For my previously very oily skin, I found it alright – it did a decent job of mattifying; but the downfalls I found was sometimes it would go on looking cakey and make things look heavier, or didn’t always like to layer too well when I’d need to retouch – and also it could leave a […]

Reply When I was younger, cheaper – and much more oily – I used to use it quite a bit. Sometimes by itself, but more often I’d use it to bulk out a face powder.  

Reply Being a member of the dry river club, I found that the best way to apply foundation powder was with a firm brush. It doesn’t seem to gather as much.

Reply The more one’s face resembles a dry river bed, the less one should use powder. Yes, even those who have no issue with oily skin might get some benefit from powder if they have cracked and crease-free skin to begin with, but if they’re in the dry river bed category like me, I advise going […]

Reply Perhaps I was being liberal with the word ‘liberal’ but conversely, if you’re trying to set a foundation then being too frugal won’t cut it either. As for only using powder on oily skin, many a pro makeup artist would beg to differ. Setting the foundation with powder makes it last longer. In the […]

Reply This is confounding. Seems to me that in no case should one be “liberal” in the use of powder. One should always use as little as possible. Moreover, the powder is really advisable only for those who have oily skin.

The L’Oreal foundation is the cheapest one I use the results with the baby powder were quite frankly astounding. Not least of all probably because I was far more liberal with it than the twenty pounds a pop, small pot of Vichy setting powder. My other foundations are Vichy Dermablend Doll 10 TCE Doll 10 […]