Rituals Transparent Loose Face Powder

I’m going through a bit of a loose powder phase at the moment. I used to hate them but somehow the little tub of powder with kabuki brush next to it just looks right on my dressing table. I’ve been using loose powder for a while now to set my makeup in the morning then carrying round pressed powder for touch ups.  I picked this up at Heathrow but you can also check out their website. You get 12g of product for £15.90.

The packaging is a nice, sturdy plastic jar complete with mirror, sifter and powder puff. Personally I don’t like using the puffs but if you do then it’s nice to have. As far as I know it only comes in one shade – transparent. This is a mixed blessing. It’s a pale flesh colour in the pot and does blend away on the back of my hand to nothing. This may be a good option for those of you who find the ELF HD powder looks ashy as it isn’t stark white. On my face though it does sometimes appear to oxidise slightly on my most oily days. It isn’t extreme tango face but it is a little bit annoying. For this reason I probably won’t wear this much over winter but I’ll be very happy to use it next spring/ summer. 

The powder is very soft and finely milled. It takes very little effort to buff it into the skin and does a fab  job of setting my foundation. I haven’t noticed any extreme oil controlling properties but I suppose it doesn’t promise any. As with most loose powders you need very little so it will last you a very long time.

I do like this but I don’t think I’ll repurchase when it eventually runs out simply because I’m so pale. I’m better off with one of those stark white powders that most complain about :p x

*I bought this myself*