I use either fingers or a brush to apply and it works well either way. The texture is fairly emollient and feels very comfortable on my skin. The NARS Pure Radiant Tinted Moisturizer is a lightweight base product with fairly light coverage, that is buildable but only to a degree. So for me, I like this a lot, and to all of you enablers who have been egging me on for years to give this a go – I did it, I get it and I love it as much as you do! 😉
NARS PURE RADIANT TINTED MOISTURIZER SKIN
I like how this keeps my skin feeling comfortable, although I can’t in good conscience tell how those with oily or combination skin will fare since that’s not my skin type – if you have this skin type and have tried this, please weigh in and share your experience, k? 🙂 So I put this on, conceal, powder, draw in my brows, slap on a strong lip colour and a blush and I’m usually good to go. I tend to use this a lot on weekends, or light makeup days, when I can’t really be arsed to do my makeup. But it’s just a personal preference, primarily due also to the abnormally HOT weather we’re having these days. In fact, this is my default base technique these days, so I feel always feel like medium-high coverage foundations are too heavy on my skin. What I end up with, is a very natural base, that doesn’t look heavy or made-up. If I wanted even better coverage, I usually dust some powder over to set and add a bit of coverage. Pigmentation and blemishes aren’t covered (coverage is fairly light), but I can address that with concealer if I really wanted. You may see that what this tinted moisturiser does, is even out colouring, subtly covering up redness, so I just look a little less tired. To give you an idea of how it looks on me, here’s the usual unretouched before-after photos. It doesn’t turn oily either, although it will naturally fade off more quickly than a proper foundation would. As I have fairly normal skin that otherwise tends to slight dryness (I’ve managed to balance it out a lot with my favourite hydrating serum), this sits well on my skin without feeling drying. What it does for me, is even out skin tone with a natural finish. The Guerlain Baby Glow foundation in Light comes in significantly more pink-toned, with much higher coverage, while the Urban Decay Naked Foundation is lighter in texture.Īs the name of the product implies, the NARS Pure Radiant Tinted Moisturizer, has a light coverage.
Next to the Sheer Glow in Mont Blanc (Light 2) as well as Velvet Matte Skin Tint in Terra Neuve (Light 0), you may notice how both those shades have a more pink tint, which actually suits me better, but due to the texture, it doesn’t make too much of a difference. I had no choice really, because at the time, that was the lightest option I had. As it is fairly sheer, I get away with it. It’s actually a fairly neutral shade, but does look more yellow compared to others I wear. You may notice how NARS Finland has the strongest yellow tones. To give you an idea of how Finland compares to other shades in the NARS bases that I own, as well as with other similarly textured bases, here are some swatch comparisons.
I’ll be telling you a little more about the Velvet Matte Skin Tint soon, but if you’re wondering about shade selection, level down. However, I noticed that my shade selection skews a little in the Pure Radiant Tinted Moisturizer as well as in the Velvet Matte Skin Tint. I’m pretty regularly a Light 2 (Mont Blanc) in NARS foundations, where Sheer Glow is a very good match, as is my exalted Radiant Creamy Concealer in Vanilla (Light 2). I believe they’ve since expanded the shade selection, but don’t quote me. When I first bought mine, Finland (Light 1) was the lightest shade available, which as you can see in the swatch below, has a warmer base tone. Yet, you might like to know that this is one of my favourite quick-to-go bases for lazy days 😉 At least, I do! I therefore know not to expect a product with the coverage of a foundation, but one that is also more hydrating. With a tinted moisturiser, you know where you stand. In a world populated by BB and CC Creams, I thought it quite refreshing to find a product that calls itself an old-fashioned “tinted moisturiser” We don’t see many of them these days do we? If a base product is lighter than a usual foundation, it either gets tagged with a double alphabet, or likely be put in a cushion – that latest craze which I’ll get to at some point 😉 Naturally, being suggestible, the next time I had the opportunity, I picked up a tube! Haha! And you guys say I’m the enabler?! 😛
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