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Friday, December 2, 2011

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 ^_^!!!


4 comments:

  1. I like Estee Lauder. I really need a new foundation my tan is totally gone :(

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  2. great swatches and reviews was really curious about this foundation :) xx

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  3. i need to order some make up forever since i cant get it here in uk
    looks promising



    btw if u have time:
    http://fashion-journal-bysuzannemarie.blogspot.com/

    (yeah im new to bloggin :( )

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  4. the shade actually IS on the bottle ! in the # series at the bottom of the bottle you'll find the shade number too

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