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Enhance Your Natural Look With These 7 Best Pressed Powders

Some pressed powders offer foundation, and is suitable for all skins including oil, dry and combination. Here's our review list of the best powders to get.


Editor · Updated 7 Mar 2019

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Enhance Your Natural Look With These 7 Best Pressed Powders

Pressed powders are ideal if you're looking for portability and some good makeup coverage. It gives you better shine control over the exact skin area that you wish to cover. Check out these pressed powders that are suitable for you, no matter what skin type you are.

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Best cruelty free face powder
Best for mature and aging skin 1 of 7
IT Cosmetics Bye Bye Pores Pressed Powder
Partnership with IT Cosmetics
From RM127
See price at Sephora Malaysia
Also at Lazada Malaysia

Antioxidants are crucial when it comes to mature and ageing skin. This award-winning product contains a blend of antioxidants, collagen, peptides and silk. It also features IT Cosmetics' optically blurring Drops of Light Technology® to improve the appearance of imperfections. Best of all, the powder doesn't settle into fine lines - making that one less thing for you to worry about. 

Best pressed powder for dry skin
Best pressed powder for dry skin 2 of 7
Make Up For Ever Ultra HD Pressed Powder
Partnership with
From RM165
See price at Sephora Malaysia

This pressed powder from Make Up For Ever smoothens out your complexion. It provides your skin with a slightly matte finish without aggravating skin dryness. In fact, with the inclusion of hyaluronic acid, it promotes moisture retention.

Best pressed powder without flashback - suitable for oily skin 3 of 7
Sephora Collection Smoothing Translucent Setting Powder 6.8g
Partnership with Sephora Collection
From RM81
See price at Lazada Malaysia
Sets makeup without looking cakey
Packaging helps users use less product
It can leave a white cast if the product isn’t blended well into skin
1 more point
Does not photograph well with flash

Cover FX's Blotting Powder is incredibly versatile. It absorbs oil, mattifies your skin and reduces the appearance of pores. Your skin will not look cakey or chalky, so you'll always be photo-ready. With the addition of moisturising vitamins, your skin is definitely in good hands. 

Best pressed powder with foundation
Best pressed powder with foundation  4 of 7
COVER FX Perfect Pressed Powder
Partnership with COVER FX
From RM146
See price at Shopee Malaysia

Cover FX's Perfect Pressed Powder is compact and lightweight in texture. It's designed to even out your complexion without your skin looking dry and cakey. That being said, this powder is also suitable if you're already dealing with dry and flaky skin.

Best for combination skin
Best for combination skin 5 of 7
ALIMA PURE Pressed Foundation with Rosehip Antioxidant Complex
Partnership with ALIMA PURE
From RM183
See price at Unknown

Pressed powders are great for combination skin because of the precision and control that you wouldn't find in loose powders. This one from Alima Pure gives you that matte finish, giving you the smooth and poreless look. Besides, it soothes and moisturises your skin as well.

Best pressed powder without foundation for acne scars and acne prone skin
Best without foundation - for acne scars and acne prone skin 6 of 7
Innisfree No Sebum Mineral Pact
Partnership with Innisfree
From RM35
See price at Shopee Malaysia

This pressed powder from Innisfree is infused with peppermint leaf extract to control sebum level. It works to heal acne-prone skin, giving you clear skin. Additionally, there are antibacterial properties that'll help prevent further breakouts. The powder will also provide you with shine-free skin that looks and feels soft.

Best drugstore pressed powder - with SPF 7 of 7
Supergoop! Invincible Setting Powder SPF 45
Partnership with Supergoop!
From RM136
See price at Sephora Malaysia
Also at Shopee Malaysia

You don't have to blow your paycheck to achieve flawless skin. Maybelline's Clear Smooth All-In-One Pressed Powder is a lightweight, microfine powder that acts like a blotting paper. It controls the appearance and production of blemishes and oil. A big bonus: it also protects your skin against harmful sun rays with an impressive SPF 20.

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