Make Up For Ever S214 Artist Face Color (Sculpting) Review, Photos, Swatches

S214

Make Up For Ever S214 Artist Face Color ($23.00 for 0.17 oz.) is a muted, medium-dark pink with neutral-to-cool undertones and a semi-matte finish. It had more of a “natural matte” finish where the finish did not appear dry, flat, or truly matte–it looked like “my skin but better.” What I liked was that it did not appear to darken on the skin over time, which more matte powders can do as they interact with oils found on the skin.

I suspect this shade, while listed as a Sculpting powder, is designed for draping or using a more blush-like hue to add dimension to the face. For those who admire it as a blush, nothing stops you from using it as such, as the formula felt and worked just like the B-named shades as far as I could tell! The texture was smooth, velvety, and dense, so there was no powderiness in the pan and will require a moderate touch or moderately dense brush to get good color payoff (similar to their eyeshadows but smoother, overall). It had good pigmentation–just shy of truly full coverage–that applied evenly and blended out easily on my skin. It lasted for nine hours on me before fading.

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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• Chanel Pink Explosion (P, $45.00) is cooler (95% similar).
• ColourPop Early Bird (DC, $8.00) is lighter (95% similar).
• ColourPop Hysterical (LE, $8.00) is cooler (95% similar).
• Urban Decay Nooner (Blush) (PiP, ) is cooler (95% similar).
• Bobbi Brown Pretty Pink (P, $30.00) is darker (95% similar).
• Stila Pink Rose Blush (LE, ) is warmer (95% similar).
• Tom Ford Beauty Soleil Afterglow (Blush) (LE, ) is brighter (95% similar).
• Urban Decay Crush (DC, $26.00) is lighter, brighter (90% similar).
• Makeup Geek Valentine (P, $10.00) is lighter, cooler (90% similar).
• Makeup Geek Rendezvous (DC, $9.99) is lighter, brighter (90% 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.

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Ingredients

Make Up For Ever S214 Artist Face Color - Sculpting

Make Up For Ever S214 Artist Face Color - Sculpting

Make Up For Ever S214 Artist Face Color - Sculpting

Make Up For Ever S214 Artist Face Color - Sculpting

Make Up For Ever S214 Artist Face Color - Sculpting

Make Up For Ever S214 Artist Face Color - Sculpting