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Best Powder No. 3: Fenty Beauty by Rihanna Invisimatte Blotting Powder, $32

TotalBeauty.com editors' pick

Why it's great: Her 40-shade foundation range and high-wattage illuminators may have stolen the spotlight but Rihanna's blotting powder is popular in its own right. A Fenty Beauty favorite within the beauty blogger set, this powder makes short work of shine with a finely milled texture that's weightless and invisible atop your complexion. Another bonus? Not a whit of flashback, even on darker skin tones.

Agree? Disagree? Write your review for Fenty Beauty by Rihanna Invisimatte Blotting Powder here.

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Best Powder No. 2: Guerlain Météorites Perles, $64
TotalBeauty.com average member rating: 9.8*

Why it's great: "This lovely scented powder makes my complexion brighter and more even," says one reader. "I use this daily over foundation...[It] seems to cover up everything — redness, blackheads and pores." Some readers pooh-pooh the high price, but most say it's worth the money. "[It] lasts forever," says a user. "I bought mine a year ago, use it every day, and it still has half of the powder."

Agree? Disagree? Write your review for Guerlain Météorites Perles here.

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Best Powder No. 1: Hourglass Ambient Lighting Powder, $48

TotalBeauty.com average member rating: 10*

Why it's great: Hourglass' cult-favorite powders are silky smooth and diffuse light delightfully. "I adore the way my face looks with this powder," said a reader. "Great finish. No shine, just a warm glow." And who can argue with that?

Agree? Disagree? Write your review for Hourglass Ambient Lighting Powder here.

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When it comes to face makeup, most of us will go to amazing lengths in order to find that perfect product. That one foundation, powder or concealer that completely hides spots, minimizes lines and creates an overall flawless finish. (Does one such product even exist?) We will spend a ton of cash — maybe not on one product, but on the hundreds we've tested in a lifetime — read reviews until we're dizzy and, of course, allow makeup artist after makeup artist to convince us that their product is the best. That's a lot of work for a category of makeup that shouldn't really get noticed, right? Well, in order to put an end to this madness and to hopefully save you a few bucks, we thought we'd share a list of the top-rated face powders according to our readers, along with a few editors' picks.

We combed through thousands of reviews to bring you the most helpful, insightful tidbits about the best face powders on our site. Readers claim these powders are winners amongst a sea of mediocre face products.

So before you set your makeup again, take a gander at the best powders on this list and ask yourself: "Self, would you say such lovely things about the powder you just topped your foundation with?" If the answer is no, it's time to hit the drugstore aisle or beauty counter — armed with this list of the 14 best face powders.

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