Advantages: great finish Disadvantages: smallish pot
This is my new favourite loosepowder (which was previously Lancome). What's special about it is that it's the first loosepowder which never irritates my skin, even if I don't wear a foundation or base underneath. My guess is that's because Aveda don't use mineral oil in any of their products, unlike most powders on the market. (it does contain talc though, so won't be suitable for those who have a sensitivity to that). The other great thing about this is that it's absolutely compatible with every other foundation I've tried it with - brands ranging from Maybelline to Nars and Boots to Sisley. Most powders work with some brands and not others, but here the colour and texture always stays true. ...
Advantages: Natural look with a flawless finish Disadvantages: Messy
I use boots 17 advanced wear liquid foundation but never used to use the 17 pressed or loosepowder which went with it.
I've always used a pressed powder by a different make but I thought I would give loosepowder a go as sometimes I feel pressed powder feels and looks to thick on my skin.
I have used other boots 17 products and have been fairly pleased with the results.
This loosepowder is a micro-fine, translucent powder and is also fragrant free and Dermatologically tested. I paid £4.99 for a pot of this powder which came with a blue screw lid. As you take the lid off, it look a bit like a talcum powder bottle as the pot has little holes so you can shake out the required amount you need.
I tapped some of the powder into the lid and dipped my brush into the lid to apply it that way. This was very easy to apply ...
I recently purchased some Max Factor transclucent loosepowder from Boots, i paid about £7.
The packaging is a simple black oval pot with the max factor logo on the front in silver writing, inside is a small, flat powder sponge and a lid with holes in so you can dispense a little out at a time onto the lid to apply.
I thought the price of this powder was quite reasonably priced as i usually pay £11 for another brand of loosepowder.
I thought the texture of the powder itself could of been a little finer and it seemed to contains lots of lumps/clumps of powder, my immediate thoughts when i opended the pot was that the colour was very orange looking for a transclucent shade and it didnt look very skin like.
I found this quite tricky to apply as the lid is very hard to pull off,when i finally managed to pull the lid off i ...
