Essence All About Matt Fixing Compact Powder Review

Love this powder, goes on smoothly, sets my foundation, lasts all day without me having to reapply which is always a bonus and the price is awesome. I recommend this to all my friends, im a Essence convert these days, great makeup and i can buy so much more at there price which is a bonus.

I really like this powder especially given its price. I travel to Canada yearly so it's a product I always stock up on when I go as it's only about the equivalent of $3 NZD there.

I use this to set my foundation and, although I can't say that it lasts the whole day, it does last quite a while even on my oily, sensitive skin. Use a light hand with this powder because it can leave a white film on your face if you're not careful. Sometimes I have to kind of rub on the excess with a cotton pad if I accidentally apply too much.

Would recommend to those that need a bit of shine control and are looking for an inexpensive product.

I love Essence products. It's one of my absolute favourite brands because they do good makeup for really affordable prices. I picked this up when I was away on holiday. It was really cheap and I want to try a new powder.

I have oily skin so I tend to go for mattifying powders anyway. I've been using this every day for work and it is ok. It's not amazing but I can't really complain considering this powder is so inexpensive. it does the job well within the first few hours. However, I don't find this to last a long time on me compared to my other powders. Towards the middle of the day or afternoon, my face is oiler and would need to reapply. This powder is quite fine and white too so don't go overboard and apply too much because it can leave you with white patches. I use this with a big fluffy brush over foundation to set it.

Overall, I like this powder but it's not the best or my no1 go-to powder for my oily skin.

Essense is one of my newly discovered cosmetic brands. It is super easy to pick up from your local Farmers and it definitely one of the cheapest brands around ranging from $3 - $10. It is lightweight giving you a slight shimmer as well as mattifying. So you don't feel like you are wearing it at all. It suprisingly lasts most of the day.

Essence as a brand is awesome for the price!

I initially brought this powder as I was looking for a translucent powder to tone down the colour of my foundation as it's a bit too dark for me in winter.

I find this product isn't very finely milled, it can come off quite chalky in places but for $6 I am not complaining. It can give you a white cast and lighten up your foundation colour (which I like for the purpose I needed it for). It definitely makes your face matte, I personally only like matte skin when I'm rocking a dark lip so I tend to use a dewy setting spray on top of this powder.

I use this with my elf powder brush and it works great. I haven't tried any other translucent powders out there but I know there would be better, but for a cheaper option this works.

I got mine from Farmers in Levin - there are very limited Farmers' that stock Essence so have a look online.