Givenchy Poudre Premiere Mat & Translucent/ Finish Loose Powder
By Nikoleta Ljuljdjuraj - 12:39 PM
Hello my lovelies,
Hope your having a great
day!
One more week to go and I
am finished with my college. I will be posting more blog posts, because I will
have more time, thanks God! J
Now let me introduce you to
one of the best loose powder that I’ve tried. It is the Givenchy Poudre Premiere
Mat & Translucent/ Finish Loose Powder. I love this powder it is amazing!
Givenchy cosmetics are a bit of terra
incognita for me. Before this powder, I had only one other product by this
company – a lipstick. Purchase of this powder was rather spontaneous – I got a
Sephora gift card and decided to spend it on something I normally wouldn’t buy.
Givenchy loose powder
caught my eye because of its beautiful packaging. For some reason, there are
not many reviews on this powder in the Internet, and it seems unfair because
the powder is quite good.
First of all, let’s start with the price. The powder costs $53-54,
which is a lot but at the same time is sort of expected from a brand like
Givenchy. However, although I don’t mind paying for quality and brand name, I
feel a bit tricked because, in my opinion, there is not sufficient amount of
powder in the case for this money.
Second thing I’d like to talk about is packaging.
Minimalistic black case with Givenchy logo on the top is stunning. This powder
can easily serve as a beautiful décor piece on your vanity table. It looks so
much more elegant than any other loose powder I’ve ever seen. I’d like to note
though that this is not the powder you can carry in your purse – the case is
big but fragile. For the same reasons I also never take it when I travel. This
seems to be a problem with majority of loose powders – their cases are huge. I
think only Bare Minerals make the powder case small enough but I really don’t
like their powder. I do wish Givenchy and other high-end brands start making
travel-size makeup items.
Thirdly, let’s talk about actual product.
This powder is only one color – white; packaging says color is “Universal nude”
but it truly is white that adapts to your skin color. So, the powder is
suitable for any complexion, very finely milled and super light – unlike La Mer
or Bare Minerals it feels like you are not wearing anything at all. However,
despite its feather likeness, it works. It sets makeup, mattifies skin,
flatters any type of skin. You can also apply it over bare or primed face – it
will work too. I have to say that this is not the powder you could use to cover
imperfections – it won’t do it. And it’s not supposed to. This powder serves as
a final touch to complete your makeup – make it perfectly even and radiant. I
was thinking how I could best describe it and the word that came to my mind was
“mist.” You apply the powder and it feels like a delicate cloud of fresh
morning mist covers your face. You don’t see the mist but you see its results –
skin is more radiant, makeup looks complete. For the best results, I would
recommend using kabuki brush. Microfiber puff that comes with the powder
doesn’t work – to distribute powder in the most flattering way you need
subtleness of kabuki brush bristles. For me, Kabuki Brush seems to work best. The
powder has very nice smell – clean and refreshing, not a Victorian-old-lady
smell at all (that’s a problem of lots of powders).
Finally, I am not sure how this powder will
work if you have oily/combination skin. It is mattifying but it doesn’t have
crazy oil-absorbing qualities like other setting powders.
Overall, I would recommend
Givenchy loose powder if you have some spare money and want to treat yourself
with a nice, high-quality product. Just using this beautiful powder will make
you feel awesome and pampered. However, if you are looking for a loose powder
that you will use every day and for every occasion, and which you would want to
last awhile, I’d recommend going with something else, like La Mer.
Have you
tried the loose powder yet? How do you like it?
Nikoleta Lj,
xoxo.
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