Review: Yves Rocher Matte Comfort Powder

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I am a big powder person.

Though I have slightly dry skin, I  prefer to wear powder as my foundation routine because it's convenient to apply and good powder foundations save me a lot of time on makeup.

I bought this powder 3 years ago. Somehow it did not impress me that much and I stored it somewhere and forgot about it. Recently I have been starting shopping with my stash and I digged it out and try to rediscover it.

The shade I got is 100 very light mat. It's light enough for my skin, however it's more towards to a slightly pink-y side on my skin. I probably will try the 200 light shade next time when it's on sale.

This powder is stored in a very elegant and sleek case. This compact has a big mirror in it yet manages to be light weight and portable. The sponge that comes with it is too small and I do not use it to apply my powders.

This powder foundation gives a light to medium coverage. It covers better than most of the liquid foundations such as revlon nearly naked or revlon photo ready bb cream. I use Shiseido's foundation brush and The Body Shop mineral foundation brush to apply this powder.

The finish is a matte but not flat. I agree with what it claimed on Yves Rocher's site: It gives bright, velvety and powdery finish. It reminds me of Loreal True Match powder. They both can work as pressed setting powder and light powder foundation. The Yves Rocher powder is also creamy and finely-milled.

The only thing that I dislike and cannot stand is the scent. It has too strong scent to it --even after 3 hours of applying the smell lingers. I wish it can  be fragrance free as most of the Japanese powder foundations are.

It retails at 30 CAD plus tax, but you can get it when it's 45% off. It can be cheaper than Loreal's true match powder since Loreal cots around 13.99-19.99 in Canada plux 13% tax.

All in all, it's a good pressed powder/powder foundation and gives a adjustable coverage.

Reveiw: KATE Concealing Cover Powder Foundation

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Japanese foundations are famous for their coverage and sun protection facts. I always use a liberal amount of sunscreen before any makeup. It seems that Japanese powder foundations are usually get alone well with any sunscreens. This Kate Concealing Cover Powder Foundation is no exception.

I remember years ago when I bought Kate powder foundation first time, I was not very impressed by its quality. The powders were chalky and the shade did not match well. The foundation seem to oxidize.

Kanebo Corporation has been improving a lot over the years with with every products, especially their drugstore foundations (Note: Kate is owned by Kanebo). Somehow Kanabo has become one of my favorite Japanese cosmetics company. The powders become creamier and softer. The shades matches better and the rate of oxidation is almost zero.

The shade I got this time is BE-C. It's matches perfectly with my skin tone. I also got a OC-B, will try it later.  Japanese BE shade has a truly yellow under tone, which conceals the redness and imperfections very well. I also found the BE hue to be lighter than OC tone.


The finish of this powder foundation is a satin finish. It's not as powdery or matte looking like other powder foundations I have tried. It gives you a youthful and healthy look. The staying power is excellent, never oxidize, no transfer and it stays on face for more than 6 hours.

I have a normal to dry skin in the winter and normal to combination in the summer. At this time of year in Canada (I started using this powder foundation from May to August), this powder foundation performs well on my skin. I am a lazy person to do touch up and I don't not feel I need do it most of the time. This powder foundation does not require me to touch it up either.

I don't  feel dry when wearing this powder foundation at all. Japanese powder foundations seem to be more moist and cater to more different skin types, while most western brands powder foundations are for oilier skins.

I tried to use Olay sensitive moisturizer spf 30, Clarins mineral sunscreen spf 40 and Loreal ombrelle spf 50 before applying this powder foundation and they all work well with this powder foundation.

I apply this powder foundation with TBS extra minerals powder foundation brush and it gives a flawless finish in 30 seconds.

Overall, I am very pleased with this powder foundation. I wish KATE does not discontinue this powder foundation soon.