Illuminating Powder

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Achieve a radiant and luminous complexion with our collection of illuminating powders. Designed to enhance your natural beauty, these finely milled powders add a subtle glow and radiance to your skin. Whether you prefer a soft and ethereal sheen or a bold and shimmering highlight, our range of illuminating powders offers options for every skin tone and desired effect. With their lightweight formulas and blendable textures, these powders effortlessly illuminate your features, leaving you with a radiant and lit-from-within glow that will turn heads wherever you go. Discover the transformative power of pressed powders for oily skin and unlock your inner glow today.

bareMineralsOriginal Mineral Veil Talc-Free Loose Setting Powder SPF 25

Size: 0.3 oz/ 8.5 g·ITEM: 1073014

Color: Illuminating Mineral Veil - completely sheer with luminous finish

6.1K Reviews

$48.00

I've used BE products for years, and was excited to try the Mineral Veil with the illuminating finish. I love products that illuminate & give you a great glow, but this just isn't the product. ...It really does "illuminate" but I kind of feel that it looks too shiny.

What it is:
A weightless mineral setting powder that extends makeup wear while bluring and minimizing the appearance of fine lines and pores with no flashback.

What it does:
In a range of shades and finishes, Mineral Veil® Setting Powder is our cult favorite setting powder, versatile enough for all skintones and skin types. The light-as-a-feather, super smooth formulas blend onto skin without smudging the makeup you’re already wearing. Sheer and never cakey, Mineral Veil® Setting Powder weightlessly blurs and minimizes the appearance of fine lines and pores, whether it is applied over makeup or onto beautifully bare skin.

What it is formulated WITHOUT:
- Parabens
- Sulfates
- Phthalates

HourglassAmbient® Strobe Lighting Powder

Size: 0.16 oz/ 4.53 g·ITEM: 1779990

Color: Iridescent

371 Reviews

$62.00

Recently I've had people telling me that I look really good and I attribute it to my regular use of this illuminating powder! If you're thinking about getting this powder, go for it!...Nice but I Prefer the Original Powders...This powder is very nice, but I prefer the original powder.

What it is:
A collection of illuminating strobing powders designed to sculpt the face with light, creating depth and dimension for a refined, natural-looking highlight.

What it does:
Ambient® Strobe Lighting Powders are formulated in a sheer base that’s infused with concentrated, ultra-fine mico-pearl particles in a number of sizes and refraction levels for natural-looking luminescence—without leaving a heavy metallic finish. Developed with Photoluminescent Technology it captures, diffuses, and softens surrounding light to refine the appearance of the skin.

What else you need to know:
Hourglass products are 100 percent cruelty-free.

$100.00

I really don't see what the difference is between this and other illuminating powders I've tried before. If you're unsure about trying this because of the price, I would suggest going for another illuminating powder, because it's nothing amazing. ...Hands down the best illuminating powder. Brings everything together every time.

What it is: One-of-a-kind, handmade finishing pearls of powder that set makeup, color correct, mattify shine, and illuminate the complexion, housed in a luxury re-usable case.


Highlighted Ingredients: 
- Sparkling-Colored Mother-of-Pearls: Provide multidimensional radiance.

- Cooler-Toned Mother-of-Pearls: Provide long-lasting radiance.

GivenchyPrisme Libre Illuminating & Color Correcting Loose Powder

Size: 0.4 oz / 10 g·ITEM: 2788610

Color: 04 - Mousseline Acidulee - for medium skintones

2.1K Reviews

$81.00

Beautiful Blurring & Illuminating Powder...Described by the brand as being designed for all skin tones and types, the iconic four-color loose powder features Prismatic Light™ Technology to blur and illuminate skin. ...Luxurious loose powder....The packaging is luxurious as expected. This face powder is supposed to mattify, blur, set, and illuminate with 4 corrective colors.

What it is: A color-correcting loose setting & finishing powder that blurs, illuminates, and sets makeup for 12 hours, delivering a natural radiant finish & all-day shine control.


Coverage: Light

 

Finish: Radiant

 

Formulation: Loose Powder 

 

Highlighted Ingredients: 

- Prismatic Light™ Technology: Combines soft-focus powder to blur and light-reflecting pearls to illuminate and enhance skin’s natural radiance.

GivenchyMini Prisme Libre Illuminating & Color Correcting Loose Powder

Size: 0.14 oz / 4 g·ITEM: 2788537

Color: 02 Satin Blanc - for fair to light skintones

2.1K Reviews

$42.00

This setting powder is my new favorite !! This powder is the best mattifying powder I have come across. ...Loose Setting Powder...An ultra finely milled setting powder that resists caking and is designed to mattify, blur, & illuminate the complexion for a perfected makeup result.

What it is: A color-correcting loose setting & finishing powder that blurs, illuminates, and sets makeup for 12 hours, delivering a natural radiant finish & all-day shine control.


Coverage: Light


Finish: Radiant


Formulation: Loose Powder


Highlighted Ingredients: 

- Prismatic Light™ Technology: Combines soft-focus powder to blur and light-reflecting pearls to illuminate.

MAKE UP FOR EVERUltra HD Microfinishing Pressed Powder

Size: 0.21 oz/ 6.2 g·ITEM: 1911379

Color: 3 - Peach for tan to dark skin tones

276 Reviews

$52.50

Finishing powders are not meant to be used as setting powders. ...Best finishing powder ever!...This powder will give you a flawless finish, hiding pores without the "cakey" look that other powders can have.

What it is:
A finishing powder that is ultra-blurring and light-diffusing to impart unfiltered perfection on all skintones—in every light.

What it does:
The last step in your makeup routine, this pressed powder blurs, smooths, and reduces shine with the even, naturally matte coverage of ULTRA HD Pressed Powder.

HourglassMini Ambient Strobe Lighting Powder

Size: 0.04 oz/ 1.3 g·ITEM: 1982693

Color: Incandescent Light

2.5K Reviews

$39.00

Really love this powder. It has an bronzing, illuminating look but so natural. ...This product really does illuminate your face perfectly. It doesn't look like glitter, or even shimmer...

What it is:
A travel-size Ambient® Strobe Lighting Powder—an illuminating strobing powder designed to sculpt the face with light-creating depth and dimension for a refined highlight.

What it does:
Perfectly sized for travel, each mini compact of strobe lighting powder is formulated in a sheer base with concentrated ultra-fine micro pearl particles in varying sizes and refraction levels to give off a naturally luminescent highlight to the skin without a heavy metallic finish.

What else you need to know:
Hourglass products are 100 percent cruelty-free.

MAKEUP BY MARIOSoftSculpt® Transforming Skin Perfector

Size: 0.31 oz / 8.8 g·ITEM: 2577963

Color: Light - warms fair to light skin tones

220 Reviews

$49.00

I have been receiving a lot of compliments wearing this powder. I also tried using this powder after setting my foundation with a pressed powder and or loose powder and the shine wasn't so shocking. the bronzer color in the medium dark is too dark for me if I use all 3 powder colors together. ...I was very skeptical about this since it’s a powder. I have dry skin and powder just seems to make it worse and ages me considerably.

What it is: A three-in-one powder to perfect, illuminate, and set makeup for a radiant glow with an airbrush effect on skin.


Coverage: Medium


Finish: 
Radiant


Formulation: 
Pressed Powder


Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, mineral oil, and contains less than one percent synthetic fragrance. It is also vegan and cruelty-free.

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“I ultimately went one shade darker than my own skin, because the Sephora employee helping me recommended that I mix it with STILA Illuminate. It toned down the color and gave me a subtly glow. ”
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“Setting is to lock liquid foundations and cream product into place. A finishing powder gives your skin a “finish” and is meant to be used to be used AFTER setting powder”
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“I bought both bronzers and they are amazing. The radiant bronzer has great color payoff for medium and olive skin tones.The luminous bronzer I use as a highlight but I recommend it for fair to medium skin tones”
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“I didn’t like this as a primer because it felt heavy under foundation compared to other brands of illuminating primers from Becca, too faced, hourglass, and Charlotte Tilbury”
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“I love this powder and I feel like it’s super underrated. Performs better than other (more expensive) powders I’ve tried”
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“But i was looking for another kind of face powder”
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