Make Up For Ever S310 Artist Face Color (Sculpting) Review, Photos, Swatches
S310
Make Up For Ever S310 Artist Face Color ($23.00 for 0.17 oz.) is a medium, peachy coral with warm undertones and a semi-matte finish. It had medium, buildable pigmentation that applied evenly to bare skin and diffused along the edges with minimal blending motions. Though it is listed as a Sculpting shade, it will obviously not work as a contouring shade for all skin tones, but the formula seemed in line with the other powders, so it could easily be used as a blush. The consistency was smooth to the touch with no powderiness, but it was denser, and I would recommend a moderately dense brush when working with it (I had no trouble using softer brushes with it, however). This shade lasted well for eight and a half hours on me.
Overview of the Formula
The formula is supposed to have “intense color payoff” with a “long-lasting finish.” The range is split into three types–Highlighters, Sculpting Powders, and Blushes–that is easy to determine by the first letter of the shade name (H for Highlighter, S for Sculpting, and B for Blush). There are three finishes–matte, shimmer, and pearl but was less obvious. In fact, the majority of the “matte” shades were more like semi-matte or natural matte where there were no distinctive shimmer particles but they seemed to take on the natural finish of the skin, which gave the “mattes” a particularly seamless finish on the skin but might be dewier on oilier skin types than desired. None of the 34 shades available were frosted or metallic except three of the highlighters (H100, H106, H312).
The pigmentation ranged from medium to opaque, depending largely on the shade, though they were always buildable if they were not opaque in a single layer. Some of the deeper, more matte shades were less forgiving and took more effort to diffuse and blend, even when I used a lighter hand or a more feathery brush. The texture was smooth, velvety, and moderately dense without any powderiness or dustiness in the pan. The formula has lasted between eight and ten hours on me.
You can view swatches of all of the blushes, all of the highlighters, and all of the sculpting powders in the Swatch Gallery.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Tarte Moment (LE, $29.00) is more shimmery, brighter (95% similar).
- MAC Nude Pink (LE, $35.50) is lighter (90% similar).
- MAC Shy One (LE, $24.00) is lighter (90% similar).
- Hourglass Dim Infusion (P, $40.00) is brighter (90% similar).
- By Terry Tan & Flash Cruise #6 (LE, ) is more shimmery, lighter, brighter (90% similar).
- Tarte Sensual (P, $29.00) is warmer (85% similar).
- Kevyn Aucoin Ariana (P, $37.00) is less shimmery, cooler (85% similar).
- Catrice I Am Nuts About You (P, $5.99).
Formula Overview
$23.00/0.17 oz. - $135.29 Per Ounce
The formula is supposed to have "intense color payoff" with a "long-lasting finish." The range is split into three types--Highlighters, Sculpting Powders, and Blushes--that is easy to determine by the first letter of the shade name (H for Highlighter, S for Sculpting, and B for Blush). There are three finishes--matte, shimmer, and pearl but was less obvious. In fact, the majority of the "matte" shades were more like semi-matte or natural matte where there were no distinctive shimmer particles but they seemed to take on the natural finish of the skin, which gave the "mattes" a particularly seamless finish on the skin but might be dewier on oilier skin types than desired. None of the 34 shades available were frosted or metallic except three of the highlighters (H100, H106, H312).
The pigmentation ranged from medium to opaque, depending largely on the shade, though they were always buildable if they were not opaque in a single layer. Some of the deeper, more matte shades were less forgiving and took more effort to diffuse and blend, even when I used a lighter hand or a more feathery brush. The texture was smooth, velvety, and moderately dense without any powderiness or dustiness in the pan. The formula has lasted between eight and ten hours on me.
Browse all of our Make Up For Ever Artist Face Color - Sculpting swatches.
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I like the color, thankfully I have a dupe though. I think it’s a dupe or at least similar enough to it that I can’t justify purchasing this one. Lol
Hey, if it’s similar enough to you, that’s all that counts!
It’s okay but I think it might be too warm for me. The color looks great on you.
Thank you, Erin!
This is a stunning shade. It’s not one that I would immediately consider but I can’t help but want this for the sculpting finish it gives!
Glad to hear it!
This shade is nice for natural blush look, but formula could be better
Yeah, it could be more pigmented!
This is the first shade that I’m not that impressed with! I’ve been loving all the swatches so far, but this one seems like a miss!
Aw, darn!
Simply gorgeous shade, especially as an “everyday” shade of blush for my skintone! It actually made me think of my pan of MAC Oh My, Passion (swirled together, that is). That same very effortless, somewhat natural looking blush.
Yep, it could be an everyday shade for your skin tone, Nancy!