Laura Mercier Translucent Loose Setting Powder

Laura Mercier Translucent Loose Setting Powder has been one of my favorite face products for such a longggg time. It's probably been over three years.  It is a product that I use literally every single day.


The texture is wonderfully silky, fine milled, and smooth. It feels very natural on the skin. Although it says translucent I do believe it might be a little too light for darker skin tones; the color of "translucent" is a light yellow toned cream. For light to medium skin tones it is brightening and won't leave a white cast.

It controls shine on my t-zone without looking cakey and it sets my makeup beautifully for the day, making sure my oily skin does not peak through. It has a semi-matte finish which is perfect if you like your makeup to look glowy. To apply I take a nice, big fluffy brush, dip it in the cap and then concentrate most of the powder on my nose, chin, and forehead-- then do a light dusting on my cheeks. This sets my makeup but does not overly mattify--although if you do like an all matte look, a more dense application would definitely give you that finish. I really have nothing bad to say about it except that it is on the pricier side.

I buy my powder from Sephora or LauraMercier.com, it retails for $35! It's pricey in comparison to other face powders but I absolutely love the effect it has on the skin and I can easily make the powder last over a year since you don't need to use a lot of it.

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  1. MaviDenizMay 3, 2013 at 6:17 PM

    Great review. I was undecided between this powder and the Chanel loose powder. I decided to go with the Chanel powder and I do love it but for $52 for the same amount as the LM I think I will try the LM one next since I've heard nothing but good things about it.

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  2. Sara OMay 4, 2013 at 9:22 AM

    Never tried anything by Laura Mercier but seems nice. Maybe a little too pricey though? I use powders a lot lol

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  3. othersideofcoolMay 5, 2013 at 4:15 AM

    I've not yet tried anything from Laura Mercier but this is definitely one of the things on my wishlist! xx

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  4. Kendra CMay 15, 2013 at 7:37 PM

    I have been debating on picking this up for a while now! Thanks for sharing!



    Kendra


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  5. Becki VieiraMay 31, 2013 at 3:17 PM

    Ive been looking into face powders for a while now,might test this one out :) thank you...

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