TravPriceProduct note · Japan × US1.7% cheaper in Japan
Is NARS Passionate Tint Blush cheaper in Japan? the US vs Japan, a US$0.62 gap | 2026 price check
Cheaper in Japan by US$0.62 (1.7%): Japan ¥5,390 ≈ US$35.38, the US US$36.00.
01 · Verdict
1.7% cheaper in Japan- Japan list price
- ¥5,390incl. tax · reference price incl. tax (source page) · Listed
- Converted US currency
- ≈ US$35.38JPY/USD 0.006564 · Bank of Taiwan board
- US list price
- US$36.00excl. tax · Current US retailer price · In stock
- cheaper in Japan
- US$0.621.7% · US list price as denominator
US stickers exclude state and local tax; Japan stickers include tax. The bases differ, so this is not a landed cost.
Japanincl. tax、the USexcl. tax; where the tax basis differs, only the list prices are compared; a comparison of two named sources’ list prices, before card fees, shipping and tax refunds. Checked 2026-09-22. Before you order, use theJapan source page and the US source pagecurrent prices.
Japan vs US price table
| Market | List price | Source · checked | Tax basis · stock |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanreference price incl. tax (source page) | ¥5,390 | @cosme ↗ | incl. taxListed |
| USCurrent US retailer price | US$36.00 | NARS US official ↗ | excl. taxIn stock |
| Japan convertedJPY/USD 0.006564 (JPY/TWD 0.2076 ÷ USD/TWD 31.625) | US$35.38 | Bank of Taiwan rate ↗ | Spot sellingNot a card or cash rate |
| Gapcheaper in Japan | US$0.62 | 1.7%US list price as denominator | Extra fees not includedCard fee, shipping and tax-free extra |
To use your own FX, fees and shipping, open the Price calculator.
Is it worth buying in Japan?
Japan ¥5,390, Taiwan NT$1,450; both are same-day price snapshots taken when checked, excluding shipping, tax refunds, and card fees.
- With a 1.5% foreign card fee: Japan comes to about US$35.91, still below the US by US$0.09.
- Break-even rate 0.0067 USD/JPY: above it the the US sticker is the cheaper one (this check used 0.0066, cross-converted from the Bank of Taiwan yen and dollar rates).
Before you buy
- Only paired when capacity, pack count, and main-unit/refill status match; differences in color, retailer, or stock do not affect the same-product determination.
- The Taiwan price is a retail-channel list price (which may be an authorized import, a parallel import, or a cross-border storefront), not the brand's official price.
- Price and stock follow the page on the day of verification.
05 · Sources
Each price keeps its source link, price kind, tax basis and check date, and is calculated with the TravPrice comparison method. If a price or model is wrong, check the source page and report it.
- Japan price
- @cosme ↗reference price incl. tax (source page) · incl. tax · Listed · checked 2026-09-11
- US price
- NARS US official ↗Current US retailer price · excl. tax · In stock · checked 2026-09-22
- FX
- Bank of Taiwan FX ↗Bank of Taiwan spot selling reference rate; the US dollar is cross-converted · JPY/USD 0.006564 (JPY/TWD 0.2076 ÷ USD/TWD 31.625) · 2026-09-10 23:22:00 (Taiwan time)
- Model match
- Japan ranking listing: ¥5,390; Taiwan product page: any shade, same price (TW product page does not state capacity)The Japan listing is NARS's Inseiable Liquid Blush, ¥5,390. The Taiwan page: NARS's official direct store's "Insatiable Liquid Blush" (new release / smudge-proof liquid blush), with SEX APPEAL and 4 other shades at the same price, positioned as "smudge-proof liquid blush, 16-hour color," corresponding to the Japanese Liquid Blush category. (Retailer: NARS official direct store (momo))
- Official product page
- Brand product page ↗Product images on this site are redrawn illustrations; use the official page for appearance, extras and packaging.
- This page generated
- Generated from the same checked data; it is recalculated when the data updates.
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