Nars Sheer Glow Foundation

I have Indian skin and my skin is the fairer side of tan. I used this product in shade Barcelona for one entire year, leaving my Mac Studio Sculpt NC40 aside to try something new. (My assumption was that its more expensive so should be better right?)

This is a pricey product, but definitely a good quality foundation. However, after using it for a year I decided to switch back to MAC.

This was because of the ashy color my skin seemed to look in all my photos during my time using that foundation. In person, it looked natural (only slightly ashy). The thing I have found with the nars range is that it is not as bright as the shades you can find from mac or fenty beauty. If I were to consider all my friends which have used the same shade I would say that this product oxidizes over the day to a grey on most Indian skin types. This is because brown/tan skin (even when you are on the fairer side of the spectrum) tends to need a more yellow/bright base.

Overall my thoughts on the sheer glow is that is would be great, but seems to look ashy on Indian skin tones in comparison to the colours that can be found at MAC.

For me this is not my favourite foundation at all. I had heard such great things and wanted to fall in love with it, however I did not see anything amazing change with my face. I have tried to make it work as it is expensive, but I feel I can never make it sit right on my skin and look good. It goes patchy and seems to dry patches that are not even visible without foundation. Every time I wear it, I feel like it breaks me out afterwards. Doesn't seem to last very long on my skin. I wish I loved this since it seems to look nice on so many people-but it wasn't for me.

After seeing so many good reviews about NARS Sheer Glow I decided to try out as I wasn’t super happy with the foundation I was using at the time, wanted to try something different etc. I went to Mecca Cosmetics in Christchurch the lovely lady matched me to my colour (which I am happy with) got a primer to try and also purchased the powder. I also purchased a pump for an extra $5 (which I hate doing!) I just think all foundations should come with pumps, it makes sense to me! I went home, with my lovely little bag of goodies having spent $130 I really couldn’t wait to try it out so I took my face of makeup off when I got home and mixed the a little of the primer together with the foundation as recommended, applied with my slightly damp beauty sponge (as recommended) and it was reasonably good coverage and gave my skin a nice glow, afterwards I applied the powder (also in a nice wee black compact, quite thin so was a little disappointed as I knew it probably wouldn’t last me too long). And after applying I did like the look my skin had a nice glow and blemishes were covered just enough. But it didn’t last long.. I’ve applied several different times, with different techniques, primers too and I really just don’t get what the fuss is about? I find although the foundation, you would think to be more suited to normal/dry skin (my skin is probably more combination/oily at the moment but hoped with the powder it’d last me through the day. The foundation seems to make any dry patches I do have more noticeable and sinks into my pores even though wearing primer. After only a few hours I feel like I need to reapply powder. After using Revlon Colourstay for months which does last a whole day I am disappointed with the staying power of this foundation. The only thing I like about it is the colour, the fact it is washed off easily, the packaging and the lovely lady who served me at Mecca. This foundation would be a disaster for me in Summer. Sadly, I won’t be purchasing again as I need something that is going to last me most of the day, and a product that won’t shift around leaving my face looking like an oily mess. Personally wouldn’t recommend for combination/oily or dry.

I was wanting this foundation for so long and when i finally got it was so disappointed! I tryed it with a brush and beauty blender but it would just not sit right on my skin.

As with everyone else, for the longest time I was dying to get my hands on this gem! I was in the market for a new foundation in my winter colour so I picked up a sample of this in the shade Mont Blanc.

It was the most perfect colour match for me that I have ever come across, which makes the impending doom that was my experience with this foundation all the more heartbreaking.

I have dry skin, hence the fact I was drawn to a foundation geared towards dry skin folk. However, this foundation just made my face look extra dry and dull.

I applied it on a really dry day, a more normal day, with/without primer and also tried it mixed in with a more hydrating foundation. All were total fails.

It clung to dry patches and broke up on my skin within a couple of hours every time I wore it. There was a win - which was that I didn't waste my money on buying the full size! Hoorah!

Gave me bad flashback. Coverage wasn’t amazing. Wasn’t the right skin tone to suit my face. Was very expensive and just like any other moisturiser. Wouldn’t use this on a day to day basis as won’t last long

I though that with all the hype over this foundation that it was going to be my new holy grail... I am so disappointed ); it clings to my dry spots so bad even when I'm wearing a primer! The foundation just sits on top of my skin whether I use a brush or a beauty blender, primer or no primer ); I really wanted this foundation to work for me since there is so much hype over it but I think I'm going to have to look elsewhere. There are still some positives.. The packaging is really nice! And it is a good price! But other than that unfortunately its a pass for me.