Review: Make Up For Ever Mat Velvet + Matifying Foundation

As much as I love Estee Lauder's Double Wear Light foundation, 

I have found my new love, it is Make Up For Ever's Mat Velvet + 

Matifying foundation^_^! I have been wanting to try this foundation 

for so long and finally got it during Sephora's friends & family sale event. 

(If you want to see my Sephora F&F haul, click here)

The packaging comes in a semi-opaque matte plastic 

bottle with a black cap, 1.01 oz./ 30ml. retail for $34

It is a shine controlling, oil free, water-resistant, complete

coverage liquid foundation. It is formulated to hide imperfections,

even out skin tone, and mattify with a non-oily, perfectly powdered

finish. The result is flawless and lasts for hours. (sephora.com)

Mat Velvet + evens and matifies the skin tone. Its amino acid

pigments provide both stability and durability to the make-up.

The formula, rich in wheat amidon complex, covers imperfections,

neutralizes the shiny areas, and leaves a velvet finish. After the silicon 

evaporation, its oil-free texture leaves a non-greasy and comfortable

finish. For normal, combination and oily skin types. (descriptions on box)

I picked No. 30 shade, I have gone to Sephora store for a couple 

times to color match and I think No.30 is the best match for my skin 

tone. It's a porcelain shade, which is for medium skin with beige 

undertones. It's weird that they only have the color # on the box, 

but you can't find it on the actual foundation packaging. 

"Shake before use" (I sometimes forget to shake it 

as I'm not used to shake a foundation before use, 

but I didn't find any problem without shaking it^^!!)

Plastic packaging with a squeeze applicator, twist to open/close

It's pretty secure, I threw it in my everyday/most-reached 

makeup bag, and did not see any leakage. The packaging

design is travel-friendly, and it's pretty lightweight too^^!! 

Now move on to the swatches, this time I put Lancome's

Teint Miracle Buff 4 (c) and Estee Lauder Double Wear Light

in intensity 2.0 next to Mat Velvet + No.30 just for comparisons...

Left to right: Lancome Teint Miracle in Buff 4 (c)

Make Up For Ever Mat Velvet + in No. 30

Estee Lauder Double Wear Light in Intensity 2.0

I noticed how dark Double Wear Light is when it's next to MUFE, 

but like I said in here, intensity 1.0 would be too light for me. 

MUFE has a perfect color match for my skin tone, "great" coverage 

with a just right matte finish! Lancome Teint Miracle in Buff 4 (c) is 

more watery with a light coverage and a hint of pink undertone.

Slightly blended into the skin (you can tell a little goes a long way)

the texture is pretty creamy yet light weight feel

Unlike some other reviewers, I did not find it difficult to blend (I use fingers) 

or set too quickly before blending evenly. I have dry skin, but I actually felt 

it's pretty easy to blend and work with. (why? keep reading^^) 

And I'm very very impressed with it's coverage, 1 layer is all I need, 

and another layer as concealer only on some imperfections spots. 

Here is my little story, I have read/watched so many reviews about this 

foundation, and when something is too good to be true, I tend to find/read 

more negative reviews about a product to see why people don't like it. 

After my research, I found that those who didn't like this MUFE Mat Velvet +

were mostly dry-skin-type ladies and this "matte finish" foundation set too 

quickly, difficult to blend and dry out their skins. So when I first used this

foundation, I was very careful to hydrate and moisturize my skin, and then

 use primer before MUFE Mat Velvet+. I was afraid to use powder at first,

but I found it was OK to use just a bit on the t-zone, it actually makes the 

makeup stay even longer! So I think this foundation is workable for dry

skin ladies, you just need a better hydrating/moisturizing preparation^^

I like that this is a pretty pigmented and opaque foundation, I don't feel like

or need to use any concealers as this is a good one (saving time & $$ too!!) 

Even though it is a medium to full coverage with matte finish foundation

(it's actually not too matte in my opinion), it does not give me a mask-face 

fell. And it has a long staying power, so you might need oil based makeup 

remover to remove *thoroughly* as this foundation is water-resistant. 

Would I recommend this? Yes, this is such an amazing foundation. 

For people with drier skin, if you are willing to work with 

it (hydrate/moisturize & primer!), this foundation is do-able. I would definitely 

repurchase this as this is right now my #1 foundation ^_^!!!