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I picked this up at the Origins store today! Maybe after I use it for a few weeks I'll write an official review, but now I just want to give everyone my first impressions on this powder.
What Origins claims it'll do for your face:
"Sheer finishing powder for every skin. You want it all. A face that looks flawless. Skin that looks simply sensational. Makeup that makes you look like you're not wearing makeup. Now, whether your skin is dark, light, or somewhere in between, you can have it all! This miraculous mix of magical minerals and perfecting pigments self adjusts to match your skin tone. Light-reflecting Mica masks skin discolorations. And silky Silica smooths little lines for a faultless finish every time."
What I've experienced:
This is a very fine talc-free, oil-free powder that is neutral, light-beige in color. When applied to my slightly shiny skin, the powder disappeared without leaving the slightest powdery finish. It also didn't seem to add color, but I tested the powder against white paper and some beige color deposited. What makes this powder different (not necessarily better) from other translucent powders is that this:
1. does not leave a powdery finish on *Caucasian skin.
2. has a matte finish that does a decent job blotting oil. More than other regular translucent powders I've used, including T.LeClerc. I found my face feeling slightly tight for the first hour after applying this powder and it's subdued my shine for four hours so far.
3. is, again, talc free. The main ingredient is silica.
I would recommend this to anyone who wants a mattified face, is *medium to fair in skintone and is combo/oily/normal to possibly normal/dry. It may become ashy on deeper skintones, as well as too drying for truly dry skin and not enough oil control for very oily skins. I can't speak from experience for those conditions but I just have enough horse's sense to leave that disclaimer!
What Origins claims it'll do for your face:
"Sheer finishing powder for every skin. You want it all. A face that looks flawless. Skin that looks simply sensational. Makeup that makes you look like you're not wearing makeup. Now, whether your skin is dark, light, or somewhere in between, you can have it all! This miraculous mix of magical minerals and perfecting pigments self adjusts to match your skin tone. Light-reflecting Mica masks skin discolorations. And silky Silica smooths little lines for a faultless finish every time."
What I've experienced:
This is a very fine talc-free, oil-free powder that is neutral, light-beige in color. When applied to my slightly shiny skin, the powder disappeared without leaving the slightest powdery finish. It also didn't seem to add color, but I tested the powder against white paper and some beige color deposited. What makes this powder different (not necessarily better) from other translucent powders is that this:
1. does not leave a powdery finish on *Caucasian skin.
2. has a matte finish that does a decent job blotting oil. More than other regular translucent powders I've used, including T.LeClerc. I found my face feeling slightly tight for the first hour after applying this powder and it's subdued my shine for four hours so far.
3. is, again, talc free. The main ingredient is silica.
I would recommend this to anyone who wants a mattified face, is *medium to fair in skintone and is combo/oily/normal to possibly normal/dry. It may become ashy on deeper skintones, as well as too drying for truly dry skin and not enough oil control for very oily skins. I can't speak from experience for those conditions but I just have enough horse's sense to leave that disclaimer!
