single-stroke coverage. A spectrum of 40 shades for unstoppable impact.
Before I get into what I’m loving about the NARS Audacious Lipstick Raquel, can I just talk about the case? The NARS Audacious Lipstick case is a sleek, mate black metal case with magnetic properties. Have you ever had your lipstick cap come off while toting it around in your bag? Yup! It’s happened to me, and what a mess that was. Fortunately, with the NARS Audacious Lipstick I don’t have to worry about that. Never before have I had a lipstick case with magnetic packaging that aligns itself to snap close.
Now, we can talk about the NARS Audacious Lipstick Raquel. As I mentioned above, it’s a pretty, neutral, pinkish-beige lipstick. It’s a nice semi-matte formula that glides on smoothly, with a lot of impact in one swipe, which is very similar the the All Day Luminous Weightless Foundation since I only needed one drop of that. At least NARS is consistent, right?
If you have pigmented lips, you know that finding a lipstick with opacity of epic proportions to cover up that pigment and have the lipstick shade pop, can sometimes be difficult. I’m a brown girl, with slightly pigmented lips, and even with that, the NARS Audacious Lipstick Raquel shows up on my lips just as it appears in the tube, which is awesome.
Although the NARS Audacious Lipsticks are described as having satin finishes, I’ve found that, at least on me, the lipstick appears a little matte, which doesn’t bother me because I LOVE matte lipsticks. Even with this characteristic, I didn’t find the NARS Audacious Lipstick Raquel to be drying; however, I would suggest applying a thin layer of lip balm prior to applying the lipstick.
As far as the longevity of wear goes, the NARS Audacious Lipstick Raquel lasts at least 5 hours, even after eating and/or drinking. I like that it doesn’t feather either; however, I do line my lips with my favorite nude lip pencil.
Overall, I am completely satisfied with my NARS Audacious Lipstick Raquel. For me, it’s the perfect nude shade for my brown skin. I like that on me, it doesn’t look pasty, and it complements any makeup look whether it’s a smoky eye or soft neutral look. It’s honestly the perfect everyday lipstick. I can’t wait to try out more of the other shades.
The NARS Audacious Lipstick Raquel can be purchased for $32.00/ 0.14 oz at NARS or narscosmetics.com, Sephora or Sephora.com, Barneys or Barneys.com.
Do you own any of the NARS Audacious Lipsticks?
Which are your favorite shades?
Is this the lip color you wore to the blogger event? I loved that lip color. I always struggle picking colors because I'm afraid of the "pasty' look you talked about. This color looks very nice on you in the photo above! I love it. Great post.
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At the blogger event I wore Up The Amp by MAC, which is more Lilac. Yeah, I hate pasty looking lips. I mean you can always combat it with a pencil. Thank you 🙂
I'm happy you like my recommendation… now I have to give you money to buy it for me lol…
CTFU lol maybe the lipstick fairy will give you one.
Love the color it's similar to Mac Snob which i'm addicted to!
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I think my cousin wears snob.
You're absolutely right, it's perfect for deep skin tones! It's like the perfect nude on you!
Anastasia, it's beautiful. I seriously wear it every other day.
What an awesome neutral for deeper tones!
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I never did like the too-pale lips movement. This lipstick is a gorgeous nude on you. Definitely not too light, and very natural-looking!
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I never did like the too-pale lips movement. This lipstick is a gorgeous nude on you. Definitely not too light, and very natural-looking!
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This lipstick looks absolutely darling on you!
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Raquel is amazing on you! So flattering.
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This is such a pretty neutral on you! I love the Audacious lippies and want them all!
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The shade looks so lovely on you! I can't get enough of these lippies!
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I don't own any of these yet but I really want to get to a Sephora to check them out. I bet I could wear Raquel without a problem.
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This is a gorgeous color ! & You are rocking it
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Very beautiful shade on you. I have Dominique and Catherine (w/c I wore today)
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Gorgeous! I need this shade in my life.
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I have been hearing so much rave about these lipsticks and this nude is gorgeous.
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Gorgeous shade for you!
This looks incredible on you, and 5 hours of wear is pretty nice!
This is so pretty on you!
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