Setting + Finishing

Setting+ Finishing

Setting powder has a bad reputation, and mostly it is deserved: too much of the wrong one and skin looks flat and older than it is. Used properly it does the opposite, holding everything in place without adding weight. The trick is choosing a finish that matches your skin rather than defaulting to matte.

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Setting + Finishing

Luminous Setting Powder holds makeup without killing the light in the skin, which suits most people and almost everyone with dry or mature skin. Loose Matte Finishing Powder is the one for genuine shine control, best used where you need it rather than all over. Perfecting Powder is the portable option for touch-ups through the day, and Redness Relief Powder doubles as a colour corrector under or over your base.

Where to start

Use less, and only where you need it. The T-zone and under the eyes hold makeup in place; powder across the cheeks is what makes skin look flat.

Glo Skin Beauty setting and finishing powders, curated by the clinicians at The London Road Clinic in Newark, Nottinghamshire, run from luminous through to fully matte, all mineral and talc-free, so you can hold your makeup in place without the heaviness powder is usually blamed for.

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Good to know

Frequently asked

Will setting powder make my skin look dry?

It can, if you use a matte powder all over. A luminous finish holds makeup without flattening the skin, and keeping matte powder to the areas that do shine solves most of it.

Loose or pressed, which should I buy?

Pressed is easier to carry and easier to control, so it suits touch-ups. Loose gives a lighter, more even finish and suits setting a full base at home. Many people end up with one of each for different moments.

Can I use powder on skin that is recovering from a treatment?

Mineral powder is usually one of the gentler things you can put on recovering skin, once redness has settled and your practitioner is happy. Press it on with a brush rather than buffing it in.