A pressed powder compact featuring four complementary shades designed to create a balanced, skin-tone-matched finish, with an included brush.
Talc, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Silica, Dimethicone, Caprylyl Glycol, Pentylene Glycol, Phenyl Trimethicone, Hdi/Trimethylol Hexyllactone Crosspolymer, Sodium Dehydroacetate, Diisostearyl Malate, Octyldodecyl Stearoyl Stearate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Parfum (Fragrance), Sorbitan Sesquioleate, Geraniol, BHT, Tocopherol, Ci 77491 (Iron Oxides), Ci 77288 (Chromium Oxide Greens), Ci 19140 (Yellow 5 Lake), Ci 77007 (Ultramarines), Ci 77742 Manganese Violet), Ci 77891 (Titanium Dioxide)
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This pressed reformulation keeps the signature four-color blend smooth and undetectable on skin, without the excess shine of the loose powder version. One creator wishes Givenchy had stuck with loose powder, while another praises how it balances glow with a subtle matte finish, striking a middle ground that doesn't flatten the complexion.
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Sun protection is the best evidenced way to slow visible ageing, and the filters are what does the work. Mineral and chemical filters both protect when a product is applied thickly enough and often enough, which is where most people fall short rather than on the choice of filter.
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Vitamin E is an antioxidant, and it is often in a formula to keep the other ingredients stable rather than as the active itself. It pairs well with vitamin C, though on its own the evidence for visible change is limited.
A pressed powder compact featuring four complementary shades designed to create a balanced, skin-tone-matched finish, with an included brush.
Mostly yes. 1 of the 2 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 76%.
Givenchy Prisme Libre Pressed Powder holds a Guru Score of 76%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 2 expert reviewers we have collected.
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