NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer Review

Hey guys, Lavz here! Today I decided to review the much loved concealer by NARS Cosmetics, the NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer. 

Accessibility, Shade Selection, Price, Packaging, Product.

The NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer is readily available in your nearest Sephora store or at the tip of your fingers on sephora.com or NARScosmetics.com. 

The Shade selection is just wonderful, one of the best I've seen in the market. There's a perfect shade for both the ends of the spectrum and there are 10 of them.

-Chantilly - true ivory shade for fairest complexions

-Vanilla - tiny cast of pink for the fair complexion

- Honey - warm peach tone for light to medium complexion

-Custard - yellow tone for light to medium complexion(my shade)

-Ginger - golden undertone for medium complexion

-Biscuit - medium dark natural balance of pink and yellow undertones

-Caramel - medium dark yellow and golden undertones

-Amdande - medium dark with golden olive undertones

-Café - dark shade with warm red undertones

-Cacao - dark shade with deep gold to brown undertones

It retails for AED 129 or $29 on Sephora.com. For 0.22Oz of product that you don't need much of is a fair price in my opinion as it's also high end.

Packaging wise, I love how you can see the product through the clear tube and I absolutely love the sleekness of it. The matte finish on the handle of the tube just makes it looks like a million dollars but it tends to get a little dirty if you use it as much as I do. However, it's nothing a makeup wipe can't take care of. :)

I use the shade Medium Custard and if you don't have a Sephora near you or a Sephora that does't carry NARS, you can always buy it online. For reference, I'm NC30 for my face in MAC and NC15 for under eyes. 

Application, Product Consistency.

The wand is a flat doe foot applicator and it's very easy to apply on your face directly. The opening of the tube is just narrow enough to wipe away excess product that might be on your applicator but not narrow to the point where it make it hard to reach your product when it's at the tail end of it's life which is a problem I've faced with various concealers. It's smells nice when you put your nose to it but it doesn't linger on your face. 

It has a very silky and smooth consistency which makes it ideal to use under your eyes to conceal dark circles. I have it in the shade Medium Custard and it works wonderfully for my skin tone, I was matched at the Sephora store. I have extremely sensitive eyes, to the point where I can't wear any kind of makeup product on my waterline or bottom lashes. Some concealers make my eyes water like nobody's business and this does not do that one bit. It's so comfortable to wear and it doesn't not crease on me at all. I'm still young and don't have fine lines but I have seen people with fine lines using this and the concealer just fills in the lines and blurs out the appearance of them. It's not waterproof to the point where it won't come off, but if I shed a few tears or sweat to death in UAE's heat(the latter is more likely to happen ;)) , it won't disappear, melt, smudge or budge. 

It also conceals redness around my nose really well. I don't use this to conceal my blemishes though because I use my MAC Concealer for that. It's not because it can't do it, it's just that I don't prefer to. I set it with a powder and I use the NYX Stay Matte But Not Flat.

It's has a very thin consistency which makes it an absolute dream to wear underneath your eyes because we don't want that area to look cakey or creased. 

I have very normal skin under my eyes and it works perfectly. A friend of mine with very dry skin uses this over an eye creamed under eye and it works just as well for her. 

If you have very oily skin or oily under eyes, you should not let the words Radiant and Creamy scare you because it's not nearly as creamy as you'd think it is. It's not dry by any means whatsoever but it's not too creamy either. If you live in a hot and humid climate like me or have problems with your under eye concealer disappearing, you can take it a step further and set it with a translucent powder or a regular setting powder. 

Worth the hype?

YES YES YES! If you have't been able to tell already, I love this product. It's my ultimate holy grail product. If I'm in a hurry, I'll just throw this on and brush my Guerlain Parue Gold Powder Foundation all over my face and that will be my base of for the day and it works SO well. I have seen some people compare this to the Maybelline Fit Me concealer. I cannot see a single similarity in my expedience and I HATE the Fit Me concealer and the Fit Me line in general. Nothing against Maybelline, I love them, not so much the Fit Me line. I wouldn't go a day without this concealer and would obviously repurchase it. I don't see a single con in this product for me.

I hope you enjoyed this review and that it was at least somewhat useful if any at all.

Until next time, Adios!

L A V Z K H A N B E A U T Y

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Clothing and Beauty Haul

Hey guys, Lavz here! 

I've been very hard on my wallet and have been shopping loads lately. Since I've been at home so much in May, I've done some serious online shopping and some in store shopping too. With my graduation and farewell just two weeks away, I've been buying loads of makeup and trying looks here and there so I can achieve the perfect makeup look for both the day as I will be doing my makeup myself. Without further ado, I give you a collective haul. 

I got a two for AED 260 deal from American Eagle. I absolutely love their jeans and if I were to get one, it would cost 220, so I decided to get the deal. I ended up getting light wash slightly ripped Mid-Rise Supper Skinny Stretch Jeans and these were a part of their Vintage Collection. The next pair that I picked up are a pair of burgundy Hi-Rise Cropped Jeggings. I always wear AEO jeans, they fit me so well and are SO comfortable.

The last clothing item I picked up was a floral mint green kimono from Pull & Bear for AED 125. It's a very soft and breathable material, perfect to wear over a loose fitting graphic tank for the UAE summer. 

Next up, I picked up a perfume set from Victoria's Secret. It has four body sprays, Noir and Bombshell being two of them for AED 125.

The flower crown and the pack of eight studs and four sets of middy rings are from a store called Lovisa. It's an adult version of Claires and has some pretty cute stuff. I got both of them for AED 30 each. Which ended up being a pretty great deal for the studs and rings because I got a lot for my money.

 The sunnies are from Claires and they retail for AED 60

I FINALLY got something from Zoe's range of products. I decided to go for her signature mint green with baby pink polka dots pencil/makeup bag. I think this is the prettiest out of all her makeup bags and it's SO high quality which I wasn't expecting. I love how it has her eyes on it as well as her pretty little sign in the corner. I bought two of these and gave one of them to my sister and now we have matching makeup bags. I'm so confused as to whether I should use this as a makeup bag or a pencil case for when Uni starts. I think I'll be getting the one with Pippin/Percy on it for Uni cause at first glance I didn't find it too cute but now I love it. I ordered this on Glamazle.com for AED 65

In my mall, Pull & Bear, AEO and Sephora are right next to one another, as I was leaving Pull & Bear, I practically heard the shimmery shadows, glossy lipsticks, rosy blushes and silky soft brushes calling my name and I had to drop by. I ended up picking the original pink Beauty Blender which retails for AED 90 as well as the Glam Glow Super Cleanse Daily Clearing Cleanser Mud to Foam( thats a mouthful)  for Combination skin for AED 175. I've been using this for a week now and I absolutely LOVE it, I'm so glad I bought this because it's legit my new HG. I needed a new cleanser and I decided to go with this. You do need a hydrating moisturiser to pair with this though. 

If you guys have read any of my other posts, you'll know how much I love my Guerlain Parue Gold Powder Foundation and how I lost mine. I obviously had to get a replacement for it because I can't live without this powder. This is the most expensive item in this haul at AED 390 from Sephora. 

I went on a search for the Tarte Amazonian clay powder foundation but it was out of stock everywhere online. By then, I hadn't repurchased my Guerlain face powder and I was really wanting to try something new. My sister swears by her bareMinerals mineral foundations so I decided to give these a go. I ended up picking the Matte Foundation Broad Spectrum with SPF 15 in Medium. This retails for AED 165 on AlShop.com if I'm not mistaken. I was ALSO searching for the Stila Stay All Day waterproof liquid liner. When I saw this on AlShop, I nearly squealed and quickly placed an order for it, I was so excited when it came in that I forgot to photograph it in it's packaging. I used it that very day and it is the best eyeliner you will ever use. This is what I used to create the retro winged liner look for my sisters birthday party and I have been using this everyday since. It's not joking when it says waterproof, I drew on a temporary tattoo with this on my wrist and it stayed on all day. I had to scrub it off at the end for religious obligations but it's a wonderful liner. (Retails for AED 125)

Thats's all for this haul guys, I hope you guys enjoyed this blog post and it helped you in some way. Let me know what you guys have picked up recently in the comments below. All my social media links are up on my home page as usual.

Until next time, Adios!

L A V Z K H A N B E A U T Y

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