(Crème de la Mer The Powder)(image from www.cremedelamer.com)
The Powder, a loose face powder, is part of Crème de la Mer’s Skincolor range, which also includes Fluid Foundation and Crème Foundation along with Foundation Brush and Powder Brush.
Apart from the lid, the large jar is made of glass. The heaviness of it does have a very luxurious feel.
This talc and mica based powder is very light and soft, and it almost has a fluffy feel.
The enclosed puff is plush and soft to the touch.The shade in Translucent is sheer and does not have any substantial coverage. It is quite a shimmery loose powder that has little efficacy in controlling shine or diffusing the appearance of pores.
Under artificial lighting, quite a lot of fine silver and pink shimmer and some pale pink iridescence are visible. Under natural sunlight, the pink iridescence can look more intense, so care must be taken when you use this for your daytime look. Less is definitely more.
Personally I prefer matte loose powder with no or minimal shimmer, and I would use this very sparingly as a highlighter. But if you enjoy both shimmer and iridescence in your overall setting powder, then this is definitely worth a look.
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Wow, i’m glad you did a review on this. Myself and The Muse have been contemplating getting it so we’ve been looking for reviews all over the net.
Good review and thanks for pointing out the shimmer/irredescence aspect.
Hi Allysia-May,
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Hi Jen,
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Am glad you did a review on this. :)
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