Recently, I published a blog about our awesome new Glamcor lights and briefly went into colour temperature and its relevance to makeup. Yesterday I was privileged to have attended a Makeup Forever Seminar lead by MUFE rep and industry pro Jessie Powers at the Blanche Macdonald Center in downtown Vancouver. I absorbed a lot of fun new information about the Makeup Forever line and also got to delve a bit further into the amazing technologic advances that is the future of makeup.

You don’t have to be a professionally trained makeup artist to know that there are different branches of work involved in the career. There is beauty makeup, bridal makeup, makeup for theater, makeup for print, etc. Most makeup can be applied easily in a generic sense and can be simply worn even by someone who may not have much experience. Of course, if all makeup were that easy there would be no need for professionals. Artists who work in conjunction with the photo and motion picture industry tend to need to have a deeper understanding of light technology and its relationship with makeup.  As camera technology has evolved, the quality of picture and detail has made making makeup look natural and realistic a bigger challenge. With newly introduced 4K resolution, the next step up from 1080p, there is a much broader spectrum of colour that pulls through more defined than ever before.

Leading innovative makeup brand Makeup Forever has been the 1st to reformulate their bestselling Ultra HD line to deliver astonishing high definition results on camera that still looks natural to the naked eye and on screen. Their new products are designed specifically to perfect minuscule detail and ease post production for 4K motion picture shooting. Makeup Forever is known for its quality and guarantee of high performance products.

Their new liquid foundations come in 40 gorgeous shades while their foundation sticks come in 15. After applying primer from the Ultra HD line, Jessie used both the stick and liquid foundations on her model Tanya. Displayed on a 4K monitor to the class and captured on a 4K live camera, I watched Jessie in awe as she applied the 2 foundations to Tanyas skin on alternate sides, then allowed the camera to zoom in and show just how much detail 4K can capture. Both sides of Tanyas face were virtually flawless, other than one or two blemishes but even those were basically invisible on the monitor. I could faintly see in areas such as her upper cheeks and brow line some added texture from her eyebrows and pores, but that was it.

While I knew that Tanya was wearing foundation, I couldn’t believe how smooth and flawless she looked up close on the monitor. I did notice a slight difference in texture between the 2 foundations on the skin but both had an incredibly natural finish. The stick foundation I found to be more creamy and blendable while the liquid was the perfect balance of thick and fluid without a heavy oil residue. I learned the trademark “tap and stretch” application method as well which I am eager to experiment with in my own makeup routine.

After the class I stopped by the only Makeup Forever Pro Shop in Western Canada, which is located in the Curlique Salon in the Blanche Macdonald Center. I picked up a couple of products to try, as I had only really sampled their lipsticks and mascara before. With the help of Curliques oh-so-sweet hostess Jaylene McRae, I decided to give the Ultra HD line a shot, and selected a liquid foundation, Cool Pink primer and skin neutralizer, an eyelash curler, and pressed HD setting powder. The Curlique staff were knowledgeable and professional, and I will definitely return to grab some more new products from their glossy shelves. Stay tuned for my review on my new items!

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