NARS cosmetics at ARC stores in time for the holidays

The NARS brand is arguably one of the best-known cosmetics brands in the world, with top-quality products that are luxurious and beautifully presented. Why not visit your nearest ARC store to invest in NARS cosmetics as a gift for a friend, a loved one or, even better, yourself!

Soft Matte Primer

Transformative primer prepares skin for makeup application while helping control the appearance of shine. 

Discover instant mattification with a lightweight makeup primer that gently glides over skin with a transformative water-gel texture and then breaks into a velvety, soft matte finish. It instantly fills in uneven, textured skin and prepares it for smooth foundation application while maintaining makeup wear and controlling the appearance of shine. It features NARS exclusive Climate Balancing Technology to help retain hydration in dry climates and absorb excess moisture in humid ones, and prevent excess sweat and sebum from breaking down makeup.

Benefits

• The innovative formula features a transformative water-gel texture that glides over the skin and then dries to a velvety, soft matte finish.
• Instantly fills uneven, textured skin to create a smooth surface for foundation application.
• Balances the complexion in any climate to maintain makeup wear.

Technology

Climate balancing technology
A dual-action system that adjusts to its environment by retaining hydration in dry climates, absorbing excess moisture in humid ones, and preventing excess sweat and sebum from breaking down makeup.
Optimal diffusion powder
Maximizes light diffusion for a soft-focus effect that helps blur imperfections. Also in Soft Matte Complete Concealer and Soft Matte Complete Foundation.

Anti-oxidation complex

Helps control the appearance of excess sebum to prevent shades from shifting due to oxidation.

How to use

Smooth a small amount over the entire face prior to makeup application to even the skin’s surface and extend the foundation’s wear.
May be worn alone to create a smooth complexion with a soft matte finish.
Not for use on eyelids.

Get Lit Radiance Primer

Radiant primer with broad-spectrum protection prepares skin for makeup application while instantly reviving dullness.

An energizing, revitalizing, oil-free primer that prolongs and enhances the look of makeup. Featuring Radiance Boosting Complex to instantly revive dull, fatigued skin and help add long-term vitality to the complexion. Encapsulated sunscreen beads release on contact for luxuriously fresh, broad-spectrum protection.

Details

Dermatologist tested
Non-acnegenic; won’t clog pores

Benefits

• Revitalize
• The lightweight, oil-free formula instantly hydrates and smooths skin’s surface for prolonged makeup wear.
• A cocktail of antioxidants helps ward off free radical damage, while SPF 35 helps protect against damaging UVA/UVB rays.
• Instantly warms the complexion with a soft pearlescence that optically reflects light for immediate radiance.

Technology

Radiance Boosting Complex Prolongs and enhances makeup while working to instantly revive dull, fatigued skin and improve vitality over time.

How to use

Apply to the face for an allover glow or concentrate application on high points of the face for added dimension.
It may also be worn alone to create a natural, smooth, luminous complexion.
Not for use on eyelids.
Lightweight, medium-to-full coverage foundation with 16 hours of fade-resistant, natural-looking wear.

NARS Cosmetics Natural Radiant Longwear Foundation

A 16-hour foundation that stays turned on by the power of radiance with medium-to-full coverage and a natural finish. Longwear is finally lightweight. High coverage is now super natural-looking. Its breathable, fade-resistant formula is infused with Raspberry, Apple, and Watermelon Extracts to help smooth and improve the look of skin instantly and over time for full-powered radiance. It wears longer, stays stronger, and looks better with each hour. Specialized skin-matching technology ensures your truest match yet.
To confirm your perfect shade match, allow the foundation to dry down on the skin. Please note shades may vary slightly across formulas depending on coverage and finish.

100% of women agree the foundation is easy to apply*
94% of women agree the foundation applies uniformly without streaking
92% of women agree the foundation feels comfortable on the skin*
91% of women agree the foundation blends effortlessly*
91% of women agree the skin appears smooth while wearing the foundation*
85% of women agree the foundation feels weightless*
75% of women agree skin looks radiant all day*
*Based on a 1-week independent U.S. consumer study of 65 participants.

Details

Medium-to-full, buildable coverage
Natural finish
16-hour wear
Transfer-resistant
Sweat-resistant
Fade-resistant
Non-drying
Dermatologist tested
Non-acnegenic; won’t clog pores

Benefits

• Resists oxidation so colour stays fresh and vibrant for 16 hours, as if just applied.
• Full coverage without the weight. Patent-pending technology delivers a uniquely weightless and breathable texture with superior blendability for an imperceptible effect that doesn’t look or feel cakey, heavy, drying, or masking.
• Mimics skin’s tone with a unique combination of a translucent base with micronized amino-acid coated pigments and mineral tone balancing powders, fusing with skin for the closest match.

Technology

Skin Optimizing Complex
A blend of Raspberry, Apple, and Watermelon Extracts to help support the skin’s elastic fibres to smooth and improve texture over time for optimal radiance.
Advanced makeup-skincare hybrid foundation with medium, buildable coverage and a natural finish.

NARS Cosmetics Light reflecting™ Advanced Skincare Foundation

This innovative blend of makeup and skincare instantly blurs imperfections, smooths the look of textured skin, and helps conceal blemishes, dark spots, and redness. Visibly improves skin’s clarity after six weeks of daily use, even after makeup is removed.* Powered by advanced skincare ingredients that help defend against environmental aggressors and blue light, it immediately strengthens the skin’s barrier to help maintain its moisture. Suitable for most skin types, including sensitive skin. Medium, buildable coverage with a natural finish. Breathable, all-day wear. 36 shades.
Based on a six-week clinical study of 31 women.

Key Claims

Immediate: Reveals a more even skin tone by +93%*
*Based on a clinical study, immediate results on 31 women. Long-term: Improves the appearance of skin clarity over time, even after makeup is removed
*Based on a six-week clinical study of 31 women.

Details

Medium, buildable coverage
Natural finish
Breathable, all-day wear
Vegan formula
Suitable for most skin types, including sensitive skin
Non-acnegenic; won’t clog pores
One fl oz / 30 ml

Benefits

• Makeup-skincare hybrid formula instantly blurs imperfections, smooths the look of textured skin and pores, and helps conceal blemishes, dark spots, and redness.
• The vegan formula is powered by 70% skincare ingredients and has been clinically shown to strengthen and enhance luminosity immediately.
• A gentle, everyday essential. It contains over 81% naturally derived ingredients and is suitable for daily use on most skin types, including sensitive skin.

Photochromic technology

A hybrid “photo-friendly” powder that adjusts complexion tone in response to the intensity of light—skin never appears washed out.

NARS Cosmetics Soft Matte Complete Concealer

High-coverage, matte concealer with a blurring, soft-focus effect that wears all day. Discover high-performance correction with soft-focus blurring: Soft Matte Complete Concealer instantly blurs and smooths uneven texture while concealing dark spots, undereye circles, redness, and breakouts with a soft-focus matte effect that wears all day. Over time, skin appears softer and smoother from supportive Peptides, Hyaluronic Acid, and a protective cocktail of Vitamins A, C, and E.

Key Claims

In all of the below cases, 100% agree:

this concealer applies easily and blends into the skin effortlessly.*
it layers lightly and is buildable with other makeup products.*
the concealer neutralizes the appearance of unwanted skin discolouration for a more even complexion.*
it minimizes the appearance of fatigue.*
and 100% also agree it conceals imperfections.*
*Based on an independent U.S. consumer perception study of 67 women.

Details

Full coverage
Soft-matte finish
Long-wearing
Non-drying
For all skin tones
Non-acnegenic; won’t clog pores

Benefits

• The high-coverage formula conceals dark spots, undereye circles, redness, and breakouts instantly with weightless, natural-looking wear.
• Advanced powders lay flat, stay in place, and don’t settle into fine lines and pores.
• The appearance of the skin is smoothed with supportive peptides and hyaluronic acid, which reduce the appearance of wrinkles and pores by helping plumpen the look of the skin. Antioxidant Daily Defense delivers a protective cocktail of Vitamins A, C, and E.

Technology

Optimal diffusion powder

It helps maximize light diffusion with spherical surface powders designed to absorb and refract light for soft-focus perfection. Instantly transforms the look of skin with a soft-focus effect that helps blur imperfections.

How to Use

Use fingertips to warm the product and press into the skin.
Use a stippling application to areas with more texture, such as acne scars, pores, and wrinkles.
Apply with #12 Cream Blending Brush to layer and create a smooth finish.

NARS Cosmetics Radiant Creamy Concealer

The #1 selling concealer in the U.S.* This multi-purpose must-have brightens, corrects, and perfects.

Overview

The #1. One for all.

Discover the #1 selling prestige concealer in the U.S.* Brightens. Corrects. Perfects. All day long. Coveted by artists and non-artists alike for its luxurious texture and luminous finish, Radiant Creamy Concealer delivers all-purpose, 16-hour perfection for all skin tones.

Infused with our Multi-Active Botanical Blend, it firms and reduces redness and strengthens the skin by helping its barrier retain vital moisture for 24 hours of hydration. Unique powders help even out skin tone and blur the appearance of imperfections, including undereye circles, dark spots, and blemishes. This multi-purpose concealer can also be used for highlighting and contouring. Available in 30 shades.

Source: The NPD Group, Inc./U.S. Prestige Beauty Total Department/Specialty, Makeup Sales, January 2018–December 2021. 95% agree this product smooths out the surface of the skin*
93% agree this product brightens up the eye area**
92% agree this product reduces visible signs of fatigue**
90% agree this product leaves a creaseless finish**
**Based on a U.S. consumer perception study of 60 women after two weeks of use.

Details

Size 0.22 oz/ 6 mL
Medium, buildable coverage
Radiant finish
16-hour wear
24-hour hydration
Crease-resistant
Sweat- and water-resistant
Transfer-resistant
For all skin types
Dermatologist tested
Ophthalmologist tested
Non-acnegenic; won’t clog pores

Benefits

• Cult-classic concealer delivers all-purpose, 16-hour perfection with a luxurious texture and luminous finish.
• Featuring unique powders that optically correct, not mask, imperfections.
• Infused with antioxidant-rich skincare ingredients to hydrate, firm, reduce the appearance of redness, and strengthen skin.

NARS Cosmetics Eyeliner Pencil

A smooth, blendable eyeliner pencil that glides on easily for precision, definition, and lash-thickening effects
Intense pigments of long-wearing eyeliner colour glide on smoothly for precision definition and lash-thickening effects. Creamy texture and velvety finish create long-lasting colour with exceptional ease, ideal for blending, smudging, or pairing with powder eyeshadows. Intensely pigmented pencils define the eye and create the look of thicker lashes.

Details

Rich, matte finish
Creamy texture
Smooth application and does not tug the eye
Easily blendable

Intense pigments provide a rich definition. The colour-rich formula glides on smoothly for precision, definition, and lash-thickening effects.

Creamy, Blendable Texture

The creamy texture is ideal for blending, smudging or pairing with a powder eyeshadow—an essential tool for creating a smoky eye.
Smooth Application
It glides smoothly and won’t tug or pull the delicate eye area.

How To Use

To create depth, dot colour across the base of the lash line and blend with the #46 Push Eyeliner Brush or #45 Smudge Brush.

NARS Cosmetics Afterglow Liquid Blush

A lightweight, buildable liquid blush with lasting radiance and 8-hour hydration.

Overview

Indulge in a radiant rush of colour that’s loaded with hydrating skincare benefits. Create a lasting, natural-looking glow with a seamlessly silky formula that layers and blends without streaking. Lightweight, ultra-creamy texture applies easily for transfer-resistant cheek colour. Buildable pigment allows for customized application, ranging from a soft wash of colour to an intensified effect. Infused with Sodium Hyaluronate for 8-hour hydration, plus Vegan Protein for healthy-looking skin.

Details

Natural luminous finish
8-hour hydration
Lasting colour
Transfer-resistant
Buildable
Vegan formula
Doe foot applicator
7ml

Benefits

• Buildable formula layers without streaking for cheek colour ranging from a natural rush to intensified impact.
• Lightweight, ultra-creamy texture easily blends for transfer-resistant colour and a lasting, natural-looking glow.
• Infused with skincare benefits for 8-hour hydration and smooth, healthier-looking skin.
• Ingredients
• Formulated Without:
• Alcohol, Talc, Fragrance, Mineral Oil, Parabens, SLS & SLES, AND EDTA.

Key Ingredients

Sodium Hyaluronate: Deeply nourishes the skin barrier and provides 8-hour hydration.
Vitamin E: Supports and helps protect skin from environmental aggressors with powerful antioxidant properties.

NARS Afterglow Lip Balm

Moisturizing balm with a blend of antioxidants to help condition and protect lips.

Overview

Sheer Sensation
Indulge lips in inviting shine with tinted Afterglow Lip Balm, featuring Monoï Hydrating Complex for smooth, supple comfort and a blend of antioxidants to help protect lips. Swipe on a hint of tint. Saturate with a surge of hydration.
Key Claims:
97% agree lips continue to feel hydrated after wearing the lip balm.*
93% agree lips feel conditioned while wearing the lip balm.*
The same percentage agree lips feel softened while wearing the lip balm.*
93% agree lips look and feel smoother while wearing the lip balm.*
*Based on an independent US consumer perception study of 30 women.

Details

• Sheer finish
• Benefits
• Delivers a sheer rush of colour with a subtle shine.
• Monoï Hydrating Complex—a blend of Coconut Oil, Gardenia Tahitensis Flower Extract, and Squalene—provides moisturizing, long-lasting comfort for smooth, supple lips.

How to use

Apply to bare lips for a sheer hint of colour or as a moisturizing base under any lip shade.
To add shine and subtle illumination, apply over other lip colours.
Tap Afterglow Lip Balm to the high points of the cheek with fingertips for a natural-looking, shimmer-free highlight.

Available at ARC Stores

Visit your nearest ARC Store for a professional consultation on the best NARS cosmetics