When you apply your foundation and concealer, you’re never thinking, “I hope this won’t last all day!”
The common denominator one needs in getting their liquid products to stay put throughout the day is a SETTING POWDER. And yes, there are quite a few types, colors, and formulas of setting powders out there. But one of the most popular and talked about setting powders is the BANANA POWDER.
I’ve got a new YouTube video explaining the what and why behind adding a banana powder to your makeup routine. Or you can keep scrolling to read about it instead.

Alright, let’s answer the question, WHAT IS BANANA POWDER"
And just a bit of history before we get into the what it is.  The first banana powder introduced to us was the Ben Nye Luxury Banana Powder that dates back to around the 1960’s. Ben Nye was a famous Hollywood makeup artist that worked from the 30’s to the 80’s and created his own line of Ben Nye makeup. Taking it from CameraReadyCosmetics site, it says this in a nutshell…
Banana Powder is a silky-fine, mattifying setting powder. With just a hint of yellow-ish color, you won’t miss the white cast in your photos that often comes with other finishing powders. The versatile banana shade suits a range of skin tones as it softly and subtly color corrects surface redness and pink undertones, as well as neutralizes blue + purple under eye circles. You’ll be hard-pressed to find a client these powders...