Translucent · talc free
Setting Powder
The step that makes your foundation last until the evening. A silky translucent veil pressed into the T-zone and under the eyes, so shine stays away and everything underneath stays exactly where you put it, without a hint of colour change or that flat, powdered look.
$39AUD
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✿Australian owned
◈Cruelty free
◍Talc & bismuth free
♢Translucent, no colour shift
Description
Silky translucent setting powder controls shine, smooths texture, and extends makeup wear with lightweight, colourless finish. ♥
Set your makeup with effortless refinement using our Translucent Setting Powder — a silky mineral veil designed to perfect, smooth, and extend wear without heaviness. This ultra-light formula helps control excess oil while preserving your foundation shade, leaving skin looking soft-focus and naturally polished. Designed to be invisible yet impactful, it enhances longevity while maintaining a breathable, comfortable finish that feels as beautiful as it looks.
Key Benefits
✔ Controls shine and excess oil throughout the day
✔ Smooths skin texture for soft-focus finish
✔ Extends foundation wear without heaviness
✔ Translucent formula won’t alter makeup colour
✔ Lightweight mineral blend feels breathable
✔ Requires only a small amount for results
Ideal for
• Oily or combination skin types
• Setting liquid or powder foundation
• Soft matte, natural-looking finish
• Extending makeup longevity
• Minimal, everyday makeup routines
How to use
Lightly swirl your kabuki brush into powder, tap off excess, and gently sweep over foundation to set makeup.
Ingredients
Mica (CI 77019), Calcium Carbonate, may contain (+/-) Zinc Oxide (CI 77947), Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Iron Oxides (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499), Ultramarines (CI 77007)
Shipping & Returns
Australia: $9.95 standard, free on orders $99 and above, express $15. Packed and posted by us from our studio.
New Zealand $19.95 · International $45.00
Returns: because these are personal use beauty items we are not able to take them back for change of mind. If your order arrives damaged or faulty, email cher@alluringminerals.com.au within 5 days with a photo and we will replace or refund it.
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Makeup that lasts the dayShine handled, foundation held
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Talc and bismuth freeThe two that make powders itch
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Australian ownedCruelty free, packed by us
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Truly translucentYour foundation shade stays your shade
Why it is different
Set, without looking set
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Where powder goes, and where it happily does not
Almost everything women dislike about setting powder comes from putting it everywhere. Dusted over the whole face it flattens the light, and skin needs to catch light to look alive. Used the way it is meant to be used, on the T-zone, under the eyes, around the nose and chin and nowhere else, it does its job invisibly and leaves the high points of your cheeks free to glow. Same powder, completely different face.
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Press it in rather than sweeping it on
Sweeping a brush across your face drags the foundation you just applied and lifts half of it off again, which is why makeup so often looks patchy after powdering. Pressing sets it instead. A small dense brush, most of the powder tapped off first, then a gentle press and roll into each area. That is the whole technique, it takes twenty seconds, and it is why one jar lasts most women a very long time.
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No talc, and no bismuth oxychloride
Those two turn up in most setting powders and both are common reasons skin objects. We use neither. The oil absorbing is done by calcium carbonate, which is gentle and never leaves skin feeling stripped, alongside finely milled mica for the soft focus finish and zinc oxide, which is quietly soothing. If powder has always made your face itch, it is worth knowing the powder was probably the problem rather than your skin.
What is in it
The four that matter
Talc free
and no bismuth oxychloride anywhere in it
Calcium carbonate
absorbs oil gently, without stripping the skin
Translucent
sets your foundation without shifting the shade
One tap
of a small brush covers the whole T-zone
The ritual
How to set without looking powdered
01
Reach for a small brush
Something dense and compact rather than the big fluffy one. A large brush picks up far more powder than you need and puts it everywhere, which is how the flat, over powdered look happens in the first place.
02
Tap off almost all of it
Swirl lightly, then tap the handle firmly against your wrist until you think there is nothing left. There is. You can always add a second pass, and adding is far easier than taking away.
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Press into the places that shine or crease
Down the nose and across the forehead, gently under the eyes, around the nostrils and on the chin. Press and roll rather than sweep, so your foundation stays exactly where you put it.
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Leave your cheekbones alone
The high points of your cheeks are where light lands and where skin looks most alive, so let them stay a little dewy. This is the step most women skip and it is what keeps a finished face looking like skin rather than makeup.
Questions
Anything you are wondering
Will it settle into my fine lines?
Not if you press rather than sweep, and use far less than feels right. Powder settles into lines when there is too much of it sitting on the surface with nowhere to go. A small brush, most of it tapped off, pressed gently into place, and skip the areas that do not need it. On mature skin, powder used sparingly is the whole trick, and it works beautifully.
Is it really translucent, or will it lighten my foundation?
It is colourless on the skin and leaves your foundation shade exactly as you chose it. The one rule, on any complexion, is the same: tap the brush off properly and press it in. Applied with a light hand it simply disappears.
How does it photograph?
Beautifully in daylight and ordinary indoor light, which is where almost all your photographs happen. One thing worth knowing for an evening with a professional photographer: there is a little titanium dioxide in the formula, and that is the ingredient that reflects direct flash. So on those nights go lighter through the T-zone and press it in firmly, and you will be perfectly happy with the pictures.
I already wear the Mineral Foundation Powder. Will this add anything?
On hot days and long ones, yes. Pressed into the T-zone alone it gives you extra shine control on top of what the foundation powder is already doing. Where it makes the biggest difference of all is over liquid foundation, so if you wear both formulas it will quickly become part of the routine.
My skin is dry. Should I be using powder at all?
A little, in the right places. Even dry skin usually gets some shine down the nose and a bit of creasing under the eyes by mid afternoon. Set only those areas and leave the rest of your face bare, and you get all the longevity with none of the dryness people associate with powder.
Can I use it to touch up during the day?
Yes, and it is one of the nicest ways to use it. Blot the shine off with a tissue first, then press a very small amount over the top. Powder straight onto oil is what turns cakey, powder after blotting looks completely fresh.
What is in it?
Finely milled mica for the soft focus finish, calcium carbonate to absorb oil, and zinc oxide, which is naturally soothing. No talc, no bismuth oxychloride, no fillers, and it is cruelty free.
How long will one jar last?
A very long time, because you genuinely need so little. Customers commonly get many months out of one using it daily, which is worth remembering against something cheaper you would get through in six weeks.
Which brush should I use?
Something small and dense. Our Luxe Kabuki is lovely for pressing it into the T-zone, and there is a smaller setting brush in the Luxe Makeup Brush Set for under the eyes. The big fluffy powder brush is the one to leave in the drawer for this.
Shipping and returns within Australia?
$9.95 standard, free on orders $99 and above, express $15. Packed and posted by us from our studio here. Returns are for damaged or faulty items, reported within 5 days.
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