Lorac Oil-Free Wet/Dry Powder (WD3)

Product Description: (from: loraccosmetics.com) LORAC’s Oil Free Wet/Dry Powder Makeup instantly transforms your complexion with a satiny, smooth, picture perfect finish. This nondrying, oil and fragrance free powder makeup is infused with vitamins a and e and is good for all skin types especially for sensitive, oily and acne prone skin.

Ingredients: TALC, NYLON-12, LAUROYL LYSINE, OCTYLDODECANOL, OCTYLDODECYL STEAROYL STEARATE, ETHYLHEXYL METHOXYCINNAMATE, DIMETHICONE, BENZOPHENONE-3, ZINC STEARATE, DICALCIUM PHOSPHATE, ISOPROPYL LANOLATE, METHYLPARABEN, CALCIUM STEARATE, PROPYLPARABEN, DEHYDROACETIC ACID, RETINYL PALMITATE, TOCOPHERYL ACETATE, BUTYLPARABEN, BHT, SODIUM HYALURONATE MAY CONTAIN/PEUT CONTENIR: BISMUTH OXYCHLORIDE(CI77163), TITANIUM DIOXIDE(CI77891), IRON OXIDES(CI77491, CI77492, CI77499)

How to use: Apply it wet for sheer coverage or dry for full coverage. Good for all skin types, this powder makeup is enriched with vitamins A and E to nourish and condition skin. Comes with applicator sponge.

Where to buy: Lorac Cosmetics $12,  Amazon $36,  Beauty Bar $36

Review: This review is loooonnnngggg overdue. How long? I’ve already used up the entire compact! Currently, I’m left with the powder on the sides of the compact where the brush can’t really get to. Now I’ve been using those leftovers to make homemade tinted moisturizer (post on that to come later). All kidding aside, I think face powder is one of the essentials of make-up. On my super lazy days, I usually drop everything but the face powder. At the least, I figure, I can look halfway decent by having a matte face, especially on days (and season) where my skin is more oily as well as help make my skintone look more even. I’ve never tried applying face powder through wet application, so I can only assume that doing it this way would make it seem as if you’re putting cream foundation on. I loved this powder, it had great coverage as well as kept my face matte for most of the day. My nose (which is the oiliest part of my face) would need some blotting halfway through the day, but that was it. I didn’t get why you got a sponge as an applicator as opposed to a puff, but I didn’t use it so that didn’t make much of a difference (I’m used to applying powder at home with a face brush, I use a puff when I’m out and about). Someday, I’ll get around to purchasing this again but in the meantime I have about 10 powder compacts that are waiting in my make-up drawer to be tested. The cost is pretty normal for powder from a higher end brand, but if you can get your hands on your shade while it is on sale at Lorac it is an absolute steal!

Benefit Cosmetics – Girl Meets Pearl

 Product Description: A soft, golden pink, liquid-pearl highlighter.

Use this luminizer for a delectable glow. Its sheer, light-reflecting formula in a fresh, raspberry scent glides on smoothly for a breathtaking radiant complexion. It also contains sesame seed oil and skin-soothing raspberry, chamomile, and sweet almond seed extract to improve the skin’s firmness and smoothness.

How to use: Wear it alone for a youthful dewy glow. Or apply over make-up for lustrous “pearlessence.”

Where to buy: Sephora, Ulta, Benefit Cosmetics – $30

Review: I bought this after trying out That Gal (review on this product to come shortly as well). Like That Gal, Girl Meets Pearl also comes in a tube and a couple of turns of the tube dispenses enough product to use for your entire face (it takes a bit more the first time). Girl Meets Pearl gives your face a soft shimmer without looking too shiny. The primer is also light, so your face doesn’t feel weighed down after being applied. It’s good to use on its own, but I put this on after applying BB cream to my face. The raspberry scent is very, very faint but definitely a plus! It is a little pricey for primer, but not one Benefit product I’ve purchased has disappointed me so far, so it’s well worth the $30 you’ll spend on this primer. And once again, a little bit of this goes a long way. A couple of clicks of the tube dispenses enough product to spread all over your face.