Fresh Look Pressed Powder

Pros: Oil Free!
Cons: None.

I am like most women and have a couple of compacts laying around. There's one in my makeup bag, one in my purse and one in my desk at work. I ran out of the one in my makeup bag since it is used most often and needed a replacement. In browsing, I ...

Pros: Good price, light weight, varied shade selection
Cons: None

In its attractive, silver, iridescent compact, Cover Girl Fresh Look Pressed Powder puts the finishing touches on your face.

I use it after I've applied all of my face make-up for a fresh, soft, together look and to set my make-up for...

Pros: light coverage, doesn't cake or clump, non-drying
Cons: it's not a 2-in-1

A Separate Powder? For quite a while now I have been using 2-in-1 foundations. I like these types of products because they generally perform well on my oily skin and it also saves me some time in my makeup regimen. Who doesn't need more time? ...

Pros: Light Weight, Non-Greasy, Hypoallergenic, Good Color Selection
Cons: N/A

I am an Estee Lauder makeup fanatic, so, it's no surprise that I rarely find myself in the drug store these days looking for a pressed powder! However, I found myself pinching pennies and therefore, passed up my favorite Estee Lauder...

Pros: Hypoallergenic, Nice 'n Light Weight, Inexpensive, Evens Out Skin Tone
Cons: Doesn't cover blemishes without help

Cover Girl Pressed Powder

You have to admit that if you don’t have a lot of money to spend on top of the line makeup Cover Girl is usually a good choice. I would say about 75% of my makeup consists of Cover Girl products. I rarely...

Pros: Very light, great for combination to oily skin
Cons: none

Ugh...where did my compact go? LAUREN!?!!!! Of course, goes my morning ritual with my two-year-old daughter. She thinks playtime involves my makeup and will hide under the bed with it painting her face and everything else in sight, pretty as can be....

Pros: oil free, inexpensive, no scent
Cons: powdery looking...but settles in

I have been on a powder kick lately. I went from wearing powder foundation almost all the time to wearing a new liquid foundation all the time. Well I needed something to put on top to keep my oilies down and to complete my look. My first stop was ...

Pros: Oil free, oil absorbing, natural finish, and light weight.
Cons: Talc

Have you been to your local drugstore lately? There has been a revolution of sorts going on with the drugstore brands, in the last two years or so. The drugstore brands, with the ever-increasing number of options available both in skin-care and makeup,...

Pros: smooth consistency, oil absorbing, elegant case
Cons: none

Makeup compacts don't fare well in a direct hit on concrete....luckily the contents stayed intact, just the compact case was broken. Nevertheless I had to get another compact to carry with me that would stay closed. Cover Girl has so many makeup...

Pros: Shockingly GREAT for the price
Cons: A bigger color selection would help

My makeup history is checkered with successes (Clinique lipstick) and failures (green Wet ‘n Wild eyeshadow.) But one thing has always gotten me through: past the teenage years of experimentation with teal nail polish and afternoons spent agonizing in...

Pros: inexpensive,does a good job keeping "greasies" at bay, widely available
Cons: cheap puff- falls apart

Covergirl was the first brand I used when I started experimenting with makeup 15 years ago. The only ...

Pros: Improved sleek metallic compact and thicker better puff, value price
Cons: Where's the clear plastic insert?

I am so brand-loyal to Cover Girl for pressed powder compacts, that I've switched brands only once in more than 15 years. There may be better compacts out there--and more expensive, too--but I've been happy-go-lucky about what I've got here. Guess I've...

Pros: fresh looking, clean feeling
Cons: none

Cover Girl Fresh Look Pressed Powder
Six tones available
Oil-Free based product
Soft matte base


When your out and about dancing to the heavy music your face is bound to start having those small droplets appear, the...

Pros: Good coverage, no shine, no cakiness, nice poofy applicator, lasts.
Cons: Why did I not start using this sooner!

I used to use Cover Girl Fresh Look Pressed Powder way back in the 7th grade, about 10 years ago because it was super cheap and available everywhere. I never remembered anything particularly great about and moved on to bigger and more expensive things. ...

Pros: Oil-free, lightweight, natural looking, keeps the shine away!
Cons: None

It has been years since I have tried a Cover Girl pressed powder. In the past, they have caused my already acne prone skin to break out even more and look "cakey". So, I switched to loose powder and a more expensive brand. But here lately, I...