Maybelline New York Poreless Powder Reviews Summary

Application & Texture

Pros:

• "It's easy to apply on skin and not too cakey."
• "This leaves a lovely, clean finish."
• "It's easy to apply and has decent coverage for a powder foundation."
• "It goes on smoothly and blends very well."
• "The powder evenly absorbs the oil in the concealer and moisturizer to create a smooth, matte, even finish."
• "This powder is buildable, doesn't get very cakey, mattifies and makes your skin look flawless."
• "It's very light I feel like the coverage is medium to light but not heavy."

Cons:

• "This is such a heavy powder, you really need to apply it with a light hand."
• "The powder is kind of cakey so if you want to layer I would be careful on how much you use."
• "What I don’t like is that it is a little heavy and the powder is a little rough."
• "Once it was finally on it was cake-y as heck."
• "Minimal coverage, cakey feeling. The powder clung to everything and accentuated blemishes I was trying to cover up."
• "When I applied the powder it made my skin look worse because it 'grabbed' onto my dry skin and make me look even flakier than before."
• "I only am giving 2 stars cuz when you put this powder on, it gives you the 'powdery looking face', you must blend, blend, blend, a lot, otherwise you get the cakey look."

Shade & Match

Pros:

• "It's exactly my shade, and I only have to touch up if I put on makeup really early in the day and then plan on going out later."
• "Shade is PERFECT to a T!"
• "I actually thought it was going to be a little lighter than my skin tone, but it matches me almost perfectly."
• "The Natural Beige color was perfect for me (East Asian - medium complexion)."
• "It took me a long time to determine which color would be better, but I finally decided on Toffee and its almost a perfect match."
• "I tried the powder foundation in 365 nutmeg since I have more of a reddish brown tent and it’s work just like a second skin."
• "Perfect shade for my fair complexion."

Cons:

• "I got the fit me poreless matter foundation in mocha but it’s doesn’t really match my complexion."
• "The product is very chalky and not suitable for brown skin."
• "Don’t get it if you have a medium to deep skin tone... I recommend finding your shade because it is a good formula just not this color."
• "I have fair skin and seem to be in between colors. One is too light and the next color up is too dark."
• "If you are not very fair this will not match your skin tone and will make your face look pale."
• "I got it in the shade natural beige- too peach."
• "The buff beige is a bit darker and much more orange than I expected."

Longevity & Oil Control

Pros:

• "TRULY keeps the oil away for at least EIGHT FULL HOURS!!"
• "It has good coverage and actually lasted all day even in 90 degree weather."
• "It keeps me matte for longer than other powders but I still get shiny about 4-5 hours later."
• "Even though I have pretty oily skin, this powder help matte it down and then after a while my face almost looks dewy and even toned."
• "This powder keeps me matte and smooth the longest out of any drugstore brand I've tried."
• "But this holds up during my 8 hour shift."
• "Stays on all day without blotting."

Cons:

• "I do have to apply it several times during the day (my face does double as an oil spill)."
• "It also didn’t work to keep my oil in check, my face was oily within the first hour."
• "I have to powder my nose about two or three times during the day with this powder."
• "As for absorbing oil, it controls the oil for an hour +; thereafter, I have to dab my face as it becomes shiny."
• "Overall, I get maybe 4-5 hours use out of it before it starts to get oily."
• "I can wear it within max 6 hours and then reapply."
• "I have to reapply after about 5 hours or so."

Packaging & Design

Pros:

• "It’s compact though so easy to take with. Will buy again. Wish it had spf."
• "Small and compact, and the mirror does its job well enough."
• "I love the packaging and the powder itself."
• "It comes in shades that fit all skin complexions."
• "This powder is truly better than any I have ever used."
• "I love using this powder to set my foundation and especially my under eye area after concealing my dark circles."
• "It's as though one hasn't applied anything, yet, it covers the pores and small blemishes easily."

Cons:

• "I love this powder, the problem is the little hinge part of the case breaks if you so much as look at wrong. I've had it happen on every one so far."
• "The powder itself works well, but the design of the product is weird."
• "The top is incredibly hard to open, to the point where it hurts my fingers to open every morning."
• "The mirror layer had a corner broken off so it doesn’t attach to the hinge and I have to put it back in place so that I can get to the makeup round underneath."
• "I love this powder and have been using it a long time but only complaint is that the mirror is under the powder and there for have to keep opening and closing the container throughout the entire application process."
• "Though the delivery of the item was really good, when the package was opened, we found that the item had many scratches on it."
• "This is a good product, I have used it before. However, this is the first time I ordered it from amazon and it arrived OPEN!"