MAKE UP FOR EVER

This is for 902 Pearl Gold

Pros: Gorgeous shimmer. I love it for the inner corners of the eyes
Cons: None for me!

Overall: 5* - I wanted this for an inner eye highlighting eyeshadow and it does that perfectly

Coverage is amazing and there is a wide colour range to choose from. I double it as a foundation on my lazy days and one tube lasts forever so the price is justified.

MAC Face and Body was my HG foundation until I realized it was breaking me out, so I went off in search of something similar that didn't have intense fragrance or essential oils in the ingredients. This was #1 on my list to try, and I like it. It looks pretty good, lets my skin shine through and feels like nothing, which is exactly what I was looking for. However, there are a couple ways it doesn't quite measure up to MAC F&B.

1. I can't just throw it on and go. My skin is dryish, and this is a mattifying foundation on me. Yet at the same time, it's water based so it doesn't want to last without a setting powder, and it won't play nice with mineral sunscreens or silicone based primers. Therefore I've found that the best way to apply it is with my fingers over an extremely thin layer of Aquaphor as primer, then follow it up with spot concealing and the merest suggestion of setting powder on the fluffiest brush I have. This guarantees a satin finish that lasts all day, but it takes time and additional products that I'd rather skip, and it still doesn't look quite as good as MAC F&B.

2. Claims to be waterproof. This is 100% a lie.

3. Dries really fast -- you have to be quick to get it all blended before the texture turns on you and it's more difficult to blend with fingers than MAC F&B.

Will I repurchase this when I run out? Very possibly, but this is not HG status for me. I'm still looking for other foundations that give a similar/better effect but with zero fragrance and less fuss.

This is my go-to powder and has been for years. I love that it’s not cakey, doesn’t settle into lines, and blurs imperfections.

Why? Why did this product have to go?

When I first bought the original Make Up For Ever Face and Body foundation that is now discontinued (not the reformulation), I was still new to makeup but even then I knew quality when I could see it.

I could justify the price tag because I had chosen this foundation after trying several foundations on my hand at Sephora.

The liquidy texture and dewy dry-down let me know that it would be stunning on my skin as it mimicked skin.

Many others went on thick or dried down matte like paint after a few minutes--this would provide heavier coverage and more makeupy looks than the natural no-makeup makeup look I was going for, or in other words, makeup that doesn't look like makeup.

What made me finally grab the foundation and rush to the checkout line after some time of perusing is seeing a customer with the best makeup I have seen to date. Of course, I had to ask.

She told me that she had on MUFE Face and Body (with MUFE Pro-Finish powder on top), which was the precise foundation that I was eyeing but she had not known I had been eyeing (actually at the moment it was between MUFE Face and Body and MUFE HD, which dried thin and skin-like but matte).

With her recommendation, I grabbed both the Face and Body and the Pro-Finish after trying them both on my face and loving the combination.

I wore my makeup like that for the rest of the day and could not have been happier.

This foundation stays exactly the same all day; gives the skin hyper-dimension; looks skin-like, sheer, light, fresh and dewy; applies easily and smoothly; gives off stunning radiance; and makes you look incredibly gorgeous.

I can still say years later, this product was literally one of the best-made makeup products of all time.