Beauty

[JustJazzmom]

What the last 2 posters said-- use a primer on your face prior any foundation application. The powder will sit upon the primer and not your face directly.

I use Bare Minerals Ready foundation or Lancome's Dual Finish foundation.

[Jacie]

I had to give up on Bare Minerals after using it for over 20 years. People were starting to tell me I was looking too dry.

Now I moisturize, use a primer and then use either Pur Minerals or IT Cosmetics Celebration Foundation (sometimes I even use a combo of both) and it comes out to perfection! Lasts and lasts for me, nobody tells me I look dry anymore!

[Chisos]

I am 61 normal/dry. I am using JM Powder Foundation. No settling into lines -Not drying.... I had completely given up on powder foundations until I bought JM.
Tip: use skincare, primer after make-up application. If there is a lined, dry, oily, sagging area you can always dab the appropriate treatment to that area over make-up. I apply skincare (dab) over makeup frequently and throughout the day. Very effective!

[suzyQ3]

I use and like very much the Urban Decay Naked Skin Powder foundation. I have normal to dry skin with some fine lines. I get no settling from with this powder, just a very natural finish ( not matte, not dewy).

The coverage is light to medium and can be built up. I use Light Neutral.

The company's description:

Want a foundation that delivers amazing coverage, lasts all day and works wet AND dry? Naked Skin Ultra Definition Powder Foundation delivers. Our advanced, velvety formula provides weightless, buildable coverage with a luminous, demi-matte finish for a Naked Skin feel.

While traditional powder foundations can be dry and look dusty or cakey on the skin, Naked Skin ALWAYS blends gorgeously and wears comfortably. Like the rest of our Naked Skin lineup, Naked Skin Powder Foundation diffuses light to blur fine lines and wrinkles to make you look professionally retouched. It’s also ultra forgiving: apply more in the areas where you need extra coverage and all you’ll see is beautiful, perfected skin.

Coated, micro-milled powders give Naked Skin Powder Foundation its creamy feel, while HPP (Highlighter Performing Pigments) Technology provides rich color, long-lasting elements and the perfect level of coverage to even out your skin tone

[Funloving]

@suzyQ3

I spent a lot of time reading reviews for UD Naked Powder Foundation after reading how much you love this. The general consensus was like yours- Quite favorable.  I think at some point VERY soon I'll be trying this!  Especially with warmer weather upon us.

BTW, that's what I call enabling at its finest.  haha. Nah!... actually it's not.  I look to you guys for some of the best recommendations & truly appreciate the honest, unbiased opinions here.

Once I try,  I'll let you know what I think @suzyQ3.  Grazie!

[Funloving]

I'm 60, can be quite dry in winter & fairly normal skin during warmer months.  For powder foundation I use Pur Minerals sometimes - especially when I travel but my mainstay is a combo of Bare Minerals and Smashbox powder in equal parts that I mix up in my plastic jar with a good wide lid for my brush.  It defeats the "shaving fresh powder" delivery system of Smashbox- but hey!.. that's how it works best for me.

[Funloving]

@Jacie- I have a lonely compact of IT's Celebration Powder. I'm guessing yours is a compact too since I'm not familiar with Celebration loose powder.  I also really like Pur Minerals in the round compact.  May I ask how you use them together?  Just layering?

Another reality good (and inexpensive) powder foundation is Palladio''s Herbal Dual Wet Dry Foundation.  I always forget about this one.  When I use it, mainly in summer,   I brush it on dry.  Ulta has it for about $11.- Really lovely powder formula which performs as well as expensive counterparts- at least for me.

[HappyDaze]

I had similar issues with powder foundation as you @rnmom and the best I've ever tried (and now exclusively use) is Laura Geller's Baked elements foundation and I've tried many powder foundations, including IT cosmetics, Tarte, Bare minerals, etc. I do not like her Balance and Brighten foundation but the Baked elements is amazing and never has it settled into my little laugh lines on the outside of my eyes and no, it has never dried my skin out (I have dry skin as it is, I certainly don't want to use anything that will make it worse)! It is truly one of my best finds cosmetic-wise in a long time. She often has 50% off sales on her website too, as well as many other great sales (30% off, etc) so that is when I buy the foundation. I highly highly recommend it. Oh and just a tip, I think it works best when you kind of stipple brush it on with a kabuki type brush rather than brushing/blending/swirling it on like you would with Bare minerals or others. The fair shade is a perfect match for my fair skin with neutral to pink undertones. Shade matching in powder foundation is often hard for me as well so I was thrilled how perfectly this matched.

ETA: and fyi, I don't use a primer underneath the baked elements and still no settling.

Good luck to you!

[sharlee]

In addition to using a good primer, as previous posters have suggested, I have found that it helps to use a hydrating mist very lightly afterwards.  They are available at several different price points - Yes To Carrots makes one for $8-9 you can buy at Target.

[Tricolor]

@rnmom, I have dry skin and 66 years old and have found none that work. I even try 2 very high end ones (Cle de Peau and Guerlain) and could not use them. I just don't think that anyone makes a powder foundation that dry skin can use.