No7 Flawless Finishing Pressed Powder - this ultra-fine, velvety-soft finishing powder is expertly formulated to mattify the skin and won’t settle into fine lines. The clever light diffusing particles provide a blurring effect, helping you to keep that radiantly flawless look. Hylauronic Acid - powerful moisture-binding ingredient that can hold up to 1000x its weight in water, proven to hydrate skin, retains moisture and prevents moisture loss with reduced appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. We were also impressed with how long it lasted – it kept our tester’s makeup in place for a solid 10 hours.

Blurs pores like a dream - Love this! Blurs pores and makes full coverage foundation look smooth and soft.”* Contains Vitamin E and Pro-vitamin B5 to care and condition and Hyaluronic acid to help keep the skin hydrated Translucent: Talc, Polyamide-5, Cetyl Dimethicone, Dimethicone, Panthenol, Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Tocopheryl Acetate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Aqua (Water), Pantolactone, CI 77491 (Iron Oxides), CI 77492 (Iron Oxides), CI 77499 (Iron Oxides). If the mere mention of any kind of powder conjures images of chalky, dry skin for you, fear not. The latest translucent powders on the market are more advanced than ever, truly an important product in your complexion-enhancing arsenal. Build your confidence with flawless, feel-good skin in a flash with our No7 Airbrush Away Finishing Powder. This finely milled, weightless finishing powder is expertly formulated to mattify and seamlessly set make-up in place, helping to reduce shine and blur imperfections for a flawless matte finish.Setting powders set your makeup and add an almost extra layer of stay-proof action to it while translucent powders work to make the existing product look smoother and more blended, explains Scibelli. Setting powders are also a little more pigmented than translucent powders and often come in the same color as your skin tone, he says.

One thing Boots omits to mention is that the quantity of the product has been reduced from 20g to 13g, with no obvious reduction in price. I only became aware of this when I realised how little time the powder was lasting. Ideal for prolonging the wear of make-up, this powder is the perfect finale, recommended as part of an easy 3-step regime.

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Look for a translucent powder that offers to help with what you’re looking to achieve, explains Neil Scibelli, makeup artist and beauty expert. “For example, the blurring, pore minimizing, oil reducing, etc.” The main thing, he further explains, is to understand your skin's concerns and the type of finish you’re looking to achieve. Neil Scibelli is a New York City–based celebrity makeup artist and beauty expert. He focuses largely on fashion, celebrity, and television as well as sharing his beauty education via contributions to various makeup outlets. With that said, the first product on the undereye spotlight is the No.7 Perfect Light Loose Powder in the shade Translucent.