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NARS · Audacious Collection

NARS · Audacious Collection

  I’ll be totally honest: I’m more of a balm/tinted balm/lipgloss girl, but you don’t get quite the same sense of satisfaction pulling out some spindly doe-foot wand, as you do by twisting up a pristine lipstick bullet, am I right? Of course, the buttery-rich formula of the NARS Audacious range doesn’t hurt the cause either, and today’s post is about the 6 new colours that were added to the…

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Las 4 mejores máscaras de pestañas que he usado

Las 4 mejores máscaras de pestañas que he usado

Te haz fijado que tan solo encrespando las pestañas y aplicando un poco de máscara ya se ve una cara más fresca. En mi largo viaje probando máscaras al fin tengo las 4 mejores máscaras de pestañas que he usado. Es que en mi caso, mi dilema es que tengo mis pestañas muy cortas y muy tiesas. Pero, descubrí la forma de sacarle provecho según la ocasión con estas 4 opciones. Sumptuous Extreme…

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Now that’s a case filled with lethal weapons for the femme fatale!

NARS is celebrating Audacity in Singapore this October with a series of makeover sessions at TANGS from 16-22nd this month, and running an Instagram contest where you can win your own little box of Audacity. 

1-on-1 Makeover Sessions

If you need help finding your inner femme fatale, NARS will help you. From 16-22 Oct, you can book a makeover and consultation session with Lead Stylist Priscilla Yu from Hong Kong, or Lead Artist Julyen Loo from Singapore. Sign-up is SGD$60 (fully redeemable for products) and you will receive a 2-pc gift including a mini Orgasm blush on top of that. 

Early-birds receive an additional mini gloss.

16 - 18 Oct: Priscilla Yu

19 - 22 Oct: Julyen Loo

To book a slot before all the good timings are gone, visit the TANGS estore at http://bit.ly/1Qz6kaL or stop by the TANGS boutique.

#BeAudaciousSg Instagram contest

From 15-17 Oct, share a post of yourself on Instagram featuring an Audacious product (eye or lip) and hashtag #BeAudaciousSg to qualify. One winner will be picked by the NARS Singapore team to receive a box filled with:

3 Audacious lipsticks

Audacious mascara

Kohliner

You can camp the NARS FB page for more info! 

I’d ask you to do it just for a shot at the lipsticks alone. You know I’ve loved that formula since it launched around this time last year. 

The team didn’t explicitly say if the photo had to be taken between 15-17th, but please - just post a new pic. Don’t hashtag a 3-month old photo of yourself and wonder why you were not picked. It’s only fair to invest a little effort if you sincerely want to win!

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NARS Audacious Mascara Review

We all know I’m a huge fan of the Audacious lipsticks which launched in 2014. I love the payoff, the range of flattering colors that range from best-in-class classics to modern brights, and I love the satin texture and presentation.

This year, NARS launches Audacious mascara. And this formula promises to be all all-rounder that is:

non-waterproof but smudge-resistant formula

volumizing

lengthening

lifting/curling

Sounds like every other mascara’s claims? Well I put it to the test and I’ll say - it’s:

pretty lasting for me and stiff enough when set to hold curl well, which is usually not the case with many non-waterproof mascaras, but bear in mind I have medium-fine lashes and they’re not too stubborn usually

easy to remove with cotton pad and cleansing water - no scrubbing and rubbing

non-smudging on me, but then I do not have oily lids so I am probably not the absolute best judge; it doesn’t start running the moment it gets wet but be careful not to rub your eyes too hard

very lengthening; those curved spikes on the wand that look like the fangs of some monstrous carnivorous plant do manage to grab your lashes and separate them well

not extremely volumizing for me; I did find that it had a tendency to grab some lashes and coat them thickly, but not others, so you end up with inconsistent volumization

sorta clumpy; this doesn’t turn my fringe of lashes into 5 fat stumps - it’s not that sort of clumpy. But it does have a tendency to deposit fatter clumps around the tips of your lashes if you try to build up the product a bit, because the nature of the formula and the wand makes NARS Audacious mascara lengthen faster than it can build thickness around each strand. So you sometimes get a slim long lash with a bent “match-stick” bulb at the end. I’d like to know your experience with it, and if you had a different experience!

very black. If you have light lashes, this does a very good job of coating and darkening every strand.

All in all, I would say this is just not mascara designed for layering (unless you actually like clumpy dramatic lashes). It CAN give you pretty good results in a single coat as you can see above. I think it’s a great mascara if you want length and separation with moderate volume. It also holds curl moderately well although I can't speak for those with stubborn thick lash strands. But if you like to slowly layer, you will need a clean disposable mascara wand to comb out the clumps between coats. 

I also find this works better for me if I just pull from root to tips, instead of wiggling back and forth sideways (cos then it becomes clump-central).

Note: with any mascara that you layer and layer, you might also be more prone to flakiness. Flecks of black crumbling onto your cheeks over the day. I didn’t experience that with Audacious mascara wearing just one coat, so I daresay you’ll be fine if you don’t try to get TOO audacious with it.

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Want to know about NARS Audacious Mascara? Check out my demo on youtube!