Laura Mercier Translucent Loose Setting Powder

I work long days and don’t have time to keep touching up my makeup. This does a surprisingly good job keeping my foundation and concealer in place until I get home.

My makeup usually starts breaking up around my nose by lunchtime. A light layer of this in the morning keeps everything looking much more put together through the afternoon.

I’m 46 and have gotten really picky about powder because too much can emphasize every little line. I use a small amount of this and it sets my makeup beautifully without looking heavy.

I’ve used a lot of setting powders and always come back to this one. It takes down the shine without making my makeup look flat or overly powdered.

Translucent Honey is such a good match for my complexion. It warms everything up slightly and doesn’t leave that pale cast I’ve gotten from other powders.

Tone Up has been really nice when my complexion is looking dull. It gives me a brighter, fresher finish while still looking natural.

The trick for me is using way less than I think I need. I tap off my brush first, lightly press it over my T-zone, and my makeup stays smooth without looking dry.

Translucent Medium Deep blends beautifully into my skin. Finally, I can set my foundation without ending up with an ashy-looking finish.

I’ve had the same container forever because you really don’t need much. Even when I do a full face, a small amount sets everything.

I wore this for an outdoor wedding in August and was impressed with how well my makeup held up. I was definitely hot, but my face still looked good in pictures hours later.

I use Translucent mainly under my eyes and around the center of my face. It sets my concealer nicely and doesn’t change the shade of my makeup.

I’m not into the super matte makeup look, so I was worried this would be too much. It controls the areas where I get oily while still letting my skin look like skin.

My forehead gets shiny within a couple hours no matter what foundation I wear. This keeps it under control much longer and I only need a small touch-up later in the day.

Translucent Honey has become my everyday powder. The tone works so naturally with my skin that I don’t have to spend forever blending it out.

My daughter borrowed this before going out one night and now mine keeps disappearing into her makeup bag. We both like how finely milled it feels compared with some of the heavier powders we’ve tried.

I mostly wear tinted moisturizer these days, and this works perfectly over it. I dust a little around my nose, chin, and forehead and leave the rest of my face alone.

Setting my under-eyes is always tricky because they can look dry very quickly. A tiny amount of this is enough to keep my concealer from moving without making the area look overly powdery.

I tried Tone Up because I wanted something that would brighten without piling on more coverage. It gives my makeup a subtle lift, especially through the center of my face.

Translucent Medium Deep was the shade I needed. It blends into my deeper complexion much better than traditional translucent powders that can sometimes look gray on me.

There’s a reason this powder has been around for so long. It’s dependable, doesn’t compete with my foundation, and gives my makeup a really polished finish.

I have combination skin, so I don’t use powder everywhere. I press this into the oily areas with a puff and use whatever is left lightly over the rest of my face.

This survived a full workday followed by dinner without me feeling like I needed to redo my face. By the end of the night, my makeup still looked surprisingly fresh.

I’m in my 30s and starting to notice that heavy makeup doesn’t sit the way it used to. This lets me set everything with a really light layer, which gives me a much more natural result.

I used to skip powder because I thought it automatically made makeup look cakey. Turns out I was just using too much. With a light hand, this makes everything look smoother and helps it last.

Translucent works well for me year-round, even when I change foundation shades between summer and winter. I like that I don’t have to constantly switch powders too.

I wore Translucent Honey on vacation when I had a little more color than usual, and it blended in perfectly. My makeup looked set without having that obvious layer of powder sitting on top.

My biggest makeup problem is shine around my nose in photos. Since I started setting that area with this, I’m not constantly blotting before someone takes a picture.

I’ve tried Translucent and Tone Up, and I like them for different reasons. Translucent is my easy everyday choice, while Tone Up is what I reach for when I want my complexion to look a little brighter and more awake.