It took me a year and a half to pan this NARS Sex Appeal blush. I don’t wear complex makeup every day, but when I do, this is involved. On low makeup days, which is most days, it’s tinted eyebrow gel, lip balm and this. Maybe concealer. This is the old talc laden formula. I tried the reformulation and it is traaaaaash. I could forgive the texture which isn’t the worst but the color. So bad. In me, the original version goes on as a desaturated pale opaque peachy tone that reduces undereye dark circles, evens out my skintone a little and leaves a gentle matte glow. The new version is just sheer orange that’s still somehow chalky. I tried the new versions of this and NARS Impassioned which was also terrible: sheer chalky bubblegum pink. I scored this replacement barely used on Mercari. Would buy repeatedly but looking to find a dupe as eventually the deadstock and gentle use ones will vanish. I’m Tarte Shape Tape 27S-35N depending on the season for skintone reference.
by loulouhex
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I’ve found that there’s some sort of layer on the Nars blushes that needs to be gotten through before you get to the better color and payoff. I had bought the new Impassioned and was incredibly disappointed – it did not show up on me AT ALL in spite of me being pale. I almost returned it.
After a few uses, though, I got through that layer and it’s a lot better. It’s perfect now.