Mineral Wear Talc-Free Mineral Airbrushing Pressed Powder SPF 30 : Shade: beige

This product is exactly what I was looking for: a pressed powder that's talc-free and has SPF. I don't typically wear foundation so I was looking for something to apply lightly over moisturizer or SPF to get rid of shine while adding extra sun protection.

I was unsure if the translucent or creamy natural shades would fit me, so I searched for swatches and found that it comes in a third shade currently not sold at Ulta, which is beige. Based on swatches and reviews, translucent would definitely be too fair for me. Of the slightly darker shades, creamy natural has pink undertones while beige has neutral/olive undertones. Beige matches me perfectly. For reference, I have light-medium East Asian skin with olive undertones.

After reading reviews about the brush (lots of fallout and uneven, inefficient application), I didn't even bother with it and used a cosmetic sponge instead. This worked great. It has buildable coverage, though naturally the more layers you use the more likely you'll look cakey. With one layer pressed on gently with the sponge plus going over some smaller areas a second time, the finish was great. Got rid of the shine like I'd hoped without being too intensely mattifying and drying. Blush and highlight applied nicely over top as well. Fragrance in cosmetics is something I avoid, but I find the scent of this product to be mild. I can only smell it straight from the pan up close, not while applying at all. Also, it didn't oxidize on me after applying, but I haven't worn it for a full day yet, so I can't comment on how it stands up over time with sweat or oil build up. I checked my skin in sunlight and took photos with flash on and did not see any white cast or flashback.

If you are light-medium to medium with warm undertones, consider looking elsewhere for this in beige! However, even with this third color, I consider the shade range of this product to be abysmal. I got lucky having one of them match so well. Sometimes I feel like brands forget that darker skin tones exist and need sun protection too. I really hate when brands cater to such a narrow range of the population.

Lastly I want to mention that powder sunscreens aren't really reliable for full coverage sun protection. That's not a fault specific to this product, just the nature of powder SPF in general. Whether that matters to you depends on your sun protection needs. Personally, I would not use this alone for prolonged direct sun exposure.