{"id":8373,"date":"2011-09-15T16:00:31","date_gmt":"2011-09-15T08:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mywomenstuff.com\/?p=8373"},"modified":"2013-01-26T01:28:35","modified_gmt":"2013-01-25T17:28:35","slug":"rmk-pressed-powder-n-the-pressed-powder-i-cannot-stop-raving-about-for-its-shine-free-qualities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mywomenstuff.com\/2011\/09\/rmk-pressed-powder-n-the-pressed-powder-i-cannot-stop-raving-about-for-its-shine-free-qualities\/","title":{"rendered":"RMK Pressed Powder N : The Pressed Powder I Cannot Stop Raving About For Its Shine Free Qualities"},"content":{"rendered":"
I’d like to introduce to you today, one of my favourite-est pressed powders. Oil control? Check! Smooth even finish? Check! Pricey? Check and check! \ud83d\ude1b<\/p>\n
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Unfortunately, ladies quality like this doesn’t come cheap. This is the RMK Pressed Powder N<\/strong> which somes with SPF14 PA++ and comes in 5 shades. This is just one of them. What this powder is, is a setting powder. A powder you apply after you are done with your base makeup – concealer and foundation. When you are done, dust this all over, and it sets the base, keeping you looking flawless all day. I kid you not! I wear this one over BB Cream or liquid foundation and I’m pretty much shine free by the end of the day and skin takes on this luminous smooth look I’m absolutely obsessed with at this point in time \ud83d\ude1b<\/p>\n The powder is sold separately from the case, which is something I find common in Japanese makeup. Perhaps Japanese use palettes a lot more? I don’t know. But you don’t need to buy the case if you don’t want to. But I’d suggest you do, because if you don’t, you’d miss out on that absolutely lovely brush that comes included in the two tiered case.<\/p>\n The powder has a strip of shimmer which isn’t obvious on the skin so don’t worry about it. The colour at the bottom is the translucent powder that has one shade common to all but 2 of the powders. The top white side is common to all but one of the powders and the side that is blue is the one that differs the most in all 5 shades. Here is an extract from the RMK webpage to show you what I mean.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 5 RMK Pressed Powder N powders – 01 Pale White, 02 Pale Pink, 03 Pale Blue, 04 Natural Beige, 05 Bronze<\/em><\/p>\n The different colours perform different functions. Pink, I’m told is for brightening the skin. Blue (03) is is for toning down redness and that’s the one I have. There is one that is darker (05) which can be used as a bronzer.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n If you are wondering, no. The blue does not apply as a blue on your skin. What the RMK Makeup artist taught me<\/a>, is to use the flat goat hair brush included in the case to first, brush across the top half of the powder. Then apply this around the eye area. The blue tones down redness and it helps diminish the appearance of dark shadows under the eyes. This is especially helpful if you have reddish circles like I sometimes do and the effect is very subtle. The white powder brightens the area around the eyes which draws attention in.<\/p>\n Then, brush the bottom half of the powder and apply to the rest of the face in a downward motion so set your makeup. You can also mix up all the colours and apply to the skin. It is very very translucent and does not show up at all except as a fine setting powder. It, in fact, looks and feels like nothing on.<\/p>\n But the magic really happens as the day wears on. I complain about some… alright, most BB Creams<\/a> making my skin feel and look oily as the day goes by. Some more than others. If I use this powder, the ones that make me slightly oily don’t and the ones that make me very oily, only give the merest sheen on the skin. Ditto with liquid foundation<\/a>. Note: I do not have oily skin. I do not know how this will help those with oily skins.<\/p>\n