I love this stuff! I originally tried Bare Minerals because I wanted a healthy, mineral makeup. I took the Bare Minerals back because it didn't do anything in the way of coverage!! I got this DIOR makeup and I absolutely LOVE it! It covers perfectly...not too much and not too little. It has a nice glow to it too when you're out in the sun but it doesn't look shiny or anything. If you use the powder properly you can make it last even when you use a lot of it. I think it is easier to use more of the powder in the beginning when it's new because you don't realize how little you need. You can use this stuff by itself or on top of your liquid foundation and it does a perfect job every time. I'm such a huge fan of Dior and this makeup is why!

I use this powder every day to set my makeup and I think it's absolutely brilliant. I'm shade 20, which is a little lighter than my foundation but since I apply the powder mainly on my t-zone and under-eye area, it does a good job of brightening my face.
I've noticed a lot of people saying that they don't get a lot of product for the price that you pay, but on the contrary, I have had this product for about 1 and a half years and I haven't finished it yet. Granted I don't use a lot of product to begin with, but still, its lasted a pretty long time compared to other products I use.
The only issue I had at first was the packaging-- its an absolute nightmare when you first get it, as there is so much powder that its bursting out of the top, and there's no way to control the amount that comes out. I actually dumped a good amount of it down the sink once by accident because so much powder remained in the upper part of the case. However, I've found that if you pour what you need into the lid, its easy to swirl a powder brush (MAC 150 or smaller) in the powder, and it picks up the product easily, making a lot less of a mess.
Note that the powder doesn't control oil throughout the day.
I might buy this product again simply because I've been using it for a while now and I haven't had any problems with it breaking me out, and it's a good color for my skin tone.

Sheer but provides coverage, and it applies evenly. It also feels like water on your skin and leaves a pleasant minty tingling feel. HOWEVER it's waaaayyy to pricey (46 dollars) for the amount you get, and it gets really messy because it's not easy to control the amount you pour out and you can't really pour back the excess powder either. I'm a NC30 in MAC and I use medium, and it looks kinda ashy on my face under some lighting. Anyway, will NOT repurchase. I'm sticking with MAC skinfinish.

great powder. i use it as a setting powder. the packaging is not good. its a bit bulky.

Beautiful product, goes on very easily, blendable and gives good coverage to give a nice fresh glow look. It looks very natural on and in photos. I can have my foundation done in less than 30 seconds with a big kabuki brush using this product. My only gripe is the packaging and it loses a lippy for this. There is nothing to control the amount of product that comes out - they should design a system like the smashbox halo - tub and lid are so small that it's difficult to get the brush in to swirl it around properly.

I have tried many brands of loose powder. My beautician recommended Christian Dior. This is now my HG. It creates a flawless look. And I never break out with it. Just sprinkle a little onto the cover (like it shows on the inside of the box lid), then use a good wide brush (I use the Dior blusher brush because it's sooooo soft!) and dust it all over. After about 10 minutes, it absorbs the moisture from your face and transforms into a nice luminous finish. By far the best mineral powder I have ever tried.

It is not cheap and the amount seems small for the price. But the point is that you're supposed to use only a little bit of it at a time. Of course you can build up the finish as much as you like, but go easy or you an get a caked face (as with any powder).

Enjoy!

I have tried another popular mineral powder (BE) and it gave me pimples all over my face within 3 days....so the Sephora rep gave me a nice sample of this, I tried it the next day and I was in the store that night buying the full size product...I wanted a good quality powder, to help with coverage and to mattify my look, setting my makeup. I really like the finish, but it's easy to over do it. I sprinkle a small amount and use my stippling brush and dust it all over...if I use more than a few sprinkles it looks like I powdered my face. I know it costs more than CC but I like this better than CC....I would like to try a nice eyeshadow palette from Dior next. I am new to Dior. I have dry sensitive skin and this does not make me look dry or settle into dry spots ...it tones down redness and I am not having any problems with this formulation at all...so happy!

I always finish with a powder but want a natural finish. I use this powder over concealer (studio fix) and sometimes tinted moisturizer (laura mercier) and it's a very good finishing powder. Application works best for me with the big stippling brush from MAC. I put some powder in the lid and swirl the brush until complete absorption of product, then swirl on my face.
Compared to Jane Iredale's powder it's less cakey but also less "airbrush" effect because of the modest coverage. So if you're looking for a natural, low coverage powder that doesn't dry out (however no oil control either) or irritate, than this powder is a good buy. Okay it's a small box but who ever finished a big box of loose powder anyway? Will repurchase if nothing better shows up, because one of the best powders ever tried. I'll add this to my HG powders together with Jane Iredale's, Guerlain Méteorites and Shiseido's Luminizing powder.

This is going back to the store without even opening it! The artist at the store talked me out of concealer to hide redness and into this powder. He put it all over and of course I looked fabulous and radiant in the bad lighting. I should have known to wait until I got out in the sun - because there, I looked like a pancake-face. This stuff is so heavy and cakey. I tissued most of it off to get a more natural look, but then it didn't give much coverage for the redness. But the end of the day, my skin was dry and icky - felt like a mask had dried on it. All the powder had settled comfortably into my pores and creases I didn't even know I had. Yuck.

i like that this is really natural looking and doesn't make me look cakey AT ALL. it's pretty sheer and i don't feel like i have MU on. these are all things that are SUPER important to me. but coverage is VERY VERY limited on this. thats not a huge issue for me since i dont have many blemishes.. but still, whats the point of foundation is it doesnt cover anything? it doesn't irritate my semi-sensitive skin which is really good too. i dont know if it really gives the "fresh glow" it promises, but its okay. i think its overpriced, but what can you expect from HE product like Dior, right? this product is nothing really special. the packaging is nice and i like that its small and secure. problem is that when you open it sometimes the powder just gets everywhere. i wish they'd put a higher SPF in it too... it's almost like its nice that they have SPF in it, but when you put SPF 10 then whats the point of even putting it in? a little goes a long way on this and i've been using it for well over a year and barely made a dent. i'll continue to use it until done and then i might look for something else better. it's good as extra coverage over a TM.