It may be a bit old-fashioned and even a bit granny-ish of me, but I love dusting powder. I love the smell and the faint dusty film that settles over my bathroom counter when I use it, and it’s really useful for those areas chafed by under-wires and scratchy, expensive trim.
Body powder has become harder to find, maybe because of the old lady associations, and most of what I find is either glittery and scented or of the baby powder variety. I like the scented stuff, but I don’t always want to glint in the sun and while Chamomile-Lavender baby powder has a place in my heart, I don’t want to smell like that very often either. In other words, I want grown-up body powder, and I may have found it.
CLEAN Fresh Body Veil is made with a blend of cotton seeds, cotton extracts and cotton proteins, using no talc, parabens or synthetic dyes. It dusts on smoothly and is lightly scented with the original CLEAN scent, which quickly blends in with your body. It won’t interfere with your perfume, and you also won’t smell like the nursery.
The powder is a cute light pink and comes with a powder puff. It comes in a generous four-ounce round box, with a powder puff. $28 at Sephora.


