Lancôme

This is my new favorite foundation to use on days when I don’t want anything to budge or transfer. Sometimes I break a sweat at work (mainly due to hot flashes) and this holds up. I generally prefer a full coverage foundation in a tube but the packaging swayed me and I think it looks luxurious sitting out on my vanity. Also my skin is dry but this doesn’t seen to make it feel any drier. The texture is a bit fluidly like a liquid foundation and is buildable.

Irritates my eyes. Makes them red and itchy, every time. Nope. Tossed.

I have to start out saying that I’ve been using Bobbi Brown loose powder(s) daily to set my foundation since the late 1990s. Beginning with the professional loose powder and then switching to the sheer finish loose powder when it came out around 2001, both in the Pale Yellow shade. In the fall of 2019 the sheer finish loose went out of stock (returning only just recently). Concerned my HG was discontinued, I did an online chat with BB CS on 2 separate occasions and both times I was told it was indeed discontinued. So instead of stockpiling this pricey powder I thought it was a good opportunity to try something new. With my super sensitive, slightly acne-prone, PD-prone, mild rosacea skin type, I knew this was going to be challenging! I’ve had success with Lancôme pressed powders in the past (now both discontinued, boo!), so I took notice of this loose powder and the ingredients looked “safe”. Well I’m so glad I did because this powder is amazing! I’ve been using it daily for a few months now and my skin has been doing just fine, no reactions or breakouts to speak of. It blends on invisibly on my light skin tone, setting my Shiseido TM beautifully for all day wear. The packaging is so much better than the BB as well — the sifter holes are larger so the powder comes out without struggle, the container itself is heavier and hopefully the plastic won’t crack like the BB has been known to do and the top closes easier. You also get more powder in the container and it is much cheaper per ounce than the BB! I was just on the BB website and saw that the Sheer Finish Loose is in stock and I decided not to restock, which is saying a lot! Can’t believe I have a new HG loose powder after using BB for 22 years, wow!! Now just hoping Lancôme will bring out a matching pressed version for my purse!