Jason Hoffman, global beauty director of Laura Mercier, shared his expert beauty tips for using translucent powder, ahead. "The best way to apply setting powder is with a powder puff," Hoffman said.

I have been consistently using Laura Mercier’s Translucent Loose Setting Powder for about 6 months, and was dissatisfied with the fact that my skin appeared greasy/oily by the end of the work day.

There Is a Point to Using Powder: "The point of using this powder is to mattify oily skin, smooth out fine lines for photographs and to make sure that concealers don't start creasing under the eye ...

For those with light complexions, a translucent pink powder should do the trick on its own. However, if you have a darker complexion and want to amp up the brightening effect: Try patting your ...

To use the powder, apply your makeup as usual ... then brush it off. When it comes to translucent powder, there are two types – pressed or loose. Depending on your preference, it is up to ...

But beyond relying on it to set face makeup, he has a few unconventional uses for the powder, too. “One of my favorite tricks is to use the Translucent Loose Setting Powder to set brows.

"It is often translucent and is used to blur pores ... When applying setting powder, Boyd recommends using a damp beauty blender to press the loose powder under your eyes and into your T-zone ...