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About this product

A creamy, buildable liquid concealer from NARS designed to cover dark circles, blemishes and discoloration while leaving a smooth, luminous finish, available in a wide range of shades.

Full ingredients

Aqua (Water), Dimethicone, Hydrogenated Polydecene, Propanediol, Butylene Glycol, PEG-9 Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone, Glycerin, Disteardimonium Hectorite, PEG-10 Dimethicone, Polymethyl Methacrylate, Bis-Butyldimethicone Polyglyceryl-3, Sorbitan Sesquiisostearate, Dimethicone/​Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Phenoxyethanol, Isostearic Acid, Polysilicone-2, Aluminum Hydroxide, Maltodextrin, Trisodium EDTA, Lecithin, Silica, Tin Oxide, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Tocopheryl Acetate, Sodium Metabisulfite, Magnolia Officinalis (Magnolia Officinalis Bark Extract), Tocopherol, Vitis Vinifera, [Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Seed Extract], Mica, Ci 77891 (Titanium Dioxide), Ci 77491 (Iron Oxides), Ci 77492 (Iron Oxides), Ci 77499 (Iron Oxides), Ci 77163 (Bismuth Oxychloride), Ci 42090 (Blue 1 Lake)

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Guru Score

87%

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8 experts · Strong agreement
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Broad expert consensus

What the gurus are saying

Lightweight yet full coverage is what keeps coming up: this creamy concealer glides over blemishes, post-acne marks and under eyes without caking or cracking, and it earns a nod for acne-prone skin. The catch is the name, since at least one take found it drier and closer to matte than radiant. Matching your shade closely helps, and a slightly warmer concealer can fix a cool, ashy look.
Synthesized from 8 expert reviews · most recent take October 2026

What they liked

  • Wide shade range
  • Feels lightweight
  • Blends smoothly into skin

What they flagged

  • Drier than expected
  • Matte rather than radiant finish
  • Pricier than drugstore options

Best for

Type

ConcealerLiquid

Key actives

Vitamin E

Formula notes

Fragrance-freeNo drying alcohol

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What the experts use it for.

The concerns the experts tie this product to, in their own words. Paid and founder takes don't count.

Breakouts and acne2 experts

“A concealer that's great for acne prone skin however is the NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer.”

Lab Muffin Beauty Science, watch at 32:27

Dark spots and post-acne marks1 expert

“It's really hydrating, and I also use it on my under eye. It doesn't crack or cake up readily and works really well for pimples or post-acne marks.”

Dr. Jenny Liu, watch at 16:57

Dark circles1 expert

“I use NARS Nougatine concealer to go underneath my eyes, because one thing I was really worried about is my dark circles.”

Alexandra Anele, watch at 7:15

What the gurus are saying.

Every take we've logged from this product's reviews across YouTube. Click any row to watch the moment they said it.

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✓Yay
"NARS concealer is my number one pick. I love it for under the eyes and all around. If I need intense coverage, it matches my skin tone really well for dark circles, acne and similar concerns."
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"It's really hydrating, and I also use it on my under eye. It doesn't crack or cake up readily and works really well for pimples or post-acne marks. [...] When you match the color correctly to your tone, you don't need multiple different shades. Some people use a lighter shade for their dark circles and a different shade for their pimples, but this one I just use one [...] color: custard. It works really well for my under eyes as well as everything else on my face to correct my complexion."
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"NARS concealer is my number one pick. I love it for under the eyes and all around. If I need intense coverage, it matches my skin tone really well for dark circles, acne and similar concerns."
✓Yay
"Now here's the NARS. Look how nice this made my under eye look. [...] This goes without saying that this round goes to NARS because NARS just has a more vast shade range. [...] On Amazon they have a lot fewer concealer shades, but on their website they have 19 shades. Dark three deep is the deepest shade, and then up from that was deep to tan. [...] Definitely NARS wins this round."
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✓Yay
"Going in with this from NARS, it's one of their concealers. [...] I put this as a base on my under eye area."
✓Yay
"The NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer in Light is one that I adore, but I replaced it with the much more affordable drugstore version from Maybelline."
✓Nay
"I don't think it was really a standout concealer to me. It is very creamy and blends actually really beautifully into the skin. [...] It's a little bit drier than I thought it would have been. And it says radiant, right? In terms of it being radiant, I am a little bit like, where? Where's that radiance? Radiance is lacking. [...] It's almost like matte in my eyes. Does that look radiant to you? That doesn't look radiant to me."
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"I don't think it was really a standout concealer to me. It is very creamy and blends actually really beautifully into the skin. [...] It's a little bit drier than I thought it would have been. And it says radiant, right? In terms of it being radiant, I am a little bit like, where? Where's that radiance? Radiance is lacking. [...] It's almost like matte in my eyes. Does that look radiant to you? That doesn't look radiant to me."
✓Yay
"A concealer that's great for acne prone skin however is the NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer. It is so lightweight, definitely approved."
✓Yay
"For concealer, I'm starting off by color correcting with my Nars Radiant Creamy Concealer in the shade Nougatine, which is this really beautiful yellowy peach shade."
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"I've been using my NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer to color correct. [...] I really try to limit the amount of creams I use when I'm wearing SPF, especially because I don't want things settling into lines. I want this to be very lightweight, and I want it to wear really nicely."
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"I'm going to take a little bit of my Nars Nougatine, which is like a warmer concealer, which will warm this up a little bit so it doesn't look too cool toned."
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"I really, really liked this color for color correcting, because I typically like to brighten, so I layer it underneath my brightening concealer to prevent this ashy color from happening here. However, if you're someone who isn't doing the most with your makeup, you're not trying to do a full face or a million different steps, [...] one thing you can do if the camouflaging is not enough for you is use a slightly warmer concealer."
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"I'm going to put a little bit of this on the back of my hand. It's NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer in Nougatine. [...] I'm picking up Nougatine, which is a nice warm shade to do a little bit of color correction underneath the eyes. [...] I'm going to do a really, really thin amount up into those creases."
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"For my color corrector I'm going to use my NARS Nougatine, which is my go-to. It's the NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer. [...] This is the mini, so I don't actually know what it's called."
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"So I'm going to be starting off with a NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer. This is in the shade Nougatine. So, I am not going to just swipe this underneath my eyes. I'm going to put it on the back of my hand. That's number one."
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"This shade, Nougat, is a little bit dark for me. I used it in a video recently, and it's actually quite yellowy orange. I think I might start using it as a color corrector. You can already see that yellowy orange in comparison. It's like neutral yellow orange, just right in a line. [...] This is the mini one, so I don't think it even has the name on it. [...] I bought a mini because I figured the color wouldn't work for me perfectly. This is the NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer in Nougat."
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"I'm going to start off with my color corrector, which is just the NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer in the shade Nougatine. I'm going to spritz very lightly, then pick it up with a brush, just a little bit. I'm going to gently buff that underneath my eyes, so I'm doing a light layer of this just to color correct and add warmth. Remember, you don't want to add too much, because no matter what, that will lead to creasing if you're applying way too much product."
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"Doesn't look too bad especially as far as value goes it's like pretty close to the value of my skin it does have a little too much orange in it"
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"It is a beautiful concealer. So if anyone has been interested in the NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer, if you can find a shade that works for you, I highly recommend the formula. But if you've never been able to find a shade that works for you, and you're close to my skin tone, it's really good for color correcting. If you have [...] blue under eyes, you probably wouldn't want to go for this one, because it might be a little too yellow on your skin tone."
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"My favorite product to color correct with is the NARS concealer in [...] Nougatine. This is technically not like a color corrector, but the shade is really beautiful for my skin tone. If you're a warm neutral or pale warm olive, [...] in this vicinity of skin tone, this is a really [...] beautiful concealer, and it works really nicely as a color corrector. I like to just take a teeny bit out and put it on the back of my hand. Honestly, I usually put way too much out."
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"I am going to do a little bit of color correcting underneath my eyes using NARS Nougatine, just a little bit of warmth. I want to do a small amount, because Charlie doesn't really look like she has [...] dark circles like I do, but I do want to make sure that I'm concealing, because she does look very bright, especially in this image I have up here in the corner."
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"I'm going to go in with NARS Nougatine. This is a concealer, but it's a really beautiful golden peach. It's great for my skin tone for warming up and brightening underneath the eyes before I go in with a nice light concealer to highlight that area. Okay, so this is going to make sure that I'm neutralizing the darkness around my eyes, and I just love that the formula is so fantastic. It's really great for this."
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"First, NARS Nougatine, which is my color corrector, but I also use it to spot conceal certain areas."
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"I'm glad that I finally get to actually use NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer. This is the light yellow one that I swatched in my concealer video. I've been using this as a color corrector underneath my eyes, and it's been working so well for my skin tone. It's a pretty good concealer, I wasn't in love with it, but it's actually pretty decent, and it's very, very light, so it works really nicely for this brightening look."
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"I use my NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer in the shade Nougatine as my color corrector, so I pretty much only use this around my dark circles, but I like to use it to mix with my other concealers to do spot concealing."
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"I use a few different concealers for slightly different things, especially because I have very dark circles underneath my eyes. So I use a color corrector, the NARS [...] Radiant Creamy Concealer in the shade Nougatine. It's quite warm, with a peachy, orangey color to it. When I layer a lighter concealer on top of it, it warms up the darkness so that it doesn't look gray."
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"I'm going in with a color corrector. I use NARS Nougatine concealer to go underneath my eyes, because one thing I was really worried about is my dark circles. They've been really dark."
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"I've just been using my Nars concealer in Nougatine for color corrector recently and I've really been liking it."
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"I'm using my NARS concealer in the shade nougatine, which is technically just a concealer, but I use it as a color corrector specifically because it has this yellowy peachy tone to it. It's not too dark for my skin tone. I am quite pale, and [...] a lot of color correctors are orange, peach, or red, which is great for deeper skin tones, but even peach can be a little too much for me and I just don't really need it."
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"For my concealer I'm using Nars Chantilly Light number one. [...] This is actually quite a nice, more olive toned concealer for very very fair people."
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"For those looking for a full coverage concealer with a beautiful formula, this has probably [...] become my favorite. I really, really like it. It's a beautiful formula and it really stays put. If you're prepping your skin properly, it's [...] really going to do the most for you."
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"I'm using Nars creamy concealer in the shade nougatine [...] as my color corrector. [...] It has a really beautiful orangey golden color to it, which really helps to warm up the darkness underneath my eyes so I can go on top of it with a brighter concealer and cancel out the gray tones."
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"For concealer, I'm starting off by color correcting with my Nars Radiant Creamy Concealer in the shade Nougatine, which is this really beautiful yellowy peach shade."
✓Yay
"I'm going to mix it with a little bit of this NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer, mostly for color. It can be a heavy duty one, but if used well, like over blemishes, you can honestly use this without the tinted moisturizer and it blends really nicely into the skin and it gives really good coverage. It's a full coverage concealer."
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"I'm going to mix it with a little bit of this NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer, mostly for color. It can be a heavy duty one, but if used well, like over blemishes, you can honestly use this without the tinted moisturizer and it blends really nicely into the skin and it gives really good coverage. It's a full coverage concealer."
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"This is the NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer. I used it for a little bit of a plastic eye prep with some concealer and setting powder."
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"I figured since I was using the NARS foundation, we might as well go into a classic [...] concealer. It's been around for years for a reason. I'm using the shade vanilla, and I'm going to apply this down the center of the face. I also like to bring this concealer, especially after bronzer or contour, down the sides of the nose just for a little more of a sculpted look, and also underneath the jawline to further sculpt out that bronzer."
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"I'm going to use the Nars Radiant Creamy Concealer in the shade Vanilla, and I'm going to take this underneath the eye as well as along the sides of the nose to kind of reverse sculpt the nose, and then underneath my contour right here, a little on my chin to highlight, and we'll do a tiny bit on the forehead."
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"I've been using the NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer all over again, you guys. This was a product that I started using again. I've used this on and off for years, but I started using it again after I did the Allure Reader's Choice Awards video because this was in it. This was one of the winners, and now I'm addicted all over again. It's just so good. I used to use the shade Vanilla quite a bit, but this is Alagado. I feel like this works really well on me too. Honestly, I can get away with both."
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"The NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer is very timeless. It's a very classic formula that I feel like will never go out of style. The amount of concealer matters as well, so I'm [...] mindful of how much I'm applying, [...] focusing on the areas that I actually have darkness."
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"I'm going to use this one, this is the NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer."
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"This is another iconic concealer, a fan favorite for a reason. It [...] really kind of does it all, you can use it for everyday situations and you can really amp things up for more of a glam situation, and the longer you leave it the more coverage it gives."
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"The Nars one, shade apagado, is what I've been using. I do concealer [...] under the eyes mostly, sometimes on the chin, and [...] a little bit underneath to add more coverage along the jawline. [...] I'll do just a teeny bit on the forehead. I don't always do all these areas, sometimes I just do the under eyes, but it works really well for me."
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"For concealer, the good old Holy Grail NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer. I have this on today. I love this because it gives full coverage but it's very natural, lightweight."
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"This is such a good one though, and it's just such a reliable formula. At the end of the day, it's crazy because new things launch all the time, but there are some classics that just stand the test of time, and this is one of them. Typically less is more with this, and I really need to get my correct shade. I need to go in person for it though, because I feel like the shades are a little bit interesting, they're almost opposite."
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"I'm going to use the shade Honey from NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer. This is the shade my jam for all my fair clients if I want a color correct look up but not use an actual orange or peach or pink color corrector. I just go for a very peachy concealer and it works really really well."

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

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 Radiant Creamy Concealer?

A creamy, buildable liquid concealer from NARS designed to cover dark circles, blemishes and discoloration while leaving a smooth, luminous finish, available in a wide range of shades.

Is NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer worth it?

Mostly yes. 7 of the 8 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 87%.

What is NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer's Guru Score?

NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer holds a Guru Score of 87%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 8 expert reviewers we have collected. It is also Guru Certified, our mark for products that hold broad approval across many expert reviewers.

Who is NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer best for?

NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer is generally suited to acne-prone skin.

What is NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer good for, according to the experts?

In their reviews, experts say NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer is good for breakouts and acne (2 experts), dark spots and post-acne marks (1 expert) and dark circles (1 expert).

Is NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer good for breakouts and acne?

2 experts who reviewed NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer say it is. Lab Muffin Beauty Science put it this way: “A concealer that's great for acne prone skin however is the NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer.”

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