79%
would repurchase
4.4/5
package quality

price range

description

This iconic formula locks makeup in place all day with a luminous finish. Lightweight and easy to blend, it effortlessly sets foundation without adding additional color or coverage. Powered by NARS’ Light Reflecting Complex, it optimizes light reflection on the skin, creating a soft-focus effect by optically fading fine lines, wrinkles, and pores. No-flashback formula features Photochromic Technology, which diffuses and adjusts to new sources of light, so skin looks perfect in person, and on camera. Available in four shades for all skin tones.

ingredients

Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Silica, Cetearyl Ethylhexanoate, Glycerin, Squalane, Octyldodecyl Stearoyl Stearate, Polysorbate 80, Caprylyl Glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Chondrus Crispus Extract, Xanthan Gum, 1,2-Hexanediol, Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Sea Water/Maris Aqua/Eau De Mer, Ascophyllum Nodosum Extract, Magnesium Silicate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Phenoxyethanol, Potassium Sorbate, Tin Oxide, Mica, Titanium Dioxide (Ci 77891), Iron Oxides (Ci 77491), Iron Oxides (Ci 77492), Iron Oxides (Ci 77499).

Reviews

Reviews


5.0
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11 years ago

I love this! I had been searching for a pressed setting powder for ages and it appears majority of the brands sell this type powder as a loose powder. Anyhow this is amazing, perfect to set the...

About reviewer (7 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinCombination, Tan

HairBlack

EyesBrown



5.0
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11 years ago

For the longest time I was wondering how the NARS Light Reflecting powders compared to the Ambient Lighting Powders by HOURGLASS. I kept reading through blog reviews trying to find a clear...

About reviewer (84 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinCombination, Fair-Medium, Warm

HairBlack, Straight, Medium

EyesGreen


5.0
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11 years ago

I have this in the loose and pressed version and I love them both. I used the loose powder in the morning to set and the pressed for retouch. It's very light and no white cast. NARS did an...

About reviewer (9 reviews)

Age44-55

SkinOily, Olive

HairBlack

EyesBrown


5.0
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11 years ago

I will certainly be buying this one again and probably sooner than I think - this is the fastest thing I have ever hit pan on - that's why I didn't rate the price so well on this product as at 7g...

About reviewer (250 reviews)

Age36-43

SkinCombination, Fair, Warm

HairBlond, Wavy, Medium

EyesGreen


5.0
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11 years ago

I LOVE this face powder. It has got to be one of the best ones I've used in my life. I always apply this after I put on my foundation, and it makes my skin feel matte and silky soft. Also, it makes...

About reviewer (13 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinNormal, Olive, Cool

HairBrunette, Wavy, Fine

EyesBrown


5.0
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11 years ago

Amazing, fantastic, perfection. Yes, this is a pricey setting powder and there are cheaper alternatives, but the overall result of using this is unmistakable. My skin looks gorgeous with this...

About reviewer (17 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinNormal, Olive, Neutral

HairBlond, Wavy, Fine

EyesHazel


4.0
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11 years ago

Although this product is a little strange to work with at first (it looks like plastic) I really enjoy it. I find this works best with my fuller coverage foundations as it adds a subtle glow,...

About reviewer (25 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinCombination, Fair

HairBlond

EyesBlue


5.0
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11 years ago

This is the best setting powder I've ever used. I apply over EL Double Wear or Lancome Visionnaire and get excellent results. It helps my foundation stay shine free yet not too matte for four or...

About reviewer (8 reviews)

Age56 & Over

SkinNormal, Fair

HairBrown

EyesBlue


1.0
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11 years ago

This powder made my skin so dried up. Shows more wrinkles after put on. No glow looking at all. Didn't work. Returned.

About reviewer (9 reviews)

Age44-55

SkinDry, Medium

HairBrown

EyesBrown


3.0
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11 years ago

At this price tag, I expected this powder to give me that wonderful glow others rave about. It's a nice setting powder, but until it gives me glowing skin, i won't be giving it a glowing review. I...

About reviewer (251 reviews)

Age36-43

SkinCombination, Fair-Medium, Warm

HairBrunette, Wavy, Fine

EyesGreen


5.0
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11 years ago

I have no idea how this powder works, but it is AMAZING! It gives me a matte finish and makes my skin look smooth and flawless. The powder is white in the compact but goes on colorless - no white...

About reviewer (167 reviews)

Age44-55

SkinVery Oily, Medium, Neutral

HairBrown, Curly, Fine

EyesBrown


3.0
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11 years ago

I didn't think this powder was anything special. It is very finely milled and set my makeup, but there was a detectable white cast (I'm about an NC25) and I didn't think that it improved (or...

About reviewer (9 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinNormal, Medium, Warm

HairBlack, Wavy, Medium

EyesBrown


3.0
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11 years ago

3.5/5 lippies. I bought this because I've heard so much wonderful things about it and i really want to like it. Unfortunately, mine had this layer of hardened powder I had to dig through to get...

About reviewer (298 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinCombination, Fair-Medium, Neutral

HairBrunette, Straight, Medium

EyesBrown


5.0
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11 years ago

This is my HG of setting powder. It gives you almost an "airbrushed" look as people have been saying on MUA reviews, it holds makeup ALL day and generally just makes your skin look...

About reviewer (124 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinAcne-prone, Olive

HairBrown

EyesBrown


5.0
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11 years ago

i am so sad that i *LOVE* this powder, because it costs an arm & a leg!! it sets makeup beautifully, blurs pores/dark spots/imperfections, gives skin a radiant glow, and may actually live up to its...

About reviewer (174 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinDry, Olive

HairBrunette

EyesBrown


5.0
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11 years ago

It took me a while to really figure this stuff out, but now I love it! I put on my liquid foundation, apply this with a kabuki, then brush on a little bit of my regular pressed powder that matches...

About reviewer (10 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinVery Oily, Fair, Not Sure

HairBrunette, Other, Other

EyesBrown


5.0
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11 years ago

OMG. This is the best setting powder I've ever used. This gives a perfect "soft-matte" finish without any obvious traces of makeup. You can wear this even without foundation and you'll still look...

About reviewer (23 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinAcne-prone, Fair, Warm

HairBrown, Wavy, Fine

EyesBrown


4.0
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11 years ago

I love this powder! It gives an airbrushed finish and feels incredibly soft. It looks lovely on my dry skin. The packaging is fun, it comes in a classic NARS compact and also a pouch with a...

About reviewer (21 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinVery Dry, Fair

HairBrunette

EyesBrown


3.0
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11 years ago

I'm so relieved! I bought this online from a u.s website as it is ridiculously priced in Australia ($55) It arrived today and I was sooo disappointed. The product looked and felt like plastic and I...

About reviewer (21 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinCombination, Fair, Not Sure

HairBrown, Wavy, Fine

EyesBrown


5.0
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11 years ago

This is a totally stange product but I love it. This powder looks like hard plastic in the pan, kind of feels like it too when you touch it. But when you use it with a brush, a very small amount...

About reviewer (38 reviews)

Age36-43

SkinDry, Fair

HairBrunette

EyesBlue