The lightweight pressed powders that will make your touch-ups look flawless

Power through the day with convenient, travel-friendly pressed powders that make touch-ups simple.

Best Pressed Powders
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Gone are the days where pressed powders feel cakey and unnatural on skin. These lightweight pressed powder helps diffuse imperfections, and help your skin look fresh— all in an easy-to-carry compact.

Airbrush Flawless Finish Powder, $78, Charlotte Tilbury

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Like an IRL filter, the Airbrush Flawless Finish Powder does everything its name suggests. Light-reflecting pearls diffuse light for a luminous finish, while fine lines and imperfection are blurred away to improve the smoothness and texture of the skin.

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Hyaluronic Pressed Hydra-Powder, $82, By Terry

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Don’t be fooled by its unassuming looks. This colourless powder comes infused with hyaluronic acid to help maintain hydration levels so the skin doesn’t appear cakey or dry.

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Dior Backstage Face & Body Powder-no-Powder, $83, Dior

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Unlike conventional powders, which can appear heavy on the skin, this mica- and talc-free powder maintains a luminous, weightless finish. Soft-focus pigments and mother-of-pearl particles impart a natural radiance so skin always looks perfect.

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Poudre De Beauté Mat Naturel, $95, Gucci Beauty

4/5

A perfect balance of matte and radiance, this powder glides on velvety smooth thanks to the emollient agents in the formula. Micro-reflecting lamellar powders help skin look naturally glowing while keeping shine at bay.

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Pro Filt’r Soft Matte Powder Foundation, $52, Fenty Beauty

5/5

Lightweight, long-wearing, and humidity- and crease-resistant, this is the one product RiRi always has in her purse. The multi-use powder has an impressive shade range and gives you buildable coverage with a few quick strokes.

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This article was first published in Harper's Bazaar.

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