It is time for a new beauty post here on my blog. Today I am going to chat to you guys all about the amazing Nars Radiant Longwear Foundation. I can remember first buying this many years back when it was first released, but at the time I was in a steamy love affair with the Nars All Day Luminous Foundation, so this one just slipped into the shadows a little.
It wasn’t until Nars disgracefully discontinued the All Day Luminous that I reached into the depths of my collection and pulled back out my Nars Radiant Longwear foundation. Needless to say, I am now kicking myself that I didn’t give this foundation a fair try when I first got my hands on it and because of that I thought that now would be a great time to sit down and write a review for you guys.
What is the coverage like?
First up, I want to talk to you guys about the level of coverage that this amazing foundation has. I would say that this Nars Radiant Longwear Foundation has a medium coverage, but it is very buildable and you can easily pack on the coverage to get to a full coverage base. Honestly, I feel like this suits me down to the ground because I have fairly clear skin, where I am happy to wear a medium coverage, then I have areas on my cheeks of sun damage, where I like to add some more coverage. I love that this foundation gives you the ability to tailor the look of your foundation, without it being too heavy right from the first swipe of product. Honestly, when I say that I wish I got my hands on this sooner and tried it out.
What is the shade range like?
Something that I feel like Nars really do deserve praise with is their incredible shade range. Long before a couple of years back when every brand started launching with 40+ shades, Nars was paving the way and has always been an incredibly inclusive brand. I can remember in my early teenage years going into a store to buy the Sheer Glow Foundation and seeing them all laid out on the counter was just incredible, I even went back the following week with my friend Zara who has a wonderfully deep complexion and for years in the noughties she could only get ashy looking foundations. For me, I know that no matter what Nars foundation I am wearing, Syracuse is going to be the shade for me when it comes to a foundation.
How does it sit on the skin?
I feel like the older that I get, the more difficult my skin is becoming. In my early teenage years, I had very normal skin with no special requirements, I could lather on my Maybelline Dream Matte Mousse and it would stay in place all day long without any issues. As I reached my early twenties my skin was much more oily and I could just combat that with a mattifying primer. Now, I am 26 years old and my skin is a combination nightmare. It means that products now need to work in areas where I am dry, oily and pretty normal. I found that the Nars Radiant Longwear just performed like I was throwing nothing at it. No matter where I was applying this product it just glided straight on the skin and looked like sheer perfection.
How does it work with other products?
It is always very important to me, how they work with my other makeup products that I use. For example, I don’t want to try a new foundation and it affect my tried and true moisturising base. I have some all-time favourite products that are amazing. If a new product doesn’t suit the rest, it gets kicked out of the collection. It is safe to say that when it comes to the Nars Radiant Longwear Foundation, it works incredibly well with every other makeup item that I have in my collection. I think at this stage I have tried this with all of my other favourite makeup items and this performs incredibly well.
Will I repurchase?
I think the big question whenever it comes to any review is whether I would repurchase the item or not. Honestly, I think that you guys can probably guess already that I will be repurchasing. I feel like for me, this Nars foundation ticks all of the boxes that I need. It is a little thicker consistency than I am used to. I don’t think that is negative. I just think that this is an all-time winner. Honestly, I look forward every morning for me to apply this and transform my skin. Next time I see this on offer I am going to bulk buy it and keep a stash in my draw!
I hope that you guys liked leaning a little more about this Nars Radiant Longwear Foundation. Like I said, I am now kicking myself that I didn’t pick this up sooner. It has been a truly wonderful addition to my makeup collection. I just wish that I had tried it out sooner. Not to mention so many other occasions. I know that this is going to be a very worn foundation for many years to come. Please make sure to leave me a comment down below. Let me know if you have tried this Nars foundation and what you thought about it!
