Putting on mattifying powder is a daily gesture for many of us. However, there is a right way and a wrong way to apply it, as this professional makeup artist explains.
Powder at the end of your makeup routine is an (almost) essential step. Despite the growing popularity of dewy skin (read “wet skin” or “glossy skin”), many people (the author of these lines included) are still fans of a matte finish when it comes to complexion. Blame it on the teenage years spent fighting against oily skin, you might say. And you would be right! However, these hours of training were not enough to properly apply the powder on the face according to professional makeup artist Charly Salvator. Indeed, if you are more the type to dip a large brush in powder and spread it all over your face, this is a real makeup mistake. “By fixing your complexion like this, even if you have oily skin, you will have the opposite effect of what you want. Already, it will mark the features, wrinkles, fine lines and dryness“, he explains in a video published on the social network TikTok. But that’s not all: according to the makeup artist, it creates a textural effect on the skin, dulls the complexion and takes away the natural luminosity of the face.
For a nice, luminous result and a matte effect guaranteed in the long term, Charly Salvator recommends using a powder puff or a fairly fine brush, like those for blush. In the lid of your powder, pour a little material and crush it with the applicator. Finally, place the material only on the T zone, that is to say the forehead, the nose, and the chin if necessary, but also on the place where you put the concealer in order to guarantee a hold on the day.
You want to try this tip but you don’t know which reference to turn to? Don’t panic: the professional makeup artist recommends several powders in his video. Among her favorites: the Translucid Loose Setting Powder from Laura Mercier, the Translucid Loose Setting Powder Ultra Blur from the same brand or the Light Reflecting Setting Powder from Nars. And there you have it, all you have to do is make your choice!
