Wednesday 15 July 2015

NARS Velvet Matte Lip Pencil 'Damned' Review

Hello! ♥

I've always wanted to try one of the NARS Satin/Matte lip pencils, but I haven't been able to decide on a colour due to the fact that I want to swatch certain shades and there's no Nars counters close to me. I recently had a look im my aunt's makeup bag and found the NARS Velvet Matte Lip Pencil in the shade 'Damned'.

NARS Velvet Matte Lip Pencil Damned

I think this product's best quality is its lasting power. It lasts an incredibly long amount of time, and even leaves a stain before completely fading at the end of the day. There's also no transferring with this product.. which is great as it means you won't need to be constantly worrying about touching up your lip colour!

It was slightly drying, however this is to be expected with a lip product that has a matte finish. It's nothing that a little lip prep can't fix - exfoliate and apply balm beforehand!

It's extremely creamy, and does glide on smoothly and comfortably - no tugging, yay!

I wouldn't say that it's the most pigmented product ever.. Initially, it didn't show up true to colour on my lips and was the tiniest bit patchy but perhaps this is because my lips are quite pigmented. Once I had applied a few layers, it was looking much better and was a lot more opaque. I'm not sure if it's just this shade, because people do always rave about how pigmented these NARS lip pencils are.

NARS Velvet Matte Lip Pencil Damned

I had noted down this shade to buy.. and it's truly a beautiful purple-ish shade, but I'm glad I haven't purchased this shade as it really didn't suit me sadly.

Overall, I did actually quite enjoy testing this out! I can't wait for the next time I visit a Nars counter to see what shades I can pick up!

NARS Velvet Matte Lip Pencil Damned

Let me know what you think if you've tried either the Matte or Satin version! What shades would you recommend, too?

Thanks for reading, Thahira x

8 comments:

  1. Looks like a lovely lip pencil! Very bold color <3
    xxx
    She Will Be

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  2. Such a gorgeous shade! We'll have to try it out. We are always cautious when it comes to matte lip products, because we have drier lips, but the creamy formulation sounds perfet

    M + K
    Bloglovin

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    1. It's very creamy, and the dryness can be avoided by exfoliating and applying lip balm beforehand! x

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  3. Lookes gorgeous! I love Nars matte lip pencils too!

    - Elodie x
    www.elle-yeah.com

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    1. I can't wait to try some more! Let me know if you have any shade recommendations x

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  4. I really like the look of the shade but it's a shame about the pigmentation! I would have thought it was opaque in one swipe :)

    Velvet Blush

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    1. Same, I was really expecting it to be a lot more pigmented.. but it's fine if you go over a couple of times x

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