PRICE: $40 USD for 1.01 oz
FIND IT @: SEPHORA
DESCRIPTION: "An oil-free medium-to-full-coverage liquid foundation that covers skin imperfections flawlessly while remaining invisible on-screen and in real life."
IT CLAIMS TO...: "Create a soft-focus effect, which is designed to meet the coverage concerns of those in the spotlight. It leaves your complexion with such a flawless finish, it can withstand bright or harsh lighting" ; Video in the MUFE website says it is great for all types of skin.
SHADES AVAILABLE: 25!
MY SHADE: 128--Almond ("for medium skin with beige undertones")
Sorry for not posting this review earlier. To my defense, I can say I've used this for a long time now--I bought it this past summer. I wanted to try this for so many reasons: I was looking for a darker shade, I'm a foundation freak, I wanted to know why so many people love and recommend it...etc.
As I've mention b4 in this blog, not too many products impress me. Most of the time I say 'I love this' or 'It's a must have for me' but finding a product that leaves me going gaga (please...just don't...; I love her music but I'm tired of the costumes) it's really rare. It has happened (hello Marie Louise Cosmetics, love you!) but not a lot. It happened with this foundation. 1st reaction: WOW!!!
I've blogged about how much I love EL's Double Wear Makeup and Revlon Colorstay Makeup. Both matte foundations that leave me with flawless looking skin for many hours/day, which is very important to me. I hope they never stop making them. But I consider myself lucky to have found another foundation that works for me!
I've noticed how my skin has changed with age and seasons. Even more now that I work outside home. Right now I would say I have combination skin--oily T-zone with normal to dry cheeks. This product is oil-free but somehow hydrating to my skin. My skin just glows with it and it conceals almost completely my dark spots, hyperpigmentation (melasma) and acne marks. And please, when I say glow I don't mean 'shimmer all over my skin'. It leaves a semi-dewy finish, but never something that looks very oily. And I love that I barely feel it. The big surprise was how long it stayed on my skin (6+ hrs) before starting to fade discreetly. Even then I just blot and apply some MAC Blot Powder and it's good for another couple of hours. I couldn't detect any strong fragrance in it. It didn't break me out. My skin looks amazing in photographs. Perfect! LOL.
This foundation is quite creamy and I prefer to apply it with my MAC 190 or Sigma F80 brush. Using my fingers is great too. I just don't feel it blends well using a brush like the MAC 187.
I do consider that this is not a foundation for oily skin as it does not controls oil and girls with oily skin would need to blot continuously. It does transfers a bit if I sweat much, but yeah, they don't claim it is sweat proof or waterproof, so that was expected. I love to set it with my MAC Prep+Prime Finishing Powder.
The shade 128-Almond is perfect for my skin. In MAC terms, I'm usually an NC37 but this 128 shade is not as yellow as a true NC37 is. I highly recommend checking first around the net (like Temptalia's foundation matrix) to see what colors could suit you best and then try them in store.
The shade 128-Almond is perfect for my skin. In MAC terms, I'm usually an NC37 but this 128 shade is not as yellow as a true NC37 is. I highly recommend checking first around the net (like Temptalia's foundation matrix) to see what colors could suit you best and then try them in store.
Just a small amount provides huge coverage
Oh, i've read people comparing it to the Revlon PhotoReady Foundation. IMHO it does not compares to it. I've tried both and the finish isn't even the same on the skin.
I also wish they'd make the bottle clear, as I can not see how much is left of the product. The pump is somehow difficult to deal with in terms of how much product it lets out. The PhotoReady pump was so much better to control.
Honestly, one of the best foundation I've ever tried, totally worth the price.
Honestly, one of the best foundation I've ever tried, totally worth the price.
COMPARING THE 128 SHADE WITH OTHER BRANDS
SWATCHES (IN THE SAME ORDER AS ABOVE--I added Revlon CS Rich Tan
for Combo/Oily Skin in the pic below, FAR RIGHT)
RATING: 4.5/5
Let the pictures speak by themselves!
Hope you find this review helpful. Have a nice week!
¡Vivan, amen y rían!
BEFORE AND AFTER
(CLICK ON PICS FOR ENLARGED VERSIONS)
PHOTOS W/ FLASH, JUST THE FOUNDATION WAS APPLIED (NO POWDER)
PHOTOS W/O FLASH
EVERYDAY MAKEUP W/ SOME BRONZER TOO!
Hope you find this review helpful. Have a nice week!
¡Vivan, amen y rían!
this foundation is made for you! that's all i can say. i love you comparing it with other foundations too.
ReplyDeletegreat review, I definitely want to try this foundation soon.
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ReplyDeletei have a question and i hope you can help me. i am Makeup forever 128 aswell and i really really want to try an revlon colorstay foundation although these are not available in my country i can buy then online but because i cant test them i hope you can help me with the color match. can you tell me which revlon colorstay color is the best match to mufe 128? (if there are other brands that would be helpfull as well) i really hope you can help me.
greets from Holland
Thanks girls for your comments.
ReplyDelete@JackieO: I would say Natural Tan in the Combo/Oily skin is a close match, though the finish is more matte (it seems lighter upon application, but when it dries it gets darker). True Beige in the Normal/Dry formula is close. The MUFE HD 128 is more yellow, this shades to me are the closest. HTH.
I keep stumbling into this blog when I'm looking for swatches. Good job! :)
ReplyDeleteIf you remember me I was commenting on your Revlon CS post, trying to look for a close match to my face. Well I gave up on it. Besides the fact they don't sell Golden Beige in my country (I've asked their rep), the normal/dry formula was so oily and did not stay on well, and the oily formula was making my face itch.
I went to MUFE counter and matched with HD #140. I like the dewy look it gives on pictures and so far I'm not hearing breakouts. The color disappeared on my upper chest/neck. I've also heard it does not need primer or powder to set up. I'll be trying it for the office tomorrow. I've heard some people can make it last for 6-9 months on 5x a week wear, so wish me luck.. that is serious value. I don't need that much coverage at all ^^
Good luck Babz!
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