RAVE: Make Up Forever HD Foundation for light-kissed skin!
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free skin care · Sun Nov 16, 2008 2:49 pm

I just discovered this High Definition "Invisible Cover Foundation", available at Sephora exclusively. The best way to apply it, I have found, is with a slightly damp kabuki or skunk brush, just on the tips of the bristles. I pump one pump onto a clean CD (like a palette) and swirl the damp bristles of my brush to pick it up, then swirl it onto my primed skin. Then I buff it around using the same brush until it looks utterly air-brushed. I finish with concealer where needed. I don't use a setting powder, but Coastal Scents makes a good Silica Spheres powder that is lots cheaper than the MakeUp Forever HD setting powder that is recommended to use with it.

It doesn't look masky or canvas-like, and it doesn't cover every little spot - that's not its purpose. It contains sericite (mica), which diffuses light so that the skin looks natural, healthy, moist and young, not plastered-over and old. It's suitable for all skin types especially dry, and is oil-free. "Its unusually smooth and elastic texture makes it easy to apply and a pleasure to wear. Skin texture is refined to give a very natural complexion. Enriched with Relipidium, HD foundation moisturizes and prepares the skin for make-up." Made in France.

Ingred: water, cyclopentasiloxane, neopentyl glycol diethylhexanoate, mica, talc, peg-10, dimethicone, biosaccharide gum-1, phenyl trimethicone, sodium chloride, lauroyl lysine, dimethicone crosspolymer, glyceryl caprylate, methylpropanediol, butylene glycol, phenoxyethanol, chlorphenesin, disteardimonium hectorite, sodium myristoyl glytamate, cyclohexasiloxane, methylisothiazolinone, sorbitan sesquioleate, silver oxide, propylene carbonate, parfum, methylparaben, fagus sylvatica extract (fagus sylvatica bud extract), hydrolyzed yeast protein, titanium dioxide, iron oxides. No SPF listed.

Comes in an air-tight pump bottle. $44USD for 30ml/1.01oz. Colors range from pink to neutral to yellow within pale, light, lt/medium, med/dark and dark shades. Color #120 is perfect for my lt/med skin and is sheer enough that it could blend on different skins.

I couldn't believe what a difference a swirl of this stuff made! Glow-y but not shiny or pearly or disco. Just right.

Sun Nov 16, 2008 4:49 pm

I'm glad to see a rave about this product. I've been debating b/w getting the HD or the Face & Body (F&B) foundation for a while now. I love the way the F&B feels (despite the perfumy scent), but I think I need the HD for coverage. I love the way they make my skin look, especially since my MMU was making me look super dry, but I've been having some issues trying to find the right color. I think I'm going to mix. I just wish I knew how to figure out the colors without asking for samples of all of them, so I can figure out which ones to mix. Does anyone know how the numbering system is organized?

free skin care · Sun Nov 16, 2008 8:32 pm

Saucy,
Sephora.com's shade chart lists the descriptions of the shades, but the colors don't look true at all, at least not on my monitor!

http://www.sephora.com/browse/product.jhtml?id=P217905&categoryId=C13402

I am a light/medium shade and I picked the yellow-toned one. It's not too yellow, not egg-yolk yellow. They are sheer enough to be somewhat forgiving. You can also go to MakeUpAlley.com and under "Product Reviews" search it. Unless you are very pale, #120 is a good basic color to start from. I was wrong about the price, it's $40USD.

I never have tried F&B, altho I've read the great reviews. I think I've tried about every high-end foundation and then some! At some point, I just said, *Whoa!* this is it! I'm happy and I'm not trying one more darned foundation!! It does seem to make a difference wearing a primer under it, however....I use Guerlain L'or, but MUFE makes a pretty good HD primer too to go with it....and the kabuki brush....are you seeing the pattern here?? Wink

hope you find just the right shade! It's Heaven when you do!

Mon Nov 17, 2008 2:49 pm

I definitely agree that the shades are forgiving. One of the shades that I tried was way too dark for me, but not in an orangy-yucky mask way, but in a I-somehow-only-tanned-my-face way. Laughing

I love that chart, I've looked at it obsessively, along with the shade finder and this blog where someone took photos of the foundation swatched on skin (much better representation of the colors than Sephora's site). I used those to make my sample choices and I got color matched, but I think I'll probably have to mix for the HD. Before I make that economic plunge (which would be worth it for perfect foundation), I'm going to continue using the samples to make sure it doesn't break me out. If it doesn't, then I'll probably also try the MUFE primer Very Happy

A Sephora MA said it was the best she's tried and I like how it feels more like a lotion (tried it on my hand) - I definitely could use the moisture. If you decide to get the primer or kabuki, let us know how it goes. I'm so happy for you that you found your perfect foundation! Very Happy

free skin care · Mon Nov 17, 2008 3:30 pm

I have to admit I love this stuff. I was put off by descriptions on MUA that it was full-coverage. I'm a TM person. It isn't, at least it dosen't look or feel like it is. With all their colors, it's easy to find a perfect match. This has definitely replaced my Armani LSF which felt quite heavy in comparison...it's a lot cheaper too.

free skin care · Mon Nov 17, 2008 5:42 pm

marina, yes I like it better than Giorgio Armani LSF too - it doesn't give me that "greasy" look and you're right: it isn't full coverage at all. It DOES feel so light on the skin, even on top of all my treatments, SS, & primer!

Sometimes I just smooth it on with my fingers, but it really looks perfect with the damp-kabuki method. It only takes a minute to do, and then a little concealer if I need it. It sets really quickly so I have to work fast to apply it evenly - that's where the kabuki really comes in handy, you just swoosh it on and it sets smoothly.

I did go ahead and buy the MUFE kabuki, but after I washed it once, the plastic around the handle cracked and is peeling. Nice, for a brush that cost $40USD, huh? I think any skunk brush, and even my philosophy Supernatural brush, works just as well, as long as it's dampened a bit. And then buffing (with the same brush after the foundation is all applied and the brush has dried a little) is key too for a really natural look that makes my skin look perfect! (it's really not - but that's the beauty of foundation.) Wink

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