I picked this up in Boots a few days ago, for around £8. The product is a dome shaped mineral based powder (slightly smaller than the ubiquitous MAC MSF's...), and is apparently "The first Hot Pressed powder enriched with radiance boosting mineral quartz for a matte yet radiant complexion"
I picked up the shade Brun Abricoté. There are 5 shades available - vanillé, beige medium, doré, brun abricoté, and hâlé
Apparently "hot pressing" the powder means "its texture is as fine and lightweight as that of a loose powder. It softly glides on the skin to reveal the natural glow of your complexion and provides a matte, even and natural finish".
I was slightlysurprised to see the colour of this powder - these seem to be aimed to use as complexion enhancer/setting powder, however this shade looks a little pink to be of use for that...
I was still curious enough to purchase though, as I thought this would either make a great blusher, or when brushed on loosely would be nicely brightening on the skin... I have to say, I am SO pleased I picked this up, its a perfect day-to-day blusher for pale skins, easy as pie to wear, and lasts well on the skin.
To me, this is a great way of adding a natural flush, which removes the corpse like tendancies of my pale skin, without looking "made up" - perfect for work, or just "no-makeup-makeup-days. It also has a natural matte finish, ie it's not flat and ageing, but has a slight healthy looking sheen in the light. To apply as a blusher I used a MAC 109, as you need quite a dense brush to build up the colour. You could also apply this all over the face with a really loose brush, as a complexion brightener.
I'm so impressed with the performance of this, I've also purchased the palest shade (Vanillé) to use for setting foundation.
Fans of mineral makeup in the purest sense might want to check through the ingredient list first of all, as the first ingredient listed is Talc... I haven't had any sensitivity issues with this, but its always best to check.
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i own this in 01 rosé clair for setting my foundation - i absolutly love it! as a bonus it smells quite nice (at least to me it does)
If Miss Worthy says its good... then it must be damn good. Ill pick myself up one of these next week while in town.
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@Minion - yeah, they do smell very good actually - a but apricotty! Glad you enjoy yours...
@Jo - def a good one for pale skins... check the range of shades out, there are darker shades, great for contouring if you are less pale than me! x
Yay, thanks for reviewing this hun. I kept umming and ahhing about getting it (once Im off project 5 pan :( ) and Now i know its good I will do! :) xx
@Francesca - No problem, I hope it lives up to your expectations! xxx
Great review, it looks lovely on you! I don't think I've ever noticed these before
@Stefanie - they are fab for pale ladies - there are some great contour shades too...
i have to see if this available here as bourjois is have 50% of all its items but i didn't think i saw this particular powder the last time i visited priceline. but then again, the branch i went had not much to begin with.
i do need a setting powder at the moment as i didn't bring any with me to sydney. your post has come the most timing!
@jojoba- I wouldn't recommend the shade shown here for a setting powder, as it's a little too pink, but there are loads of other more skin toned shades...
This actually looks like an amazing blusher for paler tones skin :) Thanks for the review x
loving this powder :)
I must see if they sell this here in Australia :D
Oooh it sounds lovely! I'll have to go a-swatching :)
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