Which finishing powder?

[lilychemgirl]

Hi All,
At the moment I use nothing but foundation (I am trying SN in warm gold in the medium coverage, silk formula, and am about to order the olive as the warm gold is a little yellowy, my ratio so far is about 1:12), . I have a sample sized liberty golden perfecting glow on its way to me, but as I am a bit oily/acne prone I think this might not be good for all over, as I hate anything shiny/dewy on my t-zone.
Which finishing powder/perfecter would be good to blur my pores etc. without being too drying and with absolutely no shimmer or dewiness? I am pretty light skinned, with weird undertones (I think mostly brownish, a little yellow, hardly any pink, but I do suit cool blushes and some cool lip colours, weird I know ).
Thanks in advance I have a cart full waiting for the GWP to change on friday, lol!
Lily

[JenW]

My first choice is the Perfecting Powderbecauseit is such multitasking product.....but isn't it nearly Summer where you are? I might chose Blur in the Summer because it is slightly more drying than Perfecting Powder, and I tend to be oilier in the Summer, but dryer in the Winter. Also, the Untinted Blur has no dewiness/sheen at all. There is a very slight sheen (which is nearly unnoticeable) in Perfecting Powder.

[lilychemgirl]

Which colour do you think in the perfecting powder? Does the untinted version of either of these leave a whitish cast to the skin? I am so pale, I don't want to look like a ghost, lol.

[Cupcake]

No, there's no whitish cast to these powders. I'm very pale and prefer the untinted version. The tinted is just a little deep for me but I can wear Date Bait and Tempt tryst happily (Sandy Fair / Golden Fair, slightly paler).

[lambchop]

I'm glad to hear that the sample of Temp Tryst that I ordered won't be too deep for my fair skin. My first order shipped today and I'm thrilled. I'll be checking the mailbox with eeks starting Wednesday but it probably won't be here that soon. I'm intrigued by Date Bait but afraid that it'll feel too pink for me.

[Ladybug914]

I'm glad to hear that the sample of Temp Tryst that I ordered won't be too deep for my fair skin. My first order shipped today and I'm thrilled. I'll be checking the mailbox with eeks starting Wednesday but it probably won't be here that soon. I'm intrigued by Date Bait but afraid that it'll feel too pink for me.

I am in CA and I have so far been getting my order by the second day after shipping, so you could be very pleasantly surprised! (I am hoping my streak continues as I had an order ship today, too!)

[feyith]

I'm confused about the difference between what they do. As I understand it, they both absorb oil and hide pores/lines, correct? Is there more to one or the other?
Also, I have no idea which of the tinted ones to try. I'm half Asian and pale so wondering if Date Bait would be too pink for my skin tone or Temp Tryst will make me look weirdly yellow/fake tanned?

[Annika]

I have a sample of Tempt Tryst and have used it instead of foundation a few days - it evens out my skintone and skin beautifully and it still looks like I have no makeup on whatsoever. I am light, not the fairest of fair but not as dark as that which EDM calls light either (confused yet? ) - Light Almond is what I normally use, haven't received my SN foundation samples yet. In winter I can wear Olive Fair, so I'm usually somewhere in between the two.

ANYWAY.

Tempt Tryst shouldn't make you yellow and it is so sheer that it might give you a healthy glow and *some* color if you're extremely pale but not like you put on a bronzer.

[lilychemgirl]

I just tried my sample of liberty golden perfecting glow this morning, I am not sure exactly how I am supposed to use it, I applied a light dusting all over my face after foundation, before anything else. I couldn't really tell if it was doing much (I broke my glasses, lol, so maybe that is why!) but it did seem to give my skin a slight golden look, which unfortunately meant it didn't match my super white neck the other samples are on their way to me, but won't be here for ages.

I'm not sure exactly what the perfecting glows are meant to do... are they the same as the perfecting powders but with a little bit of shimmer? Do I use it all over, or just where I would put a bronzer? Is it supposed to blur your pores like the blur?

Lol, I am a bit lost!

[AgnesONutter]

I got a sample of Pristine Perfecting Glow today. I thought I could use it as an all over face colour, but it is rather glittery (fine particles, though) so I would perhaps use the glows more like highlight powders, than actual face colours, if that makes sense? As for the finishing powders, they are supposed to go all over, to add some extra colour and definition. A slight golden sheen I think can be gorgeous at times, when I'm going for a healthy glow rather than the classical snow white look, as long as it is not too off.