The Newest Addition to an Icon
Laura Mercier has been in the business of making skin look better since 1996, founded by French makeup artist Laura Mercier herself on the belief that makeup should enhance, not mask. If you know the brand, you know the Translucent Loose Setting Powder. It’s the one that built the cult following, the one that kept getting recommended until it became non-negotiable in a lot of people’s routines. The lineup already includes Translucent, Translucent Honey, Translucent Medium Deep, and the viral Rose shade. Now, it welcomes its newest addition, Ultra Blur in Mint, and it might just be the most interesting one yet.
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What Actually Makes It Different
The mint green hue isn’t just a fun colour story. It’s a colour correction solution designed to neutralise redness instantly, calm the complexion, and even everything out without the heavy, masked feeling that most correcting products tend to leave behind. Talc-free and ideal for normal to dry skin, the formula is infused with hyaluronic acid to hydrate throughout the day while actively supporting the skin barrier. It blurs imperfections, sets makeup for up to 16 hours, and stays lightweight and breathable the entire time.
For anyone who’s ever worn a powder that left their skin feeling drier by noon, this one was made with you specifically in mind. Available at RM289 for the full size and if you’re always on the go, it’s RM155 for the travel size.
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how to use it
For all-over setting, Laura Mercier recommends the signature Velour Puff technique, prep the puff, pat off the excess, then press and roll the powder into the skin so it melts seamlessly into the texture. The press and roll method is key here. It ensures an even, undetectable application that sits with the skin rather than on top of it.
For targeted areas, switch to a smaller brush, the Secret Brightening Powder Brush is the one Laura Mercier recommends, and for good reason. Its precise shape lets you work the powder exactly where you need it most, whether that’s around the nose, across the chin, or anywhere redness tends to show up uninvited. Use the same press and roll motion here too, applying with intention rather than swiping across the skin. It’s a small adjustment in technique that makes a noticeable difference in how the finished look sits. It’s controlled, refined, and nothing close to overdone.
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The Launch That Made Us Want to Go
Laura Mercier didn’t just release the product and call it a day. The brand launched Mint to Be with a proper event at Parry Road paired with an afternoon that makes you wish you had cleared your schedule sooner. Product-themed desserts and drinks that nodded to the mint shade in the most charming way, a colour analysis station where guests could figure out exactly what works for their complexion, and a claw machine, because every good beauty launch deserves something to win and something to talk about after. It was fun, it was considered, and it felt genuinely personal in a way that beauty events don’t always manage to pull off.
But beyond the activities, what the launch really did was put the product in people’s hands in the best possible context, good food, good company, and enough time to actually sit with the powder and understand what it does. Walking away with a mint-themed treat in one hand and a new addition to your makeup bag in the other is not a bad way to spend an afternoon. Laura Mercier clearly knows that the best way to make someone fall for a product is to make sure they’re already having a good time when they try it.
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