Hello beauties!
I am sorry for not posting anything for so long but I was kinda busy with other stuff. I will make up for it though, today, with this review and the interesting in depth talk about powders that will follow. I will try to give you all the information I have gathered, and use my knowledge to show you how you can use your product more efficiently.
I bought this loose powder some months ago because it was the only transparent one I could find in an affordable price. I know that Skinfood (which is a korean brand) specializes in making products as natural as possible, so I knew I could trust it. Powders have always been too dark/yellow for my skin tone (I am milky white with rosy/reddish undertones) so I decided to buy the transparent one, chosing among the 4 shades available.
It comes in a really cute container, which is plastic, but feels so majestic (hahaha). I usually don't care at all about the packaging but this one looks like It came out of a princess's boudoir <3 It contains 23g of product which is quite a lot and I impressed, and I bought it for only ~5euros (~7$) from Ebay. It contains rice extract which regulates excess oil and it smells really nice. The scent is quite strong, but when applied on your face you can't really smell anything. It has a protective lid with holes to allow a regulated amount of the podwer to come through and a sponge applicator which is really good, because you don't have to buy your own sponge in a shape that will fit and blabla.
Overall I like this powder a lot. It has the consistency I like, it's lighweight, it's efficient and it doesn't make me look cakey! It is very fine, so you can use quite a lot for a very mat finish but still you won't look like you have put a tone of it. As for the transparent colour, I wouldn't recommend it to everyone simply because this is a white-ish poswer. If you happen to be a bit tanned or to have dark skin colour, this is not a powder you'd like to use. It can get a bit ashy on the skin, especially in the beginning. Fair skin ladies will love it though, I loved it myself cause it doesn't add any colour no matter how much I put on my face. It will also be usefull if your foundation is a little darker than you want it to be. This powder on top, will make it look a bit lighter :) You can check out the other colour options and find which one may be suitable for you, although I believe that all of them are quite light so I wouldn't have any problem even if I chose some of the others.
I am sorry for not posting anything for so long but I was kinda busy with other stuff. I will make up for it though, today, with this review and the interesting in depth talk about powders that will follow. I will try to give you all the information I have gathered, and use my knowledge to show you how you can use your product more efficiently.
I bought this loose powder some months ago because it was the only transparent one I could find in an affordable price. I know that Skinfood (which is a korean brand) specializes in making products as natural as possible, so I knew I could trust it. Powders have always been too dark/yellow for my skin tone (I am milky white with rosy/reddish undertones) so I decided to buy the transparent one, chosing among the 4 shades available.
Now I will be going through some frequent questions and concerns about powders:
How do I chose the right colour? : Well...this is like foundation. Depending on your skin tone, your foundation colour and the effect you wanna give with its use, you pick the colour for it. For example, if your foundation is lighter than your skin, you may want to have a shade darker than that on your powder, to avoid looking like a ghost. Respectively, if your foundation happens to be a little darker than you wanted it to be, you chose a shade lighter on your powder. If you want to contour your face and make it look really natural, you will want to use a shade darker than your foundation/skin and use it to accentuate your cheekbones.
Loose powder or pressed powder? : That's clearly up to you! Loose powders are better for a natural finish because they are very fine and lightweight. They will never make you look cakey. On the other hand pressed powders can sometimes have that effect (at least from my experience -- my opinion may vary from yours). Pressed powders are better to be carried in your bag for touch-ups while you are out and you need to "powder your nose" :D In generall just use what is better for you. The important part is to find the right shade.
How to apply face powder: Do you use a brush to apply it? If yes, STOP IT NOW! Blush is not the ideal way to apply face powder simply because it "disturbs" all the work you have done with the foundation underneath. It moves your concealer and your foundation. I see girls in youtube using a brush and I can't believe they advice other people to do so... The right way to apply powder is the following. Take powder with the sponge applicator and PAT it on the desired areas. Pat it, don't rub it, don't move your hands here and there all over your face, pat pat pat and pat! That's the keyword. This way the powder will stay on your face longer and it sinks into it, it doesn't stay on it, so it doesn't give a cakey effect. Your makeup remains intact as well. So next time you put your makeup on, try this and you will remember me :) IF you think that you look cakey, take a fan brush and EVER SO LIGHTLY brush away the excess powder.
So, that sums it up for this time. I hope I have covered everything and gave you some good information. If you still have questions or even suggestions please leave a comment below ^__^
