
About this product
A finely milled translucent loose powder designed to set makeup, control shine, and create a smooth, blurred finish without white cast or heaviness.
Full ingredients
Talc, Magnesium Myristate, Nylon-12, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Zea Mays (Corn) Starch, Sodium Dehydroacetate, Methylparaben, Lauroyl Lysine, Propylparaben, Polymethyl Methacrylate, Butylparaben, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Glycine Soja (Soybean) Oil, Tocopherol, Methicone, Ultramarines (Cl 77007), Iron Oxides (Cl 77491, Cl 77492, Cl 77499)
Guru Score
Yay
13 experts · Strong agreementWhat they liked
What they flagged
Nothing. None of the experts who reviewed it raised a problem.
What the gurus are saying
This powder earns consistent praise for its sheer, lightweight texture and lack of flashback in photos, a standout feature that keeps gurus coming back. It controls oil and blurs pores without looking cakey, though the experts who tested it stress that less is more, a light layer applied with a brush and tapped on, rather than packed, delivers the best flawless finish and works especially well for mature skin. A little truly goes a long way.
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Topical vitamin C is an antioxidant with reasonable evidence for dullness and uneven tone. It breaks down in light and air, so how a product is formulated and packaged matters as much as the percentage on the front.
Source: DermNet
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 finely milled translucent loose powder designed to set makeup, control shine, and create a smooth, blurred finish without white cast or heaviness.
Yes. All 13 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 84%.
Laura Mercier Translucent Loose Setting Powder holds a Guru Score of 84%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 13 expert reviewers we have collected. At least one expert has named it a Top Pick in its category.
Laura Mercier Translucent Loose Setting Powder is generally suited to oily skin.
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