Loose powder is very much back, and the huge trend for glow shows no sign of dimming
Some 15 years ago, Clinique launched a brilliant product called Gentle Light Powder. It was a loose finishing powder containing light-reflecting particles which, when dusted over a bare face or foundation, gave the skin a sort of soft-focus glow. It was disastrously ahead of its time and while popular in Britain, it failed to catch on in the US and was eventually scrapped, much to the dismay of many of you.
In 2018, loose powder is very much back, and the huge trend for glow shows no sign of dimming, and so it’s vindicating to see Laura Mercier (currently enjoying a major return to form) pick up where Clinique bailed out. A new Glow version of her Translucent Loose Setting Powder (the original, beloved by makeup artists, is going nowhere) is similar to the Clinique trailblazer, only it has a finer, more modern texture and feels imperceptible on the skin (£29). One can certainly see it, however – if you don’t like visible glimmer (not glitter), you won’t like this. But if (like me) glow is your thing, the noticeable pearlescence will impress.
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