NARS Rita and Mona Little Fetishes Set Review & Swatches

Rita and Mona

NARS Rita and Mona Little Fetishes ($24.00 for 0.16 oz.) contains two richly pigmented, creamy, and long-wearing reds for the holidays. Each shade is available individually at full-size, as they are both part of the permanent range. They both performed consistently with their full-sized counterparts.

A full-sized Audacious Lipstick retails for $34.00 and contains 0.14 oz. or costs $242.86/oz. This set contains 0.16 oz. or $38.86 worth of product.

This set is exclusive to NARS (available now) and Ulta (available 10/14).

Recommended

Rita and Mona

Limited Edition

9.5

Product

Pigmentation

9.5

Texture

Longevity

Application

98%

Total

Recommended

Rita

Rita is a bright, medium red with neutral-to-warm undertones and a satin finish. The pigmentation was opaque in a single layer, while the texture felt smooth, lightly creamy, and never dragged on my lips. The color went on evenly, didn’t sit in or emphasize my lip lines, and was comfortable to wear as it was lightly moisturizing. This shade lasted for over six hours on me.

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Smashbox Get Fired (P, $21.00) is darker, glossier (95% similar).
Maybelline Dynamite Red (P, $7.49) is darker, more muted, less glossy (95% similar).
MAC Ruffian Red (LE, $18.50) is darker, more muted, cooler (90% similar).
Urban Decay F-Bomb (P, $18.00) is cooler, glossier (95% similar).
MAC Night to Remember (LE, $18.50) is lighter, brighter (90% similar).
NARS Marlene (P, $34.00) is lighter, warmer, less glossy (90% similar).
Sephora Deep Water Bay (24) (P, $8.00) is darker (90% similar).
Tom Ford Beauty Rouge Fatal (LE, $54.00) is lighter, brighter (90% similar).
Bite Beauty Fraise (P, $24.00) is lighter, brighter, cooler (90% similar).
Bite Beauty Holly (DC, $24.00) is lighter, brighter (90% similar).
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Formula Overview

$34.00/0.14 oz. - $242.86 Per Ounce

For those unfamiliar with the range, the lipstick is supposed to have "full-coverage, creamy wear" that's "long-lasting" and hydrating. I tend to find most of those claims to be true except that not all shades are hydrating (usually lightly hydrating to non-drying) and wear has been between four and eight hours depending on the shade with richer reds and the like wearing longest.

Browse all of our NARS Audacious Lipstick swatches.

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Rita

9.5

Product

Pigmentation

9.5

Texture

Longevity

Application

98%

Total

Mona

Mona is a deep, muted red with warm undertones and a cream finish. It had rich, opaque pigmentation that applied evenly and smoothly across my lips and never dragged. The consistency was lightweight, creamy without being too slippery, and comfortable to wear. It stayed on beautifully for over six hours and lightly hydrating over time.