- “I've been using the underpainting technique with this foundation. There's just something so beautiful about this combination. It's perfection”22:53–23:02
- “I did hit pan on that one, which just says a lot about the product. The fact that I've used it so much that I've hit pan and not just this one because I do like the color. I use all of them”23:18–23:22
- Source: May Favorites: Fashion, Beauty, Fragrance & More - Jun 6, 2026
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Underpainting Face Highlight & Contour Palette"I've been using the underpainting technique with this foundation. There's just something so beautiful about this combination. It's perfection."$64.00
Le Skin Weightless Serum Foundation"There's just something so beautiful about this combination. It's perfection."$49.00
The Overliner Lip Liner Pencil"My favorite shade is Skinny Dip."$25
The Cream Blush Brush"Whenever I use this brush with cream product or any liquid product, it still keep that glow from the products I use."$36Browse more
- “I love this product so much. I think it is very elegant”21:07–21:13
- “It is quite emollient and the pigment is not intense”21:10–21:20
- “It's not like vava voom pigment and it blends quite nicely which is why I love this so much”21:20–21:26
- “When I do an underpainting kind of style of makeup, I don't want too much product. I don't want heaviness and this is perfect for that”21:26–21:34
- “I get so much use out of this palette. I have learned to use it and so it takes me no time to do my makeup when I use this product and it truly shapes my face really well”21:50–21:58
- Source: Top 25 Beauty Releases of 2025 - Dec 27, 2025
- “I love the formula of this palette and I love this setup”15:11–15:14
- “You have everything that you need in this palette”15:25–15:27
- “You have your cream highlight, the, sorry, color corrector, cream highlight one, cream highlight two, and you have a contour and a bronze”15:28–15:29
- “I think that these apply really beautifully to the skin”15:35–15:38
- “It's easy to build the products on top of itself to achieve the level of intensity that you so desire”15:38–15:45
- “If you want more of a natural type of contour and highlights it's very easy to attain that you really want to layer it on top of itself”15:45–15:49
- “It's really easy to get more intensity and more dramatic chisel and highlight from the palette”15:49–15:58
- Source: Sephora Sale Must-Haves: Top Beauty Recommendations & In-Depth Reviews for 2025 - Oct 27, 2025
- “I've kind of put this in my everyday makeup routine and ever since I've got it, I've made it my duty to use it every single day so that I can review it for you in a couple weeks”0:03–0:08
- “I do use it for underpainting because I think it works well like that, but I think it actually looks the best on top of makeup”6:10–6:14
- “I actually use every single shade in this palette quite often, except for this last shade right here”7:19–7:28
- “I feel like putting it on top of makeup gives me a little bit more of the result that I want in terms of it just being as dramatic as I like for like a contoured and highlighted look”7:36–7:44
- “If you do it underneath your makeup, you get that more subtle kind of like buttery skin”7:51–7:55
- “I also really like the little bit of color corrector mixed with highlight number one. And you can pop that right along the side of the nose”7:57–8:04
- “This kind of gives you that like photoshopped in real life type of look in the center of the face”8:06–8:12
- “These also have a blurring effect on the skin”8:10–8:17
- Source: What's in my everyday makeup bag - Sep 6, 2025
- “This is one that has definitely grown on me”
- “I have been loving this for a lot of customization because this essentially is giving me a contour, a bronzer, a concealer, and a color corrector all in one”
- “I love the fact that you have bronzers and contours and concealers and color correctors that are all the same textures, the same formulas, so they work seamlessly with each other”8:06–8:13
- “I have been really loving this as a first step”8:17–8:23
- Source: My current favorite beauty products I can't stop using - May 25, 2026
- “These shade range are just perfect for my skin”2:44–2:50
- “This concealer shade is just perfect for my light medium with neutral olive skin”2:54–3:01
- “This four shade is just perfect neutral contour slash bronzer color that looks really good on my face and also to contour my lips”2:58–3:06
- “It goes really smoothly and creamier than other like this type of palette out there”3:09–3:16
- “It just looks very natural with the light to medium coverage that perfect for everyday makeup look”3:22–3:25
- “I have dry skin, so I love using this type of cream products”3:25–3:31
- “If you have oily skin, you might find this products a little bit too hydrating or a little bit too oily for your skin, but for me, it's just perfect concealer or contour palette”3:29–3:36
- Source: Sephora Sale Recommendations: What's Actually Worth Buying - Apr 11, 2026
- “It's very creamy, so it glides on the skin very smoothly”19:55–20:00
- “When I use this with that buffing brush, it looks very natural and it's very creamy. It blends so smoothly on the skin”20:23–20:27
- “The thing about this product is limited shade range. There are only three shades”
- Source: Best of beauty 2025: Skincare and makeup - Dec 13, 2025
- “I take this four shade which I'm almost running out. And this is more like very neutral bronzer shade that is not too warm, not too dark, just perfect for a contouring my lips”20:51–20:56
- “I love using this palette to contour my lips”21:28–21:32
- Source: My updated everyday makeup look (no foundation) - Apr 25, 2026
- “This is underpainting palette from m.ph by Mary Phillips. There are five shade you can correct conceal and contour and bronzer”13:45–13:52
- “I think for her face, I feel like this shade could be match, but cuz we are going to create very natural look. I'm not going to go too hard for contour or bronzer”13:49–13:57
- Source: Clean girl makeup for brown skin: cover under eye dark circles without foundation - Jan 31, 2026
- “That Mary Phillips palette is so easy to travel with. The colors make a lot of sense”17:29–17:34
- “I do think that it works as an underpainting palette, but I mostly just use it as a bronzer and contour palette”17:44–17:49
- “When I'm looking at my collection and all of the things that I would typically use, I'm so much more likely to throw that Mary Phillips palette into my bag versus all of my other steps just because it does so many things and uses up so little space”17:54–17:58
- “It is a traveling companion. It's lovely”18:10–18:14
- Source: Best of the best makeup of 2025 - Dec 19, 2025
- “I really like that one contour color”21:14–21:17
- “That is a fabulous contour shade that I would just buy on its own”21:23–21:28
- “It just blends right in and actually looks like a contour on me”21:25–21:32
- Source: New at Sephora: NARS Liquid Blushes, Make Up For Ever Foundation, Natasha Denona - May 27, 2026
- “This is truly one of the better cream formulas I've ever used because it goes on dry skin extremely well, doesn't catch, doesn't tug, and also you can have it sit there for forever and it will still blend out later”33:50–33:57
- “I love the shade she has in here. She has three different colors depending on your skin tone”34:08–34:12
- “This pairs beautifully with her foundation as well”34:12–34:19
- “You can use these over or under makeup. This is so great for traveling”34:16–34:20
- Source: Sephora Sale 2026: What to Skip, Hidden Gems & Top Picks - Apr 10, 2026
- “I love this from the palette. This color is a really good for color correcting”7:16–7:24
- “It's a really good product. It's high performing”
- “As a makeup artist, I love this. This is going to be so useful to my makeup kit”10:48–10:57
- “For personal use, I prefer the House Labs contour stick or my Westminatellier contour stick because there is just something so easy when you just draw the lines on the face”10:59–11:07
- Source: New makeup releases review and demo - Mar 1, 2026
- “I am pleasantly surprised by the new lightest shade, which is fair, in the Mary Phillips Underpainting Palette. Very, very pleased with this”32:00–32:06
- “I think that the pink is a little bit off even for like an undereye brightener for me, but maybe with another look it would make more sense, but all of the other shades are way more useful for me now that I've tried them than even the first colorway of this that I tried”
- “As I was contouring with it and everything, I just felt like, oh yeah, no, this is something that doesn't feel intimidating at all for me to use. It's something that I could see using every single day cuz it's just that easy”32:23–32:31
- “I really appreciate that she is expanding the shade range, but if this is the ideal colorway for me, a person who is light neutral, I'm not fair fair fair neutral kind of thing or fair fair fair anything. We still have room to grow, I should say, and we can see that she's making an effort, so there is room to grow”32:37–32:42
- Source: Trying new makeup from M.Ph, MAC, Hung Vanngo & more - May 20, 2026
- “There's just something so beautiful about this combination. It's perfection”22:59–23:07
- “There's something so beautiful about the foundation. It feels like skin. It looks like a healthy natural skin. It has some glowiness in it, but it's not too much. It sets down”23:32–23:38
- “This has been one of those foundations that I just reach for without having to think about it”23:47–23:51
- “This duo has been my routine pretty much all May”23:51–23:57
- Source: May Favorites: Fashion, Beauty, Fragrance & More - Jun 6, 2026
- “Even though this is a foundation, I would say this is more in between skin tint and foundation type of consistency and look”5:50–6:00
- “It has very runny consistency, it's almost like a serum, so it has a lot of hydrating ingredients in the formula, so it feels very hydrating”6:03–6:08
- “Once you blend it out, it looks very glowy”6:10–6:18
- “This is my recent obsession”6:25–6:28
- “The shade match is just perfect for my skin”
- “This shade is just perfect for my light medium with neutral olive skin and it's not too warm, it's not too olive, so it goes really seamlessly on my skin”
- “I haven't found this type of shade from light coverage foundation, so I'm so happy that I found the perfect one”6:15–6:20
- “If you have similar skin tone with mine and if you love this type of natural looking glowy foundation, it's worth the money”5:41–5:46
- Source: Sephora Sale Recommendations: What's Actually Worth Buying - Apr 11, 2026
- “It looked so natural, skin-like”0:10–0:13
- “It sounds like it's going to be really light, kind of the perfect formula for spring, summer, vacation”0:26–0:30
- “It is very natural and skin-like”
- “This looks really, really pretty”5:03–5:07
- “Not only am I loving the finish, I really feel like because this texture is so weightless, it's so thin, that fingers is just the best way to apply”5:51–6:04
- “It has a lot of glow, but it still looks really good on my skin. Doesn't look greasy”6:04–6:10
- “It's definitely more forgiving than the NARS Natural Matte Longwear foundation. Night and day difference actually”6:10–6:17
- “I think it looks really pretty, very buttery smooth, very creamy. I like the radiance this leaves on the skin”6:51–6:58
- Source: New Holy Grail and Gimmick at Sephora - Mar 11, 2026
- “If you liked the original Luminous Silk, I would recommend the Mary Phillips Lay Skin”8:37–8:41
- “It doesn't have as much of a visible luminous glow as the original Luminous Silk did, but it still performs so similar that it's like I feel like it fills the void of the original Luminous Silk”8:41–8:48
- “This sets down to more of a satin finish, but it has that beautiful lightweight, watery, fluid formula like the original Luminous Silk did”8:45–9:01
- “I would recommend it to anybody that liked the original Luminous Silk, but doesn't necessarily like the reformulation quite as much”9:01–9:05
- “This has buildable coverage. I would say you could get yourself up to a medium coverage, but it's not full-on. And it's just beautiful, silky, sets down to the skin with that gorgeous natural satin finish”9:21–9:27
- “I love the coverage point on this foundation, and it's just easy to work with”9:42–9:45
- “I think this would be really beginner friendly or just perfect for somebody who likes something a little bit more natural for day-to-day”9:45–9:50
- Source: Sephora 2026 Sale Top Recommendations - Apr 5, 2026
- “There are so many qualities about M.ph that remind me of Armani Luminous Silk where it's very fluid and when you're using the liquid formula, you'll quickly start to see that powder set down happening on the skin as the product dries down”29:27–29:32
- “The M.ph just drags across the skin like liquid silk”
- Source: Iconic foundations reformulated: testing new versions - Mar 8, 2026
- “I honestly have been wearing this a lot more than I thought I was going to based on some of the more negative reviews that I've seen. I really liked it”4:38–4:43
- “It's got a buildable kind of lighter to medium coverage, which I really enjoy. It wears beautifully, and I really don't mind it”4:45–4:51
- “Honestly, it was very pretty. No complaints there”4:59–5:05
- Source: Top beauty faves from the month: skin, makeup, empties - May 28, 2026
- “It is one of the more weightless foundations I have ever worn”29:03–29:08
- “It really does give coverage, but not too much to where you look like, ah, you're wearing foundation, aren't you?”28:34–28:39
- “It is very skin-like, but it doesn't feel like a tint, which is I think she's smart to call it a foundation”28:57–29:01
- Source: Sephora Sale 2026: What to Skip, Hidden Gems & Top Picks - Apr 10, 2026
- “When I wore it, I felt like it was like radiant and dewy”21:37–21:41
- “I like something that's usually a little bit more soft matte”21:39–21:44
- “I felt like it didn't self set”
- Source: Celebrity makeup artist does my makeup with tips for long-lasting glam - Apr 7, 2026
- “My favorite shade is Skinny Dip”27:45–27:47
- “Reminds me of MAC Spice”
- Source: Sephora Sale Must-Haves: Top Beauty Recommendations & In-Depth Reviews for 2025 - Oct 27, 2025
- “I love Cowgirl, which is a little bit more of a warm brown”27:52–27:55
- “I'm wearing Cowgirl as my lip liner today”
- Source: Sephora Sale Must-Haves: Top Beauty Recommendations & In-Depth Reviews for 2025 - Oct 27, 2025
- “They look exactly the same”19:50–19:55
- Source: What's in my everyday makeup bag - Sep 6, 2025
- “Really love these”6:37–6:38
- “They're very, very similar with Victoria Beckham”6:39–6:42
- “Very similar formula as well, I find”6:49–6:54
- “I would say probably the most universal color. If you're anywhere between like fair and light medium medium skin tone”6:54–7:04
- “It glides on so beautiful”
- “I would say it's not as creamy as the Summer Fridays, but it has a just a bit more pigment”7:09–7:14
- “This is more matte”7:26–7:29
- “Whether you get the MPH or the Summer Fridays, I think that you're not going to be disappointed”7:37–7:42
- Source: Lip edit: my routine and new products that made the cut - Mar 29, 2026
- “This lip liner shade Cowgirl is that perfect brownish pink color I've never seen from other lip liner products”40:33–40:41
- “This one is more pigmented than rose lip liners and it's also pencil. So it's going to create more intense color and you can actually line your lips but still it blends so easily”40:48–40:54
- Source: Best of beauty 2025: Skincare and makeup - Dec 13, 2025
- “Whenever I use this brush with cream product or any liquid product, it still keep that glow from the products I use”8:15–8:22
- “The bristle shape and the handle shape is pretty unique because the brush is thin at the end. It gives you more precise application because when the handle is too thick, you're more likely to go more strong. But when the handle is thin, you're going to go for more light hand”8:24–8:29
- “The bristle is so soft, it's not that dense, so it gives you control and flexibility”8:40–8:44
- “When I use this as a foundation brush with the MPH foundation, it's just perfect combo. It goes really seamlessly while keeping that glow from the foundation”9:01–9:08
- “I feel like this brush is perfect to use with the lightweight serum type of foundation”8:09–8:13
- “You can even use this with the other cream products, cream blushes, cream contour, even concealers. So, this is really multitasking brush”8:11–8:15
- Source: Makeup brushes worth buying - Apr 18, 2026
- “This is perfect for blending the cream product”
- Source: My updated everyday makeup look (no foundation) - Apr 25, 2026
Brand note
m.ph by Mary Phillips is a celebrity makeup artist's line that leans into wearable, skin-friendly textures — think lip liners that glide on matte with good pigment, and foundations that dry down to a blurring, slightly powder finish. The Overliner Lip Liner Pencil is the standout, often compared to Victoria Beckham and MAC Spice, with shades like Skinny Dip and Cowgirl getting specific love. The foundation and contour palette also get positive mentions for their blendability and natural-looking results, though the foundation may not self-set for those who prefer a soft matte.
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