Showing posts with label powder. Show all posts
Showing posts with label powder. Show all posts

Thursday, February 25, 2010

Covergirl Clean Pressed Powder- Sensitive Skin


Hello! Today I'll be reviewing another pressed powder, this time it's one from Covergirl. Most pressed powders claim to do the same thing, cover pores and blemishes, get rid of oil and shine, and leave a smooth finish. While many pressed powders I've tried do this, there are some that unfortunately don't. Covergirl pressed powder falls into the latter category. I find that this only controls shine for about half and hour, and then my nose is oily all over again. I really hate having to reapply makeup so often because I find that it often looks layered and fake. When I use this it looks cakey and makes my skin look very dry, and as I said before it doesn't control shine very well. Covergirl has other pressed powders that I haven't tried, and I probably won't, now that I haven't had much luck with this one. I'll ask some friends who use the other kinds and see what they think.

Over the past couple years I've used some amazing pressed powders, which are all very affordable because I got them from a drugstore. Try Almay pressed powder (review below), or Maybelline Dream Matte Powder (review to come). Both are well priced, work well, and you can find them practically anywhere!

If you don't want to use pressed powder, you can use blotting pads, which are just little squares of paper that pick up oil. Don't be turned off of Covergirl because of this review though, they have some wonderful products (I love their mascara's) and I've heard their eye shadows are actually really good, so I'll have to buy some soon!

Also, if you've tried this powder and it works for you, just keep using it! This is just my opinion on it.

Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Almay Clear Complexion Pressed Powder


Since the review I just did on Almay wasn't the nicest review, I thought I'd do a quick review on one of their pressed powders. I LOVE this powder, it's definitely the best pressed powder I've ever used. You could wear this just on its own and your skin would look flawless, I really have nothing bad to say about this. It helps to keep your skin matte for hours, and has a beautiful silky finish. Unlike Almay's liquid foundation this doesn't dry out your skin. I really, really like this powder. I actually haven't bought it for awhile, simply because I wanted to try some new pressed powders, but I will be buying this again! Actually I just thought of something I don't like about this powder, but it's not a huge deal. This powder only comes in three colours, It's not a big problem for me because I'm pale so I just use the lightest shade, but I can see how people with darker skin may not be able to find one that matches their skin tone well. The only shades it comes in are, light, light/medium, and medium. I'll be on the lookout for powder that comes in darker shades!