What are Powders and how important it is!
Powders are something that is very close to everyone from our childhood days. Our grandparents, parents, and our elders never fail to apply them on the face whenever they step out. Especially, during our childhood, our mother and grandmother would apply huge amounts of powders on our face, neck, and all over the body. It’s trendy nowadays to use underarm deo, body cream, perfumes, and many more. But in our olden days, the powder is an all in one product which fulfils all of them in one go! It’s a natural and a beauty product that helps in increasing our tone to be a bit fairer.
Type of Face powders
There are different types of powders including talcum powder, compact powders that are further subdivided into loose powder, translucent powder, finishing powder and many more. In our childhood days and parents’ childhood times, talcum powder is very common which will be white in colour. But since the fashion trends are evolving and erupting day by day, which made the compact powder trendy and match our shade or face colour. Since we Indians have different shades like different colours in brown, the best face powders come in different shades which will be suitable for each of our shades accordingly.
Why are Compact Powders better than others?
It is a lightweight powder that usually comes in a light weighted powder form. It is used to give lightweight coverage and helps in giving your makeup a perfect finish. Well, applying compact powder is a crucial step and it helps in setting your foundation and creams without making it cakey or smudges in a minimum amount of time. This helps in giving you a flawless makeup look. Most people with dry and oily skin types will try their level best to make their makeup look good and long-lasting. One of the common problems that people prefer makeup undergo is either their look becomes too oily or cakey if in case of dry skin. If that is the case, you can apply compact powders according to the skin tone, to match and set the look. There are different types of powders with SPF content present in it. This helps in protecting your skin from the harsh UV rays directly emitted from the sun. While in case you are layering products, sunscreen might be quite thicker and makes it more smudgy or oily. In that case, SPF face powders will give you the perfect finish along with the needed protection.
For Oily Skin
Applying compact powder will control the oiliness and greasiness to an extent.
For Dry Skin
Dry skin people generally have to nourish and moisturize better before applying the foundation cream or hydrating compact powders. Nourishment and dehydration help in evening out the skin and create a better face for the upcoming layers.
FAQs:
Q1: How do I choose a powder shade for my face?
Ans: It is better to choose a bit lighter shade than the skin tone colour. It is better to choose the right shade so that they don’t make your skin tone lighter or darker than the original colour.
Q2: How to choose the right shade?
Ans: It is normal to get confused among the different shades available in the market. Always make sure to get these powders based on your skin type or a tone higher. If you have already purchased, and feel it’s too dark or light, you can mix two different shades and match them accordingly.
Q3: What are the different face powders?
Ans: There are different types of powders like loose powders, company powders, compact powder with SPF, translucent powder, finishing powder, and many more. Each and every powder has its own set of advantages based on the skin type. Make sure to use compact powders if you have oily skin so that greasiness will be controlled to an extent.
Q4: Should your setting powder be lighter than the foundation?
Ans: The face powder is recommended to be one shade lighter than your foundation. It is recommended to gently tap the powder above the foundation rather than apply in a larger amount. The biggest advantage of using the powder is it helps in setting the foundation for a smooth finish.
Q5: Can you use powder foundation alone?
Ans: It is okay to use powder foundation alone, instead of layering. But it is better to use the above foundation for setting it in the right proportions.