H104

Make Up For Ever H104 Artist Face Color ($23.00 for 0.17 oz.) is a very light beige with subtle, warm undertones and a satin finish. It brightened without looking particularly chalky or ashy on me, but it was still a much starker shade against my skin tone; it would work better paired with blush or contour or on fairer complexions. It had good pigmentation paired with a moderately dense, very smooth texture that blended out nicely on the skin and had a natural finish. I could really see someone who likes very subtle illuminators enjoying this as it definitely reflected light but without using a lot of shimmer. On me, the highlighter wore well for eight hours.

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
• Formula Overview
• Ingredients

Top Dupes

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• NARS Highlight (PiP, ) is less shimmery, brighter (95% similar).
• NYX Soft Light (P, $5.00) is less shimmery (95% similar).
• Tarte Highlight (Tarteist) (LE, ) is darker (95% similar).
• ColourPop Releve (LE, $5.00) is more shimmery (95% similar).
• NARS Paloma Highlight (PiP, ) is darker (90% similar).
• Givenchy Moonlight Saison (P, $52.00) is brighter, cooler (90% similar).
• MAC Warm Rose (LE, $34.00) is cooler (90% similar).
• YSL Lumiere Divine (LE, ) is more shimmery (90% similar).
• Too Faced Light Cocoa (PiP, ) is darker, warmer (85% similar).
• KVD Beauty Lucid (PiP, ) is darker, warmer (85% similar).

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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.

You can view swatches of all of the blushes, all of the highlighters, and all of the sculpting powders in the Swatch Gallery.

Browse all of our Make Up For Ever Artist Face Color - Highlighter swatches.

Ingredients

Make Up For Ever H104 Artist Face Color - Highlighter

Make Up For Ever H104 Artist Face Color - Highlighter

Make Up For Ever H104 Artist Face Color - Highlighter

Make Up For Ever H104 Artist Face Color - Highlighter

Make Up For Ever H104 Artist Face Color - Highlighter

Make Up For Ever H104 Artist Face Color - Highlighter

Make Up For Ever H104 Artist Face Color - Highlighter

Make Up For Ever H104 Artist Face Color - Highlighter

Make Up For Ever H104 Artist Face Color - Highlighter

Make Up For Ever H104 Artist Face Color - Highlighter

Make Up For Ever H104 Artist Face Color - Highlighter

Make Up For Ever H104 Artist Face Color - Highlighter