NARS Hot Escape Eye & Cheek Palette Review & Swatches

Hot Escape

NARS Hot Escape Endless Summer Eye & Cheek Palette ($49.00 for 0.42 oz.) contains four neutral-hued eyeshadows, shimmery peach highlighter, and mid-tone pink blush. Given how many neutral eyeshadows exist on the market at any given time, the palette left me unimpressed with the quality of the eyeshadows. The cheek products were decent, but they didn’t make up for the eyeshadows.

Hot Escape

Product

8.5

Pigmentation

7.5

Texture

Longevity

4.5

Application

81%

Total

Aurora

Aurora is a soft, yellowed beige with warm undertones and a matte finish. It had a very soft, moderately powdery consistency, which resulted in semi-sheer coverage as it did not adhere well without a lightly tacky primer. I had to be careful using it or else it would lighten everything below it due to fallout during application. It lasted for seven hours on me.

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Tarte Magical (LE, ) is more muted (95% similar).
Too Faced Peach Meringue (P, $16.00) is more muted (95% similar).
Hourglass Warm Beige (P, ) is darker (95% similar).
Colour Pop Rowdy (P, $5.00) is warmer (95% similar).
Smashbox Vanilla (P, ) is lighter (95% similar).
Dose of Colors Tealight (P, ) is lighter (95% similar).
Marc Jacobs Beauty Paper Tiger (LE, ) is darker, warmer (95% similar).
Anastasia Base (LE, $12.00) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar).
Tom Ford Beauty Cocoa Mirage #1 (P, ) is warmer (90% similar).
Kat Von D Sage (Highlight) (P, ) is warmer (90% similar).
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Aurora

Product

7.5

Pigmentation

6.5

Texture

7.5

Longevity

Application

72%

Total

Yucatan

Yucatan is a soft brown with warm undertones and a satin sheen. It had semi-opaque pigmentation with a smooth, denser consistency that was thin–at least it wasn’t powdery! It applied decently to bare skin, but depending on one’s skin tone, it might translate into more of a sheen than noticeable color (that’s what happened on me, it was hard to see it on). It wore well for seven and a half hours on me.

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MAC Jaunty (LE, $17.00) is lighter, cooler (90% similar).
Make Up For Ever S516 Sand (DC, $21.00) is warmer (90% similar).
Milani Bare in Mind (P, $5.99) is less shimmery (90% similar).
bareMinerals Solace (LE, ) is warmer (85% similar).
Inglot J333 Sheer Gold (LE, $10.00) is warmer (85% similar).
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Yucatan

Product

Pigmentation

Texture

Longevity

Application

84%

Total

Endless

Endless is a soft copper with warm, golden undertones and a metallic sheen. The consistency was soft, lightly creamy, and smooth, which made it easy to apply and achieve opaque coverage in a single layer. It blended out nicely along the edges and stayed on well for eight hours before fading noticeably.

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Laura Mercier Rosegold (P, $28.00) is lighter (95% similar).
Benefit Gilt-y Pleasure (P, $20.00) is darker (90% similar).
Disney by Sephora Wanderin' Free (LE, ) is darker (90% similar).
Urban Decay Steady (LE, $19.00) is darker, cooler (90% similar).
Viseart Minx #4 (P, ) is darker (85% similar).
MAC Olive Blend #1 (LE, ) is darker (85% similar).
Rouge Bunny Rouge Angelic Cockatiels (P, $19.00) is darker (85% similar).
Surratt Beauty Dore Rose (P, $20.00) is darker, cooler (85% similar).
Becca Champagne Toast (LE, ) is darker (85% similar).
theBalm Fit (P, $16.00) is darker (85% similar).
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Endless

Product

Pigmentation

Texture

8.5

Longevity

Application

97%

Total

Next Wave

Next Wave is a soft, grayish-taupe with subtle, neutral-to-warm undertones and micro-sparkle. It had semi-sheer coverage due to the drier, powdery texture. The eyeshadow did not build up well, and I had moderate fallout just pressing and patting it on (not even sweeping!). The color wore well for seven hours and had some more fallout over time.

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MAC Permanent Press #3 (LE, ) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar).
Le Metier de Beaute Thunder (P, $30.00) is more shimmery (90% similar).
Urban Decay Poison (LE, $19.00) is darker (90% similar).
Urban Decay Mushroom (P, $20.00) is more shimmery (90% similar).
Urban Decay Desperation (P, $19.00) is darker (90% similar).
MAC Just Before Dawn (LE, $21.00) is more shimmery (90% similar).
Urban Decay Serious (P, $19.00) is darker (90% similar).
Kat Von D Fawn (Define) (LE, ) is darker (90% similar).
MAC Steel (LE, $17.00) is darker (85% similar).
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Next Wave

Product

6.5

Pigmentation

4.5

Texture

Longevity

Application

58%

Total

Sunstreak

Sunstreak is a soft, golden peach with warm undertones and a luminous sheen. The highlighter had good pigmentation paired with a smooth, firmer consistency, but I didn’t have any trouble getting product onto my brush when I used a moderate hand with it. It lasted for just over eight hours on me before I noticed any fading.

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Makeup Revolution Radiant Lights (P, $6.00) is warmer (95% similar).
Viseart Highlight #1 (P, ) is cooler (95% similar).
Colour Pop Main Attraction (LE, $8.00) is more shimmery (95% similar).
MAC Lightscapade (P, $34.00) is less shimmery (95% similar).
Colour Pop Dreamscape (LE, $8.00) is lighter (90% similar).
Cle de Peau Bal Masque (LE, $120.00) is cooler (90% similar).
Anastasia Regal (LE, ) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar).
Urban Decay Luminous (P, $30.00) is more shimmery (90% similar).
Fenty Beauty Lightning Dust (P, $34.00) (90% similar).
Cle de Peau Almond (16) (P, $55.00) is less shimmery (90% similar).
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Sunstreak

8.5

Product

Pigmentation

8.5

Texture

8.5

Longevity

Application

90%

Total

Hot Pursuit

Hot Pursuit is a medium pink with subtle, warm undertones and a matte finish. It had semi-opaque, buildable color coverage that applied fairly evenly to bare skin but required slightly more effort to diffuse and blend out due to the texture being a little thinner and drier overall. It stayed on nicely for eight hours on me.