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The soft matte effect sets the makeup very well

Reduce the appearance of texture, shine and pores

May not be suitable for very dry skin

Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Flawless Finish powder is applied on your makeup with its rich formula to soften the texture of your skin. If you want to set makeup, give your skin a soft glow, maintain skin-like makeup, and illuminate your skin without any shimmer or shine, this is a good powder.

After receiving free samples from the brand, we used Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Flawless Finish powder for testing. Read on for our full product review. 

After all the hard work you put into getting your foundation and concealer right, it's always good to have a product that stays in place. Whether you like a translucent product or a powder that can provide you with a lot of extra coverage, setting your makeup with powder will help your application last longer and add a little extra shine to it. After staying true to my favorite powder, I want to try something new. After hearing a lot about Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Flawless Finish powder, I decided to check it out.

The following are my unfiltered thoughts.

Best for: all skin types; especially oily and mixed types

Potential allergens: very sensitive skin may react to tocopherol acetate

About the brand: For more than 20 years, the world-renowned makeup artist Charlotte Tilbury has been painting faces and leaving his mark in the beauty industry. The brand launched Charlotte Tilbury Beauty, a cosmetic and skin care line of the same name in the United Kingdom in 2013, which quickly became popular and gained international acclaim. Charlotte Tilbury Beauty inspires artists and beauty lovers all over the world to become a legendary brand with its high-performance formula and luxurious packaging. 

My skin may be moody and react to beauty products and the environment. When the weather is good, my skin will cooperate, and I will not have a severe outbreak or allergic reactions. On a bad day, I may have an outbreak or a rash due to a change in routine (seriously-I recently moved and had an outbreak of hives in my new apartment). Although this is frustrating, after years of completely indulging in beauty, I know what works for me.

Since my skin is very sensitive, I focus on skin care and keep my complexion products streamlined. Because I apply concealer most of the time and only foundation at night, I still use powder to lock in the product; my first choice is the dark golden MAC Cosmetics Mineralize Skinfinish natural powder. I have been using it for many years and my skin tone has never changed from using it. Want to know what Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Flawless Finish powder is, I decided to give up my favorite powder and check this product.

Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Flawless Finish styling powder has a gorgeous texture and packaging, making the product very easy to use. It has a very simple and compact design, so you only need to use a brush to apply the product. Since the powder is sold as a blemish-blurring product, I decided to use a fluffy brush instead of a denser brush. In my personal experience, powders sold like Tilbury's are for makeup setting-which means they are used more sparingly-rather than as a foundation or to provide significant coverage. I use a brush to apply the product on my skin and gently apply it on my forehead, cheeks and under the eyes.

After using Airbrush Flawless Finish for a few days, I noticed that my skin is smooth and radiant. Because I have an oily T-zone, the pores on both sides of my nose are relatively large; this powder helps to softly blur their appearance. Tilbury powder contains almond oil and rose wax to help soften, nourish and moisturize the skin. I definitely noticed that my skin looks soft, natural and easy to touch, without the need to use a styling spray to soften the appearance of my application. 

With my shiny t-zone and textured cheeks, Airbrush Flawless Finish powder minimizes my greasiness and helps reduce the appearance of any measles.

Most importantly, the product gave my skin the look I like: I have a skin-like makeup and a radiant glow-no glitter or shine. After a few hours, my t-zone was a little shiny, but it was not unreasonable; I used a matte primer as a base before applying makeup, which helped. This product contains reflective pearls, but the pearly luster is very subtle. Combination and oily skin (like me) can still use it without feeling greasy on you.

Charlotte Tilbury's Airbrush Flawless Finish setting powder is a veritable product: it can make your skin glow, reduce imperfections and reduce shine. Although all of these are great, I do think this powder is expensive (retail price is about $45). With this powder, you can get 0.28 ounces of product-my preferred powder provides you with 0.35 ounces, more than 10 shades, and lower cost. I don't doubt Airbrush Flawless Finish powder and its magic-I just tried other available options, they can provide the look I get from Tilbury powder at a cheaper price. If you don't mind taking out coins to buy a valid product, Charlotte Tilbury's Airbrush Flawless Finish will surprise you.

MAC Cosmetics Mineralize Skinfinish Natural ($36): The Mineralize Skinfinish Natural Powder from MAC Cosmetics is still the best alternative and is a must-have product for me. Skinfinish Natural Powder can easily cover blemishes and spots, fix makeup, control shine and give the skin a soft luster. It can illuminate the skin without luster. There are 14 shades to choose from.

Maybelline suits me! Matte non-porous powder ($8): A super popular skin tone product, Maybelline’s Fit Me! Matte non-porous pressed powder can easily set makeup, control gloss, and last for several hours. If you want to choose pressed powder, it can also provide you with more coverage. Its micro powder technology can also blur your skin like Tilbury, but the price is only a small part of it.

Make Up For Ever Matte Velvet Skin Compact ($38): The Matte Velvet product line of Make Up For Ever manages to balance a matte finish with a rich, creamy, velvety texture. Matte Velvet Skin Compact is no exception: it fixes makeup, blurs pores, removes oiliness, and smoothes textured skin with its blurring technology and constructable coverage.

Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Flawless Finish is great; it will keep your makeup in place, give your skin a radiant glow, control radiance, and give your skin a velvety glow. Slightly more expensive, this powder is great if you don’t mind paying the price for luxury beauty products.

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