I recently decided that I don’t have enough bright blushes, so I bought Make Up For Ever 75 along with Illamasqua Tweak (review coming soon).  MUFE doesn’t distinguish between its blushes and it’s eyeshadow; it simply sells pans of powder color that are suitable for use as either. They’re larger than a typical eyeshadow, and smaller than a typical blush.  75 is a matte bright pink that I bought to use as blush, but it would also be a great eyeshadow for those who wear pink eyeshadow – it’s certainly pigmented enough!

The following swatch is actually not quite color accurate – 75 is even brighter in person, but I couldn’t get my camera to pick up the color!

As you can tell from the  swatch, MUFE 75 is super pigmented. It has a nice texture – very blendable, though perhaps a touch stiff (as many mattes are).  It stained my arm significantly.

Because 75 is SO bright and SO pigmented, it’s a bit challenging to wear as blush.   I used a stipple brush to pick up the color, then a regular blush brush to blend it out.  You could also use a regular blush brush to pick up the color carefully, tap off the excess, then apply.

When I looked at the photographs, I noticed that I hadn’t applied the blush evenly; one cheek is a little brighter than the other.  That’s something to be careful of using such a bright and pigmented blush! But, I love the rosy flush it gives me.

MUFE 75 is available at Sephora.com

How do you feel about super-pigmented and super-bright blushes? Love them or hate them?

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