NARS St-Paul-de-Vence Duo Eyeshadow Review & Swatches

St-Paul-de-Vence

NARS St-Paul-de-Vence Duo Eyeshadow (2018) ($35.00 for 0.08 oz.) includes a shimmery, peach-orange complemented by a mid-tone, matte brown. Both shades were good, and the minor issues I had would easily be solved with a solid eyeshadow primer underneath. The two shades worked well as a duo, and they would also work well as a set of shades that could work in a variety of looks (using other products one has).

St-Paul-de-Vence

Product

9.5

Pigmentation

Texture

Longevity

Application

90%

Total

St-Paul-de-Vence I

St-Paul-de-Vence I is a medium, peachy orange with warm undertones and a frosted sheen. It had excellent pigmentation with a soft, blendable texture that wasn’t too firmly nor too softly pressed in the pan, so it was easy to use but didn’t have too much powderiness in the pan. The eyeshadow stayed on well for eight hours on me.

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Sephora Peach (P, ) is less shimmery (95% similar).
MAC Expensive Pink (P, $17.00) is more shimmery, darker, cooler (90% similar).
MAC Rubenesque (P, $18.50) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar).
Marc Jacobs Beauty The Dreamer #6 (P, ) is more shimmery, cooler (90% similar).
NYX Golden Peach (P, $6.00) is more shimmery, darker, cooler (90% similar).
BH Cosmetics Foil Eyes 2 #4 (P, ) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar).
Gucci Beauty Autumn Fire #2 (P, ) is more shimmery, darker, cooler (90% similar).
Colour Pop Shark Attack (LE, $5.00) is more shimmery (90% similar).
Sephora Hippie Girl (223) (P, $8.00) is more shimmery, cooler (85% similar).
MAC Suspiciously Sweet (P, $17.00) is more shimmery, darker, cooler (85% similar).
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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).

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