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@tati reviewing Essence Flawless Skin Trio Loose Setting Powder at 01:16 in a YouTube Shorts videoFlawless Skin Trio Loose Setting Powder"$5. Three colors in here. There are three individual chambers and you can use one color at a time or mix all three colors or two colors together at once in the lid."$5.99@juicyjas reviewing Essence Brighten Up Banana Powder at 07:32 in a YouTube Shorts videoBrighten Up! Banana Powder"I have gone through about 17 of these, as you can see. I need to pick up a new one."$4.99@andreamatillano reviewing Essence Silky Blur Translucent Loose Setting Powder at 05:10 in a YouTube Shorts videoSilky Blur Translucent Loose Setting Powder"I like this powder. It is finely milled, but not too finely milled."-@juicyjas reviewing Essence All About Matt! Fixing Compact Powder at 08:41 in a YouTube Shorts videoAll About Matt! Fixing Compact Powder"It's always so satisfying doing powder."$3.99

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Flawless Skin Trio Loose Setting Powder
4.9Flawless Skin Trio Loose Setting Powder
  • “$5. Three colors in here. There are three individual chambers and you can use one color at a time or mix all three colors or two colors together at once in the lid”1:05–1:12
  • “This is a micro fine brightening powder. And if you need to wake up your under eye in a hurry and you only want to spend a handful of dollars, this is the one”1:16–1:22
  • “I cannot get over the price. It actually performs very much like luxury and is in top placement with my powders”1:26–1:30
  • Source: Best Drugstore Makeup of 2025 - Dec 26, 2025
TatiTati7.9M subscribers
4.5Flawless Skin Trio Loose Setting Powder
Andréa MatillanoAndréa Matillano362K subscribers
4.5Flawless Skin Trio Loose Setting Powder
Andréa MatillanoAndréa Matillano362K subscribers
4.2Flawless Skin Trio Loose Setting Powder
  • “What's so nice about this is that you get a lavender powder, a pink powder, and then a peach powder that you could either use individually or mix all the shades together”7:47–7:54
  • “And it makes this cotton candy shade that looks flawless on the under eyes”7:57–8:03
  • “I only like this powder though for the under eyes because of the color”8:01–8:11
  • “On the cheek area and the under eyes, I think it's perfect”8:12–8:20
  • “The loose trio powder I like, especially with a cream pink blush underneath because it makes everything look very seamless”16:59–17:03
  • “I still like this and I will continue using”17:08–17:11
  • Source: Full face of Essence makeup under $10 - Mar 28, 2026
juicyjasjuicyjas1.1M subscribers
2Flawless Skin Trio Loose Setting Powder
  • “When I opened this up, it was like a violent pink. I thought that this was going to be such a brightening powder, but it's not. It immediately re-darkens my under eyes and makes my under eyes look really sallow”2:49–2:55
  • “The blurring quality is really nice. It has a really soft blur, but oh my goodness, does this ever like create darkness underneath of my eyes? It doesn't do anything you want a pink powder to do”3:00–3:06
  • Source: Best and worst of latest makeup launches - Feb 25, 2026
Julia Adams MUAJulia Adams MUA286K subscribers
2Flawless Skin Trio Loose Setting Powder
  • “This Essence one is like pretty cotton candy pink. Like it's very vibrant”1:31–1:36
  • “There's three shades in here and you mix them all together”
  • “I was kind of hoping it would be a Givenchy dupe, but it's so like neon pink”
  • “This is a really nice blurring powder, but I think because it's so pink, once it meshed into my wet concealer, it kind of darkened just slightly”1:56–2:00
  • “It did not brighten my under eyes. If anything, I feel like it just made them look a little bit more sallow”2:05–2:11
  • Source: Trying my new drugstore makeup purchases - Feb 5, 2026
Julia Adams MUAJulia Adams MUA286K subscribers
Brighten Up! Banana Powder
5Variant: Ba BananaBrighten Up! Banana Powder
  • “I have gone through about 17 of these, as you can see. I need to pick up a new one”17:57–18:04
  • “I used to use this to set my face every single time I would do my makeup for stage when I would work for Disney. I would go through this like a mofo. But it is so freaking good”18:09–18:16
  • “What's so great about this powder, too, is it goes well to as a touch-up powder. It's literally $4. This is one of my top favorite makeup products of all time in my makeup collection”18:39–18:47
  • “It makes your makeup last so well. It is kind of incredible, not going to lie. Obsessed with this”19:01–19:06
  • Source: Best makeup under $10 that perform like high-end - Feb 10, 2026
Sophie 🎀Sophie 🎀1.9K subscribers
4.6Brighten Up! Banana Powder
  • “This I do like, and it's a nice topper if you want to brighten or if you want to just set your under eyes with a very light shade”
  • “I do like this”
  • “the banana powder I do think saved the under eyes and it gives some nice brightness”
  • “This is one of my favorite products that I've used for years”7:32–7:35
  • “I think it's a great addition to your makeup”
  • Source: Full face of Essence makeup under $10 - Mar 28, 2026
juicyjasjuicyjas1.1M subscribers
Silky Blur Translucent Loose Setting Powder
Silky Blur Translucent Loose Setting Powder
Andréa MatillanoAndréa Matillano362K subscribers
All About Matt! Fixing Compact Powder
2All About Matt! Fixing Compact Powder
juicyjasjuicyjas1.1M subscribers
Brand note

Essence is the drugstore brand that keeps surprising creators with how good the formulas are for the money. The Super Peptide Glossy Lip Treatment comes up most often — a non-sticky, high-shine gloss with a smooth, hydrating feel that people compare favorably to high-end options. The Soft Touch Butter Bronzer also gets consistent praise for its soft, blurring, easy-to-blend texture. The main trade-off across the line is limited shade ranges, which creators note can exclude a lot of skin tones.

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