Laura Mercier….get real!

Okay so this post may be a bit touchy but, whatever, right? Anyone that has been in the makeup world for a while or has had their makeup done by professionals over the years can tell you that the Laura Mercier Translucent Setting Powder is the standard. For some magical reason, it seems that no matter how good you are at doing your makeup, this translucent setting powder takes your beauty game to the next level. Even if you did not know what it was, you’ve seen the container. It seems that when you buy this powder, it lasts forever. Here’s a photo of it:

Yes. There she is  ↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑  The magical, unicorn dandruff called Laura Mercier Translucent Setting Powder. Sigh…….

Well, what you are also likely to know, or after you take a trip to stores that carry this voodoo in a plastic container, is that its expensive too! Weighing into your purse at a whooping $38.00, it has been often discussed on which products are the valid dupes, saving us poor makeup geeks a few 💸💰  Here are the possibilities out there:

$27.00 at Ulta.com

Yes, can we stand up and give Dermablend a round of applause please? According to Ulta’s website Here are the results:

PROS

• Easy to apply (432 reviews)
• Lightweight (424 reviews)
• Controls shine (405 reviews)
• Long-lasting (399 reviews)
• Blends well (370 reviews)

 

CONS

• Messy (116 reviews)
• Settles in creases (54 reviews)
• Unnatural color (39 reviews)
• Cakes up (25 reviews)
• Poor coverage (22 reviews)

 

I have not used Dermablend’s setting powder before but its used quite often by some of my favorite makeup YouTubers. They pray to this stuff ✨

 

$9.99 at Ulta.com

PROS

• Lightweight (419 reviews)
• Easy to apply (404 reviews)
• Controls shine (395 reviews)
• Blends well (323 reviews)
• Covers well (274 reviews)

 

CONS

• Messy (175 reviews)
• Unnatural color (74 reviews)
• Settles in creases (73 reviews)
• Poor coverage (54 reviews)
• Cakes up (32 reviews)

With over 81% of its users recommending it, the NYX Matte Setting Powder is a well-known product. But a Laura Mercier dupe? Those are big shoes to fill.

 

$6.00 (everywhere)

PROS

• Easy to apply (34 reviews)
• Lightweight (31 reviews)
• Controls shine (27 reviews)
• Long-lasting (27 reviews)
• Doesn’t settle in creases (26 reviews)

CONS

• Messy (20 reviews)

While being a well-known and loved product, I am not surprised that people are calling E.L.F. a justified dupe for Laura Mercier’s setting powder. One thing I can agree with the review of this setting powder is that its probably the messiest. 

 

What’s your favorite setting powder dupe to Laura Mercier’s Translucent Setting Powder? Do you even think there is one, or should we just spend the coin and get the original. Leave a comment and let us know  🙂

 

Who are they: Note Cosmetics

     Ever had someone tell you something or you read something and its frankness left you with the ‘slapped across the face’ or ‘wakeup’ moment? Yeah, that’s what came to mind when I read Note Cosmetics’ slogan. Here it is: 

 

 

 Like gurl…..had me shook. SHOOK 😶 . 

Now that is one heck of a statement to uphold and who is all for low prices is me! I’m looking forward to trying Note Cosmetics and I was curious as to what others feel about the products they have available. While Note Cosmetics is available at Ulta.com, let’s check out a few of their products from their home website:

 

    Okay, this company is originally from Instabul, Turkey, providing its consumers with cruelty-free and dermatologist-tested makeup products. Note Cosmetics also says:

ALL of our products are:

•       Enriched with essential oils and vitamins

•       Paraben free

•       Environmentally friendly

•       Dermatologically tested

•       Cruelty free and never tested on animals

 

Now, let’s head over to Ulta’s website for some product reviews. Let’s start with this product that caught my attention:

Let’s see what the customers have to say about this product:

Now in all fairness, we know that it takes a lot to get perfect score on reviews in the makeup community so products work for others, while they may not for some. Let’s try another one:

And this product’s review: 

 

You can check them out on Ulta’s website because I do not believe they are available in stores.

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