Motu Tane
NARS Motu Tane Face Palette ($42.00 for 0.33 oz.) includes a highlighter, blush, and bronzer. The highlighter and blush are both new shades, and they performed well, while the bronzer is Laguna, and that did not perform well (which is, sadly, consistent with my experience of the shade when included in palettes over the years). It’s bad enough that it makes the rest of the palette hard to justify, unfortunately.
Makatea
Makatea is a bright pop of light gold with strong, warm undertones and a sparkling, metallic finish. It’s an intense highlighter, so if metallic shimmer and some sparkles better be things you look for in your highlighters! The texture was soft, smooth, and lightly creamy with good coverage that was easily built up to full coverage with less than half of a layer. It applied evenly and blended out without difficulty, and it didn’t emphasize my skin’s natural texture. It stayed on nicely for eight hours on me before fading slightly.
Top Dupes
- NARS Moana (LE, $30.00) is less shimmery (90% similar).
- theBalm Mary-Lou Manizer (PiP, $24.00) is darker (90% similar).
- MAC Light of the Party (LE, ) is darker, cooler (90% similar).
- Becca Moonstone (P, $38.00) is less shimmery, lighter, cooler (90% similar).
- Dior Glowing Nude (002) (LE, $58.00) is darker, cooler (90% similar).
- Estee Lauder Courreges (LE, $32.00) is lighter (90% similar).
- Chanel Ivory Gold (10) (P, $58.00) is cooler (90% similar).
- MAC Heaven in Your Smile (LE, ) is less shimmery (90% similar).
- Natasha Denona Medium-Nude (PiP, ) is less shimmery, darker, cooler (90% similar).
- Becca Champagne Pop (P, $38.00) is darker (90% similar).
Manava
Manava is a medium pink with moderate, warm undertones and fine, gold pearl. It had opaque color payoff that applied evenly to bare skin and blended out with ease. The texture was soft, thin, and a little dusty, but it wasn’t troublesome to apply–some of NARS’ blushes can run a bit too thin that they get difficult to blend out over bare skin but that wasn’t the case here. It had more of a satin-matte finish once blended out, and in a way, that made it more versatile as a little tap of the highlighter in the palette added plenty o’ shine without layering too heavily on top (and creating texture). This shade wore well for seven and a half hours on me before I noticed any fading.
Top Dupes
- Charlotte Tilbury Pretty (LE, ) is lighter (90% similar).
- Charlotte Tilbury Love Glow (P, $40.00) is more shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
- Dior Rose Baiser (361) (P, $44.00) is cooler (90% similar).
- Kevyn Aucoin Rose Cliff #2 (PiP, ) is more shimmery, cooler (90% similar).
- Tom Ford Beauty Frantic Pink (P, $60.00) is more shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
- NARS Make Believe (LE, $30.00) is less shimmery, darker, warmer (90% similar).
- LORAC Wavelength (LE, ) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- Anastasia Kash (PiP, ) is less shimmery, cooler (90% similar).
- MAC Wall of Desire (LE, $24.00) is less shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
- Catrice La Vie En Rose (P, $5.99) is less shimmery, lighter, cooler (85% similar).
Laguna
Laguna is a soft, light golden brown with warm, yellow undertones and a fine, golden pearl throughout. The consistency was firmer and thinner with an almost chalky quality to it–dry but powdery. I find that most iterations of Laguna in palettes are subpar, and this was no exception. It took more jabbing and swirling to get an even amount of product onto my brush (just to get more medium coverage), and it took extra effort to blend and diffuse it on my skin. Once on, it lasted well for seven hours on me before fading noticeably.
Top Dupes
- Guerlain Ultra Shine (LE, $61.00) is darker, brighter (90% similar).
- CoverGirl Bronze (200) (DC, $9.99) is more shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
- Kat Von D Shadowplay (PiP, ) is less shimmery, cooler (90% similar).
- Kevyn Aucoin Tropical Days (P, $48.00) is more shimmery, lighter, cooler (90% similar).
- MAC Aphrodite’s Shell (LE, $34.00) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- MAC Matte Bronze (LE, $70.00) is less shimmery (95% similar).
- MAC Nude on Board (LE, $30.00) is more muted (90% similar).
- MAC Sun Dipped (LE, $30.00) is warmer (90% similar).
- Colour Pop Paradise Cove (P, $8.00) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- Too Faced Jolie (LE, ) is more shimmery (95% similar).
NARS Motu Tane Face Palette
NARS Motu Tane Face Palette
NARS Motu Tane Face Palette
NARS Motu Tane Face Palette
NARS Motu Tane Face Palette
NARS Motu Tane Face Palette
NARS Motu Tane Face Palette
NARS Motu Tane Face Palette
NARS Makatea Highlighting Blush
NARS Makatea Highlighting Blush
NARS Makatea Highlighting Blush
NARS Makatea Highlighting Blush
NARS Makatea Highlighting Blush
NARS Manava Powder Blush
NARS Manava Powder Blush
NARS Manava Powder Blush
NARS Manava Powder Blush
NARS Laguna Powder Bronzer
NARS Laguna Powder Bronzer
NARS Laguna Powder Bronzer
NARS Laguna Powder Bronzer
NARS Motu Tane Face Palette
NARS Motu Tane Face Palette
NARS Motu Tane Face Palette
NARS Motu Tane Face Palette
NARS Motu Tane Face Palette
NARS Motu Tane Face Palette
NARS Motu Tane Face Palette
NARS Motu Tane Face Palette
NARS Makatea Highlighting Blush
NARS Makatea Highlighting Blush
NARS Makatea Highlighting Blush
NARS Makatea Highlighting Blush
NARS Makatea Highlighting Blush
NARS Manava Powder Blush
NARS Manava Powder Blush
NARS Manava Powder Blush
NARS Manava Powder Blush
NARS Laguna Powder Bronzer
NARS Laguna Powder Bronzer
NARS Laguna Powder Bronzer
NARS Laguna Powder Bronzer
Source: Temptalia – Christine