What it is:
An award-winning, silky powder with a touch of sheer coverage to set makeup for lasting wear.

What it does:
Translucent Loose Setting Powder locks in makeup for long-lasting wear, without adding weight or texture. This bestseller creates a modern, matte finish with a touch of sheer coverage, while it absorbs oil and reduces shine all day.

The pros know why it's their favorite: It’s a little denser than an average powder, providing super-smooth, even application and blending. This no-flashback formula means you'll look great in photos, and it creates a soft-focus effect to subtly blur the look of fine lines and imperfections. These truly translucent shades work on all skin tones—from the fairest to the deepest.

Translucent: Perfect for fair to medium and tan skin tones.
Translucent Medium Deep: Ideal for medium-deep to the deepest skin tones.

What else you need to know:
Renowned Makeup Artist Laura Mercier uses Setting Powder to set foundation and prolong its wear, so she applies it after foundation and concealer, and before applying powder-based color. An added benefit: it helps powder blush or bronzer go on more evenly.

Find Your Perfect Powder: While makeup artists and beauty junkies select a powder based on texture, finish, and skin type, others may find it easiest to choose based on skin type alone.

This professional-quality powder is noncomedogenic, non-caking, and dermatologist tested.

Research results:
In a consumer test on 32 women after 2 weeks:
- 100% said it's the key to long-lasting makeup and ensures makeup lasts throughout the day
- 100% said it is lightweight and does not look cakey on skin
- 100% said it controls and reduces shine
- 97% said it absorbs excess oil

What it is:
A translucent finishing powder with Amazonian clay to lock your makeup in place and reduce the look of imperfections.

What it does:
Set your makeup while you mattify and replenish the skin with this finishing powder. The soft and translucent, skin-perfecting formula minimizes the appearance of pores, diffuses imperfections, and balances the skin for a natural-looking, soft-focus finish.

What it is formulated WITHOUT:
- Parabens
- Phthalates

Research results:
In a consumer panel study on 32 women:
- 90% of women saw an immediate improvement in skin’s texture

After 1 week:
- 90% of women said this finishing powder greatly normalized excess oil production
- 93% of women said this finishing powder greatly improved the wear time of makeup

What it is:
A weightless translucent loose powder to set and perfect for a flawless, locked-in finish.

What it does:
Get ready for the latest breakthrough. Lock-It Setting Powder is not your grandma’s loose powder. Kat Von D’s groundbreaking technology reduces the weight by 45 percent compared to the leading setting powder*, so you get a better finish with no chalkiness, no flashback, and no added texture.

This silky, non-drying powder is designed to softly diffuse pores for a velvety-matte, selfie-ready finish. The universal translucent shade is truly undetectable on all skin tones (even in photos), so everyone can lock down and mattify their makeup without a trace.

For flawless all-over setting, apply with the Lock-It Setting Powder Brush (sold separately). To bake or set under-eye concealer, use the Lock-It Precision Powder Brush (sold separately).

*Based on US sales data.

What it is formulated WITHOUT:
- Parabens
- Sulfates
- Phthalates

What else you need to know:
The jar's sifter holes are arranged in the shape of a star, inspired by Kat's signature star tattoos. Lock-It Setting Powder is completely free of animal-derived ingredients.

"I am proud to say that Kat Von D Beauty products are never tested on animals—and never will be."—Kat Von D

Research results:
In a consumer study on 30 volunteers over 24 hours:
- 100% of users agreed this product is easy to apply
- 96% of users agreed this product felt weightless on their skin
- 96% of users agreed this product effectively sets their makeup
- 96% of users agreed this product gives a matte finish
- 96% of users agreed this product is extremely lightweight
- 96% of users agreed this product gives an instant, soft-matte finish
- 96% of users agreed this product did not disturb their makeup
- 93% of users agreed this product does not add any texture to their skin
- 93% of users agreed this product feels soft on their skin
- 93% of users agreed this product gives their makeup a smooth, finished look
- 90% of users agreed this product does not leave a chalky, white finish
- 90% of users agreed this product feels silky on their skin

What it is:
A translucent mattifying powder.

What it does:
This shine-stopping pressed powder blots oil and keeps shine at bay. The lavender shade applies invisibly and works on every skin tone. Try it on naked skin, or over foundation (for touch ups on the dance floor without destroying your makeup). Because the formula contains super lightweight, oil-absorbing rice powder, you won't feel the powder, but you'll see the shine-free results.

What else you need to know:
This powder comes in a gorgeous, transparent purple compact that seems to glow from within and features Urban Decay embellishments of skulls, flourishes, and flowers. Pop it open to reveal a mirror and handy puff applicator.

What it is formulated WITHOUT:
- Parabens
- Sulfates
- Phthalates

What it is:
A transparent, weightless powder to set under-eye concealer, brighten dark circles, and diminish the look of fine lines.

What it does:
Create the appearance of naturally-perfected skin, while maximizing the wear and coverage of makeup. This transparent under-eye setting powder brightens, lightens, and creates a look of luminosity. Formulated with light-reflecting, micronized pigments, this super-soft, weightless powder delivers a soft, radiant finish and resists settling into fine lines, accentuating shadows, or building up on skin.

What else you need to know:
This product is dermatologist- and ophthalmologist-tested. It is perfect for all skin types, even sensitive ones.

What it is:
A universal blotting powder that absorbs shine and diffuses the look of pores for an instant filtered look on the fly.

What it does:
Don’t be caught without the perfect blot. Take it from Rihanna, who blots on the fly to stay photo-ready 24/7. This universal blotting powder contains an exclusive pore-diffusing complex that absorbs shine and gives you a natural matte refresh for an instantly filtered look—so you’re always ready for a shine-free snap.

Invisimatte’s translucent powder is completely traceless against all skin tones and won’t cake, clog pores, creep into fine lines, or disturb makeup. And get this: It extends the wear of your foundation, too.

Invisimatte’s sleek, magnetized compact attaches to its perfect partner, the Portable Touch Up Brush 130 (sold separately), meaning that it’s easy to keep your shine-stopping essentials within reach. So touch up, touch up again, and bring on the photo ops.

What it is formulated WITHOUT:
- Parabens
- Sulfates
- Phthalates

What else you need to know:
Rihanna believes that being photo-ready means being shine-free.

"Every red carpet you see me on, this is in my clutch. I hate being greasy or getting caught oily in pictures. We all hate that, and this is the cure."—Rihanna, Brand Founder

Fenty Beauty is 100 percent cruelty-free.

What it is:
This shimmering, silky powder catches the light and gives the skin a unique glow.

What it does:
Easy to use and suitable for all skin types, this powder combines an extremely fine yet dense texture. Only a small amount is necessary for a visible and fabulous result.

What else you need to know:
Dany's Tip: "You can shade it off easily with an eyeshadow or powder brush. Use a damp brush to increase shine and hold. You can also dab a small amount on the areas of the face that need highlighting: around the eyes, on the cheekbones, and over lipstick."

What it is:
An ultra-refined powder formulated with light-reflecting particles to blur imperfections, packaged in an innovative sifter designed dispense the perfect amount of product.

What it does:
This setting powder blurs the appearance of pores, fine lines, and wrinkles for an airbrushed finish. The innovative gold sifter and custom cap allow for the perfect amount of product to be dispensed. The formula is infused with diamond powder for the most refined light refraction without any flashback, and sets makeup for longer wear. This translucent powder, formulated without talc, leaves an invisible finish, and is perfect for all skin tones.

What it is formulated WITHOUT:
- Parabens

What else you need to know:
"I wanted to create a setting powder that encompassed the silky, weightless texture of our bestselling Veil Mineral Primer. This 100 percent talc-free loose powder sets your makeup and enhances the look of natural skin—it brings the Veil experience full circle."—Carisa Janes, Hourglass Founder

What it is:
An award winning bronzing powder with golden shimmer.

What it does:
These buildable bronzing powders with golden shimmer create all-over warmth or contour for the face for the ultimate, healthy, sunkissed glow. Finely milled powders fill in lines and pores for a smoother, more even-looking complexion with an undetectable finish. Each iconic shade has a rich, gold-infused brown undertone, which delivers soft, shimmering color—perfect for creating a sunkissed look, imparting a luminous glow, or for subtle contouring. The shades are ideal for all skin tones, and each offers a natural-looking, imperceptible finish.

What else you need to know:
Shades:
Laguna: A beauty editor favorite, this is the award-winning, iconic shimmering bronzer.
Casino: A diffused deep brown with golden shimmer, this shade is perfect for darker skin tones.

"Bronzing Powder makes the skin look healthy and glowing. I was very precise with the amount of shimmer—I wanted to create an effect that made you look radiant and natural."—François Nars, Founder and Creative Director of NARS Cosmetics

"A little bronzing powder goes a very long way. Apply with a big brush. Keep the bronzing powder no more than one shade darker than your skintone. If it’s too dark, it can streak and look muddy. You’re not looking for a covering effect—just a hint of glow."—François Nars, Founder and Creative Director of NARS Cosmetics

What it is:
A pressed powder that visibly eliminates shine and controls oil breakthrough to maintain a fresh, matte finish with the naturally derived Shine Control Complex.

What it does:
Laura Mercier Smooth Focus Pressed Setting Powder - Shine Control is a lightweight, oil-free powder that visibly eliminates shine and produces a fresh, matte complexion. The naturally derived Shine Control Complex controls oil breakthrough and the ultra-sheer, mint green shade works to correct redness and visibly even out the skin tone. It's ideal for touch-ups throughout the day as it keeps your complexion flawless and shine-free.

What it is formulated WITHOUT:
- Parabens

What else you need to know:
This product is dermatologist tested and does not contain fragrances or talc.

What it is:
A weightless, translucent powder for all skin tones that creates a soft matte finish that looks luminous in any light.

What it does:
This setting powder enhances the look of foundation without a trace of color, extending makeup wear thanks to the NARS exclusive Light Reflecting Complex™, which optimizes light-reflection on the skin. Its silky powder is infused with Photochromic Technology, which diffuses light and adjusts to new sources of light throughout the day. Soft, silky, and luxurious to the touch and undetectable on the skin, this weightless formula applies evenly and blends effortlessly. One of the best parts? Fine lines, wrinkles, and pores optically fade as skin is visibly smoothed. Additionally, revolutionary microfine mineral powders are loaded with glycerin and antioxidant vitamin E to help guard against dryness and keep skin comfortable all day. Ideal for touch-ups, it helps regulate shine throughout the day and seamlessly sets foundation. This product is paraben- and fragrance-free and non-comedogenic.

What it is formulated WITHOUT:
- Parabens

What else you need to know:
NARS Light Reflecting Complex utilizes a blend of pure ingredients that work in synergy to transform light like a prism. Light-active micro-prisms are combined with algae extract and Polynesian seawater to optimize light reflection on the skin.

Research results:
In final clinical test results:
- 91% agree that the product was non-drying
- 82% agree that the product blurred enlarged pores
- 85% agree that the product blurred fine lines and wrinkles
- 91% agree that the product smoothed out skin’s appearance
- 97% agree that the product absorbed excess oil
- 94% agree that the product set the foundation
- 97% agree that the product helped the foundation and other makeup to stay put all day

What it is:
A weightless, translucent powder for all skin tones that creates a soft matte finish that looks luminous in any light.

What it does:
This setting powder enhances the look of foundation without a trace of color, extending makeup wear thanks to the NARS exclusive Light Reflecting Complex™, which optimizes light-reflection on the skin. Its silky powder is infused with Photochromic Technology, which diffuses light and adjusts to new sources of light throughout the day. Soft, silky and luxurious to the touch and undetectable on the skin, this weightless formula applies evenly and blends effortlessly. One of the best parts? Fine lines, wrinkles, and pores optically fade as skin is visibly smoothed. Additionally, revolutionary microfine mineral powders are loaded with glycerin and antioxidant vitamin E to help guard against dryness and keep skin comfortable all day. Ideal for touch-ups, it helps regulate shine throughout the day and seamlessly sets foundation. This product is paraben- and fragrance-free and non-comedogenic.

What it is formulated WITHOUT:
- Parabens

What else you need to know:
NARS Light Reflecting Complex utilizes a blend of pure ingredients that work in synergy to transform light like a prism. Light-active micro-prisms are combined with algae extract and Polynesian seawater to optimize light reflection on the skin.

Research results:
In final clinical test results:
- 84% agree that the product was non-drying
- 72% agree that the product blurred enlarged pores
- 72% agree that the product blurred fine lines and wrinkles
- 94% agree the product smoothes out skin’s appearance
- 91% agree that the product absorbs excess oil
- 81% agree that the product sets the foundation
- 75% agree that the product helps the foundation and other makeup to stay put all day

What it is:
An ultra-fine powder for the face that creates a sparkling effect.

What it does:
Diamond Powder combines both the pearly iridescence of Star Powder and the brightness of Glitter. Composed almost entirely of pure synthetic mother-of-pearl, the particles are finer so that they create ultimate radiance as soon as they are applied.