NARS

Afterglow Lip Balm.

Lip

About this product

A sheer, tinted lip balm from NARS designed to provide color and hydration to the lips while maintaining a lightweight feel.

Full ingredients

Hydrogenated Polyisobutene, Triisostearin, Polyethylene, Squalane, Bis-Diglyceryl Polyacyladipate-2, Diphenylsiloxy Phenyl Trimethicone, Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Microcrystalline Wax/Cera Microcristallina/Cire Microcristalline, Synthetic Wax, Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil, Gardenia Taitensis Flower Extract, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Punica Granatum Flower Extract, Isopropyl Titanium Triisostearate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Simethicone, Lauryl Pca, BHT, Tocopherol, Silica, Tin Oxide, Phenoxyethanol, Blue 1 Lake (Ci 42090), Iron Oxides (Ci 77492)•Iron Oxides (Ci 77499), Mica, Red 7 Lake (Ci 15850), Titanium Dioxide (Ci 77891)

Guru Score

84%

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What they liked

Sheer color with real payoff
Long-wearing for a lip balm
Works layered over lip pencil or lipstick

What they flagged

Nothing. None of the experts who reviewed it raised a problem.

What the gurus are saying

These deliver real color payoff, which is the standout for a lip balm product. They're sheer but provide genuine shade rather than just moisture, and they wear so long you won't need constant reapplication. They work equally well solo or layered over lip pencil or lipstick to shift the color, and fans keep them in multiple shades on hand.

Synthesized from 2 expert reviews · most recent take November 2024

Type

LipBalm & ointment

Key actives

Vitamin ESPFSqualane

Formula notes

Fragrance-freeNo drying alcohol

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What the gurus are saying.

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"I really like them so I have them in like three or four different shades"

Dr. Sam Ellis

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"The NARS Afterglow Lip Balm is more than just a sheer application balm—you really do get some nice color payoff, so the shades really matter. They're very long wearing for a lip balm, which is important because I don't want to feel like I have to reach for my product every hour to reapply. You can wear them on their own or layer them over a lip pencil or lipstick to shift the color."

What the evidence says.

Independent of what the gurus think, this is what the published research supports about the main active ingredients here.

Sunscreen filters

Sun protection is the best evidenced way to slow visible ageing, and the filters are what does the work. Mineral and chemical filters both protect when a product is applied thickly enough and often enough, which is where most people fall short rather than on the choice of filter.

Source: DermNet

Humectants and emollients

Ingredients like these draw water into the surface layers and slow how fast it leaves. The evidence is for comfort, softness and hydration rather than for changing the structure of the skin.

Source: DermNet

Vitamin E

Vitamin E is an antioxidant, and it is often in a formula to keep the other ingredients stable rather than as the active itself. It pairs well with vitamin C, though on its own the evidence for visible change is limited.

Source: NIH, National Library of Medicine

Frequently asked.

What is NARS Afterglow Lip Balm?

A sheer, tinted lip balm from NARS designed to provide color and hydration to the lips while maintaining a lightweight feel.

Is NARS Afterglow Lip Balm worth it?

Yes. All 2 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 84%.

What is NARS Afterglow Lip Balm's Guru Score?

NARS Afterglow Lip Balm holds a Guru Score of 84%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 2 expert reviewers we have collected.