Tease Me
NARS Tease Me Powermatte Lipstick ($34.00 for 0.05 oz.) is a dark, muted pink-coral with moderate, warm undertones and a matte finish.
- Opaque color coverage
- Lightweight, velvety texture (silicone-like), thin but not clingy
- Applied evenly but can emphasize lip texture slightly
- Transfer-resistant until a meal
- Long-wearing until a meal (5-6 hours), non-drying
FURTHER READING:
Formula Overview
for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
- MAC Brickthrough (P, $27.00) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- Sephora Flamingo (P, $14.00) is darker, warmer (90% similar).
- ColourPop Sucker (DC, $5.00) is darker, warmer (90% similar).
- MAC Brickthrough (P, $22.00) is darker, warmer (90% similar).
- ColourPop Goal Digger (P, $6.00) is darker, warmer (85% similar).
- Makeup by Mario Annie (P, $24.00) is darker, warmer (85% similar).
- ColourPop Y2K (P, $7.50) is darker (85% similar).
- Charlotte Tilbury Rose Kiss (LE, $37.00) is darker, warmer (80% similar).
- ColourPop Virgo Moon (LE, $7.50) is darker, warmer (80% similar).
Formula Overview
$34.00/0.05 oz. – $680.00 Per Ounce
The formula is supposed to have “10-hour wear” that has “one swipe, instant payoff” that is “transfer-resistant” and “lightweight” with “all-day comfort.” Those are some big claims, and while I think the formula is solid–lightweight, longer-wearing, and semi-opaque to opaque in coverage–they don’t quite last 10 hours (more like five to six hours, which is good just not ridiculously long as claimed).
They have a lightweight, more of a velvety-cream feel that helped them apply comfortably without dragging and be somewhat forgiving of lip texture, but I would recommend proper exfoliation prior to wearing these. They were somewhat transfer-resistant but lost most of that resistance after a meal, and they tended not to last that well through a meal in general (part of why they don’t get to 10 hours). The formula felt more non-drying to barely-hydrating, so comfortable as claimed.
Worth mentioning, they did not swatch so well on my arm but applied significantly better on my lips, which is something I have found to be true with more silicone-heavy lipstick formulas. They had no discernible taste or scent.
Note: The lipsticks are in a slim-style bullet, which is typically much smaller than the average lipstick (often around 0.07 oz. for a slim lipstick vs. 0.10 oz. for a standard tube), but these are 0.05 oz. a pop, so they are quite small.
Browse all of our NARS Powermatte Lipstick swatches.
Ingredients
ISODODECANE · SYNTHETIC WAX · POLYGLYCERYL-2 TRIISOSTEARATE · CAPRYLYL METHICONE · OCTYLDODECANOL · DICALCIUM PHOSPHATE · HYDROGENATED MICROCRYSTALLINE WAX · LAUROYL LYSINE · TRIMETHYLSILOXYSILICATE · POLYETHYLENE · HYDROGENATED STYRENE/ISOPRENE COPOLYMER · POLYSILICONE-11 · PENTAERYTHRITYL TETRA-DI-T-BUTYL HYDROXYHYDROCINNAMATE · POLYHYDROXYSTEARIC ACID · TOCOPHERYL ACETATE · [+/-(MAY CONTAIN/PEUT CONTENIR): BLUE 1 LAKE (CI 42090) · IRON OXIDES (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499) · RED 28 LAKE (CI 45410) · RED 6 (CI 15850) · RED 7 LAKE (CI 15850) · TITANIUM DIOXIDE (CI 77891) · YELLOW 5 LAKE (CI 19140) · YELLOW 6 LAKE (CI 15985)] ·
Disclaimer: Ingredient lists are as available by the brand (or retailer)
at the time of publishing. Please always check product packaging, if it exists, for the ingredient list applicable
to the product you’re purchasing, or the brand or retailer’s website for the most up-to-date ingredient list.
American Woman
NARS American Woman Powermatte Lipstick ($34.00 for 0.05 oz.) is a light, dusty pink with muted, wamr undertones and a matte finish.
- Opaque color coverage
- Lightweight, velvety texture (silicone-like), thin but not clingy
- Applied evenly but can emphasize lip texture slightly
- Transfer-resistant until a meal
- Long-wearing until a meal (5-6 hours), non-drying
FURTHER READING:
Formula Overview
for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
- Clinique Romanced (03) (P, $19.50) is more shimmery, cooler (95% similar).
- Sephora Oui (03) (P, $8.00) is darker, warmer, glossier (90% similar).
- Sephora Petal (P, $14.00) is warmer, glossier (90% similar).
- Hourglass Dreamer (P, $32.00) is more shimmery, lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- Sephora Not Your Baby (15) (P, $13.00) is darker, warmer, glossier (90% similar).
- Guerlain #05 (P, $33.00) is darker, warmer (90% similar).
- Pat McGrath Sextrology (DC, $40.00) is warmer, glossier (90% similar).
- Anastasia Petal (P, $18.00) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- MAC Faux (P, $19.00) is warmer, glossier (90% similar).
- Natasha Denona Sava (21P) (P, $25.00) is warmer, glossier (90% similar).
Formula Overview
$34.00/0.05 oz. – $680.00 Per Ounce
The formula is supposed to have “10-hour wear” that has “one swipe, instant payoff” that is “transfer-resistant” and “lightweight” with “all-day comfort.” Those are some big claims, and while I think the formula is solid–lightweight, longer-wearing, and semi-opaque to opaque in coverage–they don’t quite last 10 hours (more like five to six hours, which is good just not ridiculously long as claimed).
They have a lightweight, more of a velvety-cream feel that helped them apply comfortably without dragging and be somewhat forgiving of lip texture, but I would recommend proper exfoliation prior to wearing these. They were somewhat transfer-resistant but lost most of that resistance after a meal, and they tended not to last that well through a meal in general (part of why they don’t get to 10 hours). The formula felt more non-drying to barely-hydrating, so comfortable as claimed.
Worth mentioning, they did not swatch so well on my arm but applied significantly better on my lips, which is something I have found to be true with more silicone-heavy lipstick formulas. They had no discernible taste or scent.
Note: The lipsticks are in a slim-style bullet, which is typically much smaller than the average lipstick (often around 0.07 oz. for a slim lipstick vs. 0.10 oz. for a standard tube), but these are 0.05 oz. a pop, so they are quite small.
Browse all of our NARS Powermatte Lipstick swatches.
Ingredients
ISODODECANE · SYNTHETIC WAX · POLYGLYCERYL-2 TRIISOSTEARATE · CAPRYLYL METHICONE · OCTYLDODECANOL · DICALCIUM PHOSPHATE · HYDROGENATED MICROCRYSTALLINE WAX · LAUROYL LYSINE · TRIMETHYLSILOXYSILICATE · POLYETHYLENE · HYDROGENATED STYRENE/ISOPRENE COPOLYMER · POLYSILICONE-11 · PENTAERYTHRITYL TETRA-DI-T-BUTYL HYDROXYHYDROCINNAMATE · POLYHYDROXYSTEARIC ACID · TOCOPHERYL ACETATE · [+/-(MAY CONTAIN/PEUT CONTENIR): BLUE 1 LAKE (CI 42090) · IRON OXIDES (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499) · RED 28 LAKE (CI 45410) · RED 6 (CI 15850) · RED 7 LAKE (CI 15850) · TITANIUM DIOXIDE (CI 77891) · YELLOW 5 LAKE (CI 19140) · YELLOW 6 LAKE (CI 15985)] ·
Disclaimer: Ingredient lists are as available by the brand (or retailer)
at the time of publishing. Please always check product packaging, if it exists, for the ingredient list applicable
to the product you’re purchasing, or the brand or retailer’s website for the most up-to-date ingredient list.
Thunder Kiss
NARS Thunder Kiss Powermatte Lipstick ($34.00 for 0.05 oz.) is a muted, medium-dark mauve with subtle, warm undertones and a matte finish.
- Semi-opaque color coverage
- Lightweight, velvety texture (silicone-like), thin but not clingy
- Applied evenly but can emphasize lip texture slightly
- Transfer-resistant until a meal
- Long-wearing until a meal (5-6 hours), non-drying
FURTHER READING:
Formula Overview
for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
- Fenty Beauty Thicc (P, $18.00) is lighter (95% similar).
- Fenty Beauty Uncuffed (P, $24.00) is lighter, cooler (95% similar).
- Bobbi Brown Tawny Pink (P, $37.00) is lighter (95% similar).
- MAC Cocktail Kiss (LE, $19.00) is darker, warmer, glossier (90% similar).
- Bite Beauty Glace (P, $24.00) is darker, warmer (90% similar).
- NARS Lovin’ Lips (P, $26.00) is darker, cooler (90% similar).
- NARS Vicious (LE, $27.00) is lighter, cooler (85% similar).
- Pat McGrath Venus in Furs (P, $38.00) is darker, warmer (85% similar).
- MAC Twig (P, $19.00) is more shimmery, lighter, warmer (85% similar).
- Bobbi Brown Desert Rose (DC, $37.00) is lighter, cooler, glossier (85% similar).
Formula Overview
$34.00/0.05 oz. – $680.00 Per Ounce
The formula is supposed to have “10-hour wear” that has “one swipe, instant payoff” that is “transfer-resistant” and “lightweight” with “all-day comfort.” Those are some big claims, and while I think the formula is solid–lightweight, longer-wearing, and semi-opaque to opaque in coverage–they don’t quite last 10 hours (more like five to six hours, which is good just not ridiculously long as claimed).
They have a lightweight, more of a velvety-cream feel that helped them apply comfortably without dragging and be somewhat forgiving of lip texture, but I would recommend proper exfoliation prior to wearing these. They were somewhat transfer-resistant but lost most of that resistance after a meal, and they tended not to last that well through a meal in general (part of why they don’t get to 10 hours). The formula felt more non-drying to barely-hydrating, so comfortable as claimed.
Worth mentioning, they did not swatch so well on my arm but applied significantly better on my lips, which is something I have found to be true with more silicone-heavy lipstick formulas. They had no discernible taste or scent.
Note: The lipsticks are in a slim-style bullet, which is typically much smaller than the average lipstick (often around 0.07 oz. for a slim lipstick vs. 0.10 oz. for a standard tube), but these are 0.05 oz. a pop, so they are quite small.
Browse all of our NARS Powermatte Lipstick swatches.
Ingredients
ISODODECANE · SYNTHETIC WAX · POLYGLYCERYL-2 TRIISOSTEARATE · CAPRYLYL METHICONE · OCTYLDODECANOL · DICALCIUM PHOSPHATE · HYDROGENATED MICROCRYSTALLINE WAX · LAUROYL LYSINE · TRIMETHYLSILOXYSILICATE · POLYETHYLENE · HYDROGENATED STYRENE/ISOPRENE COPOLYMER · POLYSILICONE-11 · PENTAERYTHRITYL TETRA-DI-T-BUTYL HYDROXYHYDROCINNAMATE · POLYHYDROXYSTEARIC ACID · TOCOPHERYL ACETATE · [+/-(MAY CONTAIN/PEUT CONTENIR): BLUE 1 LAKE (CI 42090) · IRON OXIDES (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499) · RED 28 LAKE (CI 45410) · RED 6 (CI 15850) · RED 7 LAKE (CI 15850) · TITANIUM DIOXIDE (CI 77891) · YELLOW 5 LAKE (CI 19140) · YELLOW 6 LAKE (CI 15985)] ·
Disclaimer: Ingredient lists are as available by the brand (or retailer)
at the time of publishing. Please always check product packaging, if it exists, for the ingredient list applicable
to the product you’re purchasing, or the brand or retailer’s website for the most up-to-date ingredient list.
