updated on the GIVENCHY COLOR CORRECTOR since I teased it in this video and then didn't try it!!! It's a beautiful serum-like substance, semi-sheer and white-based. It might leave a white cast on some skin tones, but it's much more sheer than most color correctors so it's hard for me to tell for sure. It has a pretty strong scent that does linger somewhat, it's one of those fancy-product scents, kind of floral and also kind of spa-like. The finish is verrrry pretty, glowy and nourishing. I've been enjoying using it, but it's not green enough to be the only green color corrector in my drawer. If you are looking for a veil of color correction rather than heavy-duty redness cancellation, you can work with the white base, and you're a sucker for luxury stuff like I am, then you'll love it.
I was hoping for a review since I saw this colour corrector hit the market since it’s one of the limited ones available in Canada. Sounds like it might be worth a try for me (a pale, green colour corrector newbie!)
Thank you for mentioning the fragrance! I bought the sister concealer and was so surprised that no one mentioned it, especially how much it lingers, I’m still in two minds about whether I can keep it based entirely on that factor.
I was on a Sunday shopping trip when I spotted your Ren recovery cream at TjMaxx. “I must get it,” I thought “Hannah loves it and said it’s great and I thought it’d be way more than $13!” But then, “I rarely even execute my 3 step skincare routine I own now, and when I do I’m actually really happy with the results.” So I left it there, and bought spendy backpacking food for my next trip, cause I never eat enough calories while I’m hiking. Better use of my money in every way. You’re in my head coming and going, Hannah!
I was a model for Nars’ artistry summit a few years ago in NYC where the head artists taught all the branch heads how to use the new foundation at the time (I believe it was the natural radiant foundation). At the time I was in my early 20’s with very broken out, very very fair skin. I remember the artists struggling to find a shade of the new foundation that actually fit me (same thing happened when I modeled for CoverGirl)- Siberia was too yellow and the other lightest shade was too pink. They finalize realized (and shared with me as I learned for the first time), that I had BOTH yellow and pink undertones. I was a desaturated peach! So they mixed the two lightest shades and had to use the shade chantilly in the radiant concealer on my t zone and spots to help desaturate! PS- Nars products are actually designed and taught to be all used with your fingers! They encouraged all artists not to use brushes on any face products- that all skin makeup formulas with them are designed to work best specifically with the warmth of your fingertips!
The light reflecting foundation has been a real wonder on my aging skin. I have never received more compliments on my skin than when I wear this. As a 46 year old, I don’t always get compliments on my skin anymore, so the change in frequency has been notable.
i gravitate to nars because i respect that they launch things infrequently/aren’t as trend focused and i just know their products WORK. i trust that they’ll give me quality for the price.
As a former NARS girl myself I’m so excited to see how NARS’s current offerings stack up. I feel like they have had some promising releases lately after a few years of simply rehashing the same thoughtless orgasm and laguna themed lines
10:05 Hannah: I suggest more efficiency in color correcting foundations by using blue foundation color correcting drops. Most foundations that run yellow/orange that are "close" to olive skin just need more blue, since blue and yellow make green, and blue is the complimentary color of orange.). There is a lengthy article from Elemental Color titled *How to Find (or Mix) Your Perfect Foundation Shade* . With graphics to show value and chroma. A product used by professional makeup artists would be for example Kett Cosmetics: Hydro Color Theory in the color "Blue". I used to use green color correctors like the one you show but over time they're expensive. The "Hydro Color Theory" is half the cost and will last me years since it only takes a few drops to customize any bottle of foundation. There is another product that professional makeup artists use and they are only around $12. (See below.) I've found them to be a MUCH better instant match for my cool olive skin. Some people use these in combination with their not quite right foundations as well. Perhaps you would consider testing/trying this for the channel as I would appreciate your review (and I think it would well for you) though it's not inexpensive: *Koh Gen Do: Maifanshi Aqua Foundation* in the shade "Cool 012" or the 8Koh Gen Do: Maifanshi Moisture Foundation* in "Cool 012". This Japanese brand is extremely olive conscious and is used by professional makeup artists who work for the film industry. Thus demanding the skin look like skin while still having lasting staying power for actors. It doesn't need a primer or setting powder which saves a little $ too. Koh Gen Do also has a color correcting base "Koh Gen Do: Maifanshi Makeup Color Base" that includes green. Found at Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom, and Macys. Here is the $12 olive foundation professional makeup artists use mentioned above: Mehron Makeup: Celebre HD Pro Cream Foundation: Light Olive Mehron Makeup: Celebre HD Pro Cream Foundation: Mid-Light Olive Mehron Makeup: Celebre HD Pro Cream Foundation: Medium Olive Mehren Makeup: CreamBlend™ Stick Makeup - Light Olive Mehren Makeup: CreamBlend™ Stick Makeup - Mid-Light Olive Mehren Makeup: CreamBlend™ Stick Makeup - Medium Olive Mehren Makeup: CreamBlend™ Stick Makeup - Mid-Dark Olive Mehren Makeup: CreamBlend™ Stick Makeup - Dark Olive Mehren Makeup: StarBlend™ Cake Makeup - Light Olive Mehren Makeup: StarBlend™ Cake Makeup - Mid-Light Olive Mehren Makeup: StarBlend™ Cake Makeup - Medium Olive Mehren Makeup: StarBlend™ Cake Makeup - Mid-Dark Olive Mehren Makeup: StarBlend™ Cake Makeup - Dark Olive
@@violetviolet888 I'm porcelain when I'm consistent with wearing SPF, otherwise I tend to fall in the fair category! And I have a neutral undertone that leans very slightly cool. For reference, my closest MAC shade is NW13.
@@Micalahannray It might take you a while but these should give you products to look for. I think your best friends will be color correcting drops in blue, white, and green-if a foundation is too pink. Would love to know if anything works for you! Clinique Even Better foundation CN 02 Breeze (cool-neutral undertones) NARS Sheer Glow Foundation “Siberia” Light NARS Natural Radiant Longwear in Siberil NARS Light Reflecting in Siberia Lisa Eldridge’s 2.5 ETUDE - Big Cover Skin Fit Concealer Pro in neutral mint Armani luminous silk 1.5 Kevyn Aucoin SSE SX03 (more neutral/olive undertone than 01, I think) Buxom Show Some Skin Weightless Foundation - Tickle The Ivory Iconic London: Super Smoother Blurring Skin Tint “Cool Fair” NYX pale 01 Pale in Can't Stop Won't Stop and Born to Glow Fenty 105 [CLIO] Kill Cover The New Founwear Cushion "1.5 Fair" Hourglass illusion and Hyaluronic skin tint - "Vanilla" Misha BB cream #13 Urban Decay foundation 0.5 Kat Von D Light 42 Fenty foundation 110 NARS Conceler in Chantilly Buxom Show Some Skin in Tickle the Ivory Meow Cosmetics Inquisitive Korat Maybelline Matte +Poreless 110 Thrive Causemetics: Buildable Blur CC Cream - 130 Fair Cool Erth Minerals: Fair Cool Mineral Foundation The Ordinary Serum Foundation 1N0 MUFE Water Blend 215 Lancome Dual Finish Powder 120 Meow Cosmetics Inquisitive/Sleek Siamese mixed Marc Jacobs Remarcable in 10 Ivory, Kat von D L42, and Fenty 100 Kosas N100 Missha Perfect Cover BB RX in #21 or #22 Elf foundation “Lily” Purito Cica BB Cream in #21 Estee Lauder double wear Nude in 1N0 Nars “Gobi” NYX Vanilla Nude Camera Stick Foundation by True + Luscious - Full Coverage Cream Foundation Shade 0: Ivory Maybelline Super Stay: Porcelain VRCMA Color Process Foundation (Porcelain) satin medium overage Kjaer Weis: Invisible Touch Liquid Foundation F118/Like Porcelain Revlon Candid 120 Buff IT Cosmetics CC Cream Fair Becca Ultimate Complexion Cream Shell
@@violetviolet888 you are a workhorse!! thank you so much for these recommendations! I actually was recently looking into the CLIO compact, so your shade recommendation is very much appreciated!!
Hey Hannah, I not only love you because you’re an amazing creative. I love you because you’re so smart, using words such as anecdotal/ formulaically/ unwieldy/ blighted!! You’re a breath of fresh air! ♥️ Thanks for the thorough NARS review!
THE HAIR! 🤩 I gotta know how. It is fluffy, but elegant. Playful, but put together. You could add pearls and walk into a ballroom or add leaves and bird eggs and wander through the woods.
The Nars light reflecting foundation is one of my favorites! It also helped me realize that a strong yellow undertone actually suits me quite well. While the skin on my face is neutral, my neck is very yellow. I need a yellow foundation to match, otherwise my face appears positively pink in the sunlight
I've decided that I just like listening to your voice. Don't discount this. I have no interest in makeup, but I'll watch just to listen to you. Please always give us Buddhist/minimalist tidbits, too. You look fabulous!
The light reflecting foundation formula is my holy grail - I used to have a big collection of foundations, always trying new ones, but when I discovered this one (plus it being a great shade match), I gifted all my other ones and only use this one - on 4th bottle now, with 2 back ups…
The NARS afterglow lipgloss is sooo much better than the balm. It is pigmented but not so pigmented that it gets messy or difficult to wear, UNSCENTED, comfortable, not sticky at all and does not include any plumping or plumping adjacent ingredients. The shades nympho and super vixen are my favorites and I think Hannah in particular would love them too. If you have sensitive, reaction prone skin they are absolutely wonderful. One of the few stunning, high end lipglosses I can actually use and the formula is my all time favorite.
Your edits are fabulous (unique, jarring & yet comforting 🤔 🤷🏻♀️), your sound quality is divine simplicity, and the imagery is classic yet new. This whole video is aesthetically pleasing & great. So glad I found your channel.
I found you initially because I was looking into green colour correctors for the first time. I don’t like wearing a lot of complexion makeup so I tended to either wear nothing at all and just do my eyes, brows and lips, or I’d do a full on face of makeup. I have rosacea and sometimes it flares up and whilst I don’t mind having slightly rosy cheeks, I do balk at looking like my skin is on fire, you know? I didn’t even realize until I found you that there was an intermediate option. That I could indeed correct the severity of the redness without having to put a full face of makeup on. All that to say, I cannot express how much I appreciate the level of detail you go into in your reviews. Especially when it comes to how light of an application can you go and see good results. I don’t wear a lot of complexion makeup ever. I hate the way it feels and looks when it isn’t the lightest wisp across the skin but most reviewers put more on in one application than I probably use in a year 😂 so I’m often disappointed when I buy the product because it requires layers of itself and/or other products to get a nice result. With your reviews, I feel like I understand the product in a way that gives me actual agency in my decision making process. I know where to slot the products in category wise and can make decisions accordingly. It’s tremendously useful. You’ve also reignited my desire to play with makeup again. I feel like, after all the lockdowns, I’m still just getting back to “normal” and I almost have to re learn everything again. I’m so glad you are now a part of that. I’m in good hands now 😊❤
Any chance you can create occasional content based on tango makeup? I am 54, and a flamenco dance student for years. Definitely with a passion for flair and drama.
23:22 “It feels like serviceably… beefy. I’m not over here feeling like it’s a floating little piece of garbage, you know. So, that’s good to know.” Hahaha!
my first luxury makeup was a NARS multiple in the shade Antibes. I was probably 14 and had my makeup done at a counter in Macys and my mom purchased the product for me. It was very special. From then on, NARS has always had a place in my heart.
Hannah we have the same complexion! I'm fair with a hint of green. I have redness that throws off my face color to the rest of my body, matching foundation is challenging!
So you and I use the same shades all the time. Go swatch the Nars foundation in Oslo. It is not any darker than Siberia, and it works perfect for me. It also doesn’t oxidize.
Your hair and makeup are very picturesque and evocative. It’s just dramatic enough to rob the breath and Romantic enough to swell the heart. If there was a style category “Poetic Dramatic” it is you.
I'm also a former NARS Sheer Glow in Siberia wearer (IMO, formula was neither sheer nor glowy). Way too yellow for me, too, though I like the depth of it on my skintone. I suspect Oslo -- a shade added to their foundation formulas within the last few years -- would be too pink for my pale muted/desaturated neutral-ish skintone, while Mont Blanc (their lightest "neutral" shade) would be way off as well (too dark and peach). I would be ecstatic if they ever brought out a straight up muted neutral beige shade in their foundations.
*Shelly T:* You might explore the following: Lisa Eldridge’s 2.5 ETUDE - Big Cover Skin Fit Concealer Pro in neutral mint Armani Luminous Silk 1.5 Kevyn Aucoin SSE SX03 Buxom Show Some Skin Weightless Foundation - Tickle The Ivory Iconic London: Super Smoother Blurring Skin Tint “Cool Fair” NYX pale 01 Pale in Can't Stop Won't Stop and Born to Glow Fenty 105 [CLIO] Kill Cover The New Founwear Cushion Set 1.5 Fair Hourglass illusion and Hyaluronic skin tint - Vanilla Misha BB cream #13 Urban Decay foundation 0.5 Kat Von D Light 42 Fenty foundation 110 NARS Conceler in Chantilly Buxom Show Some Skin in Tickle the Ivory Meow Cosmetics Inquisitive Korat Maybelline Matte +Poreless 110 The Ordinary Serum Foundation 1N0 MUFE Water Blend 215 Lancome Dual Finish Powder 120 Meow Cosmetics Inquisitive/Sleek Siamese mixed Marc Jacobs Remarcable in 10 Ivory, Kat von D L42, and Fenty 100 Kosas N100 Missha Perfect Cover BB RX in #21 or #22 Elf foundation “Lily” Purito Cica BB Cream in #21 Estee Lauder double wear Nude in 1N0 Nars “Gobi” NYX Vanilla Nude Camera Stick Foundation by True + Luscious - Full Coverage Cream Foundation Shade 0: Ivory Maybelline Super Stay Full Coverage Liquid Foundation Active Wear Makeup, Up to 30Hr Wear, Transfer, Sweat & Water Resistant, Matte Finish, Porcelain VRCMA Color Process Foundation (Porcelain) satin medium overage Kjaer Weis: Invisible Touch Liquid Foundation F118/Like Porcelain Revlon Candid 120 Buff IT Cosmetics CC Cream Fair Becca Ultimate Complexion Cream Shell NARS Sheer Glow Foundation “Siberia” Light NARS Natural Radiant Longwear in Siberia NARS Light Reflecting in Siberia
for the record, the Afterglow balm in Wicked Ways is definitely pigmented - a dark but sort of muted purple shade, kind of like what one might imagine Black Honey to look like just based off the tube.
I got a sample of the shade Laguna, and it was way more opaque. I liked the way it felt on my lips, but the color was like putting concealer on my lips. That’s not a trend I’m interested in reliving.
A similar thing happened to me with Bobbi Brown. I love that you can't really go wrong with their colours because... well, they are all elegant. But with time, it becomes boring!
NARS girl here. I love the Climax mascara, Light Reflecting foundation, and the powder blush in Sin. I'm currently testing out the undereye brightener. I don't wear concealers, but I have very purple undereyes. The matte lipsticks are top tier for me ❤
Just a question I’ve been meaning to ask for a while - when you say desaturated skin tone do you mean you have very little pink? And when you reference desaturated makeup products do you mean the same thing? I am constantly trying to find a good foundation match and I wonder if I’m looking for the right thing or if I understand what’s happening on my face at all. Would love a video on foundation color? How do you know how much grey is in the foundation and how much does your skin tone have to match? So many questions! Thanks for another great video ❤
Desaturated in general just means the color is quite weak ( a lot of grey mixed in). So it can mean very little pink, but it can also mean very little yellow, orange, peach, etc. If you take a photo and adjust the saturation settings, you will notice that boosting the saturation makes the colors very bright and strong, and reducing the saturation makes the colors sort of dull and soft
John Singer Sargent's Madame X. In better reproductions you can see the ethereal blue-green glow in her complexion.That's what you were giving us today before the blush went on. (And the yellowness in their foundations drives me away, much as I'd like to choose them.)
I’ve been thinking for a few weeks how much I miss the Nars duo eyeshadows. They’re so nostalgic for me! I don’t understand why they fell out of popularity or why Nars won’t relaunch them. I see some on their website, but I guess since RUclips started, Nars decided that everyone wants a giant palette and nothing else. 😞
In recent years, I've started using foundation in more everyday life. I was/am a fan of the Armani one (it's light in formula) and last year purchased the Nars light reflecting foundation which is nice for the reasons you mentioned. I use the Yukon shade which works for me (I think) as my skin is more pigmented with ageing. Having skin which is probably closer to 15 - 20 years older than yours, I also like that it doesn't seem to sit in the lines on my face. Your hair looks lovely and casually sophisticated . Thank you for the review.
Nars is one of those brands that I don’t check for often but always sneaks up on me with the quality of their products. I actually think the cream bronzer would have given you the desaturated blush vibe you were going for. That cream bronzer is my all time favorite cream bronzer. And the original shade would function well as a blush/bronzer on your skin.
The Nara light reflecting foundation is my holy grail. I also don’t wear foundation regularly so I save it for special occasions and it’s delightful every time. The wear power is also nice on my skin.
The NARS products I frequently use are the afterglow lip balms and powder matte liquid lipsticks (unfortunately my favourite neutral brown is discontinued). I bite my lips constantly, but when I use them I do it less while it also looks good. I also wear them instead of lip gloss. My favourites are Dolce Vita, Orgasm and Wicked Ways. The latter one is in the realm of this one Clinique black honey gloss (that popular dark one). I think they all have a noticeable tint. I want to try the matte ones, when I have to replace one.
My first fancy foundation was from Nars i got it for my formal 😊 Nars is a very aspirational brand for me when i was a teen, it was so elegant and editorial, but so out of my price range. Now that im well into my 20s the colours seem so old school
Hi hannah! I wonder if you'd like jane iredale products. Very desaturated color option I also wanted to suggest doing a color analyst video. I think you arw a soft autumn but that would be such a cool video. Color a anlysis studio produces great videos on it
Siberia is perfect on you. Unfortunately I used to use sheer glow in the same shade, which suited me, but found it far darker in this new foundation. It was too dark and yellow on me 😢 I don't want to waste it so I'm going to try it with white mixing pigment I got from Amazon but I worry that will change the consistency. I don't know if it's my imagination, or somehow I've managed to get even paler, but it seems like foundation is becoming darker these days? 10 years ago it was impossible to find pale foundation. Then for a while we seemed to have options. Now it seems to be a struggle again. I was in Sephora for hours trying to get matched a few months ago and literally non of the shades came close. I'm really hoping this mixing pigment works out for me 🤞
I really like their Light Reflecting foundation (although going into light-medium the shades start straying into peach or golden orange land, and I’m yellow/olive), I love their cream bronzer, powder bronzer (very nicely neutral for my yellow-olive tones, on me bronzers easily go red or orange) and their concealers are really good too, albeit far gone are the days of being something innovative. The tinted lip balms are very cute, I sometimes wait for a sale to get a Dolce Vita mini. I never got why their eyeshadows were so expensive, they’re absolutely run of the mill for me. The mascara smudges terribly on me, even the waterproof version, it’s lovely in terms of finish but a no for everyday life. I remember their huge array of blushes and lipsticks but they never came in store in my country. Those new liquid blushes look nice, but… again, very same same. Unless the formula is really unique - say glossy self-setting stains with actual long-wearing power - I’d give them a try, but the prices are really a huge deterrent. One can’t play with Nars. You go all in or you stay outside looking in. All in all, I think every item Nars does is about 10 dollars/euros above what it should be… They did steer away from their iconic edgy colour stories, and now it’s all Laguna/Orgasm themed, like peachy coral and brown. Groundbreaking… It feels they decided since their audience was aging, they had to go the conservative boring stereotypical agist route, forgetting their consumers came to them not only for the staples but for the out of the box approach that the luxury market stays away from. And their branding could encompass both! François Nars was a trailblazer. I guess peaches and browns make money regardless of trends and it’s super safe to stay in that lane. Sad to see, to be honest. It’s a counter I don’t stop by that often because there’s nothing new - iterations on the Orgasm line are not newness for me. 43 here, still love some colour and pizazz in my makeup, so it’s not necessarily about the age… maybe it’s about the perception of how more colourful and shiny things should look on the skin, and how skin should look to be “worthy” of colour and shimmer…? 😊
I think you'd love the new flawless Laura mercier foundation. It feels so lightweight with high pigment. It's really beautiful. You look even more gorgeous than usual lately!
I have that foundation. I had to try it. Even with the price tag. I do love it. I also got the chantaille one. I have a problem. They both rock. I have the salt New York too. In your shade. Love that as well. The Nars tinted moisturizer is also great.
Siberia is the "very light with warm undertones" shade of this foundation. There are two more shades defined as "very light" in the range, that are cooler than that: Oslo (cool) and Mont Blanc (neutral). I'm fair with cool undertones (NW15) and by default, foundation shades tend to be too warm for me. I also tried a sample of Nars' Matte foundation in Mont Blanc and the shade was way too dark and warm. It may be partly due to the sheerer formula, but in the case of the Light Reflecting foundation in particular, I tried both Oslo and Mont Blanc, and while I could pull off both, Mont Blanc was more flattering and I ended up purchasing that one. Later on I've heard of it referred as "pulling cool". To my eyes it doesn't. It just doesn't pull yellow and it seems actually neutral. I don't have any more experience with Nars foundations and I'm pretty sure it may vary by formula, but I just wanted to add my perspective on the lighter end of the shade range. BTW, at least on camera, this shade looks absolutely perfect on you.
cccsssish: You might explore the following foundations: Kjaer Weiss “Just Sheer” light to medium olive Bourjois Paris Healthy Mix Foundation in N 49.5 Makeup Revolution Foundation in F, Rose inc in 010 Summer Fridays: Sheer Skin Tint “Shade 4” Laura Mercier Flawless Fusion Ultra Longwear Foundation “Tawny” Nyx Can’t Stop Foundation “Nude” Nyx Total Control “Nude” IT Cosmetics Matte CC “Light” Koh Gen Do Aqua Foundation in the shade 213 M.A.C Studio Fix Powder Plus Foundation C30 Kett Hydro Foundation “01” pale, muted olive shade Rare beauty liquid foundation, shade 170 w MAC NC12 in Pro Longwear for a fair-light olive Beauty Blender Bounce Foundation: “2.20 Light Olive” Kjaer Weis: Cream Foundation “Silken” Kjaer Weis: Invisible Touch Liquid Foundation “Like Porcelain” F118 Urban Decay: Stay Naked Weightless Liquid Foundation “30GC” Fenty: Pro Filt'r Mini Soft Matte Longwear Foundation: “#150” neutral undertone Revlon: ColorStay Makeup with SoftFlex “150 Buff” Morphe: Filter Effect Soft-Focus Foundation: “Filter Light 4” Maybelline: Dream Urban Cover Flawless Coverage Foundation “220” SPF 50 Colorpop: Pretty Fresh Hyaluronic Hydrating Foundation “Fair 05W” YSL: All Hours Full Coverage Matte Foundation “B30 Almond” YSL: New All Hours Foundation LC1 [Light Cool 1] Revlon: ColorStay Light Cover Liquid Foundation “Buff” Shiseido: Synchro Skin Self-Refreshing Liquid Foundation “215 Light Buna”
Hello, Hannah. I’ve been watching your channel for several months now and you quickly became a fave! I adore your delightful and genuine personality and appreciate your thorough and thoughtful content. Because of you, I have determined that I, too, have a desaturated complexion. That revelation has been life changing as I couldn’t figure out why a lot of cosmetics, especially base products, didn’t look “right” on me. I tried Salt New York after watching videos of yours that featured their products and I haven’t looked back. They work so well for me that I don’t really have a desire to try other things. Thank you!
That light reflecting foundation has been a huge love of mine over the past few years. But I agree, color is just the smallest bit off. I also cld definitely align with you mentioning age and what I’m more interested in for makeup now.
I adore your hair like this! You look amazing. As for Nars, they broke my heart in 2017 when they stopped being cruelty free. I almost didn't watch this video because the sting is still there. I love all things Hannah though, so of course I watched. It's such a sweet pleasure to hear you talk about anything, even a brand I won't support. Now I'm on my way to check out those Jennybird earrings.
Hi Hannah, this was so interesting. I loved your review of Nars. Really helpful. I’m wondering if you have done a review of Rose Inc? I’m a no make up make up minimalist really and have been using Trinny London make up but it’s so hard to buy from online only. I’m older and not sure about Rose inc but I’m interested. Congrats to you and your beloved on the coming baby🥰
I am a Nars girl all the way at 44 years old. I find so much joy in their packaging and love many products from them. I started using them because as an olive they catered to me and I love their blushes. My thesis is that they are going hard for the Asian market with thir later releases..
I’m excited to hear your further thoughts on the Nars foundation as you experiment with it more! What if you approached the application more similarly to how you utilize a green color corrector, or the Rose Inc concealer when you wear it as all-over coverage? I might’ve mentioned this in a comment once before but I managed a Bobbi Brown counter pre-pandemic, and the more gold-/yellow-based foundations from Nars remind me of Bobbi’s o.g. complexion shades, which were designed to function more as corrective tones to be used strategically around the skin, rather than as an even semi-opaque layer over the whole face. When you applied the first layer of the foundation, it totally gave that effect to me (as far as being on the other side of the camera can communicate)-where it really effectively neutralized the areas of your face with more redness-and only after the second pass did you begin to feel like it was a less perfect match. Oxidization aside, I wonder if treating it more as a corrective tone and using the Soft Matte or the Rose Inc to spot-conceal would be the magic combo? Great video as always! I don’t frequently comment, but getting your video notifications is always a highlight of my week. If you’re ever in Minneapolis for any reason, absolutely reach out!
Loved this review, Hannah ❤ I cut my teeth on NARS, too. I was especially fond of their eyeshadow duos- Earth Angel specifically. Whenever big businesses buy innovative brands and become “data driven” the special light usually goes out and you get the “geography of nowhere” effect. I still love NARS, but I agree with every word you said here about the lack of creativity regarding color.
💜 this all came together for such a pretty and understated look! and i echo everyone else who is completely taken with this hairdo on you. thank you for the update on the givenchy colour corrector, and for always repping us greyish ghouls! 🤍 if it’s not already in your plans, i’d love a video giving updates on products you’ve tested in the last few months. (i say specifically thinking of the L’oréal Prime Lab Redness Eraser, which the UK apparently and to my great dismay refuses to stock with the others) 💜💜
I’ve used quite a few of their balms. Laguna is a bronze shade & quite different from Fast Lane. Dolce Vita & Fast Lane are similar on my lips. I adore the blush shade Exhibit A. It looks a bit daunting in the pan, a bright red. It sheers out on the cheeks. It’s a fun color for Spring/Summer. I also like the Summer Unrated and climax eyeshadow palettes. I wish they were permanent palettes.
I love the sleek, minimalist aesthetics of Nars. Def my aspirational mainstream brand. But for a similar price, I'm gonna likely try more Rituel de Fille instead (very diff products, but both have good lines & aesthetics, with RdF being indie)
I think I have cool undertones. The purito bb cream is one of my favorite foundation type products though and it's pretty grey on the skin. It's really grey when I first apply it and then it almost adjusts to my skin or something but I really like it a lot.
Thank you for trying all the things! I am pale like you with a slightly more neutral undertone and I love NARS complexion products. So helpful to see you try them! I also am a green color corrector fiend! I had my eye on the givenchy one but I know I couldn’t deal with the fragrance.
Ashley Rebecca: It would be more efficient to color correct foundations by using blue foundation color correcting drops. Most foundations that run yellow/orange that are "close" to olive skin just need more blue, since blue and yellow make green, and blue is the complimentary color of orange.). There is a lengthy article from Elemental Color titled How to Find (or Mix) Your Perfect Foundation Shade .
I love your channel! I wanted to tell you that there is a new foundation on Sephora from a company called Basma. The founder is a woman who as a child received a burn to her face. Her story is an interesting one. She also has a shade in a light neutral OLIVE skin tone! Colour # 35
Hannah, you should develop your own make up brand with focusing on specialized undertones... Also, I would love if you would do a deep dive video with all your cream/balm face products. I was looking at Manasi 7 but the shipping is painful. I wondered how it compared to Miracle Balm, Salt, and Monica Blunder cover and/or any other balm/cream face products you use? I know you have done videos on all this separately.
I would love to see a video where you color correct this foundation. I bought it and then saw a picture of myself and my god, I was yellow. It's past time when I can return it so I need to find a way to work with it. I bought a blue color corrector but I don't find it's helping much. Please help! I also look better with gray leaning foundations.
I started using glossier strech concealer all over my face as a light layer and I love it maybe it would work for you ! for Nars do you think going a shade lighter would help with the oxidation ? thanks in advance
updated on the GIVENCHY COLOR CORRECTOR since I teased it in this video and then didn't try it!!! It's a beautiful serum-like substance, semi-sheer and white-based. It might leave a white cast on some skin tones, but it's much more sheer than most color correctors so it's hard for me to tell for sure. It has a pretty strong scent that does linger somewhat, it's one of those fancy-product scents, kind of floral and also kind of spa-like. The finish is verrrry pretty, glowy and nourishing. I've been enjoying using it, but it's not green enough to be the only green color corrector in my drawer. If you are looking for a veil of color correction rather than heavy-duty redness cancellation, you can work with the white base, and you're a sucker for luxury stuff like I am, then you'll love it.
I was hoping for a review since I saw this colour corrector hit the market since it’s one of the limited ones available in Canada. Sounds like it might be worth a try for me (a pale, green colour corrector newbie!)
Fragrance a total no go for me, still shocks me European brands do it.
Thanks for the summary!
My only comparison for a green colour corrector is the number 7 primer. Which I suspect might not be a thing outside the UK
Thanks for the mini review on this. I’m considering the blue but it’s good to hear how the formula is
Thank you for mentioning the fragrance! I bought the sister concealer and was so surprised that no one mentioned it, especially how much it lingers, I’m still in two minds about whether I can keep it based entirely on that factor.
Oh my! The Grecian Hairdo is the bomb!
I agree. Absolutely lovely.
Sincerely please teach us your ways!
I was on a Sunday shopping trip when I spotted your Ren recovery cream at TjMaxx. “I must get it,” I thought “Hannah loves it and said it’s great and I thought it’d be way more than $13!” But then, “I rarely even execute my 3 step skincare routine I own now, and when I do I’m actually really happy with the results.” So I left it there, and bought spendy backpacking food for my next trip, cause I never eat enough calories while I’m hiking. Better use of my money in every way.
You’re in my head coming and going, Hannah!
I was a model for Nars’ artistry summit a few years ago in NYC where the head artists taught all the branch heads how to use the new foundation at the time (I believe it was the natural radiant foundation). At the time I was in my early 20’s with very broken out, very very fair skin. I remember the artists struggling to find a shade of the new foundation that actually fit me (same thing happened when I modeled for CoverGirl)- Siberia was too yellow and the other lightest shade was too pink. They finalize realized (and shared with me as I learned for the first time), that I had BOTH yellow and pink undertones. I was a desaturated peach! So they mixed the two lightest shades and had to use the shade chantilly in the radiant concealer on my t zone and spots to help desaturate! PS- Nars products are actually designed and taught to be all used with your fingers! They encouraged all artists not to use brushes on any face products- that all skin makeup formulas with them are designed to work best specifically with the warmth of your fingertips!
you can put me down as another commenter who is obsessed with this hairstyle on you, it looks phenomenal!
The light reflecting foundation has been a real wonder on my aging skin. I have never received more compliments on my skin than when I wear this. As a 46 year old, I don’t always get compliments on my skin anymore, so the change in frequency has been notable.
i gravitate to nars because i respect that they launch things infrequently/aren’t as trend focused and i just know their products WORK. i trust that they’ll give me quality for the price.
your hair IS the moment! 🌷
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As a former NARS girl myself I’m so excited to see how NARS’s current offerings stack up. I feel like they have had some promising releases lately after a few years of simply rehashing the same thoughtless orgasm and laguna themed lines
10:05 Hannah: I suggest more efficiency in color correcting foundations by using blue foundation color correcting drops. Most foundations that run yellow/orange that are "close" to olive skin just need more blue, since blue and yellow make green, and blue is the complimentary color of orange.). There is a lengthy article from Elemental Color titled *How to Find (or Mix) Your Perfect Foundation Shade* . With graphics to show value and chroma. A product used by professional makeup artists would be for example Kett Cosmetics: Hydro Color Theory in the color "Blue".
I used to use green color correctors like the one you show but over time they're expensive. The "Hydro Color Theory" is half the cost and will last me years since it only takes a few drops to customize any bottle of foundation.
There is another product that professional makeup artists use and they are only around $12. (See below.) I've found them to be a MUCH better instant match for my cool olive skin. Some people use these in combination with their not quite right foundations as well.
Perhaps you would consider testing/trying this for the channel as I would appreciate your review (and I think it would well for you) though it's not inexpensive: *Koh Gen Do: Maifanshi Aqua Foundation* in the shade "Cool 012" or the 8Koh Gen Do: Maifanshi Moisture Foundation* in "Cool 012". This Japanese brand is extremely olive conscious and is used by professional makeup artists who work for the film industry. Thus demanding the skin look like skin while still having lasting staying power for actors. It doesn't need a primer or setting powder which saves a little $ too. Koh Gen Do also has a color correcting base "Koh Gen Do: Maifanshi Makeup Color Base" that includes green. Found at Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom, and Macys.
Here is the $12 olive foundation professional makeup artists use mentioned above:
Mehron Makeup: Celebre HD Pro Cream Foundation: Light Olive
Mehron Makeup: Celebre HD Pro Cream Foundation: Mid-Light Olive
Mehron Makeup: Celebre HD Pro Cream Foundation: Medium Olive
Mehren Makeup: CreamBlend™ Stick Makeup - Light Olive
Mehren Makeup: CreamBlend™ Stick Makeup - Mid-Light Olive
Mehren Makeup: CreamBlend™ Stick Makeup - Medium Olive
Mehren Makeup: CreamBlend™ Stick Makeup - Mid-Dark Olive
Mehren Makeup: CreamBlend™ Stick Makeup - Dark Olive
Mehren Makeup: StarBlend™ Cake Makeup - Light Olive
Mehren Makeup: StarBlend™ Cake Makeup - Mid-Light Olive
Mehren Makeup: StarBlend™ Cake Makeup - Medium Olive
Mehren Makeup: StarBlend™ Cake Makeup - Mid-Dark Olive
Mehren Makeup: StarBlend™ Cake Makeup - Dark Olive
as a super pale girly who struggles to find fair shades that aren't super pink, thank you for sharing all of this info! 🖤
@@Micalahannray "Super pale" as in porcelain pale? or very fair? Are you a warm, neutral, or cool olive?
@@violetviolet888 I'm porcelain when I'm consistent with wearing SPF, otherwise I tend to fall in the fair category! And I have a neutral undertone that leans very slightly cool. For reference, my closest MAC shade is NW13.
@@Micalahannray It might take you a while but these should give you products to look for. I think your best friends will be color correcting drops in blue, white, and green-if a foundation is too pink. Would love to know if anything works for you!
Clinique Even Better foundation CN 02 Breeze
(cool-neutral undertones)
NARS Sheer Glow Foundation “Siberia” Light
NARS Natural Radiant Longwear in Siberil
NARS Light Reflecting in Siberia
Lisa Eldridge’s 2.5
ETUDE - Big Cover Skin Fit Concealer Pro in neutral mint
Armani luminous silk 1.5
Kevyn Aucoin SSE SX03 (more neutral/olive undertone than 01, I think)
Buxom Show Some Skin Weightless Foundation - Tickle The Ivory
Iconic London: Super Smoother Blurring Skin Tint “Cool Fair”
NYX pale
01 Pale in Can't Stop Won't Stop and Born to Glow
Fenty 105
[CLIO] Kill Cover The New Founwear Cushion "1.5 Fair"
Hourglass illusion and Hyaluronic skin tint - "Vanilla"
Misha BB cream #13
Urban Decay foundation 0.5
Kat Von D Light 42
Fenty foundation 110
NARS Conceler in Chantilly
Buxom Show Some Skin in Tickle the Ivory
Meow Cosmetics Inquisitive Korat
Maybelline Matte +Poreless 110
Thrive Causemetics: Buildable Blur CC Cream - 130 Fair Cool
Erth Minerals: Fair Cool Mineral Foundation
The Ordinary Serum Foundation 1N0
MUFE Water Blend 215
Lancome Dual Finish Powder 120
Meow Cosmetics Inquisitive/Sleek Siamese mixed
Marc Jacobs Remarcable in 10 Ivory, Kat von D L42, and Fenty 100
Kosas N100
Missha Perfect Cover BB RX in #21 or #22
Elf foundation “Lily”
Purito Cica BB Cream in #21
Estee Lauder double wear Nude in 1N0
Nars “Gobi”
NYX Vanilla Nude
Camera Stick Foundation by True + Luscious - Full Coverage Cream Foundation
Shade 0: Ivory
Maybelline Super Stay: Porcelain
VRCMA Color Process Foundation (Porcelain) satin medium overage
Kjaer Weis: Invisible Touch Liquid Foundation F118/Like Porcelain
Revlon Candid 120 Buff
IT Cosmetics CC Cream Fair
Becca Ultimate Complexion Cream Shell
@@violetviolet888 you are a workhorse!! thank you so much for these recommendations! I actually was recently looking into the CLIO compact, so your shade recommendation is very much appreciated!!
Hey Hannah, I not only love you because you’re an amazing creative. I love you because you’re so smart, using words such as anecdotal/ formulaically/ unwieldy/ blighted!! You’re a breath of fresh air! ♥️
Thanks for the thorough NARS review!
This whole look ended up looking so polished and chic! Like with the hair, earrings and outfit it is giving lowkey Audrey Hepburn vibes!
I wish you had tried the Nars soft matte tinted lip balm! The colors of those are much browner, grungier, and up your alley
Yes! They have a wonderful formula. Very comfortable. The shade brief encounter is amazing!
I feel like Nars is one of those brands that just do well because people repurchase their base products over and over
THE HAIR! 🤩 I gotta know how.
It is fluffy, but elegant. Playful, but put together. You could add pearls and walk into a ballroom or add leaves and bird eggs and wander through the woods.
The Nars light reflecting foundation is one of my favorites! It also helped me realize that a strong yellow undertone actually suits me quite well. While the skin on my face is neutral, my neck is very yellow. I need a yellow foundation to match, otherwise my face appears positively pink in the sunlight
I've decided that I just like listening to your voice. Don't discount this. I have no interest in makeup, but I'll watch just to listen to you. Please always give us Buddhist/minimalist tidbits, too. You look fabulous!
The Nars light reflecting foundation has become my holy grail! The shade Salzburg is perfect for my undertone!
The light reflecting foundation formula is my holy grail - I used to have a big collection of foundations, always trying new ones, but when I discovered this one (plus it being a great shade match), I gifted all my other ones and only use this one - on 4th bottle now, with 2 back ups…
The NARS afterglow lipgloss is sooo much better than the balm. It is pigmented but not so pigmented that it gets messy or difficult to wear, UNSCENTED, comfortable, not sticky at all and does not include any plumping or plumping adjacent ingredients. The shades nympho and super vixen are my favorites and I think Hannah in particular would love them too. If you have sensitive, reaction prone skin they are absolutely wonderful. One of the few stunning, high end lipglosses I can actually use and the formula is my all time favorite.
Yes! Nobody talks about these!
Their original, regular Afterglow Lip Balms too. They're absolutely incredible...
Not even 30 seconds into the video & I am LOVING your hair like that, it's so pretty.
Your edits are fabulous (unique, jarring & yet comforting 🤔 🤷🏻♀️), your sound quality is divine simplicity, and the imagery is classic yet new. This whole video is aesthetically pleasing & great. So glad I found your channel.
I found you initially because I was looking into green colour correctors for the first time. I don’t like wearing a lot of complexion makeup so I tended to either wear nothing at all and just do my eyes, brows and lips, or I’d do a full on face of makeup. I have rosacea and sometimes it flares up and whilst I don’t mind having slightly rosy cheeks, I do balk at looking like my skin is on fire, you know? I didn’t even realize until I found you that there was an intermediate option. That I could indeed correct the severity of the redness without having to put a full face of makeup on. All that to say, I cannot express how much I appreciate the level of detail you go into in your reviews. Especially when it comes to how light of an application can you go and see good results. I don’t wear a lot of complexion makeup ever. I hate the way it feels and looks when it isn’t the lightest wisp across the skin but most reviewers put more on in one application than I probably use in a year 😂 so I’m often disappointed when I buy the product because it requires layers of itself and/or other products to get a nice result. With your reviews, I feel like I understand the product in a way that gives me actual agency in my decision making process. I know where to slot the products in category wise and can make decisions accordingly. It’s tremendously useful. You’ve also reignited my desire to play with makeup again. I feel like, after all the lockdowns, I’m still just getting back to “normal” and I almost have to re learn everything again. I’m so glad you are now a part of that. I’m in good hands now 😊❤
audible gasp when I saw this hair!!!! absolutely gorgeous
Any chance you can create occasional content based on tango makeup? I am 54, and a flamenco dance student for years. Definitely with a passion for flair and drama.
Hannah, you would have made stunning Gibson girl, even without makeup.
I can TOTALLY see why everyone is commenting on the hair. The HAIR!!! So regal.
Hannah, your plaited auburn crown is glorious! Just had to say that.
I use the Light Reflecting Foundation every day. It’s gorgeous, and I haven’t found anything I like as well. Your complexion looks A++ in this video!
23:22 “It feels like serviceably… beefy. I’m not over here feeling like it’s a floating little piece of garbage, you know. So, that’s good to know.” Hahaha!
Would you ever consider doing a makeup video in natural light? I think it would help with viewers being able to see true colors of foundation, etc.
my first luxury makeup was a NARS multiple in the shade Antibes. I was probably 14 and had my makeup done at a counter in Macys and my mom purchased the product for me. It was very special. From then on, NARS has always had a place in my heart.
Hannah we have the same complexion! I'm fair with a hint of green. I have redness that throws off my face color to the rest of my body, matching foundation is challenging!
Me too. I’m really fair and pink, with an olive undertone.
So you and I use the same shades all the time. Go swatch the Nars foundation in Oslo. It is not any darker than Siberia, and it works perfect for me. It also doesn’t oxidize.
Your hair and makeup are very picturesque and evocative. It’s just dramatic enough to rob the breath and Romantic enough to swell the heart. If there was a style category “Poetic Dramatic” it is you.
I'm also a former NARS Sheer Glow in Siberia wearer (IMO, formula was neither sheer nor glowy). Way too yellow for me, too, though I like the depth of it on my skintone. I suspect Oslo -- a shade added to their foundation formulas within the last few years -- would be too pink for my pale muted/desaturated neutral-ish skintone, while Mont Blanc (their lightest "neutral" shade) would be way off as well (too dark and peach). I would be ecstatic if they ever brought out a straight up muted neutral beige shade in their foundations.
*Shelly T:* You might explore the following:
Lisa Eldridge’s 2.5
ETUDE - Big Cover Skin Fit Concealer Pro in neutral mint
Armani Luminous Silk 1.5
Kevyn Aucoin SSE SX03
Buxom Show Some Skin Weightless Foundation - Tickle The Ivory
Iconic London: Super Smoother Blurring Skin Tint “Cool Fair”
NYX pale
01 Pale in Can't Stop Won't Stop and Born to Glow
Fenty 105
[CLIO] Kill Cover The New Founwear Cushion Set
1.5 Fair
Hourglass illusion and Hyaluronic skin tint - Vanilla
Misha BB cream #13
Urban Decay foundation 0.5
Kat Von D Light 42
Fenty foundation 110
NARS Conceler in Chantilly
Buxom Show Some Skin in Tickle the Ivory
Meow Cosmetics Inquisitive Korat
Maybelline Matte +Poreless 110
The Ordinary Serum Foundation 1N0
MUFE Water Blend 215
Lancome Dual Finish Powder 120
Meow Cosmetics Inquisitive/Sleek Siamese mixed
Marc Jacobs Remarcable in 10 Ivory, Kat von D L42, and Fenty 100
Kosas N100
Missha Perfect Cover BB RX in #21 or #22
Elf foundation “Lily”
Purito Cica BB Cream in #21
Estee Lauder double wear Nude in 1N0
Nars “Gobi”
NYX Vanilla Nude
Camera Stick Foundation by True + Luscious - Full Coverage Cream Foundation
Shade 0: Ivory
Maybelline Super Stay Full Coverage Liquid Foundation Active Wear Makeup, Up to 30Hr Wear, Transfer, Sweat & Water Resistant, Matte Finish, Porcelain
VRCMA Color Process Foundation (Porcelain) satin medium overage
Kjaer Weis: Invisible Touch Liquid Foundation F118/Like Porcelain
Revlon Candid 120 Buff
IT Cosmetics CC Cream Fair
Becca Ultimate Complexion Cream Shell
NARS Sheer Glow Foundation “Siberia” Light
NARS Natural Radiant Longwear in Siberia
NARS Light Reflecting in Siberia
for the record, the Afterglow balm in Wicked Ways is definitely pigmented - a dark but sort of muted purple shade, kind of like what one might imagine Black Honey to look like just based off the tube.
I got a sample of the shade Laguna, and it was way more opaque. I liked the way it felt on my lips, but the color was like putting concealer on my lips. That’s not a trend I’m interested in reliving.
I used to love NARS but got tired of everything being orgasm themed. I do like their lip balms, they last a long time
A similar thing happened to me with Bobbi Brown. I love that you can't really go wrong with their colours because... well, they are all elegant. But with time, it becomes boring!
NARS girl here. I love the Climax mascara, Light Reflecting foundation, and the powder blush in Sin. I'm currently testing out the undereye brightener. I don't wear concealers, but I have very purple undereyes. The matte lipsticks are top tier for me ❤
Anne of Green Gables Era Hair! Love it.
Just a question I’ve been meaning to ask for a while - when you say desaturated skin tone do you mean you have very little pink? And when you reference desaturated makeup products do you mean the same thing? I am constantly trying to find a good foundation match and I wonder if I’m looking for the right thing or if I understand what’s happening on my face at all. Would love a video on foundation color? How do you know how much grey is in the foundation and how much does your skin tone have to match? So many questions! Thanks for another great video ❤
Desaturated in general just means the color is quite weak ( a lot of grey mixed in). So it can mean very little pink, but it can also mean very little yellow, orange, peach, etc. If you take a photo and adjust the saturation settings, you will notice that boosting the saturation makes the colors very bright and strong, and reducing the saturation makes the colors sort of dull and soft
I cover it more in-depth in this video! ruclips.net/video/1NJf8OXUZ5c/видео.html
John Singer Sargent's Madame X. In better reproductions you can see the ethereal blue-green glow in her complexion.That's what you were giving us today before the blush went on. (And the yellowness in their foundations drives me away, much as I'd like to choose them.)
I’ve never been a Nars girl, but this is very intriguing to me because of that very fact!
Love the hair, and the makeup looks very pretty on you, even if it’s not the Old Gum colors of your fever dreams. 🩶
God I love your videos! So excited to watch this and set the tone for my day.
I’ve been thinking for a few weeks how much I miss the Nars duo eyeshadows. They’re so nostalgic for me! I don’t understand why they fell out of popularity or why Nars won’t relaunch them. I see some on their website, but I guess since RUclips started, Nars decided that everyone wants a giant palette and nothing else. 😞
In recent years, I've started using foundation in more everyday life. I was/am a fan of the Armani one (it's light in formula) and last year purchased the Nars light reflecting foundation which is nice for the reasons you mentioned. I use the Yukon shade which works for me (I think) as my skin is more pigmented with ageing. Having skin which is probably closer to 15 - 20 years older than yours, I also like that it doesn't seem to sit in the lines on my face. Your hair looks lovely and casually sophisticated . Thank you for the review.
I use Erborian CC red correct mixed in with all foundations and it really adds that tiny green tint I need. Love your channel
Nars is one of those brands that I don’t check for often but always sneaks up on me with the quality of their products. I actually think the cream bronzer would have given you the desaturated blush vibe you were going for. That cream bronzer is my all time favorite cream bronzer. And the original shade would function well as a blush/bronzer on your skin.
The Nara light reflecting foundation is my holy grail. I also don’t wear foundation regularly so I save it for special occasions and it’s delightful every time. The wear power is also nice on my skin.
The NARS products I frequently use are the afterglow lip balms and powder matte liquid lipsticks (unfortunately my favourite neutral brown is discontinued). I bite my lips constantly, but when I use them I do it less while it also looks good. I also wear them instead of lip gloss. My favourites are Dolce Vita, Orgasm and Wicked Ways. The latter one is in the realm of this one Clinique black honey gloss (that popular dark one). I think they all have a noticeable tint. I want to try the matte ones, when I have to replace one.
My first fancy foundation was from Nars i got it for my formal 😊 Nars is a very aspirational brand for me when i was a teen, it was so elegant and editorial, but so out of my price range. Now that im well into my 20s the colours seem so old school
Hi hannah! I wonder if you'd like jane iredale products. Very desaturated color option
I also wanted to suggest doing a color analyst video. I think you arw a soft autumn but that would be such a cool video. Color a anlysis studio produces great videos on it
i would love to see you try the k beauty spatula application method for your base routine!
sorry if this is not nars related but YOUR HAIR !!!!!! SO Beautiful
Nothing beats this NARS foundation (recently bough HausLabs, Lisa E.), this one just sits so well on my 43 yr old confused skin.
Siberia is perfect on you. Unfortunately I used to use sheer glow in the same shade, which suited me, but found it far darker in this new foundation. It was too dark and yellow on me 😢 I don't want to waste it so I'm going to try it with white mixing pigment I got from Amazon but I worry that will change the consistency. I don't know if it's my imagination, or somehow I've managed to get even paler, but it seems like foundation is becoming darker these days? 10 years ago it was impossible to find pale foundation. Then for a while we seemed to have options. Now it seems to be a struggle again. I was in Sephora for hours trying to get matched a few months ago and literally non of the shades came close. I'm really hoping this mixing pigment works out for me 🤞
I really like their Light Reflecting foundation (although going into light-medium the shades start straying into peach or golden orange land, and I’m yellow/olive), I love their cream bronzer, powder bronzer (very nicely neutral for my yellow-olive tones, on me bronzers easily go red or orange) and their concealers are really good too, albeit far gone are the days of being something innovative. The tinted lip balms are very cute, I sometimes wait for a sale to get a Dolce Vita mini.
I never got why their eyeshadows were so expensive, they’re absolutely run of the mill for me. The mascara smudges terribly on me, even the waterproof version, it’s lovely in terms of finish but a no for everyday life.
I remember their huge array of blushes and lipsticks but they never came in store in my country.
Those new liquid blushes look nice, but… again, very same same. Unless the formula is really unique - say glossy self-setting stains with actual long-wearing power - I’d give them a try, but the prices are really a huge deterrent. One can’t play with Nars. You go all in or you stay outside looking in.
All in all, I think every item Nars does is about 10 dollars/euros above what it should be…
They did steer away from their iconic edgy colour stories, and now it’s all Laguna/Orgasm themed, like peachy coral and brown. Groundbreaking… It feels they decided since their audience was aging, they had to go the conservative boring stereotypical agist route, forgetting their consumers came to them not only for the staples but for the out of the box approach that the luxury market stays away from. And their branding could encompass both! François Nars was a trailblazer. I guess peaches and browns make money regardless of trends and it’s super safe to stay in that lane. Sad to see, to be honest. It’s a counter I don’t stop by that often because there’s nothing new - iterations on the Orgasm line are not newness for me.
43 here, still love some colour and pizazz in my makeup, so it’s not necessarily about the age… maybe it’s about the perception of how more colourful and shiny things should look on the skin, and how skin should look to be “worthy” of colour and shimmer…? 😊
SO excited for this video. And all your videos, of course. Yay Nars!!!
I think you'd love the new flawless Laura mercier foundation. It feels so lightweight with high pigment. It's really beautiful. You look even more gorgeous than usual lately!
I have that foundation. I had to try it. Even with the price tag. I do love it. I also got the chantaille one. I have a problem. They both rock. I have the salt New York too. In your shade. Love that as well. The Nars tinted moisturizer is also great.
That blush color looks beautiful on you.
Siberia is the "very light with warm undertones" shade of this foundation. There are two more shades defined as "very light" in the range, that are cooler than that: Oslo (cool) and Mont Blanc (neutral).
I'm fair with cool undertones (NW15) and by default, foundation shades tend to be too warm for me. I also tried a sample of Nars' Matte foundation in Mont Blanc and the shade was way too dark and warm.
It may be partly due to the sheerer formula, but in the case of the Light Reflecting foundation in particular, I tried both Oslo and Mont Blanc, and while I could pull off both, Mont Blanc was more flattering and I ended up purchasing that one. Later on I've heard of it referred as "pulling cool". To my eyes it doesn't. It just doesn't pull yellow and it seems actually neutral. I don't have any more experience with Nars foundations and I'm pretty sure it may vary by formula, but I just wanted to add my perspective on the lighter end of the shade range.
BTW, at least on camera, this shade looks absolutely perfect on you.
cccsssish: You might explore the following foundations:
Kjaer Weiss “Just Sheer” light to medium olive
Bourjois Paris Healthy Mix Foundation in N 49.5
Makeup Revolution Foundation in F, Rose inc in 010
Summer Fridays: Sheer Skin Tint “Shade 4”
Laura Mercier Flawless Fusion Ultra Longwear Foundation “Tawny”
Nyx Can’t Stop Foundation “Nude”
Nyx Total Control “Nude”
IT Cosmetics Matte CC “Light”
Koh Gen Do Aqua Foundation in the shade 213
M.A.C Studio Fix Powder Plus Foundation C30
Kett Hydro Foundation “01” pale, muted olive shade
Rare beauty liquid foundation, shade 170 w
MAC NC12 in Pro Longwear for a fair-light olive
Beauty Blender Bounce Foundation: “2.20 Light Olive”
Kjaer Weis: Cream Foundation “Silken”
Kjaer Weis: Invisible Touch Liquid Foundation “Like Porcelain” F118
Urban Decay: Stay Naked Weightless Liquid Foundation “30GC”
Fenty: Pro Filt'r Mini Soft Matte Longwear Foundation: “#150” neutral undertone
Revlon: ColorStay Makeup with SoftFlex “150 Buff”
Morphe: Filter Effect Soft-Focus Foundation: “Filter Light 4”
Maybelline: Dream Urban Cover Flawless Coverage Foundation “220” SPF 50
Colorpop: Pretty Fresh Hyaluronic Hydrating Foundation “Fair 05W”
YSL: All Hours Full Coverage Matte Foundation “B30 Almond”
YSL: New All Hours Foundation LC1 [Light Cool 1]
Revlon: ColorStay Light Cover Liquid Foundation “Buff”
Shiseido: Synchro Skin Self-Refreshing Liquid Foundation “215 Light Buna”
Hello, Hannah. I’ve been watching your channel for several months now and you quickly became a fave! I adore your delightful and genuine personality and appreciate your thorough and thoughtful content. Because of you, I have determined that I, too, have a desaturated complexion. That revelation has been life changing as I couldn’t figure out why a lot of cosmetics, especially base products, didn’t look “right” on me. I tried Salt New York after watching videos of yours that featured their products and I haven’t looked back. They work so well for me that I don’t really have a desire to try other things. Thank you!
That light reflecting foundation has been a huge love of mine over the past few years. But I agree, color is just the smallest bit off. I also cld definitely align with you mentioning age and what I’m more interested in for makeup now.
You have just looked phenomenal in the last two videos. Your styling is so on point. So elegant!
Hannah, PLEASE pretty please could you review the Rituel de Fille new serum foundation?? It looks so enticing !!
Your hair is giving EVERYTHING styled this way
I adore your hair like this! You look amazing. As for Nars, they broke my heart in 2017 when they stopped being cruelty free. I almost didn't watch this video because the sting is still there. I love all things Hannah though, so of course I watched. It's such a sweet pleasure to hear you talk about anything, even a brand I won't support. Now I'm on my way to check out those Jennybird earrings.
Hi Hannah, this was so interesting. I loved your review of Nars. Really helpful. I’m wondering if you have done a review of Rose Inc? I’m a no make up make up minimalist really and have been using Trinny London make up but it’s so hard to buy from online only. I’m older and not sure about Rose inc but I’m interested.
Congrats to you and your beloved on the coming baby🥰
Looooove your hair like that!!! Takes me back to OS HLP!!❤❤❤
So glad you liked the Nars light reflecting 😊 Its one of myfaves❤ you are glowing btw 🎉😊
The lippie is my current favourite lip! I wear it with Colour Pop Cool BFF liner or the Sephora liner lightest shade
I am a Nars girl all the way at 44 years old. I find so much joy in their packaging and love many products from them. I started using them because as an olive they catered to me and I love their blushes. My thesis is that they are going hard for the Asian market with thir later releases..
They are owned by the Asian brand Shiseido... 😎✌🏼
This hair is so pretty!! I would like so much to see a tutorial how you did it!!!! ✨🌸💖
This hairstyle is just lovely and I love it!!
I’m excited to hear your further thoughts on the Nars foundation as you experiment with it more! What if you approached the application more similarly to how you utilize a green color corrector, or the Rose Inc concealer when you wear it as all-over coverage?
I might’ve mentioned this in a comment once before but I managed a Bobbi Brown counter pre-pandemic, and the more gold-/yellow-based foundations from Nars remind me of Bobbi’s o.g. complexion shades, which were designed to function more as corrective tones to be used strategically around the skin, rather than as an even semi-opaque layer over the whole face.
When you applied the first layer of the foundation, it totally gave that effect to me (as far as being on the other side of the camera can communicate)-where it really effectively neutralized the areas of your face with more redness-and only after the second pass did you begin to feel like it was a less perfect match. Oxidization aside, I wonder if treating it more as a corrective tone and using the Soft Matte or the Rose Inc to spot-conceal would be the magic combo?
Great video as always! I don’t frequently comment, but getting your video notifications is always a highlight of my week. If you’re ever in Minneapolis for any reason, absolutely reach out!
Loved this review, Hannah ❤ I cut my teeth on NARS, too. I was especially fond of their eyeshadow duos- Earth Angel specifically.
Whenever big businesses buy innovative brands and become “data driven” the special light usually goes out and you get the “geography of nowhere” effect. I still love NARS, but I agree with every word you said here about the lack of creativity regarding color.
You look beautiful ❤. Love how you worked with more yellow in foundation! Thanx
💜 this all came together for such a pretty and understated look! and i echo everyone else who is completely taken with this hairdo on you.
thank you for the update on the givenchy colour corrector, and for always repping us greyish ghouls! 🤍
if it’s not already in your plans, i’d love a video giving updates on products you’ve tested in the last few months. (i say specifically thinking of the L’oréal Prime Lab Redness Eraser, which the UK apparently and to my great dismay refuses to stock with the others) 💜💜
I’ve used quite a few of their balms. Laguna is a bronze shade & quite different from Fast Lane. Dolce Vita & Fast Lane are similar on my lips. I adore the blush shade Exhibit A. It looks a bit daunting in the pan, a bright red. It sheers out on the cheeks. It’s a fun color for Spring/Summer. I also like the Summer Unrated and climax eyeshadow palettes. I wish they were permanent palettes.
I love the sleek, minimalist aesthetics of Nars. Def my aspirational mainstream brand. But for a similar price, I'm gonna likely try more Rituel de Fille instead (very diff products, but both have good lines & aesthetics, with RdF being indie)
Okay, but this hair! So beautiful Hannah 💛
I would love to see the Oslo foundation swatches on you.
I think I have cool undertones. The purito bb cream is one of my favorite foundation type products though and it's pretty grey on the skin. It's really grey when I first apply it and then it almost adjusts to my skin or something but I really like it a lot.
Thank you for trying all the things! I am pale like you with a slightly more neutral undertone and I love NARS complexion products. So helpful to see you try them! I also am a green color corrector fiend! I had my eye on the givenchy one but I know I couldn’t deal with the fragrance.
Ashley Rebecca: It would be more efficient to color correct foundations by using blue foundation color correcting drops. Most foundations that run yellow/orange that are "close" to olive skin just need more blue, since blue and yellow make green, and blue is the complimentary color of orange.). There is a lengthy article from Elemental Color titled How to Find (or Mix) Your Perfect Foundation Shade .
You're giving GIBSON GIRL with that updo and I'm here for it!
OMG! Hannah, your hair is so stunning! ❤❤❤
I love the conspiracy theory of one nay sayer in the shade offerings lol
I hope they listen to you re colors! Love your updo btw ☺️
I love your channel! I wanted to tell you that there is a new foundation on Sephora from a company called Basma. The founder is a woman who as a child received a burn to her face. Her story is an interesting one. She also has a shade in a light neutral OLIVE skin tone! Colour # 35
Ohh I'm wanting that powder for my textured areas!
Hannah, you should develop your own make up brand with focusing on specialized undertones... Also, I would love if you would do a deep dive video with all your cream/balm face products. I was looking at Manasi 7 but the shipping is painful. I wondered how it compared to Miracle Balm, Salt, and Monica Blunder cover and/or any other balm/cream face products you use? I know you have done videos on all this separately.
I would love to see a video where you color correct this foundation. I bought it and then saw a picture of myself and my god, I was yellow. It's past time when I can return it so I need to find a way to work with it. I bought a blue color corrector but I don't find it's helping much. Please help! I also look better with gray leaning foundations.
I love love love your hairstyle! 💞
THIS HAIR!!!!!!!! I am all agog!!
I just returned the light reflecting foundation after I broke out in hives from it 😬 beware if you have sensitive skin!
Woooo! The Nars video!! 🎉
I started using glossier strech concealer all over my face as a light layer and I love it maybe it would work for you ! for Nars do you think going a shade lighter would help with the oxidation ?
thanks in advance
this is the lightest shade!