I am thrilled to bring to you today my first foray into the New Make Up For Ever Artists shadows. These would not have made it in to my hands without the amazing help of my twinsie, dear frond Gummy from Gummyvision. From swatching real time and sending me pictures so I could choose from what stock was available at the Sephora. From across continents I was able to choose 9 gorgeous shades. That’s a friend indeed! So Make Up Forever has reformulated their eyeshadows – with a whopping 210 colour line up, they have blown this launch out of the park. I missed out of their 30yr Anniversary palette (hesitation is never good), but happy in the knowledge that none of them in the palette are actually limited, so I could in theory collect all myself. At the time of my buying my these, there was a great offer from Sephora, where if you bought 3 refills and one 3 pan palette you get a saving of $22. Essentially one of my 3 pan palettes cost next to nothing. The new shadows come in Matte (M), Iridescent (I), Satin (S), Metallic (ME) and Diamond (D) finishes. Some shades are designated for cheeks. Here is what I got!
Orchid ME912
Poppy ME744
Celestial Blue D706
Celestial Beige D504
Purple S924
Fig D826
Pink Gray M548
Pink Ash S836
Crystalline Gray Beige DD552
These Artists shadows are vivid and have such a strong pigmentation. They are beyond creamy and blend like a dream. Even with such extreme colouring, they still can blended out to a soft wash – I have even used Poppy in this way. I will also attempt Poppy as a wash of colour on my cheeks. Both Celestial Beige and Crystalline Gray Beige are perfect to highlight the middle of the lid and bring such a fresh open look to the eye. Celestial Blue can be used as a soft wash, but I prefer it packed on with a winged liner for a bold look. I have bought 4 diamond shades which are not just glitter, but have more pigmentation that gives a solid colour with sparkle. The Metallic shades of Poppy and Orchid are not high shine, but have a soft sheen to them. Orchid has a slight turquoise duochrome effect to it – visible at some angles (subtle) that makes it quite unusual. My lone matte Pink Gray, is less powdery than my Viseart one’s. If you love mattes MUFE should tempt you. The Satin shades Purple and Pink Ash are just off a matte and one could be forgiven for confusing them as such. Dense colour with only a hint a velvet texture. I had a few Iridescent shades on my initial list, but these were out of stock. I chose quite a few brights, with the thought that when these eventually launch on my fair shores, we would probably get an edited selection and I have been told already by the MUFE stockists – probably no brights. I wore one look a full day,with a quick workout at gym for good measure. Only the barest hint of wear – terribly impressive.
Round up: All my thoughts are good. I wish I could have purchased the larger palettes, but those are only available through MUFE boutiques. These new shadows are in my opinion a new step in the evolution of shadows. They are that good. I just want to know what magical device they are using to conjure up these delightful eye shadows. So according to Darwin these shadows will ‘outwit, outlast and outplay’ (Survivor any one?) their competition.
210 is a good target I think!
Please note Poppy and Purple are meant as a blush shades so I do no advocate use on your eyes!
Ooo such nice color picks, that purple has to be mine, and what about poppy! Thanks so much for the swatches and review. I can't get them here, I believe, I mean we have makeup forever but I haven't seen 210 colors there, I am sure. Now I checked, an online store has them, each refill costs 17€! Gosh, isn't that too much?
Hi Sara- the purples are to die for and I think there are a few more. I think when these get here they will be more than in Germany- 3 with a palette will probably be the cost of a Tom Ford Palette!!- the US definitely seems to have the best pricing – but when a lemming calls……
Which colours do you have?? Poppy feeds my inner goth and is probably far more editorial than wearable, but I will attempt to rock it anyway- and as I said a beautiful blush!
Oh my that orchid and poppy!!! Stunning colors and I am so happy you are loving the colors and formula!!! Maybe they'll produce more of the anniversary palette for the holidays???!!!! I'll still keep an eye out 🙂 Love you, my makeup frond and twinsie!!! xoxoxo gummy
I think among these palettes, I would choose the one with Fig, Pink Gray, Pink Ash colors. They seem like a great combination which is perfect for everyday wear.
I wanna try that second set. New colors for me that I am willing to try out for a change.
Ooo such nice color picks, that purple has to be mine, and what about poppy! Thanks so much for the swatches and review. I can't get them here, I believe, I mean we have makeup forever but I haven't seen 210 colors there, I am sure. Now I checked, an online store has them, each refill costs 17€! Gosh, isn't that too much?
These sound great, I was trying to work out which shades to get so these swatches are really helpful 🙂
Poppy immediately caught my eye! I have five colors from this collection, four eyeshadows and one blush. Absolutely adore them all 🙂
So glad they are helpful- I hoped they would be as I struggled to find swatches online when I was choosing. Which shades are on your wishlist!
Hi Sara- the purples are to die for and I think there are a few more. I think when these get here they will be more than in Germany- 3 with a palette will probably be the cost of a Tom Ford Palette!!- the US definitely seems to have the best pricing – but when a lemming calls……
Those colour are great for fall – a good move into colour!
Which colours do you have?? Poppy feeds my inner goth and is probably far more editorial than wearable, but I will attempt to rock it anyway- and as I said a beautiful blush!
Yes- keep an eye out!!!! Are you loving the MUFE shades you bought? frondly love ….MRxxx
Oh my that orchid and poppy!!! Stunning colors and I am so happy you are loving the colors and formula!!! Maybe they'll produce more of the anniversary palette for the holidays???!!!! I'll still keep an eye out 🙂 Love you, my makeup frond and twinsie!!! xoxoxo gummy
I think among these palettes, I would choose the one with Fig, Pink Gray, Pink Ash colors. They seem like a great combination which is perfect for everyday wear.
I'm liking the look of Fig, Pink Gray, Celestial Gray Beige and Celestial Beige from your post, I'm going to end up wanting a lot aren't I 🙂
All I can say is you cannot go wrong in my opinion- I am trying to compile a list of six more and am struggling to narrow it down!-
Ugh, just look at Poppy! <3 I have a couple of Artist Shadows as well and I love them so much.