Desert Mirage Blurring Powder

$19.44

Color: Sienna Dune
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What It Is:

A weightless, talc-free pressed powder that diffuses imperfections, blurs texture, and controls shine, with a soft-focus, mirage-like finish for an effortlessly perfected complexion. The breathable, buildable formula locks in makeup while creating a luminous veil that smooths and refines, delivering that coveted airbrushed effect from sunrise to sunset.

  • Sagebrush is a softly tinted lavender that helps brighten and is best for Fair to Light skin tones.
  • Rose Mesa is a soft, creamy beige with a subtle pink tint that helps brighten and is best for Fair to Medium skin tones.
  • Citrine Sand is a soft, warm beige with a banana-yellow tint that helps brighten and is best for Light-Medium to Medium-Deep skin tones.
  • Sienna Dune is a warm, rich honey-terracotta that helps brighten and is best for Medium-Dark to Deep skin tones.

What’s In It:

  • Talc-Free Formula: Delivers a smooth, non-cakey application that feels weightless on your skin.
  • Ethically Sourced Mica: Creates a soft-focus, diffused finish that blurs imperfections and diffuses light for a natural, luminous look.
  • Synthetic Fluorphlogopite: A lab-created, purity-controlled alternative to natural mica that delivers an ultra-silky texture and seamless blendability.
  • Amorphous Silica: Non-crystalline silica that softens the appearance of pores and fine lines with a blurring, skin-smoothing effect.

Why We Love It:

Crafted with ethically sourced mica and synthetic fluorphlogopite, this powder creates a luminous veil that blurs imperfections like a desert mirage.

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How to Use It

Dust where you want to set your look and blur imperfections. A soft brush creates a diffused finish, while a puff offers precision and long-lasting hold.

Pro Tip: Tap off excess and build in light layers for an effortless, soft-focus finish.

Shade Descriptions
  • Sagebrush is a softly tinted lavender that helps brighten and is best for Fair to Light skin tones.
  • Rose Mesa is a soft, creamy beige with a subtle pink tint that helps brighten and is best for Fair to Medium skin tones.
  • Citrine Sand is a soft, warm beige with a banana-yellow tint that helps brighten and is best for Light-Medium to Medium-Deep skin tones.
  • Sienna Dune is a warm, rich honey-terracotta that helps brighten and is best for Medium-Dark to Deep skin tones.
Ingredients

Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, ◊‡Mica, ◊†Silica, Pentaerythrityl Tetraisostearate, Triethylhexanoin, ◊Magnesium Stearate, ◊Octyldodecyl Stearoyl Stearate, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Kaolin (in Citrine Sand shade), Tin Oxide (in Citrine Sand shade). May Contain (+/-): Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Iron Oxides (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499), Ultramarines (CI 77007), Manganese Violet (CI 77742).

◊Naturally-Derived
†Amorphous (Non-Crystalline)
‡Ethically & Responsibly Sourced

What It’s Packaged In

Free from magnets, mirrors and wasteful materials, ours were the first ZERO WASTE palettes in the market! Each and every ATHR Beauty palette is made with FSC Certified paper, water-based soy ink and recycled aluminum pans, this means that once you’ve reached the end of your palette, you can simply pop out the pans & recycle each part separately.

Hand holding various crystals against a pink background

Ingredients

Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, ◊‡Mica, ◊†Silica, Pentaerythrityl Tetraisostearate, Triethylhexanoin, ◊Magnesium Stearate, ◊Octyldodecyl Stearoyl Stearate, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Kaolin (in Citrine Sand shade), Tin Oxide (in Citrine Sand shade). May Contain (+/-): Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Iron Oxides (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499), Ultramarines (CI 77007), Manganese Violet (CI 77742).

◊Naturally-Derived
†Amorphous (Non-Crystalline)
‡Ethically & Responsibly Sourced

Packaging

Free from magnets, mirrors and wasteful materials, ours were the first ZERO WASTE palettes in the market! Each and every ATHR Beauty palette is made with FSC Certified paper, water-based soy ink and recycled aluminum pans, this means that once you’ve reached the end of your palette, you can simply pop out the pans & recycle each part separately.

How to Recycle

Use up until you reach the shiny bottom of the pan. Remove the pan and wash before placing it in the recycling bin. Make sure to recycle your palette with the metal pan removed.

OUR #NOBADVIBES BANNED LIST

We ban over 2700 ingredients from our formulas. It started with the 1300+ ingredients banned in the EU and every potential carcinogen, endocrine and hormone disruptor, allergen & irritant included in California Prop 65. And we don’t stop there - we ban any other ingredient with negative health concerns, potential environmental effects, and of course all animal-derived ingredients.

OUR #GOODVIBESONLY INGREDIENT CODE

ĀTHR Beauty is a clean and sustainable beauty brand. That means we vet each ingredient to ensure it's clean, non-toxic but also complies with our sustainability practices. We are committed to  using organic, fair-trade, non-GMO ingredients wherever possible and BAN over 2700 ingredients in our formulas.
We are 100% vegan and cruelty-free forever.

Our #GOODVIBESBEAUTY Ingredients We Use Instead

‘Clean’ means more than just ingredients. Clean beauty means a clean conscience! It means that from our non-toxic, vegan formulas, to our sustainable, ethically-sourced ingredients and our zero-waste, recyclable packaging, we are bringing only good into this world. All our ingredients are ethically & sustainably sourced, certified organic, and certified fair-trade wherever possible.

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  • 5 stars: 8 (73%)
  • 4 stars: 2 (18%)
  • 3 stars: 0 (0%)
  • 2 stars: 0 (0%)
  • 1 star: 1 (9%)
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Sabrina
Blurring All Day with Mild Added Coverage

The Desert Mirage Blurring Powder (I have light-medium skin and ordered shade Rose Mesa) is extremely blurring and long lasting, and I love that it provides a bit of extra coverage! I applied it with a powder puff in the morning on my under-eyes and t zone on a very hot day, and by the end of the work day everywhere I applied it still feels smooth and not oily. I do have dry to combination skin, so I can’t speak to how it would work on oily skin, but I definitely recommend it for dry skin, especially for added coverage to counter darkness under the eyes. I could see this being a great touchup powder as the travel size is perfect to pop into your bag. Looking forward to trying it with a fluffy brush on the rest of my face!

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Sarah Carvalho
Light and airy, but can't see a big difference

It's a beautiful fine-milled powder with a lovely finish. The only reason why it's not 5 stars is because I really can't see a difference on my face when I use it. There's a slight blurring effect but I need to look reallllly closely to notice any change. (For context, I used a fluffy brush, which is how I typically apply setting powders). I did use it over my naturally-yellow eyelids and I did love how that helped tone it down.

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Anonymous
Never received it

Never received it.

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Rio Barlow
So Soft, So Pretty!

This powder is so softly milled it felt impossible, and is far and away the best I've ever tried! I've tried very high end name brands over the years, this tops all of them by miles. My skin is oily and sensitive yet this powder works so well with helping my skin look healthy and like it has a good moisture balance. I definitely recommend this!

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Maegan McHugh
Great powder!

This has been lovely during the hot humid summer. No cake face, but sets my T-zone and blurs the look of my pores. I will likely purchase the full size.

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Patti
Definitely a different powder vs. what I've used in the past - and better!

I have to say I am very impressed by this blurring powder! And also loving the size, as it will be great for travel and also awesome just to pop into a purse!

I've used traditional powders in the past and been happy with them, but this one is a bit different...it feels lighter and "airier" if that makes sense...sort of feels more powdery and whispery when it's on...a really nice soft effect vs. a more dense powder. I really liked the finish overall, especially in the summer when I'm loving my dewy vibe.

And of course, I love the fact that it's talc-free! Definitely would recommend this powder overall.

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muumol
Impressed

Put this on and was wondering if I got any product on my brush at all. Looked in mirror and eh, didn’t notice anything. Came back later and the side I put it on vs. the side I didn’t was impressive! My pores were blurred and it seemed it has a lifting effect! Didn’t need touch up for about 6 hrs. And I’m fairly oily, with dry patches.

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Holly Lawless
Soft

This is a nice, soft powder that doesn’t look cakey. I put it on my t-zone and it mattified my makeup beautifully.

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Hathir
Can recommend for all my Olive skin girlies!

This powder is amazing. It actually blurs, even on bare skin, and doesn't settle into or create lines or crackles, doesn't get greasy, doesn't itch, etc. The color is perfect to brghten.

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Hathir
Desert Mirage Blurring Powder- is excellent

Desert Mirage Blurring Powder- is excellent, no settling into fine lines even under my eyes, no making me look older, dry or greasy. Love it so far! the lightest color is very pale, fyi.

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Avra Kutcher
I really like this product so far

I really like this product so far, I like the texture and the lavender color seems to work will with my skin tone. I appreciate the sustainability factor which is why it has the rubber band but I don't find it super convenient to close/open. I wonder if there would be a way to make it more like a matchbook where the front paper could be kept shut by the container since it's just not that easy to deal with. Otherwise the product itself does blur and feels like the great final piece of a makeup routine. Look forward to using it more and seeing how it can enhance my overall look.