Review: 3W Clinic Professional Natural Make-Up Powder (DODO Palgantong Powder) Shade 23 Price, In Action

I have recently emptied a tub of this powder. It's my second one so I guess it's about time for me to share my thoughts about this product. Details are after the jump.

Name: 3W Professional Natural Make-Up Powder (formerly DODO Palgantong Powder)

Shade: #23 Natural Beige

Price: Php 250.00

Where I Got It: shopee.ph

What Is It?

The 3W Clinic Professional Natural Make-Up Powder (formerly known as DODO Palgantong Powder) is a loose setting powder. It is said to be one of the most popular setting powders in South Korea and Japan and is also favored among celebrities there. It is well-loved because it is said to deliver the following effects:

- Slimming Effect: Makes your face look slimmer with a 3-dimensional effect caused by ligher reflection

- Long Lasting: Strong against water or sweat

- Does not come off easily

- Lasts long and effectively absorbs oil

- Blooming Effect: The light-scattering powder results to a bright and dewy finish

- Silky and Hydrated Skin

- It maintains the skin’s natural moisture and prevents loss of moisture

*I got these details from Lazada.

If those claims are written on the packaging, we can't know for sure. But if there's anybody here who can read Hangul... :)

Packaging
The bulky tub is made of plastic: not the kind that will easily break when dropped.



It has an uber soft powder puff: I have two of these now and I'm not tossing them anytime soon.

This sticker was on the plastic sifter, covering the holes.


Up Close
That's the sifter. And check out how finely milled this powder is.

I wish that there's any way to make you feel how fine and soft the texture of the powder is just by looking at this picture. But it is. I know that the powder looks beige-y in this photo, and even in real IRL but when swatched it's hardly beige. You'll see on the next photos.

In Action

On the first photo I only have a foundation on. I used the L'Oreal Paris Infallible Stay Fresh Foundation in shade 104, and also I have the Maybelline Baby Skin Pore Eraser underneath it. No illusions, I know that my skin isn't smooth even with primer and foundation on. :) On the second photo, I baked with the Palgantong Powder. I think you can see that it has made a considerably great impact, specially when it has fully set. The FOTD photo has not been retouched, just blurred out the background.

My Take

I'll take point by point, since we have the product claims at the start of this post.

Slimming effect? I've been using this for a long time but I have never given much thought if it really gives a slimming effect on my face. Contouring is still the way for me and anyway, I can't focus on the slimming when I can see that it has a blooming effect on me. And it's not just blooming, it also brightening and smoothing effect.
It also leaves a silky smooth feel on the skin.
For the "long lasting claim", it still pretty much looks intact after 5 hours, after which a touch-up would be necessary. Oil starts to seep after about 3 - 4 hours. Given that my work place isn't air-conditioned and it's sweltering hot in here, that's pretty decent.

A few of the negative stuff that I can say about this is the bulkiness of the packaging. It's really big and it won't easily fit into some kikay kits. You can always solve that problem by transferring it into a smaller container, anyway it's not hard to remove that sifter. Based on my experience, it's also not ideal to pile this up on your face because it can get cakey. Light is still the good way to go.

To wrap things up, I've mentioned that I've emptied two tubs of this and I will be making a purchase of this very soon. This is one of my favorite go-to loose setting powders. And for that price, you get 30g of product. How sick is that?

XO,

Carissa