Favorites: Make Up For Ever Aqua Creams in #2, 8, 13, 15 - swatches

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MUFE Aqua Creme - Outdoor / No Flash / Overcast

Today I have a lovely swatch of the Make Up For Ever Aqua Creams I own and love!  From left to right we have #8 ( a metallic, rusty, slightly tomato-y red ), #15 ( a bronze with a chocolate base ), #13 ( super metallic and shimmery champagne with a hint of peach ) and # 2 ( taupey goodness with a pewter finish )

These pots of awesome were purchased at Sephora, but you can also purchase them through the MUFE site as well.  $23.00 USD will get you 0.21oz/6g of product!

All of the aqua creams have amazing lasting power.  I have only experienced creasing under very hot temperatures and humidity.

These colors have a an extremely short "play time".  You will have great results when you work fast.  It took me some time to get it right, but once you do, its heaven :).  

Out of all of the shades above, I use #8 as a cheek color as well.  Not all of the brights in this range are as crazily pigmented as this red, but they are all still worth checking out.  The range has good to amazing pigmentation which is nice for a quick wash of the cream on the face.  I have found that when I layer the cream, it can get grabby in certain areas and will look chunky.  Layer this thinly and quickly and you are set.
I have used them together but prefer not too as when they set, if you did not previously blend any harsh lines out, you tend to get "stuck" with them.  Quick blending is the key to these amazing creams.

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Makeup Forever Aqua Cream #15 + #2 Swatches/Review

I live and die for anything that is long wearing.  Especially in the warmer months.  Makeup melt is something I despise!

For this exact reason I bring you Makeup Forever's Aqua Creams in #2 and #15...

MUFE Aqua Cream #15 + #2

Aqua Creams are a highly pigmented, long lasting cream shadow.  The amount of product you get is 0.21oz/6g.  The cream comes in a plastic, screw top packaging.  The colors above are #2 and #15.

MUFE Aqua Creams #15 , #2

What you get inside of these circular tubs of awesome is a cream shadow that is basically bullet proof, unless you are under pretty intense conditions.  These have a play time of around 30 seconds before they start to dry and become harder to blend.  They dry down nicely and DO NOT MOVE.  I have normal eye lids, after the 6th hour mark, they get a bit oily and my shadow will start to break down.  Under normal circumstances, these have never creased, faded, moved.  It was not until I wore them last summer during an outing where it was 100 degrees in the sun, that I noticed that they started to fade and crease.

Because they are very long wearing, removal can be a bit more work.  I use an oil based cleanser (theBalm's Balmsaway) to remove this, and then wash my face normally.  If not, I do find that I would tug to get it off.  The creams are long lasting, and that may equal dry lids to some of us, but in my experience, I did not get dry lids, flaking, any changes to the skin in the eye area.

MUFE Aqua Creams #15, #2 direct sunlight

Left swatch - #15:

This is described as a shimmery taupe, but I find this to wear more bronze on me and it even looks like that in the tub.  I would personally describe this as a perfect mix between a golden brown and bronze.  Texturally, smooth and easy to blend.  This does shimmer but it is not overtly so.

Right swatch - #2

This is described as a silver, grey shimmer, but to me, especially in real life, this seems more taupey than anything.  The texture is smooth, and it feels a bit more translucent than #15.  I find that with #2, I usually go over it twice to get a good, solid base of color.  Not over the top shimmery, this is a grey that has a lot of brown to it.  It is a complex color that I think will take on different properties on different skin tones.

You can find these Sephora, MUFE online, and other retailers.  They usually retail for around $23.00 USD.

Thank you! :)