“Sometimes I just use a tinted SPF with a powder over top of it because I love my freckles and don’t want them to be completely covered,” Kenna Ehman, makeup artist and co-owner of Kenna Kunijo. Tinted face powders can also offer translucent coverage, while other formulas are souped up with SPF and hydrating and brightening ingredients, such as hyaluronic acid. The Laura Mercier Translucent Loose Setting Powder blends effortlessly.
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“It keeps your foundation locked in throughout the day and ensures that your skin looks smooth with an allover clean finished-never shiny or oily.” An award-winning, No.1 setting powder used and loved by the best in the industry. “In the heat, your cream or liquid foundation will not set without a setting powder,” explains Natasha Moor, makeup artist and founder of Natasha Moor Cosmetics. And unlike makeup setting spray, a single dusting can lock your makeup in place, keep shine to a minimum, and soak up sweat and oil-qualities that are undeniably useful in the sticky-sweaty dog days of summer. Think of setting powder as a tool (and a highly underrated one at that) that can vastly extend the life of your makeup, like the way a topcoat does for your manicure. But with the latest face powder formulas, your makeup could last twice as long and stay put without smearing, smudging, or feeling heavy. Its bad rap for making your face look dry and cakey certainly doesn't help either. Unlike a good blush or incredible lipstick, the best setting powders aren't made to be noticed-which is why they're an easy step to skip in your beauty routine when you're pressed for time or money.