Things I use it for:
Lipstick
Eyeshadow
Blush
Eyeliner
Correcting Foundation
Adjusting Foundation
Creating Foundation
Let me tell you that this palette has saved my life in some occasions. I've cleaned out the kit and OOPS! I forgot to pack my neutral matte eyeshadow palette. Do I panic? Nope! Why? Because I have my MUFE Flash palette. The only time I ever remove that palette out of my kit is when I'm actually using it. I even have a designated pocket for it in my Zuca.
To show you how important it is to have this palette in your kit, I've gone and done my 98% of my face using JUST the MUFE Flash Palette (the 2% is the gloss I used on my lips and mascara).
First things first, create the foundation color. Mixing Brown, White, Yellow, Red & Peach I created my own foundation to match my skin tone.
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Second, I made sure that it did indeed match my skin tone. I swatched it on the back on my hand and even somewhat blended a bit just to make sure.
Now I went ahead and took one for the team and took some before, during and after pictures.
NOTE: It's laundry day, my hair's a mess and my brows are over due for some love and grooming...don't judge me =P
I particularly photographed this side of my face which is where I have some old teenage acne (and even some reoccurring) scarring on the chin area. I am completely bare faced here with nothing on but moisturizer.
With a Kabuki brush, I've completely buffed in the foundation I created to even out skin tone (and cover up those pesky little scars).
With the same flash palette I've contoured, added rosy cheeks (blush), did a day time brown matte smokey eye and a classy red lip. The colors I used to create this looks were:
Brown (for the shadow and slight contouring)
Magenta (for the blush - buffed also with a kabuki brush for softness)
Red (for the lips - I added my own gloss for drama)
I swear by this palette and so should you. If you already own this palette then you already know what I'm talking about. If you have yet to put this palette in your kit, then I highly suggest it becomes #1 in the priority list. Another artist that swears by this palette is Roshar. He can make anything from it...but then again it's Roshar and I'm pretty sure he can magically bake cupcakes from this palette!
I love it! I guess our chat this morning of the MUFE pallette encouraged all this...LOL
ReplyDeleteThis article is fantastic thank you so much for putting what I have been saying to my students into a blog post! I have shared it everywhere lol
ReplyDeletei have this palette In my make up kit & i love it! i use it almost for everything as u said. Just don't get how to create matt shadows? :)
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Laura, just select or mix the color you want as shadow and apply it with a fluffy brush. To make sure it doesn't crease feel free to use a primer. So that it's matte and not creamy, just dust some translucent powder over it =)
DeleteGreat read definitely will put this at the top of my list!!!!
ReplyDeleteThis is one of the best palette somebody can add to their kit, I completely agree. It is absolutely wonderful. It saved my ass, too, especially with not that common lipstick colors and shadow bases. :) I love it!
ReplyDeleteThis is such a great post Yisell! I am totally re-blogging!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful BEFORE and after. :)
ReplyDeleteGreat post!
NICE ! Today it also saved my life when someone wanted purple lips and I had to come up with a solution quick!
ReplyDeleteI love this palette!
ReplyDeleteAwesome!! Love the very practical info and your gorgeous so no one is judging :) xoxo
ReplyDeleteThis pallet has saved my ass before...someone was a little sleepy leaving for a shoot one day and totally forgot to repack her foundations. I made a few shades from the lightest porcelain to the deepest brown, and it was gorgeous. Not to mention, the crew was seriously impressed by my color theory...not that they knew that was what it was called...but you get the jist ;)
ReplyDeleteIm trying to start using my MUFE Flash Palette now after reading this post! It always just kinda sat in my kit as I purchased it under the pretense of it being a "MUST HAVE". I didn't even think about using it to adjust foundation color. Great tip, thank you!
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What do you use to clean your brushes of this product? Curious. It's a pain to remove from my bristles!
ReplyDeleteI just used soap and water. I either use Dishwashing soap or Shampoo. I find it cleans my brushes the best especially the creamy stuff like Concealer and Lipstick.
DeleteVery interesting and useful post. I love a product that can multi-task.
ReplyDeleteI love that you did this post- I went to a shoot once expecting one model whom I had already worked with, so I had a minimal kit with me. Lo and behold, the designer himself also wanted to be in the pictures. She was an extremely fair caucasian girl, and he was a fairly dark African/Caribbean mix. So I ended up mixing him his own foundation from scratch. You would have thought I conjured up a ghost, because everyone was so shocked that we can actually do things like this using color theory. Hooray for the MUFE Flash Pallet- I won't leave home without mine!
ReplyDeleteOh I loved this! I have been contemplating getting one for a while now. Thanks! xo
ReplyDeleteDo you need any sort of mixing medium or anything or can you use it straight from the palette?
ReplyDeleteI have this palette and I only ever used it when I had to make custom colours during creative photo shoots I used to do a lot. Now that I don't do those kinds of of shoots anymore, it's sad for me just to look at this lovely palette sitting in my train case... Do you think I can still use it now? I bought it almost a year and a half ago... I mean, how do you know if it hasn't gone bad? What sort of signs or smell should I be looking out for to know of it's on its way out?
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