Monday, November 14, 2011

Loose powder VS Pressed powder

I believe that both powders has it's pros and cons.

Loose Powder is my preference of powder hands down. I prefer to use it on myself at home and is what I carry in my kit and use every time on models and clients. Loose powders can give light to medium coverage with the right application and does not look caky. I also believe that you get more product than a loose powder for the same amount of money. And because it is finely milled, loose powders look flawless on the skin and can set cream products better since it can fill in wrinkles. 



Although I prefer loose powders, I of course own pressed powders and are extremely convenient when I am doing my makeup in the car or at work. I do not carry loose powder in my makeup bag, so a pressed powder is my go to for when I do not have time to do my makeup at home. I have a pressed powder foundation palette in my kit and I use that when someone has amazing skin instead of using foundation. But know that pressed powder foundation is different than pressed powder. The foundation has more coverage. I also like to use it to contour. Also, because the powder is pressed, it contains more oils than loose powders do, and can look caky, (on my oily skin, pressed powder definitely looks cakey) since it is not as fine, which is why I prefer loose powder, but again, both serve their purposes and work great for different reasons. 

Which do you prefer?


4 comments:

  1. Love it! :)

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  2. I have loose powder, and from the sounds of your description it's the best type for my skin. BUT I still feel that it can look caky and heavy, so I try not to use it often.

    xx Cristina

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  3. Hey Christina! You should try using it with a large powder brush; shake off the excess. By using a brush of that size it will deposit less product but just enough to set the foundation. Remember that you are not trying to get coverage, you are simply tryig to set the foundation. Hope is will help!!

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  4. Very cute post! Great products!

    xoxo

    Linda from http://www.moonon.com/

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