Laura Mercier Translucent Loose Setting Powder: Guru Score 85%

What the experts use it for.

The concerns the experts tie this product to, in their own words. Paid and founder takes don't count.

Excess oil and shine4 experts

“Laura Mercier, the original powder is good for oily skin.”

Clogged or visible pores1 expert

“really great at controlling shine and kind of has this pore blurring effect and also creates kind of this no flash effect when you are filming or photographing.”

Dr. Jenny Liu, watch at 17:58

Redness1 expert

“It turns out this really does help with redness, I feel like I always have redness around my nose these days.”

AliceintheRabbitHole, watch at 11:41

Fine lines and wrinkles1 expert

“I'm going to set that with the Laura Mercier Translucent Loose Setting Powder so I don't want my under eyes to get all wrinkly crinkly over the course of the day.”

Dr. Sam Ellis, watch at 9:59

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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AliceintheRabbitHole

59k subs

✓Yay

"The Laura Mercier green powder, they say that this cancels out redness, and I feel like it does in such a soft, subtle way."

All 2 takes from AliceintheRabbitHole

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"I'll use my green powder from Laura Mercier, very lightly dusted on the rest of my face. It turns out this really does help with redness, I feel like I always have redness around my nose these days."

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"The Laura Mercier green powder, they say that this cancels out redness, and I feel like it does in such a soft, subtle way."

Darnell Cox | 50+ Healthy Aging Expert

55k subs

✓Yay

"Rarely do I use powder, but if I do, I like this by Laura Mercier."

Alexandra Anele

1.45M subs

✓Yay

"Laura Mercier, the original powder is good for oily skin."

The Style and Beauty Doctor

222k subs

✓Yay

"This is the Laura Mercier translucent medium deep powder. Just a little because I really love the finish, but I do have oily skin and it is somewhat warm today in New York City and you know, we don't want to look like a grease ball. So, I'm just going to really kind of get that especially in the areas where I tend to get super oily."

All 6 takes from The Style and Beauty Doctor

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"I'm going to add a little powder. [...] This is the Laura Mercier translucent powder in medium deep. I'm [...] just gonna take the smallest amount of powder and just kind of tap right there."

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"I set it with a setting powder so I used the Laura Mercier translucent powder in medium deep and that instantly took down a lot of the shine made it look a little bit more natural."

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"I'm going to use this Laura Mercier translucent powder in medium deep just to kind of set everything so that we're not like, you know, muddying the waters for the next layers."

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"We are going to put on the Laura Mercier translucent powder in medium deep to take down some of this shine. Much better."

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"This is the Laura Mercier translucent medium deep powder. Just a little because I really love the finish, but I do have oily skin and it is somewhat warm today in New York City and you know, we don't want to look like a grease ball. So, I'm just going to really kind of get that especially in the areas where I tend to get super oily."

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"I set it with the Laura Mercier translucent powder in medium deep. [...] It gave it just like a little touch of color. It's not like a very pigmented powder, it just gave it a little hint of color."

Beyond50Skin

32k subs

✓Yay

"I just have a little mini of the Laura Mercier translucent powder. So, I'm going to powder my brows. And apparently, this soaks up some of the oils so that the products we're going to put on next stay better."

All 2 takes from Beyond50Skin

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"I just have a little mini of the Laura Mercier translucent powder. So, I'm going to powder my brows. And apparently, this soaks up some of the oils so that the products we're going to put on next stay better."

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"Another step that Nikki does for the lips is to powder the lips before putting on the lip liner and the lip gloss, and she uses the Laura Mercier. You could just pick up a little mini. I've never powdered my lips before I put my lip product on. Have you? She says it doesn't increase the look of lip lines. I'm going to give it a try."

Dr. Sam Ellis

902k subs

✓Yay

"I've used for over 10 years, and this is the mini. It goes with me when I travel, is by Laura Mercier. It's their Translucent Loose Setting Powder. This one is not tinted, but just incredibly sheer and makes for a very flawless application and finish. Now, the key with any loose setting powder is you don't want to just pack it on. [...] I like light layers. If you're sensing a theme, light layers is the way to work for mature skin."

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All 5 takes from Dr. Sam Ellis

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"I've used for over 10 years, and this is the mini. It goes with me when I travel, is by Laura Mercier. It's their Translucent Loose Setting Powder. This one is not tinted, but just incredibly sheer and makes for a very flawless application and finish. Now, the key with any loose setting powder is you don't want to just pack it on. [...] I like light layers. If you're sensing a theme, light layers is the way to work for mature skin."

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"I'm going to set that with the Laura Mercier Translucent Loose Setting Powder so I don't want my under eyes to get all wrinkly crinkly over the course of the day."

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"I use the Laura Mercier Translucent Loose Setting Powder. I've tried a lot of setting powders over the years and there are some really good ones out there, but Laura Mercier, she just never lets me down."

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"I'm going in with my Laura Mercier Translucent Loose Setting Powder to just set things down so I can get a little more longevity out of the look, but also to help any powder products that I apply on top blend out a little bit more seamlessly."

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"I have a little bit of Laura Mercier Translucent Loose Setting Powder as part of my makeup look."

Dr. Aleksandra Brown

153k subs

✓Yay

"The Laura Mercier Translucent Loose Setting Powder is a finely milled setting powder that sets makeup while brightening the complexion. You need very little of it. Its super lightweight, silky texture smooths, blurs those imperfections and helps makeup last longer without any cakey or heavy look or feel. The key ingredients are the vitamin C and light reflecting pigments."

Dr Sam Bunting

240k subs

✓Yay

"The Laura Mercier translucent powder, I haven't gone back from this because it doesn't give flashback. [...] If you take a photo you won't see a white cast around your eyes or face, which is so upsetting when you've worked really hard on your makeup [...] and then the camera does that and you look like a ghost. I've gone through so many of these."

Caroline Hirons

250k subs

✓Yay

"I like the [...] one from Laura Mercier. I think those are like a good stunning foundation and a good finishing powder."

Dr. Jenny Liu

324k subs

✓Yay

"It's super popular, it lasts for a long time, really great at controlling shine and kind of has this pore blurring effect and also creates kind of this no flash effect when you are filming or photographing. So just really nice to use regularly or for special events. [...] A little bit goes a long way and I basically just set my eyebrow, my eyes, my T-Zone on a regular basis when I film or when I have special events, and then certainly you can use it all over too."

Dimma Umeh

544k subs

✓Yay

"I'm just going to set my forehead and down the bridge of my nose with a brush."

Robert Welsh

1.11M subs

✓Yay

"I absolutely love this stuff. I can rely on this powder. [...] It's just the right level of matte for me, and it still looks like skin. It doesn't look cakey or overcompensating. I [...] think it's one of the best powders in existence."

What the evidence says.

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

Vitamin C

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

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?

A finely milled, sheer loose setting powder designed to set makeup, control shine and give skin a smooth, blurred finish. It is the original, untinted formula in the Laura Mercier range.

Is Laura Mercier Translucent Loose Setting Powder worth it?

Yes. All 13 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 85%.

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

Laura Mercier Translucent Loose Setting Powder holds a Guru Score of 85%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 13 expert reviewers we have collected. It is also Guru Certified, our mark for products that hold broad approval across many expert reviewers.

Who is Laura Mercier Translucent Loose Setting Powder best for?

Laura Mercier Translucent Loose Setting Powder is generally suited to oily skin.

What is Laura Mercier Translucent Loose Setting Powder good for, according to the experts?

In their reviews, experts say Laura Mercier Translucent Loose Setting Powder is good for excess oil and shine (4 experts), clogged or visible pores (1 expert), redness (1 expert) and fine lines and wrinkles (1 expert).

Is Laura Mercier Translucent Loose Setting Powder good for excess oil and shine?

4 experts who reviewed Laura Mercier Translucent Loose Setting Powder say it is. Alexandra Anele put it this way: “Laura Mercier, the original powder is good for oily skin.”