NARS Milos, Fearless, Gold Viper, Insidious Nail Polish Review
Today I’ve got NARS Milos, Fearless, Gold Viper and Inisidious nail polish to share with you. NARS recently reformulated their nail polish formula. I was surprised because I already thought their formula was awesome. I wasn’t sure how they were going to improve upon such a great formula. However, I like the new formula even better. I LOVE their new brush! It’s a wider brush and I can get my entire pinky nail in a single pass.
PR sample.
Availability
The new formula will be available July 15, 2014 at NARS boutiques and narscosmetics.com.
You can expect to see the new formula at Sephora on August 1, 2014.
Price
$20 each
I’ve actually got 4 new NARS nail polishes to show you – Milos and Fearless from the newest release, and Gold Viper and Insidious from 3.1 Philip Lim for NARS.
Shade Descriptions
Milos – rich gold
Fearless – bright pink violet
Gold Viper – champagne
Insidious – black bronze. This shade is exclusive to NARS boutiques and narscosmetics.com
I also pulled out a classic NARS shade, Desperado, which happens to be my favorite gold that I purchased a few years ago. I used this in the manis I created.
You can see the difference in the old brushes vs. the new. The new brushes are wider and easier to use to apply color.
Additionally, the bottle design, while similar, isn’t identical. The new bottles allow the square top to easily come off and reveal a smaller round top, similar to the butter LONDON bottle design. This makes it easier to apply nail polish.
I created some simple nail art. My right hand doesn’t look as nice as my left hand since I’m right hand dominant.
Base – Gold Viper
Stripes – Insidious and Desperado
Base – Insidious
Stripes – Desperado and Milos
I’m really impressed with the new nail polish formula. I loved the old, but with the new brush, it’s even easier and smoother to apply. I could almost get away with 1 coat with Insidious! The pigmentation is great in the new nail polish.
Desperado is an antique gold with brassy tones. It’s really rich and works nicely with Insidious, Milos and Gold Viper.
Insidious is a nice alternative to black, though in low light you’re going to think it’s black or a warm-toned black.
Gold Viper is a pretty pale gold metallic, almost like a foil to me. It’s a great base shade for nail art.
Fearless is a very pretty berry creme.
I love these new colors! If you’re
Milos is a lovely light sparkling gold. It’s so pretty!
If you’re looking for luxury nail polish with smooth formula and excellent pigmentation, look no further than the newly reformulated NARS line. I don’t think you’ll be disappointed.
What do you think of the new NARS nail polish? Do you like any of the shades I showed you today?
Pros
- Great pigmentation
- Nice new brush
- Great shade range (43 new shades, 9 in the 3.1 Phillip Lim, plus whatever else comes out this year)
Cons
- On the pricey side
Can’t wait to try these, and I’m wondering how you did the nail art? With a stencil?
Love the nail art!!!
very pretty collection!!
You’re welcome Krithi! I really was impressed
these are incredible colors
thanks for sharing
I love your nail art
Let’s not talk about nail polish on my non dominant hand .I consider buying Julep wand just for that
thanks Rotem! I try to practice on my non-dominant hand so that my nails match
I love the shades ! I have a few nars nail polishes I got for my bday but I can’t justify the price
I would keep an eye out for a Nordstrom or Sephora 20% off sale if you see a color you really like
oh my gosh…your nails look killer!
Thanks so much! I couldn’t believe how well the colors all worked together
I love that mani you did! such a cool effect 🙂
Thanks! That’s all from the great Pointless Cafe tutorial
Love the mani design! These look beautiful, especially Milos!
Milos is stunning!
Your mani is so gorgeous! I have to say I am digging Fearless.
I think it’s perfect for Fall
Love this mani! Milos is gorgeous.
Milos took my breath away with its beauty
I don’t usually pay much attention to nail polish reviews, but ever since I saw that dragon egg craft from your instagram all I can think about is “how would this nail polish look as a dragons egg?…”.
I plan on making some and seeing if I can put a hook on the top to use as Christmas ornaments, depending on the size of the Styrofoam.
I want to try making some too!
all of the shades are fabulous!
Thanks Laura! I think they’re great too
Love the new brush, like Sally Hansen’s Complete Salon Manicure. And the square lid was very difficult to use so I’m glad they now have it as a removable option.
I haven’t tried the Sally Hansen’s since they’re not CF. Yeah I love that the lid is easier now!
Oooh, I like those new brushes a lot! Sally Hansen has similar brushes, and that’s the reason why I used to love buying them all the time before I got better at painting my nails. That brush is very newbie-friendly!
Yeah the brush is so nice to use!
In love with this nail art! I really like Insidious.. and maybe even Milo. Neat texture!
I can’t believe how much I love Insidious
I like Milos! I wonder if I’ll like the new brush tip, it reminds me of the Sally Hansen Insta-Dri polishes.
I hope you end up liking it. I really do!
Totally awesome nail art woman!!
Thank you so much Cindy!
Ca-ute nail art!!
Thanks so much Destany!
I love these polishes and can’t wait to shop! Your design is great too.
You could easily recreate it, too!
I love your mani!
thank you so much Brooke! I’m glad you like it
These are all nice, but I especially love fearless.
It is a very pretty berry!
I like more square shaped brushes, they are much easier for me to apply the polish with.
Who makes your favorite brush shape? I need to see pix 🙂
GOLD! Love all those golden tones 🙂
Me too Norah! Gold is probably my favorite makeup ‘neutral’ shade.
Gorgeous shades, thanks for sharing!
You’re very welcome Justina!
Fearless is right up my alley!
Fearless would look great on you!
Very pretty shades and I LOVE the manicure you created!
Thank you so much! I’m always happy when my nail art works
I love your design, girlfriend. I ‘m not sure if I’m skilled enough to pull off such a look. And yessss to the wider brush. Long nail bedded sisters like me are EXCITED!
You can do it! The tutorial makes it easy to follow 🙂
YAY! This is the first I have read about the new formula. I’m so excited to try these! I love the new brush! Your nail art looks beautiful, BTW!
I am so impressed with their new formula. I thought the old formula was great but this blows it out of the water. NARS did a fantastic job.
Love your mani and these shades are gorgeous!
Thank you so much L!
OMG the new brush is awesome. I am in love. And totally need to copy this mani. Simply gorgeous!!!!
Link me if you do! I want to see 🙂
They are pretty, and I like the brush, but I Nars is now with the Chanels, Diors and even DL’s of the polish world for me – it has to REALLY jump out at me for me to spend the $$ on it. But honestly, these are lovely and I love the nail art you did!
Honestly, this formula is amazing. So if the color is great / unique, it’s one I will snap up without hesitation because of the formula.
Insidious and, surprisingly, Milos! Love! I’m very excited about the thicker brush too – oh happy day!
I think you’ll enjoy the thicker brush and awesome formula, Kadie!
I am partial to Insidious…such a unique shade. I love what you did with these shades! I often prefer wide and very flexible brushes so I’m having a tough time adjusting to this one. Any application tips?
Go slow with the application. I went slow and had to do very minimal cleanup around the edges. Since the brush will splay depending on how much pressure you use, I used very light pressure. I really love this brush
It’s the Julep Plié Nail Polish Wand! It looks pretty cool!
I had to look that up, yes it looks like that!
ONE OF EACH PLEASE!!!!!!
Thank you for this nice review!
Lovely shades!I specially love the Gold Viper and tha Milos!
Love the Nailart on your nails!
Thank you so much Jens!