I Heart Revolution Banana Baking Powder Review & Swatches

I Heart Revolution Banana Baking Powder ($7) is one of four new scented face powders that launched earlier last month at Ulta. Makeup Revolution is really pushing the beauty budget picks hard! They have so many different lines my head is spinning but I can’t say I don’t love it! It’s a hit or miss line of products but sometimes they have some great pick ups and this I Heart Revolution Banana Baking Powder is one.

Lately, they have been launching a lot of cutesy, fruit themed makeup picks! Aside from this powder they also have a Banana Split Radiance Primer and a Banana Fruity Highlighter!
I love this stuff.

I Heart Revolution Banana Baking Powder is a talc-based setting or baking powder that mattifies skin, brightens your complexion, conceals darkness under eyes and sets concealer, and sets makeup with a pretty banana fragrance. Did you cringe in horror? Sensitive users won’t love this but I have to admit I think it is AWESOME. Now, banana scented powder isn’t new! Too Faced attempted it with the It�s Bananas Brightening Setting Powder and I Want Kandee Banana Pudding bit both were pressed powers and applied very sheer not to mention the banana scent was really weak. I had no such issues with the I Heart Revolution Banana Baking Powder! It’s pigmented, strongly scented, and applies beautifully.

This comes in a cute little banana box and the sifter it comes in also features a cute banana sticker. It comes with a larger puff for application but I use my own brushes for application so this sort of gets tossed to the side. The size is very generous at 0.77 oz for $7.

I’m a fond user of Ben Nye Banana Powder and Hard Candy Sheer Envy Bake, Brighten & Set Loose Finishing Powder. They are two of my HG powders of choice. I don’t use either for baking but I do use them to brighten the area up under my eyes and to set my concealer. A little light powder under my eyes allows my concealer to wear long and strong and also, it brightens up my eyes wonderfully.

I Heart Revolution Baking Powder comes in four shades/scents I choose Banana but I might go a step up and grab Chocolate Banana too as I need something a smidge darker. The Banana shade is a lighter yellow than my Ben Nye and Hard Candy which are both warmer yellows. This shade is actually not bad and I didn’t get flashback or pastiness from it but I like something a little warmer. It brightened the area under my eyes beautifully well! I also used some on my face and was quite happy with the results.

The powder is soft and silky but doesn’t have that slippery silicone texture I hate so much from an all silica powder. This contains talc as well which gives it that more powdery feel and allows me to blend it so easily without it creasing under my eyes. It doesn’t adhere to drier areas on my face either and adds a nice brightening effect under my eyes and on my face without making me look chalky or pasty. It’s scented quite strongly like banana but the scent doesn’t linger. I absolutely loved how yummy it smelled!

All in all, a fabulous little powder that’s well worth picking up! If you’re not sensitive to fragrance I’d highly recommend picking this up.

Where to buy

Nordstrom Revolution Beauty