'It blends seamlessly into my skin tone, doesn't cake or accentuate pores, and keeps my makeup looking fresh for hours'
Leonie Benhamouche
16:30, 19 Dec 2025
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Loose powder is ideal for setting any type of makeup and ensuring all-day wear. Not only is it a great option for controlling shine, it helps to achieve a soft-focus, flawless finish too.
One of the best on the market is the fan-favourite Laura Mercier Translucent Loose Setting Powder, and its price has just been slashed at Boots. It's now £30.80, down from £38.50 - this is cheaper than getting it from LookFantastic (£38.50).
Available in four shades, the formula works to keep makeup in place for up to 16 hours. Enriched with vitamins C and E, it also features a soft and silky texture to subtly blur the appearance of imperfections without adding weight or looking cakey.
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So that your makeup stays in place even longer, you can get the Laura Mercier Pure Canvas Primer Hydrating, available at £31.20 from Boots. The setting powder has a 4.7 rating out of 10,893 reviews.
A satisfied shopper wrote: "It's a game-changer for me, it blends seamlessly into my skin tone, doesn't cake or accentuate pores, and keeps my makeup looking fresh for hours. The texture is so fine and airy, it's like a second skin!"
Another added: "It leaves my skin with a soft, airbrushed finish that looks natural, not cakey or dry. It sets my makeup all day without creasing, and it works beautifully under the eyes too."
Laura Mercier Translucent Loose Setting Powder
The formula works to keep makeup in place for up to 16 hours. Enriched with vitamins C and E, it also features a soft and silky texture to subtly blur the appearance of imperfections without adding weight or looking cakey.
A third penned: "It sets my foundation beautifully without looking cakey, keeps my skin matte while still natural, and feels so lightweight. I love how it blurs imperfections and gives me that smooth, flawless finish that lasts all day."
Although a great product overall, some customers weren't as impressed with the results: "I really did try to make this work but unfortunately it emphasizes fine lines and skin texture. It settles into dry patches and makes foundation look cakey. "
Elsewhere, there's the Huda Beauty Easy Bake Loose Baking & Setting Powder, priced at £34 Cult Beauty. It contains ultra-refined pigments to give a hint of luminosity to the skin.
It boasts a 4.8 rating from 1,529 reviews. " It’s one of my favourite steps of my makeup routine as it fixes everything and makes my face look so smooth," reacted a buyer.
There's also the Rare Beauty Always An Optimist Soft Radiance Setting Powder. Retailing for £24 at Space NK, it comes in five different shades.
It has a 4.6 rating based off 378 reviews: "It always leaves my makeup looking so smooth and somehow airbrushed. It also never pills or clumps - I've had this for quite some time and I'm not even near to finishing it."
You can get the Laura Mercier Translucent Loose Setting Powder at £30.80 from Boots or at £38.50 from LookFantastic. Shop the £31.20 Laura Mercier Pure Canvas Primer Hydrating here. You can buy the £34 Huda Beauty Easy Bake Loose Baking & Setting Powder from Cult Beauty and the £24 Rare Beauty Always An Optimist Soft Radiance Setting Powder from Space NK.