Cloud Set Baked Setting & Smoothing Talc-Free Vegan Powder
SUMMARY OF REVIEWS
Kosas Cloud Set Baked Setting Powder is a talc-free, soft-matte powder that several creators call their everyday favorite for dry skin. Professional makeup artist Ali Andreea recommends it for dry skin, and Kackie Reviews Beauty warns it won't control oil. A few note the packaging can break, but the formula is praised for blurring without looking cakey or dry.
FULL REVIEWS
POSITIVE
Variant: Candy
- “I needed Candy and Breezy, which is my fair shade and I'm using Comfy right now”6:17–6:23
- Source: Products that genuinely made my life better: ultimate holy grails list - Apr 12, 2026
Variant: Candy
- “I love this. Highly recommend. It's the perfect everyday powder”9:06–9:14
- “I have candy underneath my eyes today for brightening in the pink color that I love”9:11–9:18
- Source: Best of beauty 2025: top makeup, skin care and hair care - Dec 7, 2025
Variant: Candy, Comfy and Breezy
- “Candy is the pink powder, which I use to brighten underneath my eyes”12:08–12:13
- “I wear these every single day of my life”
- “This is by far my favorite powder. I've repurchased all of these multiple times”
- “If I were to recommend one, you know it's this. So Kosas it is”12:25–12:30
- Source: Top 3 favorites in every makeup category 2025 - Sep 25, 2025
Variant: Comfy
Variant: Airy
- “Kosas Cloud Set in Airy usually all over the rest of my face”11:20–11:26
- “I think still Airy from Kosas is like probably one of the best powders on the market in my opinion for folks that want to set the face all over, but want it to be a really light set”11:30–11:37
- “This is a powder you can't really overdo”11:45–11:51
- “I don't want a powder that's going to go cakey all of a sudden, like you're just like tapping it along and then all of a sudden that cakeiness comes up. That's not going to happen with this”
- Source: Best of beauty 2025 - Dec 30, 2025
Variant: Breezy
- “I already repurchased”
- “It is my absolute favorite setting powder”2:20–2:24
- “Will never be without it”2:22–2:25
- Source: Empties January '26 | Products we've used up! - Jan 19, 2026
Variant: Airy
- “Kosas Cloud Set to me, this is my like everyday holy grail powder”15:54–16:03
- “This does such an elegant job at setting those areas without everything looking dry and heavy”16:40–16:50
- “Sometimes powders can really look waxy on the skin. You see how that just like perfected everything without sacrificing the quality look of my skin”16:47–16:59
- “God, this is so good. It's just it's a fantastic one”17:07–17:12
- “If I'm setting my face in the summer and I don't want my skin to look dry and heavy, but I need something to like help with longevity, this is the go-to”17:14–17:19
- “This isn't kind of a holy grail. It's been a holy grail literally since the launch”17:21–17:27
- Source: Holy grail makeup only - Apr 26, 2026
Variant: Comfy
- “The formula though is a constant repurchase”1:03–1:07
- “In terms of finishing powders, I use this nearly every single day”1:13–1:18
- “I love this powder. It's great if you have dry skin, normal skin, or if you just want a light set to your face”1:15–1:22
- “I don't find this ever looks cakey or powdery. It's just a light, beautiful set to the skin”1:20–1:28
- “I like this more than Charlotte Tilbury myself”1:27–1:33
- “this is the perfect powder for everyday for me”
- “The only thing I don't like about this is the packaging”0:59–1:05
- Source: Product empties holy grails and fails - Mar 12, 2026
Variant: Candy
- “It is the perfect shade of pink it just evens out my skin tone perfectly”0:51–0:58
- “I use it on my under eyes it brightens it blurs”0:56–1:00
- “This is literally the best setting powder”0:58–1:01
- “I've also seen makeup artists compare it to the old Givenchy setting powder formula. So so so good you will not regret getting this if you don't have it yet”1:00–1:07
- Source: 6 Must-Have Makeup Products (My Holy Grails) - Mar 9, 2025
- “One product that I think is very very underappreciated is their cloud set and smoothing powder”21:37–21:46
- “If you have dry skin, if you're looking for something that's really going to set your makeup in place without looking like powder”21:46–21:49
- “Please try this powder. Please try this powder”21:58–22:03
- “Baked powder from Kosas is exceptional”22:00–22:04
- Source: Choosing my top 3 makeup products from every brand while walking around Paris - Feb 8, 2026
Variant: Breezy
- “I needed Candy and Breezy, which is my fair shade and I'm using Comfy right now”
- Source: Products that genuinely made my life better: ultimate holy grails list - Apr 12, 2026
Variant: Breezy
Variant: Comfy
Variant: Pink
- “I also love... the Kosas Cloud Set Pink setting powder. So I really just rotate between those three”
- Source: Spring wedding guest soft glam makeup tutorial - May 18, 2025
Variant: Breezy
- “I really like this powder. I just don't like the packaging. This is the second time the packaging is broken for me”
- “I think this is a really great powder and it really reminds me of the MAC Mineralized Skin Finish Natural, which was my favorite sticking at the list for many years”10:00–10:03
- “It's very much in that realm. It's perhaps just a little bit softer. There's a little bit less shimmer to it. It's a little bit more undetectable”
- “I tend to like put it in my hand to get rid of any excess and then just dust over”10:28–10:33
- “This is more of like a summer product slash longevity product for me”10:30–10:35
- Source: My 2025 Makeup Favourites - Dec 14, 2025
- “I also really enjoy the pink one. Is that candy? So, it has a pink tone. So, there's a little bit of like color correction in these powders. Very very very slight”9:39–9:46
- “I really really like the dispenser. So, we've got this protective flip top lid over the sifter holes”
- “This powder, it's talc-free. And I actually tested out a whole bunch of talc-free powders in a video like earlier this year. And this one was very, very close to being my favorite”9:58–10:05
- “It just leaves your skin looking really soft. There's, you know, no like drying overly mattifying effect to this powder. So, I really love it. Again, dry skin. Highly recommend this loose powder from Kosas”10:09–10:16
- Source: Best high-end makeup of 2025 worth buying at Sephora - Dec 23, 2025
- “This one feels quite literally like air on your skin, so absolutely worth the splurge in my opinion”18:31–18:36
- Source: Luxury vs drugstore: where to spend your money - Mar 8, 2025
- “I've been loving this. I didn't use it for the longest time because I thought it was pink, but it actually comes across if if you're pale or if your complexion like mine, it doesn't come across that pink, I don't think”21:02–21:07
- Source: New makeup 2026 and kbeauty skincare haul - Jun 5, 2026
Variant: Airy
- “It's got a little bit of coverage to it, which I think is really nice”11:04–11:10
- “This is a miracle because, you know, you just take like any old precision powder brush, right? And you just tippy tap it wherever you need it. And it never completely dries you out”11:32–11:39
- “If you need oil control, this is not the powder for you, okay? It's just going to like soak up and you're going to get really annoyed”11:43–11:48
- “If you're someone like me who has very dry skin and you like to look selectively dewy, but you want to be able to have the appearance, you know, of mattification, not necessarily oil control, but the appearance of mattification in select places on your face, this is the one”11:51–11:54
- Source: Sephora sale 2026: Do's, don'ts & what's in my cart - Apr 9, 2026
Variant: Airy
- “The Kosas, all I have to do is open it”24:50–24:55
- “It added more coverage. It actually is my skin tone. It didn't make my makeup look weirdly thinner”26:47–26:53
- “The kind of natural gradient of blur that that gives my skin”
- “This just looks so much more effortless to me”27:22–27:26
- “I just like the closest so much more”
- Source: New at Sephora: NARS Liquid Blushes, Make Up For Ever Foundation, Natasha Denona - May 27, 2026
Variant: Airy & Pillowy
- “I like airy, pillowy, and feathery”4:40–4:47
- “These are good. These are really pretty”
- “This is like it has like a little bit of coverage”4:53–4:59
- Source: Celebrity makeup artist does my makeup with tips for long-lasting glam - Apr 7, 2026
Variant: Pillowy
- “I've used like five of these at this point”10:32–10:36
- “It's made in Italy. It's a baked formula. It has a few more shades and it doesn't have any like glowy ingredients”10:36–10:42
- “It's just a really nice soft matte powder”
- Source: I tested overhyped new makeup with 7-hour wear test - Aug 2, 2025
- “I know that one has mica in it, but I don't think it has as much as this”12:02–12:07
- Source: Best and worst makeup of 2025 - Dec 20, 2025
Variant: Airy
Variant: Breezy
- “This is breezy. This is my step down from the lightest shade. Areas lightest then breezy. That's what I've got just lightly to set everywhere else”3:59–4:08
- Source: Spring lip ideas: combos, pearl finish, stains - Mar 31, 2026
MIXED / NEGATIVE
No negative reviews yet — creators have only had good things to say.
WHAT CREATORS SAY
- Consensus
- 4.7 / 5 from 10 creator reviewsGrailPeople ratings based on creator reviews.
- Good for
- Dullness (4) · Dry skin (4)
- Features
- Natural finish (5) · Lightweight (5) · Long-wearing (3) · Easy to use (3) · Sheer (2)
- ⚠ packaging issues noted (2)
- ⚠ didn't control oil for some (1)
Product details
Details
- Type
- setting powder
- Finish
- natural
- Shade
- Airy
- Key ingredients
- MICA, SILICA, JOJOBA SEED OIL, BAMBUSA ARUNDINACEA STEM POWDER, PASSIFLORA EDULIS SEED OIL, TOCOPHEROL, HONOKIOL, PAEONIA OFFICINALIS FLOWER EXTRACT, GRAPE SEED EXTRACT, TITANIUM DIOXIDE
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