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Radiant Creamy Concealer.

Nars Radiant Creamy Concealer
Concealer

About this product

A creamy concealer from NARS designed to provide coverage and a radiant finish with an extensive shade range.

Concealer

The Guru Index verdict

83%

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Approved · 83%
7Reviewers
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#2 in Best Concealer

What the gurus are saying

Gurus consistently praise this as a timeless, reliable classic that delivers natural-looking coverage without flaking or causing sensitivity issues. The formula's versatility stands out, it works for spot concealing, under-eye brightening, color correcting, and full-face coverage on no-foundation days. The main caveat: application matters; less is more, and the formula builds coverage with time. Some users report confusion with the shade range, noting that cool and warm tones don't always match their descriptions, so shade matching in person is recommended.
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Key actives & flags

Vitamin ESPFFragrance-freeAlcohol-free

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)

Every take, in full

What the gurus are saying.

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"It can be a heavy duty one. But if used well, like over blemishes, you can honestly use this like without the tinted moisturizer and it blends really nicely into the skin and it gives really good coverage. I feel like this just picks up any excess product and it like makes it so that it melts. That's such a difference cuz it's like a full coverage concealer. I look awake."
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"It can be a heavy duty one. But if used well, like over blemishes, you can honestly use this like without the tinted moisturizer and it blends really nicely into the skin and it gives really good coverage. I feel like this just picks up any excess product and it like makes it so that it melts. That's such a difference cuz it's like a full coverage concealer. I look awake."
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"This is the Nars Radiant Creamy Concealer by the way. We're going to do a little bit of plastic eye prep with some concealer and setting powder."
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"This is the Nars Radiant Creamy 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 go classic and use the Nars Radiant Creamy Concealer in the shade Apagado. 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, a little on my chin to highlight and a tiny bit on the forehead. I've noticed that when I use a little less concealer on the forehead it just wears better throughout the day, so I've been trying to do a lighter amount. Then I blend that out with my brush, and once I've blended out the majority of the concealer, I always like to go back in with my sponge just to make sure the finish is really seamless."
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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. I use a brush to buff this out all over the skin, taking concealer all over the eyelid to cancel out any redness there, and then I go back in with my sponge just to press that into the skin to make sure it looks as seamless and skin-like as possible."
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"I'm going to use this one, this is the NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer."
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"This is a concealer that 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. The longer you leave it, the more coverage it gives. It's one of those really great concealers. The formula is hydrating and gives medium coverage while still looking natural, and it works well for all use cases including spot concealing, under eye brightening, and even all over coverage on no foundation days. It never makes you look flaky or break out, even on dry sensitive skin."
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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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"The good old Holy Grail Nars Radiant Creamy Concealer. I love this because it gives full coverage but it's very natural lightweight."
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"The best concealer award went to the classic Nars Radiant Creamy Concealer. This is such a good one 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 in person because I feel like the shades are a little bit interesting, they're almost opposite. The one that says 030 Fair Cool is actually warm toned, and then this one says warm and it's actually cool toned, so it kind of confuses me when choosing a shade."
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"This is the shade honey from Nars, this is the shade my jam for all my fair clients if I want a color correct look 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. It gives coverage, it really gives a beautiful coverage. If you just did this with concealer on a natural glam day, it's all you need. It's so good, and the glow from within that you will get with this is just incredible."
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"Nars just has a more vast shade range. 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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"My Nars Radiant Creamy Concealer in the shade Nougatine. This is 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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"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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"I've been loving using this concealer as a color corrector, 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. I'm just lightly blending with a sponge and in the tougher areas that are a little bit more difficult to reach I'm going in with a tiny brush to make sure that I have a really nice blend. I love setting my under eyes with this. I've received some comments from people who said that they have more mature skin and they don't like it but I've heard from a lot of people who have mature skin who love it."
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"My Nars Radiant Creamy Concealer in the shade Nougatine. This is 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 have my NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer for color correcting underneath the eyes."
Approved
"Going in with this from Nars. It's one of their concealers. I put this as a base on my under eye area. Even though it's looking a little bit yellow, it just blends out so pretty."
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All 3 takes from Mixed Makeup
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"Going in with this from Nars. It's one of their concealers. I put this as a base on my under eye area. Even though it's looking a little bit yellow, it just blends out so pretty."
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"It's always going to be a holy grail for me. It's a five for me, it's 100% five. It works for everyone in my opinion. I've put it on everyone and it doesn't disappoint me. It's also a phenomenal touch-up product. I love it."
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"It really works so well, performs amazing, and lasts all day long. Unless you've used way too much of it, it's not going to crease, and if you have really dry under eyes that you haven't properly prepped with moisture, that's going to crease and look cakey, but that's with any formula. This is like my no-fail go-to. It's a very flexible formula where you can get so much variety of finishes with it. You can build it to be like super full coverage or you could just do a touch of it and blend it out and it's really, really natural. You can use it for no-makeup makeup looks which look beautiful and almost undetectable if you use a small amount. The versatility you get with it is just really unmatched. I would give it 10 stars. It's one of the products that I would probably give the highest rating to, and it's been one of my longest holy grails ever."
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"Everyone always asks what I think about this Nars concealer, and I obviously have it and have used it before, but I can never really give an opinion. 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 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."
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"Everyone always asks what I think about this Nars concealer, and I obviously have it and have used it before, but I can never really give an opinion. 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 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."
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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. 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."
Approved
"A concealer that's great for acne prone skin however is the NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer. It is so lightweight, definitely approved."
Approved
"I use the Nars Radiant Creamy Concealer, take like the lightest wash."
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