Jane Iredale PurePressed Mineral Powder Foundation Review

Jane Iredale is a long-established beauty brand whose philosophy embraces a minimalistic approach to makeup and skincare.

This makes it a beacon for those seeking beauty products that enhance their appearance and nurture their skin.

Central to this ethos is the Jane Iredale PurePressed Mineral Powder Foundation, a product celebrated for its clean ingredients and versatility, from its forms of usage to its suitability for all skin types, tones, and conditions.

Having used this product for a long time, including during the time when my acne was at its worst, I decided to give my opinion on it and describe my experience.

This is my Jane Iredale Pressed Powder Foundation review, so stick around if you want to learn how to use this product and benefit from its unique properties.

What is The Jane Iredale PurePressed Mineral Powder Foundation?

The Jane Iredale PurePressed Mineral Powder Foundation is a pressed, weightless powder designed to act as a concealer, foundation, and sunscreen. 

Their website describes this product as their bestseller with the ability to blur lines and nourish the skin with weightless, sheer-to-full coverage and a second-hand finish.

Ingredients

The two active ingredients in the Jane Iredale PurePressed Mineral Powder Foundation are sun-protecting titanium dioxide and zinc oxide.

The product also contains mica and dimethicone, a silicone that has excellent moisture-retaining properties, as well as pine bark and pomegranate extracts, which are known for their antioxidant and skin-repairing properties.

However, the most interesting thing about the Jane Iredale PurePressed Mineral Powder Foundation is that it doesn’t contain talc, which absorbs excess oil and gives you that dead and dehydrated skin look, or bismuth oxychloride, which is sometimes used in powders as a substitute for talc but it is associated with skin irritations.

Therefore, it’s clear that the powder foundation won’t give you a dry and dull finish, which is a common issue with other powder foundations in the market.

However, this can be concerning for those with excessively oily skin who need their complexion products to last throughout the day rather than look shiny and melt off the skin when excess oil starts to seep through.

Consistency

The Jane Iredale PurePressed Mineral Powder Foundation has a finely milled, lightweight consistency and a pressed formula that, unlike traditional loose powders, ensures a less messy and wasteful application.

However, swiping into the product with your makeup brush or sponge will create more fallout than patting or tapping into it, so make sure to use the latter method for application to avoid waste.

On the other hand, the product’s silky texture adhered smoothly to the skin, providing light to medium coverage at the first swipe.

Shade Range

The Jane Iredale PurePressed Mineral Powder Foundation has a limited shade range of 26 shades, which is not as inclusive as it should be. Hopefully, the brand will improve this in the near future.

The shade range boasts warm, neutral, pink, and cool undertones suitable for pale, light, medium, and deep complexions.

I am currently using the Jane Iredale PurePressed Mineral Powder Foundation in the shade Bisque, and I’ve found it to be a bit too yellow for me, so I will be ordering Warm Sienna or Warm Silk next, as they both have a more golden undertone.

How To Use The Jane Iredale PurePressed Mineral Powder Foundation?

Using the PurePressed Mineral Powder Foundation is quite simple.

Use either a big fluffy brush or a foundation brush and press into the compact to pick up the product. Avoid swiping or swirling your brush around, as it will create more fallout.

Then, press the brush into your skin and apply the powder foundation to the face in light, downward strokes. 

I’ve learned that packing it on with a stippling brush gives me better coverage; therefore, I usually do this under my eyes and on my cheeks, where I’m trying to cover up dark circles and post-inflammatory red spots left from acne.

On the other hand, I like to lightly dust off some product on my forehead where the scarring and discoloration aren’t that prominent, as this gives me lighter coverage. 

Performance

The Jane Iredale PurePressed Mineral Powder Foundation is super convenient and suitable for on-the-go use.

At the time of writing this review, I had been using it daily for about five months. The photo shows how much product I have left and how long would a compact last approximately.

I also blot quite often, especially when I am wearing heavier sunscreen underneath, as it makes my skin quite greasy.

This brings me to what I don’t like about the Jane Iredale PurePressed Mineral Powder Foundation: It doesn’t hold up too well on my excessively oily skin paired with an extra-heavy sunscreen.

The powder foundation also tends to crack and separate in oily areas and my pores suddenly look huge after wearing it for a few hours.

However, what seems to prolong the product’s wear is a matte base, such as a makeup primer that minimizes the appearance of enlarged pores and leaves a shine-free finish behind.

This hack helps the Jane Iredale PurePressed Mineral Powder Foundation stay shine-free for longer, even though oiliness still shows up eventually.

Additionally, I’ve also discovered that the product stays on for significantly longer in winter than in summer, as I live in a hot and humid climate, which definitely shortens the lifespan of most foundations and even powders.

During winter, when the weather is cold and dry, I can go on without blotting for most of the day instead of having to do it every couple of hours.

Therefore, the Jane Iredale PurePressed Mineral Powder Foundation is more suitable for normal, dry, and combination skin in a cold and dry climate rather than oily skin in a hot and humid climate.

Additionally, while the Jane Iredale PurePressed Mineral Powder Foundation didn’t exacerbate my acne during the time I’ve used it, it does contain algae extract, which can be problematic for some skin in certain conditions.

Algae-based products can be hit or miss; for instance, they caused me to break out when I used the Eaze Drop Blurring Skin Tint, but not in the Jane Iredale PurePressed Mineral Powder Foundation.

Therefore, because ingredients can have very different effects on different skin types and concerns, it’s best to proceed using the Jane Iredale PurePressed Mineral Powder Foundation if you have oily and acne-prone skin.

Where to Buy the Jane Iredale PurePressed Mineral Powder Foundation?

The Jane Iredale PurePressed Mineral Powder Foundation can be purchased through Jane Iredale’s official website or through the following online stores:

• Amazon
• Nordstrom
• Naturisimo (UK & EU)
• Beauty Things (UK & EU)