Nars Sheer Matte Foundation Review

This is my favourite mattifying foundation of all time. I'm in the shade Fiji.

I apply and buff it in with the real techniques face expert brush and it leaves a lovely velvety smooth finish, that lasts all day long. I find the face expert brush works a bit better for this foundation as it's a bit denser than the real techniques buffing brush so it works better with the liquid consistency. Most days I set it with rimmels stay matte translucent powder it even if I've forgotten it still stays matte all throughout the hottest days of summer! It creates a medium coverage that is easily buildable and blendable.

It can be quite drying on drier skin types, clinging to dry patches and I do find that during winter I have to switch to the sheer glow or the body shop moisture foundation as my skin tends to do a complete 180* with the seasons.

This is my holy grail foundation so far and finally a perfect match for my super pale winter skin, the formula is lovley and goes on very easily after a quick warm up on my hand. Because it is a matte finish i still get a nice glow as i have oily skin.

this product was recommended to me by a beauty specialist. It's amazing, it's light and apply to skin easily. It gives u a fresh natural look. And this last you the whole day.

I'm incredibly fair and up until recently was using my MAC NC15 and mixing it with white foundation to get a good colour match (I'm currently about an NC10 or even NC5 if they existed). This was a major hassle in the mornings, so I was so excited when I found out how well Siberia matched me in this foundation. It saved me to much time in the mornings since I can stop mixing my foundations and the matte finish is also perfect for my super oily skin! I love it!

I absolutely adore this foundation! This is my all time favourite foundation for nighttime wear, occasions or when I just want a bit of extra coverage in the day. This is great for absorbing oils without drying out the skin and it photographs very well. I highly recommend any Nars foundations to girls who find it difficult to find their shade as they offer an amazing range of shades.

I picked this up on special as this is a line that is being discontinued. I really wanted to get my hands on sheer glow but thought that this would be ok on my normal skin. I would normally go for the lightest shade but Mont Blanc was the lightest shade available (is a light2). The shade is actually pretty good on my fair skin perhaps the teeniest bit to dark compared to my neck which is practically translucent.

I use a beauty blender to apply this to my skin and this has been the best way of applying this foundation. It is not a runny foundation - somewhere in between liquid and a super thick foundation. It is very matte but somehow feels slightly tacky when applied. It gives medium coverage but seems to amplify my pores and gives my skin a lot of texture which I don't like. It also feels quite heavy on my skin. This does have good longevity on me however. I didn't find that this clung to any dry patches like other matte foundations can

I will continue experimenting with this foundations and different primer combinations but at this stage I am not enjoying this foundation at all. Considering this is the most expensive foundation I have ever purchased (even on special) this is pretty disappointing. I think perhaps this is better suited to someone with oily skin and little texture (fine lines/pores). Will be saving this for use on stage as this has no SPF so should photograph well but will not be using it on a regular basis.

I had read many great reviews before purchase of this product, once bought I found it to be quite hard to work with and a lot of my clients did not like it.

I applied this foundation to all clients that requested it with a beauty blender, and found it to be quite gluggy and thick Upon application to their skin. I found it to be very texturised and hard to work with when blending contour. I used this foundation with the Too Faced hangerover primer which I’ve never had any problems or complaints with before. I ended up throwing it out, and I definitely wouldn’t purchase this again.