It looked really fake and matte like having a layer on top of my skin and settled in fine lines, but the foundation actually changes beautifully over time. At first, I didn’t like how the foundation looked. The foundation definitely has a medium coverage. Here is a before/after where I’ve applied the NARS Natural Radiant Longwear Foundation in Patagonia on my face. The addition of special pigments, which are able to ‘recognize’ the skin gives it a best possible match for a second skin effect.
The foundation is formulated to improve the skin over time thanks to a mix of Raspberry-, Apple- and Watermelon Extracts that support the skins Elastic Fibers to soften and improve the skins texture. The texture of the foundation is creamy but lightweight, only leaving a thin layer when spread out. It’s funny, because I always go for yellow undertones when it comes to foundations, but this one was matched to me and it looks great! What is also great about the NARS Foundations is that the colors are the same for all the lines, so if you have a certain shade in this line, it is exactly the same with another line. The NARS Natural Radiant Longwear Foundation in Patagonia is described as a Medium shade with Light Peach undertones. This means that you can be less wasteful using this foundation, because you can start with a tiny amount of product easily if you’d wish. Normally, I use two pumps to cover my entire face but with this foundation, I have to pump four to five times to cover my entire face. The pump is actually quite unique, because the amount that comes out of it is very tiny, which you can see on the picture below.
The NARS Natural Radiant Longwear Foundation comes with a pump, which is not lockable so not losing the cap is a must. The rectangular foundation bottle itself is made of glass with black details, containing 30 mL of product. I always have loved the simple and modern look of the NARS packaging, but the soft matte texture of the packaging gets dirty really quickly. It comes in a regular NARS Cosmetics black cardboard box that has a soft matte finish. The NARS Natural Radiant Longwear Foundation is available in 33 different shades. I have received the foundation in the shade Patagonia, which I’m going to put to the test and review in today’s post. The foundation does not only give a long lasting coverage, nourishing ingredients help to support and smooth out the skins texture.
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NARS Cosmetics introduces the NARS Natural Radiant Longwear Foundation, which is supposed to have a buildable medium to full coverage with a natural ‘second skin’ finish, lasting up to 16 hours.