Make Up For Ever B200 Artist Face Color (Blush) Review, Photos, Swatches
B200
Make Up For Ever B200 Artist Face Color ($23.00 for 0.17 oz.) is a very light pink with neutral-to-cool undertones and a semi-matte finish. It had a stronger white base but seemed to darken slightly five minutes after the initial application.
The texture was smooth, velvety, and moderately dense but not stiff or difficult to blend out. It had excellent pigmentation, which can be a struggle for ultra-light shades like this one, so it was nice to see it here. The blush applied evenly to bare skin and had a natural finish–not too flat or matte. It lasted for eight and a half hours on me.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
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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 - Blush swatches.
Ingredients
Might not be one for me, but it sure does look like a great one for the uber pale folks! Definitely miles away in performance from those atrocious KVD blush duos that featured shades that were pale-friendly.
You’re not kidding very light pink, I’ve never seen a blush as light as this, even too light for my fair skin I think. I believe it would wash me out if it showed up at all. This is a pass for me.
I think this will be good for us pale people!