Eliminating dryness, diffusing light with just a light dusting, and finally, no flashback; these are the best loose powders for men. Pictured above is the Clé De Peau Beauté Translucent Loose Powder.
The literal naked ambition of using a loose powder has always been the same since Coty’s Airspun Loose Face Powder — interestingly, regarded by many as one of the first examples of such a product in mainstream media — launched in 1935.
It must be finely milled to give a skin finish that truly looks like skin but at the same time, lock in whatever one has going on underneath.
The Sulwhasoo Perfecting Powder contains what the brand calls breathable makeup technology for a near-weightless feel.
Compared to pressed powder, however, its popularity has waned over the years owing to its biggest property: it is not portable unless one is a makeup artist or is someone who totes a bag measuring larger than an A5-sized card around.
Considered by some as an unbeatable HG, the Laura Mercier Translucent Loose Setting Powder — Tone Up provides 16 hours of wear.
What one needs to know, regardless of the size of his baggage or not, is that the best loose powders here for men do not produce what we call the “hairy face” effect; a look where the powder clings too closely to the hairs of his face that is a tell-tale sign of wearing it.
The Clé De Peau Beauté Translucent Loose Powder sets to an invisible finish immediately while giving a lit-from-within look (it passes the wear test of 12 hours) while the Hourglass Veil Translucent Setting Powder blurs the appearance of pores, fine lines, and wrinkles while preventing over usage courtesy of a custom “grinder” that releases the right amount of product.
If one wants the look of great skin on the go — not dewy, but not full-face matte, also, with blurred pores like it’s been airbrushed — the Rare Beauty Always An Optimist Self Radiance Setting Powder can be locked for mess-free storage on the go.
And that includes one more property that it shares with the rest of the products here: no flashback at all even under the heaviest duty of lighting.
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