Abbey Yung vs Alexandra Anele on NARS Natural Matte Longwear Foundation

Two independent experts reviewed NARS Natural Matte Longwear Foundation a day apart and disagreed: Abbey Yung calls it yay, Alexandra Anele calls it mixed. Here is what each of them actually said.

67%
Guru Score from 5 independent experts
Yay or Mixed?
19 April 2026
Yay
Oh my gosh, am I going to be obsessed with this? I could see this being more of a skin-like matte. I do see that it's starting to get a little more matte. I feel like I'm going to enjoy putting this on my skin more than Rare Beauty, but we'll obviously see.
18 April 2026
Mixed
I loved the finish. Problem is my skin congestion prone, acne prone. Heavier matte foundations like this tend to make me break out. And guess what? This one did exactly that. Loved the finish. I loved it. But like at the end of the day, I ended up with two big breakouts that weren't there in the morning.

Where they part company

Abbey Yung calls NARS Natural Matte Longwear Foundation yay. Alexandra Anele calls it mixed. Two experts, one product, takes a day apart, and opposite conclusions. Their own words are above; we are not going to tell you which of them is right.

What the whole panel says

These two are not the only voices on NARS Natural Matte Longwear Foundation. Across every independent expert take we hold, it carries a Guru Score of 67% from 5 experts, which is the share of them who approved it. The other 3 experts we hold takes from are counted in it too. See every take on it →

Why we only pair takes from the same month

A formula gets reworked, a price moves, and a product people loved in one year is not the product they are handed in the next. Two takes far apart in time can look like a disagreement when they are really a description of a product that changed. So a face-off only pairs experts whose videos went up within a month of each other, and neither take here is sponsored.

Common questions

Do Abbey Yung and Alexandra Anele agree about NARS Natural Matte Longwear Foundation?

No. Abbey Yung calls it yay and Alexandra Anele calls it mixed.

What is the Guru Score for NARS Natural Matte Longwear Foundation?

67%, drawn from 5 independent expert reviews. That is the share of the experts we hold takes from who approved it.

Are either of these takes sponsored?

No. A face-off excludes any pair where either expert's take is a paid placement, because a sponsored take set against an independent one is not a fair comparison.

When did each of them say this?

Abbey Yung on 19 April 2026, and Alexandra Anele on 18 April 2026, a day apart.

More on this product: every expert take we hold, or browse the experts themselves.