Caron La Poudre Libre Classique in Gitane ($45)
Everything that comes in that magical little box.Years ago, Caron invented a unique world-class manufacturing process for its powders. Natural ingredients are ground, blended and sifted several times to achieve an outstandingly fine, lightweight texture. Developed in a state-of-the-art workshop, Caron face powder is recommended by dermatologists, chosen by the most discerning women and used by professional make-up artists for its long-lasting effects. It is sweetly scented with the fragrance of natural Bulgarian Rose, distilled by the in-house perfumer.
"Classic," the formula that gave Caron face powder its legendary reputation, provides excellent coverage and a unifying, mattifying finish for normal or combination skin. It is ideal fora sophisticated, natural "powdered" look.
Such a lovely sifter...clumps begone!For reference I'm MAC NW 15-20ish, and Gitane works rather perfectly for my skintone. After typing up that little blurb above for you guys I feel like there's nothing really left for me to say about this powder! It's beautifully finely milled and oh so light, and no matter how much of this stuff I apply to my face I can hardly tell that it's there.
While this powder can be used similarly to a mineral foundation since it can provide anywhere from light to medium coverage, I still prefer to use Gitane as a finishing powder simply because I love the look of a flawless complexion and I have stubborn redness in my cheeks. And Gitane really does work wonders for making my skin look absolutely perfect-even, smooth, and soft. Plus after powdering up with my Caron products, I smell great to boot!
I will say that for those of you with very very dry complexions, Caron's classic formulations may dry your skin out a tad as they are "powdery," but their Translucent formulas would probably be perfect for you!
So rather than go into a long spiel about how this stuff is meant to be applied using Caron's swansdown puff (Diane kindly explained the whole process to me multiple times), I've made a (not so great) video showing the whole process. Please don't laugh this is the first time I've attempted to edit a video, and I did the best that I could!
Related Posts:See my review of Caron's Powder Base, Foundation, and Venitienne Powder
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Check out the heavenly photos from my Caron boutique visit
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Read my review of the wonderful fluffy downiness that is Caron's swansdown puffs
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