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You may swear by your compact, but when temperatures rise and the humidity is out of control, it’s loose powder that truly pulls its weight. On scorching summer days, they are your best defence against midday grease, melting makeup and excess shine. These airy, featherlight formulas do more than just set your base—they blur, mattify and keep your skin looking fresh without that heavy, cakey feel.
The new-gen powders also come in more inclusive shades and subtle glow-boosting finishes, so your skin stays looking like skin…just way better.
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It might not be your birthday, but all your wishes are about to come true with Huda Beauty’s lineup of silky-smooth loose powders. Available in ten diverse shades, ranging from soft neutrals to more saturated hues, the refined pigments deliver a silken feel that never feels greasy and stays in place for up to 10 hours. Frequent touch-ups? We do not know her.
This pastel-hued setting powder has a lightweight, finely milled texture that mattifies without drying out your skin. The lavender undertones help brighten up skin tone, making it an ideal choice when you want to achieve a luminous, airbrushed look. Plus, it has a subtle, delicious scent of a birthday cake that adds a fun twist to your makeup routine.
Think more glow, less grease. This shimmer-fix powder delivers a soft sheen (never sparkle) thanks to micro-pearl pigments that give skin a subtle radiance. Great for a night out when you want your skin to catch the light minus the oil slick.
What do you look for in the ideal loose powder? If invisible finish, oil control and weightless coverage are topping your list of priorities, Lancôme’s loose setting powder will serve as the perfect seal for all your makeup looks this summer. Truly translucent, the formula settles on the skin with an undetectable finish that will make you look matte and never cakey.
One swipe of this silky formula and shine is a distant memory. Designed for long wear, this setting powder absorbs oil without flattening your base, making it ideal for hot, humid days or anytime your T-zone wants to act up.
This weightless powder does more than just blur—it keeps humidity, sweat and shine in check all day. With five shades to choose from, it offers a sheer, natural-looking matte finish that feels like nothing but makes everything look better.
There are loose powders and then, there is Givenchy’s multi-hued iteration that brings major main character energy to the chat. Available in seven different harmonies to suit diverse skin tones, each set offers up four hues—two colour-correcting shades teamed with two unifying shades to create a unified, illuminating finish.
Lightweight formula and all-day finish—words that are music to the ears of anyone who is done with sweat, oil and grease camping on their skin during the blistering days of summer. Three shades—almond, ivory and beige—beckon for an airbrushed, effortlessly matte finish that will make you feel that you are living in a soft-focus Instagram filter all day long.
Colour correction and oil absorption are all in a day’s work for this mattifying loose powder. True to its moniker, this banana loose powder from SUGAR Cosmetics delivers a yellow-golden tint that suits all skin tones and sets makeup in place for longer wear.
A talc-free spin on a cult classic, this version includes skin-loving ingredients like vitamin C, hyaluronic acid and vitamin E to keep dryness and creasing at bay. Expect long hours of wear with zero flashback and a super-blurring, soft-matte finish.
Looking to keep shine at bay on busy summer days? Maybelline’s loose finishing powder will be your new beauty bestie. Available in four shades to suit diverse skin tones, the mineral-based powder works on erasing shine and covering up blemishes for an airbrushed finish. The best part? It plays well with both full glam and no-makeup makeup days.
