While both translucent powder and setting powder help to set makeup and control shine, translucent powder is colorless or nearly. The soft-focus effect subtly blurs the look of fine lines and imperfections, and it doesnt settle into lines or. It doesn’t give the stark highlight that many of those setting powders do. There are a few key characteristics that set the two apart. This powder sets your makeup for longer wear. I don’t know how I feel about the shade range the lightest and darkest shades seem good enough but there are shades missing in-between, especially if you’re using it all over your face.
It comes in 4 shades: Neutral light, Medium, Dark and Deep. It can settle into fine lines if you apply too much though. It sets with a lovely Matte finish that isn’t cakey or drying. It also does NOT give a white cast in flash photography. I like it for its oil controlling properties. It has its own shade and does not totally reflect the shade underneath it. It is a finely milled powder, not chalky and sets foundation and concealer well.
Sacha buttercup powder vs laura mercier skin#
I have this in the shade “Medium” which is lighter than my skin tone and perfect for highlighting. The packaging is not very travel-friendly but oh well… With multiple major awards and counting, Laura Merciers best in beauty, cult-favorite bestseller is available in an on-the-go mini size. This loose powder comes in a jar with little holes for dispensing. Hypoallergenic, translucent loose powder has been formulated in shades that complement your skin tone and sets makeup to a beautiful, silky, translucent finish. I recently bought the original one and I’ll be sharing my thoughts on it. I bought it ages ago but it was fake.*tear* Most people used it for setting the whole face then, before the advent of “baking”.*lol*… Enter: Laura Mercier Translucent Loose Setting Powder Light Catcher (£34).The product I’ll be reviewing in today’s post is an oldie but goodie!īefore Sacha Buttercup, Ben Nye Banana powder, Laura Mercier and the likes was the Black Opal Deluxe finishing powder. However, there are, undoubtedly, occasions when I want my makeup to last longer-weddings, parties and work dinners to name a few-and on those occasions, I have found myself wishing that there was a face powder I could use that would help to set my carefully applied makeup in place without causing my skin to look dull or flat. Maybe it comes with age, or maybe it's a wider shift in the industry, but I personally no longer feel the need to cover up my skin with high-coverage foundations that need to be set in place with powders for fear of any apparent imperfections shining through. Brands like Glossier and Milk Makeup have revolutionised the way that many of us think about makeup-myself included-by encouraging us to let our pores, blemishes and dark circles shine through while we have fun with playful colours and innovative textures. The obvious answer to our resistance to mattifying powders is that the last decade has seen an influx of skin-first makeup brands and formulations encouraging all of us to embrace our natural skin texture and tone and focus on glow rather than coverage.
After talking to friends and family, it would seem that I'm not alone in ditching it. However, despite being absolutely devoted to face powder as a teenager (honestly, who knows how many Rimmel Clear Complexion Powders I went through in the early noughties), face powder has been pretty much non-existent in my daily makeup routine for the last few years. After all, their very purpose is to mattify skin, increase the longevity of makeup and basically keep all of that excess oil at bay until mid-afternoon at least. As I am an oily-skinned person, you'd think that I'd be obsessed with face powders.
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