Hello Guys,
Hope you all are having a relaxed long weekend 🙂 I had a trip planned but it got cancelled because of the weather here, so I have been having some much deserved me time 😉 Anyway let’s get on to the product I am reviewing today. It’s quite an old and popular player in the international beauty market. It is the Covergirl Professional Loose powder in the shade Translucent medium.
Product Description
This silky-fine loose powder makeup gives you a smooth and beautiful look and works to help keep foundation looking just right. For a beautiful finish, and a soft, translucent look, this is one powder that’s a real pro.
- Won’t clog pores
- Dermatologically tested
- Non-acnegenic
Shades
This Powder comes in 5 shades – Translucent Light, Translucent Medium, Translucent Tawny, Translucent Honey and Translucent Fair.
Price $ 5.99 for 20 g (approx 380 INR)
Ingredients List
Directions for Use
Tap a small amount of loose powder into the lid of your Professional Loose Powder. Dip a large powder brush into the lid and tap off any excess powder. Sweep a light finish of powder all over your face, repeating until desired effect is achieved.
Or you could make use of the puff provided. For that, hold the sealed box upside down. This will allow the powder to settle onto the puff. Straighten the box and tap off the excess powder from the puff. Sweep it over the face.
What I think
The Covergirl professional loose powder is my first ever loose powder. I always rely on pressed powder which is so much easier to use and is fuss free to take anywhere with you. However, for a long time I had wanted to try the loose powder variety.
Packaging
It comes in this sturdy transparent jar with a brown semi plastic lid having the signature Covergirl logo. Inside the jar, there is a usual sifter that controls the amount of product. Also present inside is a feather light super soft white colored puff. As the puff sits face down on the sieve, the surface collects some amount of the product. However this is not a problem as we can tap off the excess without any case of over application of product. But if you carry this with you in your makeup bag, the puff is going to collect too much of the product and it is not a good sight!! There is possibility of being a little heavy handed if you use the puff. To avoid this use a powder brush instead. I personally feel that a powder brush gives better control of the product.
Texture
The powder is extremely fine textured and feels silky soft on the skin. It blends into the skin like a dream without appearing cakey at all. There are no patchy or uneven areas which are sometimes observed with compacts. It evens out the skin tone giving a perfect matte finish.
Shade
Translucent Medium is a neutral shade which blends well with light to medium skin tones. Those with deeper skin tone should go for the next shade i.e Honey.
Fragrance
It has a strong herb + talc like fragrance that might be heavy for some. The positive is once you apply the product, it goes away.
Worth factor
This product lives upto its claim of being non-acnegenic as it hasn’t broken me out till now. It also shows spectacular oil control. On my combination skin with slight oily T-zone, this lasts me about 5 hours in an A/C and about 3 hours in a non A/C environment after which I need a touch up. As far as the price is concerned, this one is a steal priced at approximately 380 INR.
To sum it up, I like this product for its matte finish, staying power and affordable price. I am definitely happy with my purchase but I will still be a pressed powder/compact girl at heart 🙂
Swatches
Pros
- Sturdy compact packaging
- Blends easily
- Good shade selection suiting Indian skin tones
- Medium coverage
- Matte finish
- No patchy or cakey appearance
- Oil control vary from 3 to 5 hours (For Oily skin types may not last this long)
- Non-acnegenic
- Very affordable
Cons
- Strong fragrance
- Puff collects too much product
- Availability in India
Recommendation
This is an affordable powder that gives good oil control and lasts for a good 5 hours. It blends easily setting the makeup without making it cakey. For someone like me who has always used pressed powders, this product comes across as a fussy one. But if you are someone who has used loose powders, then this a must try product if not for the good things then definitely for all the hype 😛
Rating
3.75/5
Let me know what you guys think of this Covergirl Professional loose powder. Yay or Nay?
I have this powder in my stash but havent been really using it.. now I got to put it to use and test its performnce on me!! 😀
Lovely review dear 🙂
Poo@beautyandmakeupmatters recently posted…My Envy Box April 2015
That’s cool Poo..you should test it out. On your dry skin, this should perform way better!
given the oil controlling power..i would definitely want to try it 🙂
anubhuti recently posted…1 year and Counting…
Its a pity we don’t get this in India babe, but give it a try if you ever get a chance 🙂
This sounds worth a try, I’m currently using the kryolan loose powder
Lana recently posted…Base Makeup: Kryolan Dermacolor Camouflage Cream DFD, D30 Review, Swatch and Demo
Yeah, if you get a chance, this is definitely a good option
i am in need of a good powder..I recently broke my lakme pressed powder that i as using.. I wanna try this tooo
purva recently posted…Rimmel Wake Me Up Concealer – Medium : Review , Swatch
Awww…that’s sad babe! Time for a shopping trip eh 😛
im so jealous u get to try all these products
BTW im coming to US this weekend but i will be in bay area….. i dont think so u live in bay area ,if so please let me know 🙂
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Hehe..doesn’t matter now, you can hoard everything in San fran :D, I’m on the east coast babe, 3 hrs time difference and 6 hrs flight away 🙁
i need to get one loose powder… i think using it with brush will collect lesser amount 🙂 nice review..
Thanks Anu 🙂 Brush is the best tool to work with loose powders
wow…This looks like an awesome powder…I have never tried the covergirl stuff…Beautifully reviewed Babe 🙂
Richa Saxena recently posted…Yet Another #AwesomeStuff…. Loreal Go 360 Clean Facial Cleanser Review Photos
Thanks love 🙂 Covergirl has some really nice products. I’m eyeing the outlast foundation now 😛
I don’t usually use powders because of my dry skin. I wish it was fragrance free to be honest. Great review babe!
Thanks Simera, fragrance might get really off putting to some!
nice review! I got a cg compact few days back.. 😉
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Thanks Kets <3, how is the compact coming out??? Worth trying? Review soon babe 🙂