It’s always exciting to introduce you ladies to a new makeup company, and it’s even more exciting that today the products I’m showing you were created by a fabulous MUA Eddie Funkhouser. Make up professionals sure know what works and what doesn’t to make us look like the best versions of ourselves, and I feel like I always enjoyed products from MUA-started brands.
Made predominantly in Italy, Eddie Funkhouser products offer minimalist packaging and world-class, studio-grade formulas that have the look and performance of prestige cosmetics at drugstore price point. Sounds great, doesn’t it? Let’s take a closer look at five products I got to sample: Ultra Definition Bronze and Sculpt Powder, Luxlight Revitalizing Foundation, Micromineral Foundation Powder, UD Perfecting Powder, and 16 Hour 4 Way Liquid Concealer.
The first product I tried from the bunch was Luxlight Revitalizing Foundation in Fair, which is the lightest shade. It’s always so hard for me to find a matching foundation among the US brands, so I often have to resort to buying Asian makeup, that comes even in white [yep, literally white]. However, as you can see from the arm swatch, Fair looks like a great match for my complexion! I started with a clean face and applied two pumps of foundation with a wet beautyblender starting in the middle of my face. The result was great! Luxlight Revitalizing Foundation evened out my skin tone, masked the blemishes and mild discolorations, and almost completely neutralized the redness on my irritated skin, that is currently having a hormonal revolt of some kind.
The foundation provides medium-light coverage and can be easily built up to medium-full without looking cakey. As far as the skin type thing goes, I have combination skin that is oily in the T-zone with dry cheeks, and I haven’t experienced any increase in oiliness or accentuated dry spots, so the formula of this foundation balanced my skin pretty well. The wear time is decent – I wore it for at least 7 hours before I started noticing signs of wear. That’s a good record, considering I didn’t apply any primer for the sake of the evaluation.
The second product I used was in 16 Hour 4 Way Liquid Concealer in Light. From seeing the arm swatch you think it’s just too crazy orange, but it actually worked really well to brighten up my undereye area. I admit that the transformation isn’t as dramatic as some of you might have hoped since my dark circles aren’t bad at all, but a little brightening never hurts. The formula is kind of like a thick liquid foundation, but once it sets it stays on and won’t budge!
This concealer is waterproof, sweatproof, and long-lasting. I applied it in the morning and it stayed put throughout the day until I took off my makeup, and that was well over 12 hours of creaseless wear. In fact, the swatch you see didn’t want to come off with soap or with scrub, but don’t let that scare you because my makeup remover removed all traces of it very quickly.
Next two products I kind of tried together. I already had my Luxlight Revitalizing Foundation so I just covered half of my face with Micromineral Foundation Powder in Fair to compare the two sides. As you can see, the left part of my face is darker than the right [your POV], that’s the powder foundation at work. It’s not an ideal match for me because I’m just way too pale naturally, but I can see it working really well for people with Light to Medium complexions. It did settle into pores because I pretty much caked it on top of the liquid foundation, but when used alone it provides a nice matte finish.
When worn alone, on my skin it lasted just over 4 hours before I had to blot and re-powder the T-zone. As part of the “cake” it lasted all day and didn’t smudge or smear. To set my makeup I used UD Perfecting Powder in Gossamer, which is the only shade available. It’s so finely milled, the powder is virtually invisible on the skin, although I could definitely tell that it’s there by how well my makeup stayed put.
Last product is something I don’t normally use but I was still excited to give it a shot since I had the opportunity. Ultra Definition Bronze and Sculpt Powder in Medium Terracotta is a bronzer and contouring powder in one.
Individually the colors don’t provide much pigmentation and are quite powdery, but once swirled together they offer a nice rich medium brown shade that looks great even on the palest skin like mine. It can be a challenging task to contour fair skin without looking like you’re dirty, and I’m really not that great at it to begin with, but here’s my humble attempt 🙂
For a more natural look [it’s more natural for me this way, because I like looking like a porcelain doll], here is another comparison picture from a different setting; you might recognize this setup from one of my recent posts. For the entire shoot I only used a full coverage foundation with no cheek product at all to make sure all focus is on the lipstick. At the end of the shoot, I lightly applied some Ultra Definition Bronze and Sculpt Powder under my cheekbones, on my temples, and on the sides of the nose to give my face some subtle definition. See how much difference a small dab of product can make?
To wrap up this review, here are some arm swatches where you can see the colors all together and compare them to one another. Enjoy!
PRODUCT RATING
Luxlight Revitalizing Foundation – 100%, A+
Formula 10/10 | Application 10/10 | Pigmentation 10/10 | Longevity 10/10 | Product 10/10
16 Hour 4 Way Liquid Concealer – 96%, A
Formula 9/10 | Application 9.5/10 | Pigmentation 10/10 | Longevity 10/10 | Product 9.5/10
Micromineral Foundation Powder – 86%, B
Formula 9/10 | Application 8/10 | Pigmentation 9/10 | Longevity 8/10 | Product 9/10
UD Perfecting Powder – 100%, A+
Formula 10/10 | Application 10/10 | Pigmentation 10/10 | Longevity 10/10 | Product 10/10
Ultra Definition Bronze and Sculpt Powder – 88%, B+
Formula 8.5/10 | Application 9.5/10 | Pigmentation 8/10 | Longevity 9/10 | Product 9/10
PRICE & AVAILABILITY
Luxlight Revitalizing Foundation – $15 USD for 1 fl. oz. Available at Urban Outfitters, Nasty Gal, Dermstore, select Rite Aid stores.
16 Hour 4 Way Liquid Concealer – $12 USD for 0.1 fl. oz. Available at Urban Outfitters, Nasty Gal, Dermstore, select Rite Aid stores.
Micromineral Foundation Powder – $13 USD for 0.2 oz. Available at Urban Outfitters, Dermstore, select Rite Aid stores.
UD Perfecting Powder – $13 USD for 0.37 oz. Available at Dermstore, select Rite Aid stores.
Ultra Definition Bronze and Sculpt Powder – $13 USD for 0.3 oz. Available at Urban Outfitters, Dermstore, select Rite Aid stores.
And of course the full line of products is available at EddieFunkhouser.com
I like that the foundation is so light. I am pale like you..however I think you are lighter than me! That’s an achievement. I’ll have to check this brand out!
I’m probably the fairest person among my friends and family, so it’s always hard to find the right complexion products, especially for contouring. I’m glad you think it’s an achievement, haha! Gotta be proud of something here 😀 EF products I tried are high quality and the price tag doesn’t bite – definitely worth a try!
I LOVE your snow white porcelain skin. GORGEOUS! You also look great with the sun kissed glow the UD Bronze & Sculpt Powder gave you. Your application was spot on! Kudos!
Thank you for your kind words Eddie, trying your products was an absolute pleasure! You just got yourself another loyal customer <3
I think I need to look into that concealer!
If you are looking for a bulletproof concealer, this is the one. I highly recommend trying it out!
The foundation looks great
Thanks, Kim, I’m so glad you like it! It feels very light on the skin, too, almost like second skin.
Beautiful! I love EF products!
Thank you, Brooke! Now I see why everyone was raving about them. They are wonderful, aren’t they?
I need to try Eddie Funkhouser – I love every review so far. These look gorgeous on you. Your skin is paler than mine, but I’m still fair, and not very good at contouring. Looks like his brightening and contouring palette is perfect for adding just a touch of color without that ‘dirty’ look.
Hi Nidia! Like you, I kept reading all these raving reviews and wondering why I never heard about this brand. After trying these products I finally understood why! 🙂 They perform as well as most of my high end makeup, and cost less than my drugstore favorites.
I need that concealer!
Hey Angela! It’s certainly worth trying, you never know, it might become your HG 😉
I need to try this brand, one day. Next time I am near a Rite Aid I must check it out.
At this time EF products are only available at 10 or so Rite Aid locations, so you might have to call in and check with yours before you take a trip.
Your skin look fab!!
Thank you Eugenia! I’ve always been a huge fan of your flawless makeup looks, so it means a lot to hear this from you 🙂 <3
You look so pretty! I have to try these products!
Thank you Leelo, you are too kind! <3
First off, the look you did is flawless! The products perform so well. Second off, EF HIMSELF COMMENTED ON THIS POST OMG
Thank you Miranda, you are so sweet! <3 <3 Isn’t it nice that Eddie personally checks in on these comments? It shows that he really cares about his brand, customers and bloggers 🙂
The Luxlight Revitalizing Foundation looks nice!
I’m glad you like it too, Phyrra! I think it will be a great match for your complexion as well, since we’re both Fair Fairies 😉
I’ve been loving EF products lately!
You and me both, Jess, I’m really impressed with the quality of everything so far. Luxlight foundation is now my go-to complexion product.
You are so pretty ! Everything you use looks amazing 🙂
Aw Betzy, you are a sweetheart <3 🙂 You are gorgeous girl yourself, your posts always make me want to buy everything you wear.
The finish is gorgeous on your skin tone.
Thank you! <3 I’m glad I could show how these products look on very fair skin.
I can see a difference! Don’t you just love their clean packaging!! You are such a cutie!!!!
I love the packaging, it’s very clean and elegant, and I think EF even earned some award for it recently? And thank you, Kimberly, you are a doll yourself <3 🙂
Love your look girl!
Thank you Laura! 🙂 I’m a huge fan of your makeup looks, too.
I haven’t tried this brand. I may have to now. It looks wonderful on you!
Thank you Kelly! I hope I gave you a good idea about the quality and finish of these products.
I need to try to find this brand!
The best place to find them is at eddiefunkhouser.com, or if you happen to live by one of 10 Rite Aid stores that carry the line, you can check them out there, too.
You have beautiful skin! I love these products on you!
Aw thank you, Justina <3 These products make my skin appear better than it is 🙂
You look so fresh and pretty! The foundation in fair was too light for me but I mixed it with another fdtn and made it work.
Good to know that you found a way to make this foundation work for you, it has a great formula, doesn’t it? And thank you so much for the kind words! <3
I have yet to try anything from this line but I am dying to sample it/
You are going to love it, Ashley! Everyone is raving about these products, and they really deserve all the praise they’re getting <3
I love Eddie Funkhouser products! You look super gorgeous w/ bronzer!
Thank you Kath! Sun-kissed is not one of my go-to looks, but I do experiment with bronzers and sculpting powder sometimes 🙂
I’d love to try Eddie Funkhouser products.
Hey Kimmi! Next time you’re in the US, you should definitely check them out 🙂 I’m still drooling over your epic Sephora haul, you scored some amazing goodies.
These products look great on you!
Thank you, Melody, I’m glad you like the look of these products. They have options for deep skin tones, too!
I have such a hard time finding contouring colors or pallets like that that work for my light skin! They always look so fake but this looks SO natural on you. I will have to try this just need to save up first! Flawless application Btw!
Hi Marissa! As a fellow Fair Fairy I completely understand. It can be so hard to find the right shade of sculpting powder, and most bronzers just make me look dirty or ashy. But this one surprisingly works! You should definitely check it out, it’s a great product and the price tag doesn’t bite <3 And thank you!! 🙂
I can definitely tell the difference! You look beautiful both ways though.
Thank you, Kendra!
Thanks again for your review! I love reading your fans comments!
The pleasure is all mine, Eddie! <3
Ok I love the bronzer! It so pretty 🙂
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Glad you like the bronzer, Muneba, it’s a very versatile product and you can get different shades out of it depending on how you swirl the brush 🙂
I’ve been really loving their products! You HAVE to try the lipsticks!
Their lipsticks are on my wishlist! I remember reading blogger reviews on them and just drooling over those gorgeous pigments and finishes.
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