Review: Sana pore putty BB Mineral Powder spf 35 pa+++

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This mineral powder is too dry for my normal skin in the summer.

This compact comes with the powder, mirror and a puff. There's only one shade and the shade is light ocher. It's best for nc 20 to nc 25 skin.

The powder is quite creamy. Since it has such a creamy touch than dry feel to it, I though it would be moisturizing for the skin. To my surprise, it's quite dry for my skin. At this time of the year -mid August in Canada, my skin is in normal condition. If I do not moisturize enough before applying this powder, it accentuates dry flaky spots on my skin.

The finish is not very matte nor glowy, it's just in between. The finish reminds me of the covergirl clean whipped cream foundation.

The staying power is quite good, it does not transfer.

The coverage is medium. I do not recommend to use the puff to apply the powder if you are going to use it as a foundation. With the puff it gives light to medium coverage; with mineral powder foundation brush it can build up to full coverage.

Overall, this powder is best for people with oily to combination skin. I am sure it can keep your oil on the bay in the summer. Plus, it has spf 35 protection, you can add it on top of your sunscreen and it will give better protection from sun.

Review: Yves Rocher Velvety Loose Powder

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I got this loose powder in Beige Transparency. 

The loose powder is stored in a plastic purple jar. The puff comes with is not ultra soft-- but as a free puff the quality is nice enough . It is not as good as cle de peau's loose powder puff which you should spend more than 20 dollars for one. 

To be honest, I was a little bit disappointed with this loose powder. I thought it was transparent, but it's not. It's actually quite pigmented. I was looking for a loose powder that does not take away the beautiful glow from my cream foundation and unfortunately, it fails to do so.

The powders is very finely milled and airy light. It fixes make-up well. The staying power is good, it does not transfer for more than 6 hours.

The finish is too matte for my liking. The Beige Transparency is a little bit darker than my nc 20 light skin. However, since it's so light, it does not leave marks on the skin. 

It has the same scent and same coverage as the Yves Rocher's Matte Comfort Powder. It's actually the loose powder version of Matte Comfort Powder. The compact is 8g while this loose powder is 20 g. 

I would say this powder is for those who prefer light buildable coverage with matte finish and for those who are not sensitive to fragrance and have combination skin. 

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.

GUERLAIN Lingerie De Peau Foundation & Concealer vs Cover Girl Aquasmooth Compact foundation

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Guerlains' compact comes with a cream to powder foundation and a concealer while Cover Girl compact is stored alone in a blue bulky case.

Sunscreen 
Gurlain contains spf 20 while Cover Girl has spf 15 in it.

Shade
I bought Guerlain's compact in shade beige clair (which is the lightest shade available here). It is not a very light shade since it's darker than my Cover girl compact in classic ivory. Beige clair has a pink undertone to it, which is not a very good match for my yellow undertoned skin.

Covergirl in classic ivory is a really good match for my nc 20 skin.

Texture
Both of them are very creamy and moisturizing on the skin.

Application
Both of them are easy to apply and there's no method required to blend them evenly on  my skin.  I apply them with my finger and they both look beautiful on the skin. A little goes a long way! However I have to apply more layers of Guerlain compact foundation than Cover girl aquasmooth compact to achieve the same coverage

Coverage 
Both of them are above medium coverage. They have the potential to be full coverage. However I do find covergirl offers better coverage than Gurlain.

Staying power
I do feel Cover Girl has a better staying power. After 4 hours Cover girl is still  the same like I just applied; Gurlain transfers a little bit and spreads.

Finish
Both of them gives the most beautiful finish! I do not set them with any powder on top. They all give me flawless skin with beautiful youth glow look.

OVERALL, I feel Cover Girl Aquasmooth Compact is definitely better than Guerlain. Covergirl is a lot cheaper and offers better coverage with longer staying power. Cover Girl  also gives more products than Gurlain. Though Gurlain includes a concealer with this compact, I do not feel the concealer works better than my other concealers.

Revlon nearly naked powder review

Revlon nearly naked powder has creamy and soft texture. It reminds me of Diorskin fusion powder foundation. Dior has better coverage and beautiful finish with spf 25.

The packaging of this pressed powder is elegant. I like the white case with the white sponge inside. Though the sponge does not work well for me and it disappeared somewhere long time ago. 

It contains around 7 gram of powder and it retails at $11.99 CAD plus tax, which is quite pricey. 

The pressed powder has some light coverage. It cannot work itself as a powder foundation. The lightest color here I can find is light, which is a tad darker than my skin tone. I use it to contour my face and it works good. 

All in all, it's a good pressed powder to offer some light coverage on top of foundations. It cannot work as a powder foundation. It does not work well alone but it can work really fine with any types of foundation. 

Revlon nearly naked liquid foundation review

Revlon nearly naked liquid foundation and powder are not new products this year. The liquid foundation has been very popular among youtube community.Many people love this product, however, I do not think it worth the hype.

Firstly, it's about the spf in the foundation. It looks there's no spf 20 in the foundation in the Canadian version. 

Secondly, there's no pump. I dislike mess myself up when applying for makeup. 

Third, the texture is not for me. This liquid foundation seems to be extremely liquid-y and runny to me. It's not easy to apply. 

Fourth, it seems to irritate me. Paula gives very high mark for this foundation. It's supposed to be nice to sensitive skin, however it seems not to be the case to me. I always feel itchy and stinging on my skin after I apply it. I am not sure why. My skin just does not agree with this product. 

Fifth, it does not offer coverage. To me it's offers much less coverage than Revlon's photo ready BB cream. 

Last but not least, I am not a big fan with the finish. I do not know how to describe the finish of this foundation, it's definitely not matte, nor glowy dewy. It's not satin either. 

All in all, I cannot find any pros to like this foundation. Revlon had much better foundations such as photo ready or age defying. It's really not for me. I have lots of expectation with this foundation because everybody seems to love it so much and there are so many good review out there for this foundation. I really want to like this foundation because I know Revlon cannot go wrong with foundations. To me it does not worth the hype.