Laura Mercier Mineral Powder Review

I never thought I would be a mineral powder kinda gal. I had tried the bare minerals powder back when you bought it off the television and I didn't like it. It made me look like I had foundation on my face, kinda powdery. cakey. dry, my favourite look...um no.  Its been 10 years since that first mineral makeup trial and my "friend" Laura from Buynowbloglater recommended this Laura Mercier Mineral Powder so I knew I had to give it a go. I have already raved about it so you can basically stop reading now.......unless you want to hear the deets about what it is like, pictures and blah blah blah..just go get it despite what I am blathering on about, it's that good. Laura described it as having a luminescent finish and you already know I am all over that shiz. So I headed to my nearest Sephora, a 3.5 hours drive away, to give it a whirl.

Laura Mercier Mineral Powder Classic Beige 

Laura Mercier Mineral Powder is available from Sephora in Canada for $47.00 plus tax for .34 oz's of this powdery goodness. A little goes a long way, I have had this powder for almost a year and still have about half a container so when people say that is too much money for a powder that I use every damn day..... I just don't agree. My shade is Classic Beige, LisaLisaD1 of you tube fame shade, she uses this powder as well and if you have seen her videos, her face is flawless and radiant, who does not want that. This powder is finely milled and has a pearl finish, that is that lit from within glow Laura was talking about. My sensitive skin has no problem tolerating this powder.

Medium Pearl Coverage and Bizarre Doll Hand Pose...creepy

I apply this powder alone over freshly moisturized skin with a Sephora 45 Mineral Powder blush or the Real Techniques Buffing Brush. When I tap a tiny amount in the cap and swirl my brush in, I achieve a medium coverage from buffing that into the skin. If I take a big fluffy brush and apply it over a tinted moisturizer, it adds a hint more coverage and that radiant glow. I did get compliments on my skin when I first started wearing this powder foundation so I knew it was a keeper.

Amount of product I use daily 

There is really nothing I do not like about this powder product itself. The packaging irritates me, as soon after purchase the insert in the lid became unglued so everyday I have to shove it back in the lid. But that could just be a one off issue. It isn't that travel friendly due to the large size and product fall out into the cap. It does have a twist lid so that will contain the powder.

Since I started using the May Lindstrom Youth Dew (see previous blog posts for review...no just go buy it, wait read my blog please) I have had success with these two together. I love the way the oil and the mineral powder look on the skin. I understand that this powder has an SPF of 15 which is a bonus as I do not wear a separate SPF on top of my moisturizer on the daily. I know I should, but I don't..I'll just complain about dark spots and Botox for the rest of my life instead.

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