Sivanna Colors Prisme Libre Mat-finish and Enhanced Radiance Loose Powder-03
 |
| Sivanna Colors Prisme Libre Mat-finish and Enhanced Radiance Loose Powder-03 |
We all love good quality dupes of high-end brands, don’t we? With them we can get an idea of how that particular cosmetic might look on us, but without that heavy price tag. Dupes are different from fakes. While fake cosmetics (Read a fake MAC eyeshadow review HERE) copy everything, even the brand name and contains potentially dangerous ingredients at times, dupes mainly copy only the product shade or type and packages it under their own brand name. But what when you find a dupe which has copied the name, shades, packaging from a higher-end brand, but has maintained its brand name? Yes, Sivanna Colors has come up with an exact dupe of Givenchy Prisme Libre Mat Finish and Enhanced Radiance Loose powder. Let’s see how it fared on me.
Price: Rs.395 (Bought from Charis Enterprise, an Instagram seller. Price may vary with different
sellers) The Givenchy Powder retails for around Rs.4000 in India
Product claim: Please refer pic below. Contrary to claims, it is
not a concealing powder at all. It is a loose setting powder.
 |
| Sivanna Colors Prisme Libre Mat-finish and Enhanced Radiance Loose Powder-03 |
Shades Available: 01, 02, 03. I picked up shade 03 since it looked
darkest and more yellow-toned. Powders have a tendency of lightening up when
applied compared to how they look in the tub, thus this decision.
 |
| Sivanna Colors Prisme Libre Mat-finish and Enhanced Radiance Loose Powder-03 |
 |
| Sivanna Colors Prisme Libre Mat-finish and Enhanced Radiance Loose Powder-03 |
 |
| Sivanna Colors Prisme Libre Mat-finish and Enhanced Radiance Loose Powder-03 |
There are three matte powders and one pearly powder
in this set. There is a skin-toned matte
brown, a warm matte ivory (off-white with yellow tones), a matte yellow powder
and a white highlighting shade with very micro shimmers.
The powders are extremely finely milled and are not chalky
at all. The yellow ones do not go white after blending and does not make
any obvious layer on the skin.
 |
| Sivanna Colors Prisme Libre Mat-finish and Enhanced Radiance Loose Powder-03 |
 |
| Swatches-Sivanna Colors Prisme Libre Mat-finish and Enhanced Radiance Loose Powder-03 |
Packaging: This is the most interesting AND confusing part of the product. The
product comes in a square clear plastic box which has four compartments housing
each powder. If you read up review of the Givenchy powder, you will see how
strikingly same they are! The lid is black plastic and I was not able to open
it at all! I had to contact the seller who showed how it is opened. You just
need to rotate the lid clockwise towards you. Check picture below.
 |
| Packaging-Sivanna Colors Prisme Libre Mat-finish and Enhanced Radiance Loose Powder-03 |
Once opened, you
will find a fluffy sponge inside. The sponge is insanely soft and is of good
quality. Then you will discover a sticker covering the “F” shaped dispensing
holes of each powder.
 |
| Packaging-Sivanna Colors Prisme Libre Mat-finish and Enhanced Radiance Loose Powder-03 |
 |
| Sponge-Sivanna Colors Prisme Libre Mat-finish and Enhanced Radiance Loose Powder-03 |
 |
| Packaging-Sivanna Colors Prisme Libre Mat-finish and Enhanced Radiance Loose Powder-03 |
 |
| Packaging-Sivanna Colors Prisme Libre Mat-finish and Enhanced Radiance Loose Powder-03 |
Now being
inexperienced, I first tried lifting up the sticker partially on each side and
tapping out one powder at a time so that I could use with a brush. It only
ended in a total mess! It was hugely inconvenient as well. Also, the sticker
would lose its adhesiveness, how would you control the outflow of powders then?
I was extremely disappointed, but then I googled review of the original
Givenchy Prisme Libre powder and found out how to use the sponge.
Turns out, you
have to press the sponge onto the holes and turn the box upside down. The
powders will get deposited on the sponge after which you would have to press
the sponge on your face to set your makeup.
 | |
|
One MAJOR
disadvantage of this kind of packaging is that, all four powders come out at
the same time. There is no way you can use any one at one time. I would have
loved to use the brown as a contour powder and the yellow powder as an
under-eye setting powder. But each time all of them swirls together and the
resultant powder is a yellow toned powder which carries the fine shimmers of
the highlighting powder. One good thing though is that the shimmers are so fine
that there is only a glow left without any conspicuous shimmer.
If you want more
amount of product, you would need to tap out some from the box onto the lid and
then swirl you brush over it to use. However, I strongly feel that if there
were separate flip-top lids for each compartment, then the powders could be
used so effectively without any wastage L
 | |
|
The overall
performance of the powder is very decent. It sets foundation properly and also
controls T-zone oil to some extent. However, my skin is generally dry with a
little oil-secretion in T-zone. So, oily skinned beauties might not find this
sufficient. You may check this powder from Lotus
Ecostay (read review HERE) if
you are looking for coverage and oil control as well.
I would not use this powder for long staying occasions
and would rather use my Milani Powder foundation
for the same (Read review HERE).
However, if you want to try a decently working loose powder in an affordable
range, this powder is the answer J
You can check out
what other Sivanna products I had bought in this haul from this post HERE. All the products have been individually
reviewed in detailed J Don’t forget to check.
2 comments
As usual a true in depth review. The packaging is brilliant. I will try it just for the packaging.
ReplyDeleteThe powders are decent quality as well :D Let me know how it worked for you :D Thank you so much for dropping by
Delete