Laura Mercier Translucent Loose Setting Powder Ultra Blur

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

"Thanks to the Amazon Prime kerfuffle I finally got to try out the Translucent Loose Setting Powder Ultra Blur from Laura Mercier, and I've got to admit, I see the blurring effect even as somebody who uses a very light dusting of powder."

Robert Welsh

1.11M subs

✓Yay

"This is a really beautiful powder. This is a powder I use in my makeup kit, not my work kit because it works for everyone of all skin types. Beautiful, stunning. Love it. Some people think it's overhyped. I think it's regular hyped. I think it's worth the hype. It is quite a pricey powder to be honest with you. It's available in two sizes. I like that. A mini and a full size. It instantly corrects redness, hydrates, and improves the skin barrier. I wouldn't describe it as ultra blurring though."

Dr. Aleksandra Brown

151k subs

✓Mixed

"I like it, I don't love it. [...] If I do use it, I will not apply it to my entire face, it really just goes into the oily T-zone, because if I apply it too close to my eyes, it tends to make my eyes look almost more aging. I'm just not loving the dry look; I tend to like the more glowy look. [...] This is going to last you a long time and it's going to make your makeup look amazing and be transfer free."

Allie Glines

829k subs

✓Yay

"I love this one. I too love the airbrushed effect that this gives, it really is nice. [...] I think [...] the blurring effect with this is more significant than what you get with the original Laura Mercier powder, which is also iconic and very good, but this one just adds a little more of that airbrushed effect."

What the evidence says.

Independent of what the gurus think, this is what the published research supports about the main active ingredients here.

Sunscreen filters

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.

Source: DermNet

Humectants and emollients

Ingredients like these draw water into the surface layers and slow how fast it leaves. The evidence is for comfort, softness and hydration rather than for changing the structure of the skin.

Source: DermNet

Vitamin E

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.

Source: NIH, National Library of Medicine

Frequently asked.

What is Laura Mercier Translucent Loose Setting Powder Ultra Blur?

A translucent loose powder designed to blur imperfections and set makeup with a long-wearing, transfer-resistant finish.

Is Laura Mercier Translucent Loose Setting Powder Ultra Blur worth it?

Mostly yes. 3 of the 4 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 78%.

What is Laura Mercier Translucent Loose Setting Powder Ultra Blur's Guru Score?

Laura Mercier Translucent Loose Setting Powder Ultra Blur holds a Guru Score of 78%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 4 expert reviewers we have collected.