Australis Banana Powder Review + What is Banana Powder?

Banana Powder is currently hugely raved about in the beauty community.

But a lot of people still want to know - 'What Is Banana Powder, and What makes it more special than regular face powder?'

Well, I wanted to know a bit more myself so here are some facts I found out about it:

It smells nothing like banana, in fact it smells like any other regular powder on the market.

The name comes from its yellow-ish colour.

The yellow helps to counteract dark circles, redness, and cover imperfections.

So yeah. Thats pretty much what a banana powder is. Most people use it as a setting powder, like I do. I basically place it where I put my concealer which is under my eyes, on my nose, between my brows and on my cupids bow and chin. So really in my T Zone.

There are tons of various banana powders on the market, but for today I will be reviewing one on the cheaper end of the market, by Australis.

This powder used to only be available in the AC ON TOUR Contour Palette but has recently been released on its own, along with the Highlighter from the same palette. It retails for about $14.99 and you can get it from Priceline, Kmart and now Coles.

This item claims to be Vegan and Cruelty Free. But I am not so sure about that as from my knowledge (Email me to correct me if I'm wrong.) It states on the back it is made in P.R.C, which is the formal name of China. Products made in China have to be tested on animals which is part of their rules which I honestly think is pathetic. So why state its cruelty free when it actually probably isnt?

I haven't tried many Banana Powders, in fact this is the only one I have tried, and I am quite happy with it.

It lasts during the day, and it doesn't fade or be patchy, or go horrible. It just lasts.

Its pigmented as you can see in the swatch above.