Tarte vs. Make-up Forever: Finishing Powders

Hey ya’ll!  

   

It’s been a little while since I’ve posted on my blog, and I apologize about that.  Between the craziness of school and everything else, I just wasn’t able to get my blog done very quickly.

My topic for blog today is FINISHING POWDERS.  Right now there are 2 very popular ones, and I’m sure a lot of you are familiar with them.  I will be comparing Tarte’s Amazonian Clay Finishing Powder to Make-up Forever’s High Definition Microfinish Powder.  I personally have very oily skin, so I put these two powders to the test, and I know I am now ready to share my experience with you.  I will post links to each product on Sephora.com so you can conveniently read up more about each product!

First up… Tarte’s Amazonian Clay Finishing Powder: This powder is white in color, and feels very smooth on the skin.  It has multiple uses and can be used on any skin color as it does not show any color once applied, it only has a mattifying effect.  At first I would use this powder to set my make-up as I have very oily skin, and when I went into Sephora, the representative suggested it to me.  This powder can also be used as a primer to fill in fine lines and smooth out skin.  I did try several times to use it as a primer under my eyes where I have fine lines, but I found that this powder because of the clay was too drying for that area.  As it is, I already use a heavy cream under my eyes day and night.  (Be looking for my skin care routine, VERY soon.)  If you do have dry skin, this powder will probably not be the best fit for you as it contains clay and talc which cause drying of the skin; its purpose is to draw all oil out and reflect a very matte finish.

CLICK HERE FOR ADDITIONAL INFO ON TARTE AMAZONIAN CLAY POWDER

I would give Tarte’s Amazonian Clay Finishing an overall grade of A- ONLY because it was not a great fit for my under eyes which is a huge concern to me.

Battling Tarte’s ACFP, is Make-up Forever’s High Definition Microfinish Powder.  THIS STUFF IS AMAZING.  Ok, I’m done.  JUST KIDDING!!!  This powder is made up of very fine silica beads.  Just as the Tarte Powder, it can be used as a primer to fill in fine lines and is also great to set makeup without any additional coverage of colored powder.  What I like most about this powder, is unlike the Amazonian Clay by Tarte, it is not drying at all yet still provides that great matte finish. So this by far is a great fit for my needs!  MUFE’s HD Microfinish powder contains no clay or talc so this choice would be best fit for you ladies with dry skin.  It is also way softer on the skin compared to the Tarte ACFP An extremely cool function this powder has is to set lipstick.  Once you apply your lipstick, lightly brush this powder over lips for a super long lasting effect!  *I also tried this trick with the Tarte finishing powder and it caused my lips to crease the powder up and it left strings of the powder on my lips.  NOT CUTE.  Hahaha

CLICK HERE FOR ADDITIONAL MAKEUP FOREVER HD POWDER INFO

I would give Make-up Forever’s High Definition Microfinish Powder an A+ because I simply cannot see my daily make-up routine complete without this product!

If you have tried either or both of these products, please comment and share any thoughts, opinions, or cool tricks you might have!

-B