NARS Exposed Cheek Palette Review & Swatches
Exposed
NARS Exposed Spring 2019 Cheek Palette ($59.00 for 0.60 oz.) is a new, limited edition palette that features six, wet/dry cheek colors ranging pale peach to deep pink. My experience with this formula is consistent with much of the other wet/dry cheek products NARS has launched over the last few years: they’re pretty pigmented dry, so wet application just intensifies the coverage more quickly and can make the finish become more shimmery/shiny. For deeper shades (like New Fling), I find that using a dampened brush can sometimes make it a little harder to get smooth, seamless edges, particularly when used over complexion products (instead of bare skin). I highly recommend using moderately dense brushes with this type of formula (gel-powder kind of hybrid), as the texture has a denser, firmer feel in the pan, but there’s no powderiness in the pan and the formula is pretty blendable on skin.
The formula is similar to last holiday’s Hot Tryst, but I found the spring palette to feel a little dustier/drier and ultimately, a little firmer in the pan. Still easy enough to work with, especially for those who gravitate toward the gel-powder type of formulas.
Tell All
Tell All is a soft, champagne gold with warm undertones and a metallic sheen. The texture was soft, slightly drier to the touch, and didn’t feel quite as firmly-pressed in the pan as the other five shades. It had opaque pigmentation applied dry as well as wet, though the wet application intensified the finish to look brighter and shinier. It stayed on nicely for eight hours applied with a dry brush and eight and a half hours applied with a wet brush.
Top Dupes
- Tom Ford Beauty Soleil d'Ambre (Highlighter) (LE, ) is less shimmery (95% similar).
- Dior #001 (DC, $56.00) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- Colour Pop Main Attraction (LE, $8.00) is less shimmery, lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- Milani Moon Glow (P, $10.00) is cooler (90% similar).
- Too Faced Sweet Peach Illuminator (PiP, ) is darker (90% similar).
- Hourglass Absolute Strobe Light (LE, ) is less shimmery (90% similar).
- Looxi Beauty La Belle (P, $7.50) is more shimmery, darker, cooler (90% similar).
- Natasha Denona Light (PiP, ) is more shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
- Anastasia Regal (LE, ) is more shimmery, darker, cooler (90% similar).
- Guerlain Electric Look #1 (LE, ) is more shimmery (90% similar).
- More dupes -- click to see the full list!
Now or Never
Now or Never is a soft, peachy orange with warm undertones and a satiny sheen. It had nearly opaque color coverage when applied dry, so it was no surprise that a wet brush definitely yielded opaque coverage in one go. The blush had a smooth, denser consistency–firmer but not stiff or difficult to blend out–but pickks up best with a flatter, denser blush brush than a very airy or fan-like brush, especially for dry use. I don’t think it has to be used with a dampened brush at all, unless one wants very intense color and a smoother sheen. It lasted well for eight hours applied dry and eight and a half hours applied with a wet brush.
Top Dupes
- Milani Luminoso (P, $8.00) is more shimmery (95% similar).
- Tarte Moment (LE, $29.00) is darker, cooler (95% similar).
- MAC Warm Soul (P, $29.00) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- Laura Geller Cantaloupe (P, $26.00) is more shimmery, cooler (90% similar).
- Marc Jacobs Beauty Shameless (220) (P, $30.00) is darker, cooler (85% similar).
- MAC Ripe Peach (LE, $32.00) is brighter (85% similar).
- Sleek MakeUP The Surf (PiP, ) is more shimmery, cooler (85% similar).
- Black Opal Hibiscus (P, $8.95) is more shimmery, darker, cooler (85% similar).
- Too Faced Pinch My Peach (P, $30.00) is darker, glossier (85% similar).
- Makeup Geek Honeymoon (DC, $9.99) is more shimmery, darker, cooler (85% similar).
- More dupes -- click to see the full list!
Give It Away
Give It Away is a slightly muted, medium-dark brown with warm undertones and a pearly sheen. The texture was smooth to the touch but firmer and denser overall (as anticipated based on the type of gel-powder hybrid feel of it!) and will work well with denser blush brushes (over fan brushes) to pick up color well dry. A fan brush works just beautifully if you want to use the formula wet, though, and ends up working better because it gives a more gradual, airier application. It had opaque pigmentation regardless of dry or wet application, but it was a little bit shinier when applied with a wet brush; oddly, this color seemed to get lost against my skin tone and between my lighting–it kept photographing lighter than I anticipated. It wore well for eight and a half hours both wet and dry on me.
Top Dupes
- MAC Pleasure Model (LE, $27.00) is less shimmery, darker, warmer (95% similar).
- MAC Faux Sure (P, $27.00) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- NARS Unlawful (P, $30.00) is less shimmery, lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- NARS Cheek Studio III (LE, $30.00) is more shimmery (90% similar).
- Colour Pop Stryke (LE, $8.00) is darker (90% similar).
- NARS Fervor (Right) (PiP, ) is more shimmery (90% similar).
- MAC Hushed Tone (P, $27.00) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- NYX Bronzed (P, $6.50) is less shimmery, lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- LORAC Golden Hour (LE, ) is more shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
- Chanel Burnt Coral (390) (LE, $45.00) is less shimmery, darker, cooler (85% similar).
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Make You Mine
Make You Mine is a light-medium coral with warm undertones and a satin sheen. Applied dry, it had buildable pigmentation from medium to semi-opaque applied dry, and it was easy to blend out. Applied wet, it had more semi-opaque to opaque coverage that adhered well but wasn’t quite as effortless to blend out. The texture was slightly drier, more firmly-pressed, and seemed less yielding compared to other shades in the palette. It lasted well for eight hours applied both dry and wet on my skin.
Top Dupes
- Hourglass Luminous Glow (LE, $35.00) is more shimmery, lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- Dose of Colors Amazemint (LE, $22.00) is warmer (90% similar).
- NARS Bowery (LE, $30.00) is more shimmery (90% similar).
- MAC Just a Pinch (P, $27.00) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- Hourglass Diffused Heat (P, $35.00) is less shimmery, cooler (90% similar).
- Too Faced Sweet Peach Blush (PiP, ) is more shimmery, darker, warmer (85% similar).
- Essence Satin Coral (P, $2.99) is warmer (85% similar).
- Makeup Geek Romance (DC, $9.99) is more shimmery, darker, warmer (85% similar).
- Colour Pop Zip (LE, $8.00) is darker, warmer (85% similar).
- Colour Pop Animal (P, $5.00) is more shimmery, darker, brighter (85% similar).
- More dupes -- click to see the full list!
Come Hither
Come Hither is a medium-dark pink with subtle, warm undertones and fine, golden shimmer. It had buildable pigmentation from semi-sheer to semi-opaque when applied dry, and then more intense coverage–more semi-opaque to opaque–when applied with a dampened brush. The finish became a bit more shimmery when applied with a dampened brush as well, but it wasn’t quite as blendable as it was dry. The consistency was denser, firmer, and a little drier to the touch, so using a moderately dense blush brush would be best when working with the formula dry. It stayed on well for eight hours (dry) / nine hours (wet) on me before fading slightly.
Top Dupes
- Buxom Havana (P, $22.00) is less shimmery (95% similar).
- Clinique Rosy Pop (P, $21.00) is more shimmery, darker, warmer (90% similar).
- Colour Pop Fun with Friends (LE, $8.00) is brighter (90% similar).
- MAC Perfect Bronze (Left) (LE, $29.00) is more shimmery (90% similar).
- Hourglass Vivid Flush (LE, $35.00) is more shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
- Clinique Heather Pop (P, $21.00) is more shimmery (90% similar).
- Tom Ford Beauty Paradiso (LE, $68.00) is darker, warmer (90% similar).
- Charlotte Tilbury Filmstar Blush (Original) (LE, ) is more shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
- Laura Geller Rosewater (P, $26.00) is more shimmery (90% similar).
- Too Faced Pink Wink (PiP, ) is darker, warmer (90% similar).
- More dupes -- click to see the full list!
New Fling
New Fling is a medium-dark, raspberry pink with subtle, warm undertones and a pearly sheen. It had nearly opaque pigmentation in a single layer when applied dry, though the firmer, denser consistency made it easier to adjust brush pressure to pick up just a bit of product (as there was no powderiness). The color had full coverage in one layer when applied with a dampened brush, though it wasn’t as blendable this way. It wore well for eight and a half hours when applied dry and nine hours when applied with a dampened brush.
Top Dupes
- By Terry Tropical Sunset #3 (LE, ) is less shimmery (95% similar).
- NARS Panic (Left) (PiP, ) is lighter (95% similar).
- Buxom Goa (P, $22.00) is less shimmery (90% similar).
- NARS Outlaw (P, $30.00) is darker (90% similar).
- Laura Geller Plumberry (P, $26.00) is darker (85% similar).
- MAC Dollymix (P, $24.00) is less shimmery, lighter, cooler (85% similar).
- MAC Here You Go (LE, ) is less shimmery, darker, less pigmented (85% similar).
- MAC Rosy Cheeks (P, $27.00) is more shimmery (90% similar).
- CoverGirl Deep Mauve (DC, $9.99) is less shimmery, more muted (85% similar).
- More dupes -- click to see the full list!
Bonus: Video Overview ♫
NARS Exposed Spring 2019 Cheek Palette
NARS Exposed Spring 2019 Cheek Palette
NARS Exposed Spring 2019 Cheek Palette
NARS Exposed Spring 2019 Cheek Palette
NARS Exposed Spring 2019 Cheek Palette
NARS Exposed Spring 2019 Cheek Palette
NARS Exposed Spring 2019 Cheek Palette
NARS Tell All Powder Blush
NARS Tell All Powder Blush
NARS Tell All Powder Blush
NARS Tell All Powder Blush
NARS Tell All Powder Blush
NARS Now or Never Powder Blush
NARS Now or Never Powder Blush
NARS Now or Never Powder Blush
NARS Now or Never Powder Blush
NARS Give It Away Powder Blush
NARS Give It Away Powder Blush
NARS Give It Away Powder Blush
NARS Give It Away Powder Blush
NARS Give It Away Powder Blush
NARS Make You Mine Powder Blush
NARS Make You Mine Powder Blush
NARS Make You Mine Powder Blush
NARS Make You Mine Powder Blush
NARS Come Hither Powder Blush
NARS Come Hither Powder Blush
NARS Come Hither Powder Blush
NARS Come Hither Powder Blush
NARS New Fling Powder Blush
NARS New Fling Powder Blush
NARS New Fling Powder Blush
NARS New Fling Powder Blush
NARS Exposed Spring 2019 Cheek Palette
NARS Exposed Spring 2019 Cheek Palette
NARS Exposed Spring 2019 Cheek Palette
NARS Exposed Spring 2019 Cheek Palette
NARS Exposed Spring 2019 Cheek Palette
NARS Exposed Spring 2019 Cheek Palette
NARS Exposed Spring 2019 Cheek Palette
NARS Tell All Powder Blush
NARS Tell All Powder Blush
NARS Tell All Powder Blush
NARS Tell All Powder Blush
NARS Tell All Powder Blush
NARS Now or Never Powder Blush
NARS Now or Never Powder Blush
NARS Now or Never Powder Blush
NARS Now or Never Powder Blush
NARS Give It Away Powder Blush
NARS Give It Away Powder Blush
NARS Give It Away Powder Blush
NARS Give It Away Powder Blush
NARS Give It Away Powder Blush
NARS Make You Mine Powder Blush
NARS Make You Mine Powder Blush
NARS Make You Mine Powder Blush
NARS Make You Mine Powder Blush
NARS Come Hither Powder Blush
NARS Come Hither Powder Blush
NARS Come Hither Powder Blush
NARS Come Hither Powder Blush
NARS New Fling Powder Blush
NARS New Fling Powder Blush
NARS New Fling Powder Blush
NARS New Fling Powder Blush
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