Puffing It On

One of my favorite powders, perhaps THE best translucent powder (not illuminating, that one is another one) has to be Max Factor's Creme Puff from my project ten pan.

I am still in the possession of a second powder i'm planning to use as copiously as i did with the previous one. I really don't know what's with Max Factor and their products- they have discontinued a number of 'old school, almost vintage products (Pan Stik) yet some of their products, especially lipsticks and powders, still have that old glamour thing about them-the 'creme' factor, the scent, the reusable pan-as if you're ever going to do it when you can't even find refills. 

This is something i probably used to apply on a daily basis and was my only face powder for a long time-not because i didn't literally have the possibility to purchase something else but because nothing compared with this one.

First of all, it's very 'creamy' as the makeup says. It feels like a whipped, uber soft powder that looks like cream foundation on the face. It isn't a dry 'dust' like 99% of the products out there, but a lovely, protecting film of natural 'blur'. This stuff will blur things from your face and give an overall aspect of evenness even when worn alone (tried it a couple of times by itself). However, it isn't recommendable to get your expectations too high since it's a translucent powder meant to fix your makeup and not your skin imperfections.

The shades, i really couldn't say too much because i've always gotten the 'universal' of them, the 05 Translucent. Comes in a simple black case with a loose lid and no mirror but a tiny, thin puff that works, despite most case puffs/brushes being serious crap. The 'old' version of the powder used to have a 'real puff' with micro 'feathers', like loft; nowadays it's made of sponge only (ugh). The Translucent shade suits all complexions and undertones, whether you're very olive skinned or pink like a rose it will just work wonderfully on you; i don't know how they do it but that's the truth, it's a cosmetic panacea.

Not only the texture is extremely silky but i found it also covers, as i said, giving an airbrushed look. It doesn't change the foundation/skin shade, as it is a translucent shade, but rather adapts to my skintone. The price is also rather low being a drugstore product. Now i don't know about European versions v. the US products- there seem to be many differences in both quality and prices as well (think L'Oreal is expensive in Europe and of better quality- a mascara costs around €15, definitely not $5).

Epic circles (no makeup, just moisturizer)

Creme Puff on the undereye area +cheek

One particular thing about this is the scent- really grandma-ish, reeks of withered roses and baby powder. The scent lingers on the face for about 5 minutes after application but it didn't seem to irritate my skin or affect me in any other way than twisting my nose a little. 

I haven't used it lately because i don't need to and i don't know (yet) if it makes the skin look heavy when applied on top of Double Wear (my world seems to revolve around this foundation lately...). I'm going to give it a try, light hand use only, and see what happens. 

This is a very very special product to me because it embodies several nostalgic thoughts- the Max Factor brand, the scent, the texture, the 'vintage' product (Creme Puff and Elizabeth Arden's Pat-a-Creme were the 'it' face products of the post-war cosmetic world), everything altogether. Overall it is definitely a noteworthy product i think should be in every cosmetic case-you never know when you can fall back in love with it.