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Stila Sheer Pressed Powder
What it is:An oil-controlling pressed powder.What it does:This oil-absorbing powder keeps a handle on shine. The finely milled formula provides a smooth, flawless finish. Your skin looks clean and polished, never cakey or heavy. Perfect for touchups anytime, anywhere.
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Review 1 for Sheer Pressed Powder
Best Powder Ever!
-05.14.13
Quick Take: oil-absorbing, reduces shine, sheer coverage
This is my all time favorite powder! It's so sheer and finely milled, and sets foundation perfectly! This gives a matte finish, does a great job of controlling oil and keeps your makeup looking fresh all day. The puff that comes with this powder is kind of flimsy, so I use the Bobbi Brown powder puff to apply this. A little goes a long way, you don't need to use a lot. I recommend this for all skin types, even though it's matte, it's not drying at all.
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Review 2 for Sheer Pressed Powder
Best powder...ever!
-04.09.13
Quick Take: oil-absorbing, sheer coverage, reduces shine
I've been wearing powders and trying them for over 10 years. This has been my favorite, I was so upset to find out that the Sephora I shop at isn't carrying them in stores anymore. I'm going to start buying it online instead - it's velvet soft and stays during my work day. I love this powder.
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Review 4 for Sheer Pressed Powder
Excellent Powder
-12.07.12
Quick Take: oil-absorbing, reduces shine, sheer coverage, natural looking, finely milled
I really like this powder. It mattifies my skin, but one con is it doesn't keep me matte all day on its own. But the main appeal of this powder is how natural looking it is. I have it in shade Medium, and it never looks cakey, dusty, or powdery. It looks exactly like your skin. If you are looking for a great, sheer, natural looking, finely milled powder to set your makeup, I would highly recommend it.
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Review 5 for Sheer Pressed Powder
Oil-controlling indeed!
-11.12.12
Quick Take: oil-absorbing, reduces shine, sheer coverage
I personally have very oily skin, so this really fine powder was perfect for my skin. It's almost see through! You can barely tell it's foundation. Works great in photos (No oily skin from flash if you know what I mean) Glad I bought this!
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Review 6 for Sheer Pressed Powder
BeingMeAlways
Location:Traverse City MI
Skin Type:Oily
Skin Tone:Fair
Eye Color:Blue
Age:25-34
Awesome
-11.07.12
Quick Take: oil-absorbing, sheer coverage, reduces shine
I love how i have been looking for something like this since i was 14 and now i have found the best of the best. Great for oil and people with pimple skin.
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Review 7 for Sheer Pressed Powder
My Favorite Powder!
-11.02.12
Quick Take: oil-absorbing, sheer coverage, reduces shine
I've been using this powder for years! Once in a while I'll switch to something else, but I always come back to this. I am a big Stila fan as it is, but this powder is a staple for me. I use this in the shade Light. It's super finely milled, never looks cakey or chalky on me. It gives a nice matte finish. I love the cute silver compact... the puff that comes with it is a little flimsy but it works. I highly recommend this powder, and I also recommend Stila's new "Stay All Day Foundation & Concealer" too... it's a good buddy system!
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Review 9 for Sheer Pressed Powder
OMG! THIS IS MY NEW PERMANENT POWDER!
-08.14.12
Quick Take: oil-absorbing, sheer coverage, reduces shine, no caking, no flaking, holds up in extreme weather
I bought this powder on impulse at the Sephora store and it is phenomenal! I have combination skin that gets oily in the summer with the HOT weather. This powder made my face look oil-free all day in 100 degrees! I was amazed! Not only that but it didn't cake or flake like some other brands. SO worth the money! RUN...don't walk to buy this fabulous product. you won't be disappointed!
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Review 10 for Sheer Pressed Powder
Perfect For Light Coverage
-08.05.12
Quick Take: oil-absorbing, reduces shine, sheer coverage
It took me forever to find the right powder for my skin tone and this is hands down the best I've tried. It applies smooth and doesn't look too heavy. My only con is it doesn't last all day, normally I have to reapply in the afternoon and the applicator is thin, normally i replace it.
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Review 12 for Sheer Pressed Powder
-03.04.12
Quick Take: reduces shine, oil-absorbing, sheer coverage
Its a decent powder, its a sheer light coverage powder which is good for me as I use it to set my makeup and to touch-up later in the day when I get oily. The thing I don't like about it is the smell of it and the applicator sponge is very thin.
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Review 13 for Sheer Pressed Powder
Simple powder
-12.29.11
Quick Take: reduces shine, sheer coverage, oil-absorbing
This is a simple sheer powder. I use it to set my tinted moisturizer and it works great for that.
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Review 15 for Sheer Pressed Powder
The only pressed powder I will use
-10.21.11
Quick Take: reduces shine, oil-absorbing, sheer coverage, over-all lifesaver
I have been using this for years! I use it to set makeup, to cover up my oily nose, and when I'm in a hurry I dust this over my face to run out. My favorite, hands down, it travels everywhere with me.
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Review 16 for Sheer Pressed Powder
never thought I'd need it
-10.02.11
Quick Take: reduces shine, sheer coverage
And I'm glad I got it! It really helps control my shine (oily t-zone) and the powder really is fine and matted. I love the finish it gives me.
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Review 17 for Sheer Pressed Powder
bridgetvivian
Location:Concord, CA
Eye Color:Green
Skin Tone:Light
Age:18-24
Love it
-08.14.11
Quick Take: reduces shine, sheer coverage, oil-absorbing
A friend had free sample makeup, and this was among it. It matched my skin tone perfectly and I fell in love. I wear it everyday, and love the way it feels.
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Review 18 for Sheer Pressed Powder
mc11
Great powder
-07.06.11
Quick Take: reduces shine, oil-absorbing
I use this with Stila oil free foundation and it's a great combination for oily skin. I am hooked on Stila products.
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Review 19 for Sheer Pressed Powder
Works well
-06.08.11
Quick Take: reduces shine
This really keeps my foundation on all day! Even sometimes after I take a nap I find my foundation still clung onto my skin... I have pretty dry skin so I don't pack this stuff on because my natural oils will probably never take it all in but after some foundation, plus this and a lil spritz of my mac fix + and i am good to go! (i do not recommend spraying anything if you want a very matte textured look...this will definitely give you that matte texture if that's what you prefer)
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Review 20 for Sheer Pressed Powder
Wonderful Sheer Powder
-05.26.11
Quick Take: reduces shine, sheer coverage, does not settle into pores
This powder is a very fine powder that does not settle into pores or wrinkles. It helps to set the makeup an provides a semi-matte finish. Not heavy at all. Beautiful finish. I use the medium, as the light is for a "china doll" complextion. If you have light or medium skin, go for the medium.
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