Powder-Free Everyday Makeup

Skip powder entirely by using cream products, setting with spray, and embracing your skin's natural texture.

1. Prime for grip. Use a lightweight primer that creates slip without mattifying. Focus on areas where makeup typically moves—around your nose and under your eyes. Think of it as creating a tacky base that holds everything in place.
2. Build coverage with cream. Apply foundation with a damp beauty sponge, working in thin layers. Cream and liquid formulas blend seamlessly without powder's help when you build gradually. Stop before you think you need to—your skin should still look like skin.
3. Cream everything else. Use cream blush, cream bronzer, cream highlighter. They melt into your base without disturbing it, creating that seamless, lived-in look powder can never achieve. Tap excess off your brush before applying.
4. Set strategically. Mist setting spray over your entire face, holding the bottle six inches away. Let it dry completely before touching your face. This locks everything down without the flat, cakey finish powder creates.