Make Up For Ever B304 Artist Face Color (Blush) Review, Photos, Swatches
B304
Make Up For Ever B304 Artist Face Color ($23.00 for 0.17 oz.) is a medium, peachy orange with warm, yellow undertones and a matte finish. It had good color coverage, which was buildable from semi-opaque to opaque coverage with two to three layers. The powder was smooth, moderately dense, and had no powderiness even when used with a heavier hand and denser brush but as a result, very feathery brushes (like a fan brush) did not pick up product as well. I had no trouble diffusing and blending out the color on my cheeks, though, and it sat well without looking dry or flat. The blush stayed on 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
- Sisley Paris Mango (3) (P, $85.00) is lighter (95% similar).
- Urban Decay Indecent (DC, $26.00) is less shimmery, lighter, warmer (95% similar).
- Chanel Caresse (180) (LE, $45.00) is lighter (95% similar).
- MAC Naturally Flawless (P, $29.00) is cooler (95% similar).
- Chanel Duo N. 01 (Top) (LE, ) is darker (95% similar).
- Makeup Geek Bliss (P, $10.00) is cooler (95% similar).
- Makeup Geek Smitten (DC, $9.99) is brighter (95% similar).
- MAC Cream Soda (LE, $24.00) is darker (90% similar).
- ColourPop Mercy Me (P, $8.00) is darker, cooler (90% similar).
- Zoeva CR040 (P, ) is lighter (90% similar).
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.
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Stunning!! Not a shade I would normally gravitate towards but it’s one of those universally friendly colours
It is a nice color!
Definitely a pretty cantaloupe shade for those in the lighter, warm complexion camp! Looks nice with your skintone, Christine, but probably not so much on those with anything even a shade deeper than yours.
Thank you, Nancy!
It’s pretty on the cheeks!
It is!
That’s so perfect on you!
Thanks, Erin!
The only shades grooving with me in this formula are the ‘shade’ category. The blush colours and especially the non-shimmer ‘highlight’ shades look far too pigmented and dense for my tastes.
Very pretty shade!