I had never tried the original formula of the
Makeup Forever HD Foundation, to be honest it never really interested me. I don't know why, maybe because it wasn't new and exciting or had hundreds of crazy claims, but I just didn't. But that story changed when it was reformulated and put back on the shelves. So I have been giving both the liquid and stick versions a go for the past couple weeks and thought I would let you know my thoughts,
that was a lot of thoughts. Let's start with the liquid, as I said, I hadn't tried the old formula so couldn't tell you how it compares but I will tell you that this formula is damn
AHHHMAZING! It comes in a whooping 40 shades there is definitely one for every skin tone and shade, I am wearing
Y225 Marble currently. I am not going to go into to much detail about the HD quality as you can read about that on MUFE's website but basically it was designed for on camera to look completely natural and seamless making it the perfect foundation that's flawless in person and on screen. It's a traditional foundation consistency and my preferred way to apply it is with some sort of buffing brush. It glides on the skin easily and is virtually undetectable, it's quite build-able meaning the amount you use can take you from a sheer to medium full coverage. The finish it less dewy then I would usually go for, more of a natural to satin but it sits on my normal/dry skin really nicely. This really is a foundation I can see working for almost every skin type depending what primer you use and how you set it. As I said you can build up the coverage quite a lot and it still doesn't look cake-y or heavy on the skin, making it perfect for those who want to cover a little more. It wears well, and can do a good 8 hours without patching or melting with a good primer underneath (
Laura Mercier Hydrating Primer is a winner for you dry skinned gals).
The Ultra HD Stick Foundation is very similar in finish and affect but this time only coming in 15 shades. It is perfect for when my skin is extra dry as it's creamy formula glides over dry patches with ease. When I first swatched this I thought it would be hard to blend due to it feeling stiff but in fact it's very creamy and blends perfectly with a beautyblender. I would say you can get a bit more coverage out of the stick formulation and it is more suited to you if you have dry to combo skin and anything in between. The finish is very similar, maybe slightly dewy-er but still very natural looking. Applied to well moisturized skin with a good blending sponge this foundation is practically undetectable. It's the perfect foundation for touch up's on the go, to leave at the office for when you have that last minuet 'do' or to travel with, no spillages guaranteed. My overall thought on the new Ultra HD Foundations is that they are pretty perfect and will not need reformulating again anytime soon. I can now say I am definitely on the MUFE HD bandwagon.
Have you tried the new Ultra HD formulations? Love...
*PR Samples, all opinions are my own. Refer to my disclaimer for more information.
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