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Buildable Makeup Powders

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Achieve your perfect finish with Buildable Makeup Powders designed to let you customize your coverage with ease. Whether you prefer a natural, barely-there look or a more polished, full-coverage effect, these versatile powders are ideal for layering and blending seamlessly into your routine. Explore a wide range of shades and textures to find the ideal match for your complexion and desired style. With Buildable Makeup Powders, creating a flawless look that suits every occasion has never been easier.

PAT McGRATH LABSSublime Perfection Setting Powder

ITEM: 2271146

Color: Medium Deep 4

72 Reviews

$61.00

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This tops some of the other extremely hyped loose setting powders out there. It completely blurs any imperfections and it doesn’t look like you have any powder on your skin. ...This is the perfect powder. This powder is so smoothing and blurring.

What it is: A brilliantly buildable, ultra-weightless, luxe setting powder that imparts radiant perfection in five shades formulated to match any skin tone.

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Amino-Acid-Treated Powder: Ensures color-true performance, even through sweat and sebum, with high water repellency, improved slip, enhanced feel, better skin adhesion, and improved payoff.
- Lighter-than-Air Proprietary Powder Blend: An ultra-light, pure powder blend that gives a barely-there feel on skin with a unique, sensorial application.

Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, and contains less than one percent of synthetic fragrances.

MAC CosmeticsMineralize Skinfinish Natural Sheer Coverage Dimensional Baked Face Powder

Size: 0.35 oz/ 10 g·ITEM: 2093318

Color: Give Me Sun! - light summer peach tan

56 Reviews

$56.00

I have mattyfying powders that keep my makeup in place, but they tend to look rather flat and make my skin look dry. ...I mostly use it over my liquid foundations since it gives such a nice smooth airbrush finish or for a little extra coverage over my bb cream/tinted moisturizer. The powder itself is pretty light but buildable, not sure I would wear it on it's own though.

What it is:
A slow-baked powder with M·A·C Multi-Mineral Complex that provides a natural, dimensional finish.

What it does:
This luxurious, slow-baked domed face powder with low-level pearlized pigments provides a dimensional yet natural-satin finish. Featuring the M·A·C Multi-Mineral Complex and vitamin E, it can be used to set foundation and to touch-up makeup throughout the day and is perfect for contouring the face and body.

What else you need to know:
This product is dermatologist and ophthalmologist tested and non-acnegenic.

Fashion FairCrème to Powder Skin Foundation

Size: 0.46 oz/ 13 g·ITEM: 2476836

Color: Black Brunette - deep with neutral warm undertones

77 Reviews

$55.50

What it is: An opulent foundation that glides on like a silky cream and dries to a thin, elegant, second-skin powder finish.


Coverage: Medium


Finish: 
Natural


Formulation: 
Cream


Best For: Normal and Oily Skin


Highlighted Ingredients: 
- Resorcinol: A skin brightener that helps fade the appearance of dark spots and even tone.

- Vitamin C: Evens tone, visibly reduces hyperpigmentation, and smooths skin.

- Turmeric: Soothes irritation and helps heal and brighten the skin.


Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, formaldehydes, 


CLINIQUEBeyond Perfecting Powder Foundation + Concealer

Size: 0.51 oz/ 14.5 g·ITEM: 2021236

Color: Ivory

36 Reviews

$52.00

This is a pretty good foundation as far as powders go; not full coverage but definitely covers redness and unevenness, it is surprisingly hydrating and leaves a nice finish on the skin (kind of glowy, not super matte). ...I do tend to use concealer first under my eyes and in a couple of other spots and then apply the powder all over.

What it is: A full-coverage powder foundation and concealer in one with a unique, dual-sided sponge for easy on-the-go application.

Coverage: Full

Finish: Matte

Formulation: Pressed powder

Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily

Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens.

What Else You Need to Know: This product is non-acnegenic, dermatologist-tested, ophthalmologist-tested, and allergy-tested. It’s 100 percent free of fragrance and oil, and is sweat and humidity resistant with up to eight hours of wear.

IT CosmeticsCC+ Airbrush Perfecting Powder Foundation

Size: 0.192 oz/ 5.44 g·ITEM: 2227643

Color: Rich - (W) (Golden Brown)

331 Reviews

$57.00

I regularly wear the foundation from It Cosmetics and I decided to buy the powder version as well. The powder is very buildable and give full coverage. ...It covers blemishes pretty well, and the formula is definitely buildable. A great sub for compact powders for everyone who is looking for a rather light application.

What it is: A talc-free, lightweight, color-correcting pressed powder with buildable, sheer-to-full coverage.

Coverage: Full

Finish: Natural

Formulation: Pressed Powder

Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Collagen: Enhances visible elasticity for a youthful, smooth appearance.
- Peptides: Help reduce the appearance of wrinkles and support natural collagen for smoother, firmer-looking skin.
- Niacin (B Vitamin): Supports skin barrier function and visible elasticity, promotes a more even-looking tone, and combats the appearance of blemishes and hyperpigmentation.

Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens and phthalates.

NATASHA DENONAHY-SCULPT Liquid Bronzer

Size: 0.47 oz/14 g·ITEM: 2890432

Color: Fling - deep

271 Reviews

$54.00

What it is: A serum-infused liquid bronzer that gives skin an ultra-blurred, natural-matte finish and water-resistant, all-day wear.

Highlighted Ingredients: 
- Sodium Hyaluronate: Supports both short- and long-term hydration.


Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens and mineral oil. It is also cruelty-free.


What Else You Need to Know: Natasha’s HY-SCULPT LIQUID BRONZER has a self-setting, highly pigmented, mistake-proof formula that blends effortlessly over a fresh face, powder, liquid, and cream products. 

Rare Beauty by Selena GomezTrue to Myself Tinted Pressed Talc-Free Finishing Powder

Size: 0.28 oz/8 g·ITEM: 2893352

Color: Opal - fair with neutral undertone

2.1K Reviews

$44.00

I'm finally loving my makeup with this powder....This powder sets my makeup without taking away the glow that I like to have

What it is: A powder that does it all: blurs and smooths, reduces shine, and sets makeup with light, buildable coverage and a natural finish that stays true to you.

Coverage: Light

Finish:
Natural

Formulation:
Pressed Powder

Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, phthalates, mineral oil, retinyl palmitate, oxybenzone, coal tar, hydroquinone, sulfates SLS & SLES, triclocarban, triclosan, and contains less than one percent synthetic fragrance. It is also vegan and cruelty-free.

What Else You Need to Know: This talc-free, tinted powder delivers a diffused cloud effect that lets radiance filter through—no chalkiness, caking, creasing, clogged pores

Fenty Beauty by RihannaPro Filt’r Soft Matte Longwear Powder Foundation

Size: 0.32 oz/ 9.1 g·ITEM: 2413680

Color: 380 - for tan to deep skin with cool undertones

1.2K Reviews

$54.00

The powder I never knew I needed!...This is my first foundation powder and I have no complaints. My face does not look Cakey, the coverage is buildable, and it leaves my face matte all day. ...I’m in that “no makeup makeup” phase right now, so I’ve been using dewy skin tints; however, if I don’t add powder afterwards I get very greasy.

What it is: A light-as-air longwear powder foundation that gives you light-to-full coverage with a soft matte finish.

Coverage: Medium

Finish:
Matte

Formulation:
Pressed Powder

Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens and phthalates. It is also vegan, gluten-free, cruelty-free.

What Else You Need to Know: This longwear powder delivers a non-cakey, blurred finish with no flashback. The buildable, light-to-full-coverage formula loves to be layered without settling into fine lines or clogging the look of pores. It’s also sweat, humidity, and crease resistant, plus it has a chic portable compact.

Benefit CosmeticsGoof Proof Waterproof Brow-Filling Powder

Size: 0.06 oz / 1.9 g·ITEM: 2662302

Color: Shade 1 - cool light blonde

212 Reviews

$33.00

I love how easy it is to use. It’s blendable, buildable, and gives a great look for everyday or formal makeup....The powder stays put all day and doesn't smudge or fade, which is fantastic for those long days when I need my makeup to last.

What it is: An easy-to-use brow powder that is great for brow newbies and pros.

What Else You Need to Know: This easy-to-use, lightweight pressed powder is a must-have for everyone's makeup bag. It effortlessly fills in sparse areas for natural-looking, blended brows. The silky-soft powder adheres to skin and hair and gives brows texture and dimension. It is also buildable and blendable, and color stays true.

Clinical Results: In a self-evaluation by 114 participants, after 1 week:
- 96% said it was easy to apply
- 96% said brows look natural

BASMAThe Soft Matte Talc-Free Blurring Powder Bronzer

Size: 0.15 oz/4.2 ml·ITEM: 2897742

Color: Deep - A cool-toned deep bronze

104 Reviews

$44.00

Its buildable warmth adds dimension without looking harsh, thanks to blurring rice powder and a smooth talc-free formula. ...Such a very natural and beautiful velvety powder bronzer🤎 perfect for an everyday look. Has a buildable formula with light - medium coverage that gives the bronzy effect I need!!

What it is: A velvety soft, talc-free blurring powder bronzer that's long-wearing with buildable warmth and a satin-matte finish.

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Sustainable Rice Powder: Oil-absorbing, pore-blurring, and lightweight on the skin.

Ingredient Callouts: This product is vegan and cruelty-free.

What Else You Need to Know: This bronzer is lightweight, silky, and feels like second skin. Made with 87 percent naturally derived ingredients, it delivers great color payoff with medium buildable coverage and can be used as an all-over bronzer or a sculpting tool. Thanks to its naturally blurring ingredients, this formula won't cling to dry patches or emphasize texture.

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“Definitely this product is shine-control and perfect for who is looking for a natural matte finish that lasts all day. Also the good thing I think it didn’t leave my face dry and without a glow like other matte powders”
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“After a full 13 hour day of where with some light powder and it held up great. this foundations comfortable and easy to wear”
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“The best juicy shiny lip on the market. I love this shade ‘Syrup’ and will always repurchase”
Blemish Friendly Powders
“Dry skin friendly-my skin is very dry and often, powders tend to highlight the dry areas and look flakey, plus I have fine lines around the eyes and nasolabial folds and this doesn't settle into them in a bad way. ”
All Skin Types Powders
“I even use it to set concealer under my eyes where the skin is severely dry and it still looks great! I use a small powder brush to apply this powder, let it set for a minute, then use a large, clean, fluffy powder brush all over to brush off any excess”
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“I have been using this powder as a bronzer for a few years now and love it. it soft and stays put”
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“This is the BEST loose powder I have tried and trust me I have tried almost everyone of these powders at Sephora and other places”
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“It sets makeup with a natural radiant finish. I received this product for free from Topbox Marketing for testing and review purposes”

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