Laura Mercier Loose Setting Powder

Didn’t think I’d live to see the day: my Laura Mercier loose setting powder jar is empty.

I bought it in April 2020. This week, five years and one month later, I finally couldn’t get anything out, no matter how hard I shook it.

I nearly stabbed myself trying to pry off the sifter and decided it wasn’t worth it for the five crumbs that might still be stuck in the corners.

I’ve gone through many phases with this powder. In the first year, I loved it but hated how much it spilled, no matter how carefully I opened it, even though I only kept it on my vanity. I honestly felt stressed about wasting so much product, but turns out I still had four more years with it.

I used it almost every time I did my makeup, and until the last couple of months I wasn’t even being careful about it.

There was a time in the second year when I really hated it because my skin was too dry and it just didn’t look right. But I still used it to set eyeshadow and lipstick. I even used excessive amounts just to get through it faster, because I don’t like having multiple open products in the same category. Around that time, I also caved and bought the Hourglass setting powder. It’s fine, but not as good as Laura Mercier IMO. I only use Hourglass on very dry areas or if my skin is especially sensitive. If I need my makeup to last all day (which I usually do, because I forget about touchups), I still go with Laura Mercier.

It does make me look white at first, but I think it settles into my skin after a while or at least that’s what I tell myself. Also, I’m anemic plus I can only wear physical sunscreen, so I’m paler than I should be anyway. For reference: my MAC shade is around NC12, N1 in Face and Body, and I use Opal in Shiseido Synchro Skin.

The only reasons I was dreading panning this were: 1) I’m currently broke and running out of everything at once. 2)I couldn’t decide whether to repurchase or try something new, but because of reason 1, I can’t afford to experiment right now. And I get anxious over choices like this since I know whatever I pick will probably be my setting powder for the next five years.

Anyway — I repurchased it. The new one’s already sitting on my vanity.
Not so fun fact: I paid 40% more than five years ago. It’s still a price I can justify considering how long it lasts, but the way makeup prices have gone up in the last years pisses me off.

Curious if you purchased the talc free one or the original? Think they have different coloured lids. I’m wondering how the performance of the new one is when I one day finish my own tub! 😂