This Or That: Mineral or Pressed Powder Foundation?

Published On March 12, 2012 | This Or That

This Or That: Mineral or Pressed Powder Foundation?

This Or That: Mineral or Pressed Powder Foundation?

Powder foundation is quick, easy and can be a lifesaver for those with combination or oily skin types. It feels like as air and can look totally natural too. While I love the ease and convenience of pressed powder foundation, I love the skin-boosting benefits of Mineral Foundation. I also love the fact that many formulas are creamy enough for my dry skin to wear them too!

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  • Sweetxica17

    MAC mineralized skinfinish natural pressed powder for sure! I feel like im too heavy handed and over do it with loose powder :/

  • http://www.warpaintandunicorns.com/ AniBEE

    Mineral in full coverage is what I used for Foundation for YEARS because it’s the one kind where I can blend a shade close enough to my ultra fair olive gold skin tone. Pressed powder foundation I only used as a light coverage powder or setting powder.

  • PazCS

    Pressed powder for me. I like the look and coverage of mineral but every brand I’ve tried I’ve had allergic reactions to. So unfortunately it’s powder for me.

    • http://www.warpaintandunicorns.com/ AniBEE

      Check to see if it the ingredient Bismuth Oxychloride was in all of them as it’s a know irritant found in almost all high end Mineral brands as the use is as the first ingredient in the base. I makes my skin crawl/itches but other have a more serious reaction to it. In small quantities found in MAC of Bismuth Oxychloride I have not issue with it’s just when they amount is so high as a main component of the product do we see issues with some skin types.

      I use Indie brand like Meow Cosmetics, LaurEss (formally Sassy Minerals), Lucy Minerals and Silk Naturals for mineral foundation alot of companies avoid Bismuth Oxychloride.

  • http://bunbunmakeuptips.com/ Bunbunmakeuptips

    I prefer pressed powder. Mineral powder makes my skin feel and look oily.

  • jem83

    Pressed Powder one

  • Kathryn

    I use pressed. I’m very very pale and haven’t found mineral foundation that is definitely light enough for me to be willing to shell out the money. I’ve only ever found 2 pressed powders light enough and unfortunately the coverage isn’t the best. Suggestions welcome!

    • Lmiedema

      I’m very pale too and I use a combination of coverfx pressed foundation (I’m literally a 0 on their shade scale, haha) which has medium-light coverage and I use fairly light from bare essentuals for more coverage. Bare essentuals is a bit dark on me, but it has medium coverage; coverfx matches me perfectly has a lighter coverage. I just use different amounts depending on the day. I’m not prone to break outs, though but I do have a bit of redness I try to cover.

  • http://twitter.com/TwistedFoolPT TwistedFool

    I haven’t used any but since I have normal to dry skin I’d say mineral is the way to go for me!

  • Oshin SR

    neither. I only use liquid foundation. that said, I’d prefer pressed. loose powder is just too messy.

  • Valeottantadue

    mineral powder for me

  • Becca

    I’ve never really tried a pressed powder foundation before…but I’ve been reading reviews for Dior’s lately and am curious to try that and the Bare Minerals Matte foundation

  • http://twitter.com/xJenEvie Jen McClelland

    i normally only use powder to set my liquid foundation because i do have some acne and redness issues that powder doesn’t really cover. i’ve only tried pressed and i really do like it. i neeeed to splurge and get a mac msf natural!

  • Run4theroses

    I prefer pressed powder any day, and my MAC mineralized skinfinish natural is the one i go to also. Its perfect!

  • Mandy

    Pressed powder, since it plays nice with my oily skin. It’s also a lot easier to use, especially when you’re on the go!

  • melodyy

    I loveeee my pressed powder foundation. Mineral foundation scares me because I’m afraid of how cakey it’ll look on my skin :/

  • Cristina

    mineral is better because pressed can look to cakey on my dry skin

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