A loose setting powder designed to set makeup while maintaining a natural, skin-like finish and blurred appearance without over-mattifying.
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Guru Score
83%
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Early verdict · Few reviews so far
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What they liked
Blurs pores and smooths texture without caking
Pink undertone brightens under-eye area
What they flagged
Nothing. None of the experts who reviewed it raised a problem.
What the gurus are saying
This powder blurs visible pores and skin texture while setting makeup without the drying, lifeless look many setting powders leave behind. Reviewers praise how it keeps skin looking natural and luminous, sets under-eyes without creasing or caking, and delivers lasting power throughout the day with just one application. The slightly heavier texture gives control over coverage, so those wanting a lighter hand can use less.
Synthesized from 3 expert reviews · most recent take August 2026
"This is one of my go-tos. I absolutely love the setting powder because it doesn't dry out your skin where your skin looks lifeless. It does its job with setting your makeup, setting your under eyes, getting rid of some of that shine, but it still allows your skin to shine through and giving more of that natural complexion. I have a lot of setting powders in my collection and ones that I've used over the years that matt out your skin completely, but then your skin just feels really dry and tight afterwards and then you look at yourself in the mirror and your skin just looks lifeless. It looks worse than what it did prior. I'm not for setting powders like that. This actually keeps your skin looking skin-like. It gives that longevity with your makeup and it does a good job to diminish shine. [...] I just have to use this once and that's it. I'm good for the day. [...] This does an excellent job."
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"This is one of my go-tos. I absolutely love the setting powder because it doesn't dry out your skin where your skin looks lifeless. It does its job with setting your makeup, setting your under eyes, getting rid of some of that shine, but it still allows your skin to shine through and giving more of that natural complexion. I have a lot of setting powders in my collection and ones that I've used over the years that matt out your skin completely, but then your skin just feels really dry and tight afterwards and then you look at yourself in the mirror and your skin just looks lifeless. It looks worse than what it did prior. I'm not for setting powders like that. This actually keeps your skin looking skin-like. It gives that longevity with your makeup and it does a good job to diminish shine. [...] I just have to use this once and that's it. I'm good for the day. [...] This does an excellent job."
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"I've been quite impressed with the Makeup by Mario Surreal Skin Soft Blur Setting Powder. This blurs like a dream. I use this a lot underneath my eyes, I might occasionally set my chin if it's looking a little shiny, and I might do this around my nose area, but this for the under eyes is perfect. This does help to brighten because I have it in the shade one which is fair pink, so that pink undertone really does give that little brightness which I personally love for the under eyes. It's [...] very longwearing. Once I set my under eyes, I don't have to set them again for the rest of the day or night."
"This one is so good, it's one of my personal favorites. You guys know how much I love this powder, it's so good. I personally love the shade range too, the fair pink shade, if you have fair skin, is chef's kiss."
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"This is just a really good smoothing setting powder in a color that honestly matches my skin tone. It might be a little more brightening on deeper skin tones, this shade, but for me it kind of just blends into my fair skin, which is really nice. Any translucent powder should do that, and if they do have tints in them, just make sure that it's a color that blends into your skin versus highlights or brightens for the most effortless look."
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"This powder is the best for like again that airbrushed look, which I'm going for fresh airbrushed. [...] I'm taking this powder on my BK Beauty N14 and we're going to set the concealer with this, being more generous in the center right here where I have the most pores, most visible pores, I should say. I have pores everywhere, but that's kind of where I want to smooth things out. Also tap this in the center of the forehead. I also love putting a bit of powder in the brows. It just makes it easier for me to fill them in."
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"If we're thinking classic powder formulas, I immediately think of this Mario powder. So, that's what I'm going to use today. And I'm going to take that on my KJH number four brush. And we're just going to start setting the under eyes, a bit on the forehead as well. I always like to powder a little bit through the brows before applying my brow pencil, too."
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"I highly recommend the Makeup by Mario one, specifically in the shade pink. You can see how that really blurs the skin. This is more of like a classic feeling powder. A little bit heavier, but not in a bad way. It just blurs, smooths, airbrushes. It's perfection. I love this powder. I alternate actually pretty equally now between my Huda and the Mario. They're both great."
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"I'm going to pick that up on my Nikki La Rose N14 brush and I'm going to start setting the under eye area with this first. I'm going to use a little more powder than what maybe I usually do for an everyday look just because I want that extra flawless finish. I just like things to be like slightly more glam on an everyday basis for fall. So, I'm just going to continue to press that underneath the eyes. I'm going to put a bit on the eyelids and through the brows as well so that my brow pencil adheres well to my brow area. I'm also going to take a little bit more powder on a fluffier brush and just kind of stamp that on the outsides of the face."
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"We're going to go in with the Makeup by Mario powder. This is a very classic feeling powder. And again, that's something that I'm really into this year is just classic basic makeup products. I'm all for a good innovative product, too. But for everyday, I realistically just need to be able to use things that I know are going to perform. And that is this product for me."
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"This powder looks nice. My skin looks very flawless. I have nothing bad to say about it. In fact, I really like how this looks. I am somebody who loves powder anyway, and I love a little bit more of a matte base to start with because I like to control the amount of glow that I have in other ways. So I'm really liking this. It feels good on the skin."
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"This is like holy grail status for me currently. It is so nice. I love to set the under eyes with this. Buff it around the T-zone. It just blurs the face. It sets really well. You can kind of build it up if you want to for a hint of coverage. But it just overall looks flawless and it makes my makeup last all day, which is what I look for in a powder obviously. And I never want it to look dusty or crepey or cakey under the eyes. And this one doesn't. It really honestly never does."
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"I've been still loving my Makeup by Mario powder, this is the Surreal Skin Soft Blur Setting Powder in the shade Fair Pink. It's definitely more of a heavy-duty, like proper setting powder, but that is what I like. I feel like it's Mario who made me love powder so much. It was his masterclasses that made me realize the magic of powder. He is like the powder magician and the way he's able to layer and press and roll the powder into the skin."
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"I knew powder was going to be extremely important so I went with my current favorite, this is from Makeup by Mario, The Surreal Skin Soft Blur Setting Powder in the shade soft pink. I really pressed the powder into the T-Zone because that's where I know I get the most oily throughout the day. Since I was going to be live for 8 hours I knew my makeup had a higher chance of expiring, so I made sure to really create an airbrushed look up front so that it just had better longevity."
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"This is one of my current favorites from Mario, but also in general right now. It's so good. I can't live without a loose powder. It is an everyday staple for me. I feel like when you use this many creams and skin prep, it actually melts down into like your foundation and concealer and cream products and then as your natural warmth and oils come through from your skin, it like freshens up and doesn't look dusty."
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"I'm going to take the makeup by Mario powder in the shade Fair pink and I'm going to press and roll this through the T-Zone mostly just to make sure everything's super airbrushed."
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"I'm going to take the Makeup by Mario powder, this is a new setting powder that I tried the other day as well and I love it. I have the light shade which is fair pink. I'm loving this formula. I love how it brightens things but it really locks the makeup in for an airbrushed look. It is definitely more of a mattifying powder so keep that in mind, but that's what I like when it comes to a powder in general, but also for a fall makeup look I want it to be a little more airbrushed."
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"This is the Surreal Skin Soft Blur Setting Powder in the shade fair pink. Now, I am wearing this today, and it just gives such a beautiful soft focus effect to the face. It also has like a teeny bit of coverage, so it feels a little bit more glam, which I like. There's certain looks that I really like that for. I haven't stopped reaching for this. I will never not wear those other powders, but this one has been really rotating into my routine a little bit more and more, especially this summer. And I just love how it looks all over the skin. It's so beautiful."
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"This is the Surreal Skin Soft Blur Setting Powder in the shade Fair Pink. The powder puff is very bouncy and extremely flexible, not as firm as some of the other ones that I usually use, which is kind of interesting. But together with this powder it's really creating a nice airbrushed effect which I love."
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"This Makeup by Mario Surreal Skin Soft Blur Setting Powder is such a good classic feeling setting powder. It's a nice heavier duty powder that really locks in the makeup and it blurs and smooths. It's not like a super lightweight powder, but I like something like this because I feel like you actually have a little more control and you can take a smaller amount if you want a lighter feel with a powder, but if you need it to really lock in for hours and hours you have that capability with something like this as well. So loving this so much."
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"I wear the shade Fair Pink. It's such a nice powder. It's actually talc free but it's so smoothing and blurring and does everything that I want in a setting powder. It definitely is more of a proper setting powder so if you want a lighter feeling when it comes to setting the face just use less, but if you use a little more it's going to really lock in your makeup which I like in a setting powder. The Mario one really sets the makeup and controls oils very beautifully while still looking natural."
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"The Makeup by Mario Surreal Skin Soft Blurring Setting Powder is so good. This one has a little bit more coverage, so it's great for if you want a little more of like an airbrushed effect to your makeup. It's beautiful. I love it so much. There was a minute there where it was part of my everyday routine. Right now, I feel like I'm back into the Huda Beauty realm, but I definitely split my everyday routine between either the Huda Beauty or the Mario the most this year."
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"The Mario powder is one of the best that launched this year, actually the best loose powder that launched this year. I wear the shade fair pink and it's so good. It's a more substantial setting powder that gives a full glam appearance, a little heavier but not cakey. It really sets the face, which I personally love."
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"This one is so good, it's one of my personal favorites. You guys know how much I love this powder, it's so good. I personally love the shade range too, the fair pink shade, if you have fair skin, is chef's kiss."
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Frequently asked.
What is Makeup by Mario Surreal Skin Soft Blur Setting Powder?
A loose setting powder designed to set makeup while maintaining a natural, skin-like finish and blurred appearance without over-mattifying.
Is Makeup by Mario Surreal Skin Soft Blur Setting Powder worth it?
Yes. All 3 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 83%.
What is Makeup by Mario Surreal Skin Soft Blur Setting Powder's Guru Score?
Makeup by Mario Surreal Skin Soft Blur Setting Powder holds a Guru Score of 83%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 3 expert reviewers we have collected.
Who is Makeup by Mario Surreal Skin Soft Blur Setting Powder best for?
Makeup by Mario Surreal Skin Soft Blur Setting Powder is generally suited to oily skin.
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