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DiorSkin Nude Air Healthy Glow Invisible Loose Powder

Dior has just launched an innovation in the field of face powders: Diorskin Nude Air Healthy Glow Invisible Loose Powder (available in 4 shades), a face powder that is designed to work as a ‘invisible’ setting product for your makeup, with a lightweight and fresh feeling upon the skin. Some of the key features, according to the brand:

- An undetectable to the eye ultra-light texture to help unify, mattify and enhance the complexion

- Made with transparent pigments & translucent mineral powders to add precise tone

- Leaves a velvet finish upon the skin

- Enriched with vitamins, minerals and Sweet Orange Extract to help boost tone & freshness

- Non-occlusive and ‘breathable’ like an ‘intelligent fabric’

- Helps create a shield against pollution by limiting the absorption of harmful particles

In the past, I’ve never felt the need to wear face powder as it always seemed a bit chalky in appearance upon my skin, not to mention somewhat ageing – so it was with a healthy degree of scepticism that I approached trying this Dior version. Thankfully, the Diorskin Nude Air Healthy Glow Invisible Loose Powder (a bit of a mouthful to say) is not only absolutely wearable, but visually delivers on its claims as well.

The round plastic jar bears a silver lid bearing Dior’s signature cannage pattern and comes with an included plush velvet puff to enable a silky-smooth application. The contents are under a protective sieve to prevent an overload of product/powder being released – a convenient feature, while the powder itself is relatively. The texture is exceptionally finely milled and once buffed into the skin, becomes completely undetectable without leaving a flat finish behind; rather, there’s a very subtle sheen that almost seems to give ‘vitality’ to the skin. As the powder wears and starts fusing with the warmth of the skin and natural oils, it seems to then develop a more luminous tone, but never shiny. Best part…absolutely no oxidation in evidence (that which makes you face suddenly become orange!).

The shades range from 010 for the fairest types – to 040 for deeper complexions, and while you’d think that these 4 options wouldn’t be nearly enough to cover the range of skin tones, the nature of this featherweight powder should be easily wearable by a broad skin tone range just the same (with the exception of the darkest complexions, where I suspect it may appear slightly ashy – but still worth checking out at a Dior counter just to be sure). According to the included insert, start by upending the firmly closed container and lightly tapping it once along the bottom to release a measured dose of powder into the upper section. The velvet puff works extremely well at buffing the powder into the skin, although I found it much easier to first use a brush (a large headed & semi-rigid Kabuki brush) to first pick up the powder for quick distribution along the skin then followed by a thorough buffing using the puff – which feels so incredibly soft along the skin while seeming to ‘fill’ in fine lines – is the most effective application method. As to staying power, the sheer nature of this product makes it difficult to determine exactly how long it actually wears, but I will say that my skin (which is combination/oily) looks flawless, even, and luminous throughout the day, with very little touch-ups needed.

What I really love about this Diorskin Nude Skin healthy Glow Invisible Loose Powder is that my skin never feels like it’s ‘suffocating’ throughout the wearing. A light dusting over foundation (never forget to buff, buff, buff!) not only sets your makeup, but also provides a seamless and flawless finish. Another great and even easier way to wear this powder is over moisturised skin (always allow approx. 15 minutes for moisturiser to settle into the skin first before powder application) – this method provides a natural and sheer finish, while still managing to even out skin tone. 

Overall, for anyone who has a phobia of powder (like myself), I am beyond impressed with how totally ‘non-powdery’ this product appears, and urge you to give it a look – it’s so totally worth it.