Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Why Translucent Powders can sometimes FAIL...

Let me just start by saying that I love translucent powder, I really do, long term readers of my blog will know I have mentioned it many times before as a star product. When I first discovered it it was like a lightening bolt moment. I would spend all this time perfecting and blending my foundation to match my skin tone and then apply a coloured powder which would then totally stuff up all that blending... grrr...
When my favourite Arbonne Translucent Powder  ran out I started using the Australis Finishing Powder-$12.95. This powder to start off is a really white, white rather then others I have tried in the past which are a off white. The smell of the powder is really full on like talc powder and when I am powdering around my nose and mouth I feel like I can't breathe. When I have finished applying it my face looks alright and this is where I was deceived. When I had a dress up function at work for a gala dinner I did what I would normally do and knowing I would be partying all night I set my foundation with the powder but as soon as I got near a camera flash I got hit by a nasty shock. 

See evidence number one below:
If you look close enough on this pic you can see the faint white powder which is picked up by the flash on my iPhone. Ahhh I do actually know how to apply make up but instead this just looks like a massive fail.

The next picture is even worse...

Ummm where did my nose go... As you can see from my bombshell of a friend who looks all bronzey and amazing I look like snow white... Goddammit, I am dissappearing...

I rest my case...

Have you ever had a makeup malfunction?

miss chew

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Posted by miss chew at 9:36 AM
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6 comments:

  1. SefieMay 18, 2011 at 9:48 AM

    Argh yes, exactly the same thing happened to me with the ELF HD translucent powder! I wasn't sure if it was because I was using a primer with SPF or the powder, but I guess it was the latter :(

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  2. MeganMay 18, 2011 at 10:54 AM

    Eek you look so ghostly! I've never tried a translucent powder before, now I know what can happen so I'll have to choose one carefully if I ever decide to try it.

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  3. emmabovaryMay 18, 2011 at 11:59 AM

    Ohhh wow...I love my translucent powder, I need to check this isn't happening to me, either! Is it just in photos with flash? How can I check?

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  4. Jen WMay 18, 2011 at 6:28 PM

    OMG! I've seen bad white casts, but this is in a class of it's own.

    Thanks for the warning

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  5. eatpaintsniffglueMay 19, 2011 at 12:15 AM

    That's such a shame! If it's any consolation, the rest of your makeup looks great! (:

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  6. swatchgirlMay 20, 2011 at 12:39 PM

    oh DANG, that is one heck of a make-up mishap.

    I've honestly given up on translucent powders. Unfortunately there's a direct correlation between quality and price when it comes to powders, and I just can't be bothered to spend the kind of money needed to score a high quality, finely milled powder.

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miss chew
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