7 face powders perfect for retouch sessions: Sunnies Face, Clinique, and more

Mar 22, 2024

Whether you want to set your makeup or want to keep your face fresh, our top-rated face powders will help you achieve the perfect finishing touch for a flawless and long-lasting look throughout the day

Picture this: You have sculpted those cheekbones to perfection, coloured your lips, and accentuated your eyes with a mesmerising blend of shadows—the only thing missing is that flawless, airbrushed finish that makes your entire look picture-perfect. Enter face powders, the ultimate weapon to keep your face fresh, healthy, and grease-free.

In this article, Tatler lists some of its top-rated products for those who need frequent retouching. Below are items from Clarins, Happy Skin, Sunnies Face, and more!

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The Diorskin Forever Cushion Powder is designed to bring a subtle, velvety radiance to the skin without any powdery residue. Encased in a portable and stylish case, this product features a silky and refreshing consistency that seamlessly blends with the skin’s tone. This loose powder is non-comedogenic which is good for people with sensitive and acne-prone skin.

Clarins Ever Matte Compact Powder is a product for those who love to mattify their skin. This powder promises to leave a shine-free face, using an organic strawberry tree extract to reduce sebum production.

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This beauty item hits two birds with one stone. The Clinique Super Powder Double Face Powder acts as a powder and a medium to full coverage foundation inside a compact.

This long-wearing and non-comedogenic product leaves the skin with visibly reduced pores and a matte finish.

In addition to its appealing and stylish packaging, the Sunnies Face Skin So Good The Powder is worth adding to your beauty collection because of its lightweight and buildable nature. This finely milled powder keeps your face from looking greasy and even contains skin-healing formulas including bamboo sap extract and opuntia ficus extract.

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The Laura Mercier Pressed Setting Powder–Translucent is the 2018 Allure Best of Beauty Winner. This high-performance powder sets makeup for 12 hours without weight and texture. It controls shine and blurs the appearance of wrinkles, pores, and other imperfections. Perhaps the selling point of this product is its velour puff applicator, which is gentle on the face and even doubles as a skin corrector and concealer applicator.

Happy Skin’s Dew Aqua Cooling Setting Powder does not only leave your skin grease-free, but it also helps it achieve a softer and healthier look thanks to its skincare formulas like Hyaluronic Acid and CICA which target inflammations and promote wound healing.

Composed of a unique 50 per cent water and powder blend, this powder improves makeup longevity with no caked-on effect.

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Seal your makeup with Tom Ford’s Illuminating Powder in translucent pink. This lightweight powder features an “ultra-gliding” texture that easily blends on the skin and even moisturises and redefines the complexion for a natural finish.

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