Review : Palgantong Theatrical Powder

Product Description

Theatrical powder from Korea is make up of Ceramin ingredient from UK. The size of particles is just half as the other particles. It reflects more light from your skin to even the tone with natural appearance. Thin and comfortable, brighten your skin just like Movie Star. So, it is also called “Star Powder” in Japan and Korea.

Helps in producing 4 outstanding effects - slimming, long lasting, super hydrating and blooming effects for the perfect look.

Palgantong Theatrical Powder is highly raved in Japan, Korea and Taiwan. It is especially popular with Korea stars. In Singapore, its very affordable and I bought mine from John Little during a promotion for just $13.44.

I only started on loose powder late last year, after using compact powder for years as I prefer coverage and good staying powder which I can't get it in loose powder. I don't like to touch up on a dirty face. Well, thats just me.
My first loose powder was from Everyday Minerals, which gave me the confidence to try out more drugstore loose powder. For me, pairing loose powder with BB cream is a fuss-free natural make-up look for work.

Initially, the name made me think of white powder used in opera and that scared me off because I hate thick make-up like what you see on some promoters in departmental stores. They have good skin, but always hidden behind that thick make-up. A guy friend of mine used to comment that they must have put their face right into a powder pan and went straight to work.
It comes in 2 shades - original beige and light beige so I got the original since I don't think I am as fair as Casper. Its only 10g but it can last me for several months and thats good enough for me. Apparently, there are more shades available in Sasa online .
There are 2 layers in the red container, one for the small soft puff and one contains the finely milled powder.
I started off with using the puff as its much more convenient but I do find it abit cakey and unnatural on the skin after application so I switched to using Ecotools Kabuki Brush.

The small puff is actually quite time-consuming as its too small for the face and so I had to spend time patting on the skin several times on different areas. And because I felt that the finishing has a cakey look which i dislike, I switched to using a brush which is much better, in my opinion.
In order to be less messy, I used the puff to get the powder on my face and I used the brush to spread it all around. Its fast and efficient for me, on a rushed morning.

Made in Korea, the texture of the powder is soft and its finely milled, as mentioned. However, as with most loose powder, it does not provide good coverage, though it does give a smooth effect with the appearance of  better skin to boot. The end result is a matt finish. However, it did not give me the natural look I am looking for. Everyday Minerals do a better job in that.

Slimming effect : none
Long lasting effect : not really
Super hydrating effect : abit
Smoothing effect : yes, with some oil control
Blooming effect : yes, similar to normal make-up

It scored 3.8 from 22 users on Makeupalley

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