Shoppers Say This Pore-Blurring Setting Powder Is Like a "Filter for Your Face"

Ever since the late ‘90s, Laura Mercier has been the go-to brand for makeup artists and people everywhere wanting to achieve the no makeup-makeup look. Founded on the concept of natural looking beauty, it is no surprise that women of all ages continue to champion the brand’s products as makeup bag essentials. Whether it’s to create an elevated red carpet look with its creamy eyeshadow stick like Margot Robbie, or to keep skin protected and glowing with its tinted moisturizer that Meghan Markle once used, Laura Mercier has developed all the right base products to help you get that flawless finish.

One product that has especially won over customers ever since its reformulation last year is the Translucent Loose Setting Powder. The newer talc-free option has added blurring agents to give skin a real-life filtered appearance, as well as hyaluronic acid to ensure all day comfort for every skin type. Pores, fine lines, and imperfections are blurred away by ingredients like amino acid and silica powders; the powder also promises no photo flashback when posing for pictures. So impressive are the changes that customers have been deeming the Ultra-Blur setting powder as “the best” on the market. Users declare that its consistency “leaves skin looking airbrushed and delicious.”

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Often, just hearing the words “setting powder” can invoke visions of heavy, cakey makeup, but customers have been quick to praise the lightness of the Laura Mercier powder. Customers with combination skin have applauded how it “keeps the T-zone matte all day,” while customers with dry and mature skin have raved about its “smooth, airy feel” and note that “it doesn’t settle into wrinkles.” Shoppers also often note that the blurring aspect of the powder actually works; “[It’s] like a filter for your face,” one person wrote. “It truly does blur your pores (mine are large) and works for setting your under-eye concealer without settling into the fine lines.”

Available in three shades, the powder is finely milled to blend seamlessly into the face without clogging skin. It can be applied using a velvet puff or a large powder brush for a weightless feel, and reviewers mention that a “little bit goes a long way.” 

Whether you are looking to create a velvety silk finish to your makeup or want an all day flawless filter, Laura Mercier’s Translucent Loose Setting Powder has you covered.