Kosas Cloud Set Baked Setting Powder: a Guru Score of 73%

What the gurus are saying.

Every take we've logged from this product's reviews across YouTube. Click any row to watch the moment they said it.

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~Yay

"One of my favorite powders ever. I do not think I have hit pan like this on a powder in a very long time. This must be my second or third one. It goes on so soft, so smooth. If you have dry skin but you really feel you need powder, this is the kind of one you want to go for. Whether you use it with a brush or a sponge, whatever, it is stunning. It is so beautiful."

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"The powder I use on the middle of my face to mattify is a Kosas Cloud Set. It's just a powder I really, really love using for my face and then my lashes."

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"I'm going to take my Kosas powder and the other puff that comes in the sponge trio from Spectrum. I'm just going to tap some of that into these areas. Tiny, tiny bit. No baking."

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"For setting powder for dry skin, a pressed powder is usually quite good because it always contains some kind of moisture in them. I quite like the Kosas Cloud Sets. These are really beautiful. They don't keep me matte for too long, and being quite oily, I still don't like to be overly matte. So it's not very drying on the skin. They're really, really nice."

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"I do really like their powders. If this is anything like the cloud set pressed, I would prefer to use a looser version on my face. I would get this."

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"One of my favorite powders ever. I do not think I have hit pan like this on a powder in a very long time. This must be my second or third one. It goes on so soft, so smooth. If you have dry skin but you really feel you need powder, this is the kind of one you want to go for. Whether you use it with a brush or a sponge, whatever, it is stunning. It is so beautiful."

Allie Glines

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~Yay

"I actually love this one too, it genuinely melts into the skin. If you have dry skin and don't like loose powders, or you're looking for something that won't look heavy on the skin, this really is a nice formula. I dusted a little of it on today to refresh my memory and it's really, really beautiful."

All 2 takes from Allie Glines

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"I actually love this one too, it genuinely melts into the skin. If you have dry skin and don't like loose powders, or you're looking for something that won't look heavy on the skin, this really is a nice formula. I dusted a little of it on today to refresh my memory and it's really, really beautiful."

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"I got the Kosas Cloud Set and I do like it, it's totally broken now and almost gone. But I get so self-conscious at the end of the day where I feel like it's going to make me look old."

Dr. Sam Ellis

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~Yay

"The one that I use and I've also seen used on oily skin is from Kosas. It's their Cloud Set loose translucent powder. This is also quite good for oily skin because it's so blurring and mattifying. Now, I think the key if you have oily skin, and honestly, this technique works even if you don't have oily skin, is to use a little powder puff. And what I will do is I will drop a little bit of powder into the cap, and I will rub my powder puff around in it. And then I will rub that powder puff into the back of my hand to really work the powder into the puff. I will then press that on any oily parts of my face. So, if I'm going to be on camera, I do this all the time. It's what I do to touch up in between takes and things like that. I will press kind of on the side of my nose, a little bit up under my eye, down by my chin, and around my mouth where product wants to tend to break up. And it just gives this most flawless coverage where you're not only controlling the oil, but because you're able to press the powder into the pores a little bit, you get even more blurring with the product."

All 4 takes from Dr. Sam Ellis

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"The one that I use and I've also seen used on oily skin is from Kosas. It's their Cloud Set loose translucent powder. This is also quite good for oily skin because it's so blurring and mattifying. Now, I think the key if you have oily skin, and honestly, this technique works even if you don't have oily skin, is to use a little powder puff. And what I will do is I will drop a little bit of powder into the cap, and I will rub my powder puff around in it. And then I will rub that powder puff into the back of my hand to really work the powder into the puff. I will then press that on any oily parts of my face. So, if I'm going to be on camera, I do this all the time. It's what I do to touch up in between takes and things like that. I will press kind of on the side of my nose, a little bit up under my eye, down by my chin, and around my mouth where product wants to tend to break up. And it just gives this most flawless coverage where you're not only controlling the oil, but because you're able to press the powder into the pores a little bit, you get even more blurring with the product."

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"I love this powder from Kosas. It's got a little bit of pigment to it, so it's going to help neutralize any irregular tones. You just put a little bit on. This is also super important for mature eyes because it's going to prevent things like liner or mascara from transferring onto your lid, and that's really common as your eyelid skin matures because there are just more creases and folds there and more room for things to sort of double up on each other."

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"This is great powder, just has a little bit of coverage. The only thing I don't like is sometimes I find the packaging a little bit hard to open, especially if you have fragile nails or fake nails like I do."

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"A couple of my favorite setting powders, one is by Kosas. It's their Cloud Set Translucent Candy Rose ultra transparent powder. The reason I like this so much is aside from it being very very finely milled and having just a little bit of a pink hue, which I feel like gives a really nice warm glow to the skin, is that it really is pore blurring. So, if you struggle with pores, this really sets your pores and makes them a lot less noticeable."

Alexandra Anele

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~Mixed

"I'm skeptical although upon swatching they do appear pretty sheer and the formula seems nice. The kimchi powder was pretty matte and I do like the fact that these have like a little bit of that Pearl. It feels very soft and satiny and I do appreciate that. I just wish there was one more color that was lighter than these."

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"I'm skeptical although upon swatching they do appear pretty sheer and the formula seems nice. The kimchi powder was pretty matte and I do like the fact that these have like a little bit of that Pearl. It feels very soft and satiny and I do appreciate that. I just wish there was one more color that was lighter than these."

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"The Kosas powder seems nice if you're a fan of the original Cloud Set powders and you're looking for more. I appreciate that they're not completely translucent in the same way that a lot of translucent powders are. They have different kinds of tints to them with the bright yellow, the pink, the peach. But I don't know, I just feel like I don't need a finishing powder."

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"I've been liking this Kosas Cloud Set translucent powder, in the shade Sway, which I believe is the lightest shade. What I like about it is that it maintains that glow but still sets the face, and I don't want anything overly matte anyway. Depending on your skin tone it can be brightening, but for me it's not. I think it maintains a really beautiful glow to the face."

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~Mixed

"It can be a little messy, but I do like this little lid here which is great. I do see a little bit of that pinky tone on my skin, which is okay. It's not something that I look for in a setting powder necessarily, but it will help to give that nice little brightness underneath your eyes if you're looking for that. But if you have a setting powder that you love at home, I don't think you need to go out and purchase this. It's not giving me that wow factor. It's nice, but I don't think it's wow amazing. It is doing a good job setting my under eyes and it's giving that nice natural finish, which I do like. If you are someone that does like to bake, then I think these would be a great option. You're getting a lot of product, but it is quite pigmented as well, especially if you are applying it quite heavy onto the skin. I'm not somebody that bakes my skin, so I would never do this, but if you are someone that quite enjoys doing that, then I think this would be a really nice option."

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Frequently asked.

What is Kosas Cloud Set Baked Setting Powder?

A finely-milled powder designed to set makeup and provide light coverage, packaged with an applicator puff.

Is Kosas Cloud Set Baked Setting Powder worth it?

The gurus mostly approve it, but with enough reservations to keep it in the middle at a Guru Score of 73%.

What is Kosas Cloud Set Baked Setting Powder's Guru Score?

Kosas Cloud Set Baked Setting Powder holds a Guru Score of 73%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 5 expert reviewers we have collected.