Category Archives: Powder

Wet n Wild Cover All Powder Swatches & Photos

Wet n Wild has released two new skin products – Cover All Pressed Powder (3.49 each) and Cover All Cream Foundation (4.49). I purchased the Cover All Pressed Powder in Light / Medium, the second lightest shade of five.

Wet n Wild Cover All Pressed Powder – Light / Medium

I usually don’t mind sub-par packaging from inexpensive brands, but this packaging is really not good at all. Most makeup doesn’t need mirrors, and it’s nice to have clear tops to see the different shades, but powders really do need mirrors, since they’re so often used for touch-ups.

According to the back of the compact, this powder has a “all day wear” and a “radiant, weightleight finish.” The word radiant made me suspicious that there might be some shimmer or sparkle, but I couldn’t detect any.

The powder matches my arm quite well, and thus was hard to swatch, but here’s my best try:

Wet n Wild Cover All Pressed Powder - Light / Medium - swatch

unblended / blended

The powder is soft, smooth, and silky. It does kick up a fair amount of dust when used with a brush (I haven’t tried it with the included sponge). This is actually my biggest complaint – it gets all over everything, especially if I’m wearing black.

My skin is normal to dry, and leans dry in the winter. I use powder to extend the wear of my makeup, but I don’t need oil control, and it’s important that it not be drying or make my skin look dry. Thus far, this powder seems promising, but I’ll have to test it more and get back to you! Again, this isn’t a full review, but is my initial thoughts – so I will update when I’ve had a chance to play with this more.

I’ve had the chance to wear this powder several times now, and I really like it. I apply it with a big fluffy brush, and it never makes my skin feel or look dry. It adds just a little bit of coverage, and does a good job of setting my makeup and helping it last a little bit longer than it would without powder.

Overall, I would definitely recommend this to someone looking for an inexpensive powder. Based on the quality of the powder alone, I would love to keep this in my bag – but, the lack of mirror means that this won’t work for that. And, because it creates so much powder when used, I just don’t see myself reaching for it that often. Still, despite these drawbacks, it’s a very nice powder, especially for under $4, and may be worth a try!

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Guerlain Teint Beige Meteorites Compact Powder Review, Photos

Guerlain is my favorite luxury brand, and one of my favorite products is the meteorites pearls (the loose balls). However, I’ve -->modified my meteorites pearls --> by removing the shimmering ones to create a matte powder. Recently, I discovered that Guerlain makes a matte meteorites powder (three, in fact), which comes in a pressed form.

Guerlain Météorites Compact Powder is an “illuminating and mattifying pressed powder” that has a natural finish – unlike the meteorites pearls, it has no shimmer or even sheen. However, it’s not a harsh matte; it’s a very natural, beautiful finish. As I tend not to get oily, I can’t speak to whether it actually controls oil. It did seem to make my makeup last longer overall, and it was not drying – which is the most common problem I have with powders.

The pressed meteorite compact has the signature Guerlain scent – I enjoy the scent in the Guerlain powders, as it feels luxurious to use, but it’s something to be aware of if you’re sensitive to scents.

The Meteorites Compact Powder comes in three shades; from light to dark, the are Teint Rose, Teint Beige, and Teint Dore. I have Teint Beige – which is really so sheer that it should work for most skintones.

The powder comes packaged in a plastic compact embossed with the same design that the meteorites pearls packaging has. The compact is surprisingly light – I would have expected a more substantial compact from Guerlain and at this price point. However, it’s sort of nice that this is so portable. It is a very sturdy compact.

The powder comes with a very insubstantial puff, which I don’t use to apply it – I prefer to use a brush. I also don’t like to store applicators directly on top of powders, so I’ve thrown out the puff entirely.

Overall, I really like the Meteorites Compact Powder. I enjoy the experience of using it – which is one of my favorite things about Guerlain products – and I love the natural finish. It seems to help my makeup last longer.

Because it’s basically a translucent powder, I don’t have a swatch for you; swatches didn’t seem very helpful! The finish is really lovely when applied, but it’s one of those things that doesn’t quite translate to photos.

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Project Swatch #21: Translucent Powder and a Confession

Today, I’m going to talk about my translucent powders. But, since translucent powder swatches wouldn’t be very interesting (here’s my arm! here it is again!), I’m just going to show you the packaging and talk about the products a little. First, you should know that my skin is normal to dry, and I live in a dry environment (Los Angeles), plus it’s winter right now – so the last thing I need is for my powder to be drying. So, I prefer more of a finishing powder to a blot powder.

Why Guerlain Meteorites are with my translucent powders, and not my highlighters: A Confession

So . . . I was applying my Meterorites one day, and thought to myself, the texture of these is just perfect. If they weren’t shimmery, I bet this would make an ideal finishing powder. And I’m not a big fan of the type of shimmer in these anyway, I prefer the -->other two highlighters --> I have. So, I poured out all the balls, and sorted through them. I carefully removed all the shimmery ones, saving them in a ziplock bag for some unknown future purpose.

Now, I have all the matte little balls in the container – and it is indeed a divine finishing powder. Soft, smooth, non-drying, and I think the colors help balance out my complexion. You might think I’m crazy, but it feels luxurious to use, and I absolutely LOVE my “special” Meteorites.

Do you think I’m wacky for repurposing my meteorites?

And then, next up, and from the other end of the budget spectrum, my ELF Compexion Perfection Pressed Powder.

The ELF powder is a pretty standard setting powder. It works nicely, but it’s nothing special. I usually try to pick up the green powder especially, since i have a lot of red in my skin, but I’m not sure that doing that helps the redness at all. When I’m at home, I always use the Meteorites, but if I’m traveling, I always bring the ELF.

I also have two powders that I barely use and have few thoughts on; they’re nice, but I just prefer the Meteorites at home, and something pressed when I’m traveling. The Bare Minerals Mineral Veil was the first powder I ever used – it’s fine, I have no problems with it, but I don’t like to both with loose powder unless the powder is something special, and this powder is not something special.

Given that I don’t like to bother with loose powder, I’m not sure why I bought this MUFE HD loose powder – though it is the smaller size. I think I bought it because I love the MUFE HD foundation so much, so I thought I should try the powder out. The powder is fine, but nothing special.

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