PRODUCT REVIEW : Make-Up Designory Foundations and Loose Powder

As a professional makeup artist, I am always on the lookout for great professional quality products to use on my clients and even on myself. In this field of work, I simply cannot afford to look less than my best especially when I go out. When I do my makeup shopping for my professional kit, I do my research first so I could get the most bang out of my buck. Buying makeup for me is an investment and it pays to be wise. I read other blogs and reviews online then I ask my fellow makeup artists about a certain product I am eyeing to buy before I actually run to the store and buy it. One of the most important products you simply cannot skimp on is the foundation. No matter how nicely you have done your smokey eye or painted a perfect red lip, having a blotchy foundation that is too light for your skin tone is a makeup mess. For me, a good foundation should have buildable coverage from sheer to full coverage depending on my client’s skin condition and still look and feel like skin without caking or flaking, good for high definition cameras. It should also be long-wearing with minimal or no need for touch-ups.

After some research, in my quest for good quality foundation, I went to Purbeauty in Serendra during their sale to check out for myself the MUD (Makeup Designory) Cream Foundations and loose powder. I originally wanted to buy foundation palette #2 which had 8 shades suited for Asian skintones but since I was just on the testing mode I opted to buy refills of some shades I could mix and match. I got shades YG 1, YG 3 and GY3 for mixing and contouring. Since I also ran out of loose powder in my kit, I got MUD’s too in the shade Butter Cream which suits a variety of skintones.

MUD says :

CREAM FOUNDATION
The Basics: From a sheer natural look to a flawless full-coverage finish, these versatile Cream Foundations are easy to apply and hold up beautifully under the most extreme conditions. Formulated for ultra-smooth blending and application. Find your perfect match and use it alone, or blend colors like the pros to achieve a specific skin tone.

Pardon the scratches on the cream foundations as I have already used them prior to this shoot :-)


LOOSE POWDER
A finely-milled Loose Powder that creates a beautifully soft, smooth finish. So ultra-light, it stays on the skin’s surface without settling into fine lines. The silky-smooth formula applies evenly and comes in a spectrum of delicate tones from no color at all to a deep, rich brown. Perfect for setting foundation. A must-have to conquer shine.

Royal Blush says:
This product holds true to what it says it does. When used with the MUD face primer (which I purchased a few months back) and applied with the Beauty Blender sponge, it gives a sheer coverage without streaking. It is buildable for fuller coverage without looking as if it is caked on nor will it leave you feeling like you are wearing a mask. It works beautifully when set with the loose powder which locks it in for fewer or no-retouch at all. I actually used it yesterday morning when I visited some friends from my former office and I still looked and felt fresh after lunch without touch-ups. Too bad I wasn’t able to take pictures to prove it that. But I did use it on my model during a photoshoot session and it held up really great under the high definition lenses and warm lights. Don’t you agree it looks flawless on her?

Model: Joan Ramirez
HMUA: Dianne Castillo
Photographer: Marco Castillo

I even mixed it and applied it using a Beauty Blender to give her a bronzed look. I think it looked divine.

Model: Joan Ramirez
HMUA: Dianne Castillo
Photographer: Marco Castillo


Best part of it is that you only need a very small almost pea-sized amount to cover your entire face because it is highly pigmented which means a little goes a long way. This saves you money on the long run and indeed gives you a bang for your buck. Will I buy it again? Probably not the same shades as what I bought would last me a long time. But I’ll definitely go back and buy a very light shade for highlighting. I have nothing negative to say about any of MUD’s products I tried so far and I am greatly satisfied with its performance. I’m giving them two thumbs up and I’d say they are must-try products not only for professional makeup artists like me but also for any makeup enthusiast out there looking for products worth their every penny.


Disclaimer : The products I reviewed here have been purchased by yours truly and honest opinions posted are based on my own experience. No strings attached :-)