Make Up For Ever S116 Artist Face Color (Sculpting) Review, Photos, Swatches
S116
Make Up For Ever S116 Artist Face Color ($23.00 for 0.17 oz.) is a light-medium brown with warm, golden undertones and a semi-matte finish. It looked natural on the skin without adding any shimmer or true shine, but it never looked flat or dry. The consistency was soft, smooth, and blendable with a moderately dense texture that did require a slightly heavier hand (or denser brush) to pickup product evenly. It had semi-opaque, buildable color payoff that lasted well for eight and a half hours on my skin.
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.
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Very natural looking contour for your skintone, Christine. Might be a hair too light for me, especially during summer. So, I shall wait to see how the next darker shade fares. But I think I *may* have my trio made? We’ll see!
I love the sculpting shade from this range! I think this is going to be another one on my wishlist! I’m waiting for the VIB to stock up on a whole bunch of favourites and this is going to be one that I’ll be repurchasing!
I was able to Swatch this on at IMATS. Very workable on pale skin tone. 😉
Too warm for me!