Blurring Fine Lines Like A Pro: The Laura Mercier Way

Let’s talk about the real magic trick of makeup: making your skin look like skin—just a little smoother, plumper, and more radiant. If fine lines have been throwing off your flawless beat or if powders usually leave your skin feeling tight or dry, this one’s for you. Say hello to your new complexion bestie: Laura Mercier's Translucent Loose Setting Powder Ultra-Blur. It’s everything we love about the OG setting powder—but reimagined without talc, with extra hydration, and with serious blurring power.

So how do we use it to get that soft-focus, IRL filter effect? Keep reading. Your fine lines are about to disappear (visually, anyway). 

Step 1: Hydrate First, Always

It all starts with skin prep. If your base feels dry or tight, anything you layer on top will cling—and not in a good way. Reach for Pure Canvas Primer Hydrating. Think of it as a tall glass of water for your face. It plumps, smooths, and gives your skin that juicy bounce that makes everything look better.

Step 2: Go Easy on the Foundation

Here’s the thing: too much product can actually accentuate fine lines. That’s why Laura recommends being intentional with coverage. Use Tinted Moisturizer or Real Flawless Foundation only where you need it—like around the nose or on any redness. Let the rest of your skin breathe. The goal? Even skin tone that still looks like you. 

Step 3: Brighten Where It Counts

Dark circles? Discoloration? A little targeted concealing goes a long way. The Secret Camouflage Brighten & Correct Duo is perfect for this—one side to correct, one side to brighten. Tap it in with your finger or a brush and blend, blend, blend.

Step 4: Lightly Set the Undereye

If you’ve ever had powder settle into your fine lines, you’re not alone. But Secret Brightening Powder, applied with the Camouflage Powder Brush, is the exception. It’s sheer, weightless, and gives a subtle brightening effect without making things look dry or textured. It’s basically an under-eye filter in powder form.

Step 5: The Blur Moment

Now for the main event: Translucent Loose Setting Powder Ultra-Blur. This isn’t your regular setting powder. It’s finely milled, infused with Hyaluronic Acid, and formulated without talc—so it never looks chalky or heavy. Using the Velour Puff, press the powder into skin using a rolling motion. It melts in like a dream, instantly softening the look of pores and fine lines while keeping everything locked in for up to 16 hours.

Bonus: it’s flashback-free, so your skin will look flawless in any light (even under a selfie flash).

Why It Works So Well

Here’s what’s inside the jar (besides magic):

• Silica powders for that immediate soft-focus finish
• Amino acids to help the powder adhere to your skin, not just sit on top of it 
• Hyaluronic Acid to keep skin feeling hydrated and smooth all day long It feels like absolutely nothing on the skin—but looks like everything you want.