How can they make a powder so creamy??!?! Laura Mercier mineral foundation is SO LUSCIOUS!!! … I've used BM for nearly 10 years, I like it, and I was wearing it when I visited a Sephora store. I was there to try the Tarte, which did give more coverage than BM (which is exactly what I was looking for, for the Winter), and I was planning to buy it, but as I caught a side-view of my face in a passing mirror, it was clear that the Tarte was way way way too matte & patchy for me - it was emphasizing imperfections on my cheeks & chin - it did not look good (only 5 minutes after applying :( On a whim, I tried the Laura Mercier, and immediately, it was "WOW!" The effect was simply stunning! Hands-down WINNER! I've now been using the product for several weeks … The powder gives a flawless air-brushed effect (perfected, smoothed, even, luminous). For me, the coverage is significantly more than BM (I'd say "medium"); but the super fine milling of this powder keeps it from looking cakey or over-done (buff, buff, buff 'til you get the coverage vs. sheerness that you desire), and never looks powdery or chalky - never. And this stuff conceals blemishes like a dream (when I use a dense short-bristled brush, like an eye-shadow smudger), something I've long been missing with BM, since blemishes were never really invisible and the masking would wear off in a couple hours anyways. The LM stays on all day with smooth even coverage, and gets less shiny than BM on my nose-forehead, without drying out my skin. I LOVE Mineral Powder foundations because they don't contain Dimethicone, Silicones,or Silica (and that means NO Breakouts!), they feel weightless, don't settle into wrinkles or lines, and let natural you show thru. I'm stocking up on my "summer" colors during the November sale. « less
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