Hourglass

Hourglass Veil Translucent Setting Powder.

Powder & Setting

About this product

A translucent setting powder built on ultra-fine silica, designed to set makeup and give skin a blurring finish.

Full ingredients

Mica, Synthetic Sapphire, Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Methyl Methacrylate Crosspolymer, Boron Nitride, Hdi/Trimethylol Hexyllactone Crosspolymer, Silica, Diamond Powder, Sorbic Acid, Sodium Dehydroacetate, Bismuth Oxychloride (Ci 77163), Iron Oxides (Ci 77491, Ci 77492), Hdi/Trimethylol Hexyllactone Crosspolymer

Guru Score

87%

Yay

6 experts · Strong agreement

Guru Certified

Broad expert consensus

What the gurus are saying

Its ultra-fine silica particles are the detail that comes up most, and that fineness is what keeps the powder from caking under makeup. Gurus suggest dabbing it just where you want less glow, like the cheeks or eye area, rather than over the whole face, so skin keeps its glow without looking greasy. Some also tap it under the eyes and check back hours later to see if it creases.

Synthesized from 6 expert reviews · most recent take August 2026

What they liked

Very fine, lightweight texture
Sets makeup without moving colour
Works across different skin types

What they flagged

Nothing. None of the experts who reviewed it raised a problem.

Type

Powder & SettingPowder

Formula notes

Fragrance-freeNo drying alcohol

Where to buy

Sephora → Ulta → Amazon → Google →

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What the gurus are saying.

Every take we've logged from this product's reviews across YouTube. Click any row to watch the moment they said it.

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Allie Glines

829k subs

✓Yay

"This is one of my very favorite powders. The only reason I decluttered it was because it needed to be replaced, it was old, but it's gorgeous. [...] When I first discovered this powder it was like everything to me, it took the cake for months and I wore it every day for months and months and months. It's a really fabulous powder."

Alexandra Anele

1.44M subs

✓Yay

"Translucent setting powder is ultra fine silica based with a blurring finish. [...] If like me you've been using a cornstarch powder and you're like oh, maybe this is breaking me out, in place of cornstarch though, you could use rice based powders. They're typically gentle and they're less likely to feed on bacteria. So if that's something you want, if you love the idea of having a cornstarch powder but now you're worried about it, you could try a rice based powder."

Beyond50Skin

32k subs

✓Yay

"I like the Hourglass. This is their veil powder. So, there are lots of ways that you can tweak this formula to make it work for you whether you have normal or more dry skin."

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"I'm going to look for my Hourglass Veil Translucent Setting Powder to set this so it doesn't get on my collar"

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"I like the Hourglass. This is their veil powder. So, there are lots of ways that you can tweak this formula to make it work for you whether you have normal or more dry skin."

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"I'm using the Hourglass setting powder and I'm just going to tap my brush into the setting powder and apply it to the under eye area. [...] You can see that it gives a little bit more coverage. [...] I'm going to let this set and come back in about five or six hours to do a check-in to see if I have any creasing."

Caroline Hirons

250k subs

✓Yay

"I would look for a very fine powder so a powder that has been milled to the point where the particles are tiny because then they won't cake. A really fine powder for example might be Hourglass Veil Translucent Setting Powder, that's very fine."

Robert Welsh

1.11M subs

✓Yay

"I'm just going to put a little bit of powder in a couple places while I do my cheeks and my eyes [...] to seal in those couple places that I like to not be as glowy because then it kind of comes across as greasy. There's a difference between glowing, sweating, and looking greasy. So [...] you don't always have to mattify the whole of your face, it's when and where you need it."

No BS Beauty

89k subs

✓Yay

"Ah for using all these they're pretty good they're coming through for me today"

All 3 takes from No BS Beauty

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"I've been going back to The Hourglass Veil which has some dust on it. You know you have a skin care beauty problem when your products have to dust your products that's how you know you have an issue."

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"Ah for using all these they're pretty good they're coming through for me today"

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"I'm going to put on a little bit of the Hourglass Veil powder. I've been changing up my powders a little bit lately."

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Frequently asked.

What is Hourglass Veil Translucent Setting Powder?

A translucent setting powder built on ultra-fine silica, designed to set makeup and give skin a blurring finish.

Is Hourglass Veil Translucent Setting Powder worth it?

Yes. All 6 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 87%.

What is Hourglass Veil Translucent Setting Powder's Guru Score?

Hourglass Veil Translucent Setting Powder holds a Guru Score of 87%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 6 expert reviewers we have collected. It is also Guru Certified, our mark for products that hold broad approval across many expert reviewers.