bareMinerals Illuminating Mineral Veil Finishing Powder

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I have this and a few other banana powders. This is my favourite for texture, along with Dermablend. It doesn't cake under eyes the way others can do. This is a beautiful, very finely milled powder. There is no powdery mask effect, it blends seamlessly with the skin or makeup, blurs and smoothes skin nicely. I don't have any real complaints, except that I bought Buttercup Light and it's still a tad dark. I'm considering getting the No Colour and mixing the two, or adding Dermablend Cool Beige. Under my eyes it's too yellow and darkening on its own.

Yes, it's pricier than some other brands, but you do receive substantial product and it's mattifying without being drying, allows for a natural finish over one resembling an exploded fire hydrant. I may also mix the Sasha Light and No Colour or fair powder with some Light Pink Elf Halo Powder make it more effective under the eyes. On its own it's fine on the rest of my (pale olive peach toned) skin. But hear this, if you haven't tried banana powder, you should. It takes skin set with powder from pasty to healthy, dull to fresh, blotchy to even.

Better for Neutral-warm toned & olive-skinned tone folks

I absolutely love this setting powder. From my own experience,

this is better for people who have warm, neutral-warm, & olive toned people. It doesn't make me look like a ghost or change the color of my make up like the original did. The original powder made me look ashy & pasty. So I'd say, as someone who has neutral-warm undertones with light olive skin this works well & it enhanced my make up rather than change the color drastically. So anyone who has cooler undertones, might wanna avoid this one and opt for the Illuminating or original powder. This one might make you look too ashy if you have cooler undertones. There are also setting powders with skin tones in mind as well.

Quite magical!

I'm a longtime user of the Matte Loose Powder Foundation, but have been experimenting with a few other of bareminerals' products. I had a sample of translucent mineral veil that I didn't really know how to use (I don't layer on multiple products, and tend to be a minimal makeup person) so it sat in my makeup bag for a few months. Then I decided to try out the new stick foundation, and I was a bit concerned by how it felt sticky on my skin, like it was sitting on top but not really set. Hmm... An idea! I pulled out the Mineral veil and lightly brushed it in all over... Aha! Perfect! It "set" the makeup, no more sticky or wet feeling, and it made my face suddenly look soft focus. Amazing! As long as my go-to is the matte powder, I'm not sure I'll have much use for this but for special occasions where heavier coverage is called for, this makes the absolute perfect finishing touch.

Quite magical!

I'm a longtime user of the Matte Loose Powder Foundation, but have been experimenting with a few other of bareminerals' products. I had a sample of translucent mineral veil that I didn't really know how to use (I don't layer on multiple products, and tend to be a minimal makeup person) so it sat in my makeup bag for a few months. Then I decided to try out the new stick foundation, and I was a bit concerned by how it felt sticky on my skin, like it was sitting on top but not really set. Hmm... An idea! I pulled out the Mineral veil and lightly brushed it in all over... Aha! Perfect! It "set" the makeup, no more sticky or wet feeling, and it made my face suddenly look soft focus. Amazing! As long as my go-to is the matte powder, I'm not sure I'll have much use for this but for special occasions where heavier coverage is called for, this makes the absolute perfect finishing touch.

Beautiful

I don't like wearing a lot of makeup on my skin. I am an esthetician so I have pretty flawless skin. I hate the feeling of foundation. I used this last night on just my bare skin so eliminate the shiny effect from my moisturizer. It made my skin glow. I only did my eyebrows, mascara, blush and a bit of highlighter. It looked like I had perfect foundation on. My skin looked amazing. As others have said it's not translucent. I have light colored skin. Not fair but it's light. I think if my skin was any lighter it would be too dark. It would be nice to have a translucent version of this. I dust a little on my neck to make sure my face doesn't look too dark. But I'm extremely pleased with the results of only using this with no foundation or skin tint. Just took 15 min off my makeup routine.

Not anymore

I have been using the Original Mineral Veil powder for a few years now. I loved it and it was my HG powder for awhile. I have very fair and oily skin. I have tried so many different brands over the years looking for a powder that could set my makeup and combat my oily skin. I was so happy when I tried this powder because I thought that I had finally found a powder that took away the oiliness but was not heavy or cakey. The best part was I didn't even have to reapply the powder as it really kept the oiliness at bay for many hours throughout the day. But alas, all good things come to an end. I have noticed that in my last couple of repurchases, the quality was just not the same anymore. Not only was it no longer keeping my skin matte, I would have to reapply only after a couple hours or I would end up a greasy mess. Also, it leaves behind a strange orange tint to my skin. It used to have no color at all but now it makes my skin look unnaturally orange. I am so disappointed in whatever change in formulation they decided to use for this product. It was great before but not anymore. I hope they go back to their original formula. Now I have to try out other brands again to search for a better and hopefully HG powder to replace this one.

Exactly what I wanted

I first tried a different illuminating finishing powder and it separated my skin tint and made my face look patchy. Also wasn't illuminating. This product is everything that one wasn't. I use it on top of Morphe Skin Tint and my skin glows. It's not glittery or shimmery. It didn't cause any patchiness and looked perfect. I'm going to experiment with using IT bye bye pores setting powder then using this on top. Also it didn't accentuate my pores like some illuminating powder products do. It's perfect.

BareMinerals will always be

BareMinerals will always be a brand that I love for face powders and bronzers! I have been using the matte loose powder foundation in medium beige since I was 15 years old, I did all-star cheerleading and wore a full face of makeup from a young age when going to competitions but I had sensitive skin and most liquid foundation broke my skin out so BareMinerals became my best friend even going through my early to mid 20s I still used it, I just could have an even all over coverage that stayed on even in the summer months but my love for the mineral veil started in my late 20s because as I got older I started having dry skin and had to switch to liquid foundations and bb creams but I still like to set my face and alot of powders instantly suck the hydration out and I'll look like I've been in a sand storm in the sahara(Soo dry!!) But the mineral veil is so fine and it literally feels like you put nothing on your face but it sets everything perfectly! And it doesn't set in my fine lines like so many other finishing powders! You need to try the mineral veil if you have dry skin but are needing a good powder! I always keep it in my collection and in rotation!

I used to use

I used to use this powder years ago and recently got one in boxycharm. Its ok. Nothing revolutionary. Its a loose setting powder. It does feel very light weight. I can barely feel it's even on my face but it makes my skin oily faster then other powders. I like the way it looks when first applied. It helps smooth out texture and set foundation/concealer but an hour later and I have to apply more because my t zone will get more oily then usual. It also has a very slight shimmer/sparkle to it and I prefer my powder to be matte. I have texture and pores so anything glowy or dewy accentuates that which I don't want.

I know a lot of ppl love this powder and it's been a cult fave for a long time but it just doesn't work well with my skin type.

I love the finishing

I love the finishing veil. I was using all of bare mineral for the longest time but I did switch foundations for a better one but I still continue to use the mineral veil for my finish setting powder cause it really does gone on really good. I think it makes my pores less noticeable and it just makes my all finish look perfect. So even if you don't like the foundation in this you must try the mineral veil a least to try for yourself. And you can get different sizes so if price is an issues you can get the smaller on trust me a little goes along way