NARS Silk Road Duo Eyeshadow Review & Swatches
Silk Road
NARS Silk Road Duo Eyeshadow (2018) ($35.00 for 0.08 oz.) consists of two shimmery shades: a warm, golden peach and a soft copper. The left side of the duo performed well, while the right side had a dustier texture and sheerer coverage, so it had room for improvement.
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Silk Road I
Silk Road I is a soft peach with warm, golden undertones and a metallic sheen. It was nicely pigmented with opaque color coverage in a single layer, but the soft, blendable texture made it easy to apply less or to diffuse and blend it out for sheerer coverage as well. The finish was shiny and looked “melted” on my skin after a few minutes. It wore well for eight hours on me before fading noticeably.
Top Dupes
- MAC Exquisite Ego #1 (LE, $21.00) is cooler (95% similar).
- Colour Pop Pep Talk (P, $5.00) is less shimmery, darker, cooler (95% similar).
- bareMinerals Ball Gown (V2) (P, ) is less shimmery, cooler (95% similar).
- Sephora Sand (LE, ) is less shimmery, lighter (95% similar).
- Stila Sandstone (LE, $18.00) is darker (95% similar).
- Kat Von D Lovestruck (LE, ) is less shimmery, lighter (95% similar).
- Charlotte Tilbury The Uptown Girl #1 (P, ) is darker (95% similar).
- Too Faced Shooting Star (LE, $16.00) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- LORAC Beige (P, $19.00) is less shimmery, cooler (90% similar).
- Urban Decay Pop (LE, $19.00) is less shimmery, cooler (90% similar).
- More dupes -- click to see the full list!
Formula Overview
$19.00/0.04 oz. - $475.00 Per Ounce
The formula is supposed to have "rich, high-impact color" that is "lightweight" and has "increased blendability." Like most larger ranges, there are winners and losers, and some of how they perform can be related to the type of finish. The mattes are soft, slightly dusty in the pans (or not at all) with medium to opaque, often buildable, color coverage. The satin and metallics tend to be smoother, more blendable, and more pigmented with less effort; NARS does the these lower shimmer finishes particularly well, which just looks "melted" on the skin as they lay down so smoothly and have a great shine.
Most shades applied better on my lid than swatched on my arm, which has been something seen across NARS' eyeshadows for years and didn't change with the recent update to their powder eyeshadow formula. On average, they lasted between seven and nine hours on me without primer. They did apply well over primer and stayed on well for 14 hours with minimal fading.
Worth noting: the updated formula and packaging resulted in a product decrease from 0.07 oz. per pan to 0.04 oz. The single eyeshadows received a more noticeable price drop (from $24 to $19) but the duo eyeshadows could be priced better (from $36 to $35).
Browse all of our NARS Eyeshadow (2018) swatches.
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Silk Road II
Silk Road II is a soft, light-medium copper with warm, brown undertones and a pearl sheen. It had semi-opaque pigmentation that applied best with a dampened brush if one wanted to get opaque coverage, as the moderately dusty consistency resulted in some fallout when I tried to build up the color with a dry brush. The eyeshadow did blend out easily and while there was fallout, it didn’t seem to sheer out too readily. This shade stayed on well for seven and a half hours on me.
Top Dupes
- LORAC Unbelievable (P, $19.00) is more shimmery, darker, cooler (95% similar).
- Givenchy Palette Ors Audacieux #3 (LE, ) is more shimmery, warmer (95% similar).
- Make Up For Ever D712 Crème Brûlée (P, $17.00) is more shimmery (95% similar).
- BH Cosmetics Club Tropicana #16 (LE, ) is more shimmery, cooler (90% similar).
- Wet 'n' Wild Nude Awakening #10 (P, ) is more shimmery (90% similar).
- Ciate Rose Gold (LE, ) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- Too Faced Adore (P, ) is more shimmery, darker, brighter (90% similar).
- BH Cosmetics Foil Eyes #7 (P, ) is more shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
- LORAC Candlelight (P, $19.00) is more shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
- Lancome Midnight Haze (LE, $19.00) is more shimmery (90% similar).
- More dupes -- click to see the full list!
Formula Overview
$19.00/0.04 oz. - $475.00 Per Ounce
The formula is supposed to have "rich, high-impact color" that is "lightweight" and has "increased blendability." Like most larger ranges, there are winners and losers, and some of how they perform can be related to the type of finish. The mattes are soft, slightly dusty in the pans (or not at all) with medium to opaque, often buildable, color coverage. The satin and metallics tend to be smoother, more blendable, and more pigmented with less effort; NARS does the these lower shimmer finishes particularly well, which just looks "melted" on the skin as they lay down so smoothly and have a great shine.
Most shades applied better on my lid than swatched on my arm, which has been something seen across NARS' eyeshadows for years and didn't change with the recent update to their powder eyeshadow formula. On average, they lasted between seven and nine hours on me without primer. They did apply well over primer and stayed on well for 14 hours with minimal fading.
Worth noting: the updated formula and packaging resulted in a product decrease from 0.07 oz. per pan to 0.04 oz. The single eyeshadows received a more noticeable price drop (from $24 to $19) but the duo eyeshadows could be priced better (from $36 to $35).
Browse all of our NARS Eyeshadow (2018) swatches.
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NARS Silk Road Duo Eyeshadow (2018)
NARS Silk Road Duo Eyeshadow (2018)
NARS Silk Road Duo Eyeshadow (2018)
NARS Silk Road Duo Eyeshadow (2018)
A Shimmering Pink & Purple Look | Look Details
A Shimmering Pink & Purple Look | Look Details
NARS Silk Road I Eyeshadow (2018)
NARS Silk Road I Eyeshadow (2018)
NARS Silk Road II Eyeshadow (2018)
NARS Silk Road II Eyeshadow (2018)
NARS Silk Road Duo Eyeshadow (2018)
NARS Silk Road Duo Eyeshadow (2018)
NARS Silk Road Duo Eyeshadow (2018)
NARS Silk Road Duo Eyeshadow (2018)
A Shimmering Pink & Purple Look | Look Details
A Shimmering Pink & Purple Look | Look Details
NARS Silk Road I Eyeshadow (2018)
NARS Silk Road I Eyeshadow (2018)
NARS Silk Road II Eyeshadow (2018)
NARS Silk Road II Eyeshadow (2018)
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