Hello my Beauty Bag Dolls I hope you are ready for a deep dive on setting powder and its not just any setting powder it is the Laura Mercier setting powders. I had been a dedicated to my It Cosmetics Setting powder for years until Shiseido setting powder came into my life and they I was all in on that. While I had found myself more in love with Shiseido and casting aside my It cosmetics I got interested in Urban Decay and began going between Shiseido and Urban Decay for a long time now. But like anyone I got an desire to change things up yet again. I found that after changing my foundations early this year I benefited and I though what if...I do the same with my setting powders. I went on a deep search in August and after researching and checking out what was out there i decided to go with a classic fan favorite that I never tried yet which I though wow that's odd how did you not try this sooner Anna? People rave about Laura Mercier Setting Powder and there is two (now actually three) to choose from, they recently launched a third that is not from what I am reading in reviews as good as the two classics. So with that information in hand I ordered the Laura Mercier Translucent Loose Setting Powder and the Laura Mercier Invisible Loose Setting Powder along with two Laura Mercier Velour Puffs. The setting powders are $39.00 each and the the sold separately Velour Puffs are $16.00 each. Now this review is reviews of both powders. I will compare and contrast my experience with these two setting powders. Remember this is my experience and what works for me may not work for you and this is not a sponsored review I have paid for all of these products. I tested each of these for a week and then together for five days using one on side of my face and one on the other. I really did a lot of testing of these powders before giving you my honest reviews/opinions. Read on to learn more.
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The Laura Mercier Invisible Loose Setting Powder is what I stared with because I felt it was close to what I have been using and would not be a shock to my makeup routine. According to the brand the Laura Mercier Invisible Loose Setting Powder is light defusing, a universal shade and disappears upon application. While i did find that it was light diffusing and set my makeup I do not think it was universal in shade because it seemed to leave a little bit of a white cast on my face especially when using the Laura Mercier Velour Puff for application. I prefer the brush with this one for a lighter application of what seems like a light weight powder (more on why it is not as light as you think to come). This did do a fairly good job for 8 - 10 hours days at controlling my oily skin and keeping my makeup in place. This is defiantly worth while purchase and I have no regrets. It worked well with liquid foundation and stick foundation. Not to great with my CC Cream. I give it a 4 $$$$. It is a beauty bag must but do note its not as good with any foundation with SPF in it.
The Laura Mercier Translucent Loose Setting Powder is my overall winner for a few reasons. My number one reason is that it is available in 3 shades Translucent, Honey and Translucent Medium Deep. I have the Translucent which is for fair to medium skin tones. I also noticed immediately that this formula is finely milled much more milled than the Invisible version. It feels so much softer and lightweight. It also matches my skin tone and the makeup shades that I use. It never sticks to my makeup and works well with all liquid and stick foundations as well as CC creams and I had no issues with any of the foundations that have SPF built into them whereas the Invisible Powder did not work as well it was efficient but compared to Translucent it tends to cling more. I love the Translucent all over my face it does a great job absorbing oil and never ever needing to be touched up. It lasts for my entire 12 to 16 hour days and leaves me looking air brushed. I do like the Invisible powder for baking my concealer under my eyes since and the Translucent for everything else. I prefer a brush application for both except for under the eyes the velour puff does a perfect job and for clean dry skin days when your not wearing makeup either Laura Mercier powder will do well and applying it the the velour puff or even a wet beautyblender for a much heavier application its your choice. The Laura Mercier Translucent Loose Setting Powder is a 5 $$$$$ and if your budget only allows you to buy one Laura Mercier Setting powder than the the Translucent one is for you since you get to pick your shade and it works well with all different kinds of foundations and concealer bases as well as is SPF friendly. I have linked these products for you to go and purchase troughout my post and I will link as well at the end of my blog.
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To purchase the Translucent setting powder at Sephora click here.
To purchase the Invisible setting powder at Sephora click here.
To purchase the Velour Puff at Sephora click here.
