At 39 bucks this isn't cheap. That's my biggest complaint with NARS, since the quality of the brand does not always meet the price point unlike others like Guerlain. I've found NARS to be hit and miss with a few of their products-I loathe their foundation on my generally oily skin, but adore their tinted moisturizer (St Moritz). I like their eyeshadows, hate their lipglosses and lipsticks. I can't stand the waxy unscented smell of them. Fortunately blogs like Temptalia receive press samples and post good reviews to help folks like me, who purchase.
Generally I look for mattifying properties in a pressed powder, since it is made to be portable and for touch ups throughout the day. NARS claims it regulates shine throughout the day. This powder has sparkle without being shimmery, it's a very neat product. Right now I'm testing Becca's new matte primer under hourglass's primer and then with hourglass's oily skin foundation on top, it's been 3 hours and I have zero shine break through. I'll have to update the shine regulating properties of this powder on a combination of primer/foundation that's not as tough as this one. I went for the pressed instead of the loose formula simply because I am still plugging away at my jar of Ben Nye's banana powder that I bought last year.
NARS light reflecting powder comes in the traditional flat black packaging, and with a very whisper thin application sponge and pouch. My first complaint is that you cannot store the sponge in the compact, instead it all goes in the pouch together. The pouch is a nice touch, but I would rather the sponge fit inside the compact THEN in the pouch. It's just less dicking around in my opinion. But a very small complaint.
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