Woods of WindsorLily Of The Valley Body Dusting Powder With Puff for Women, 3.5 Ounce

Oh what can I say about true talcum? Many of the powder products are using cornstarch. Cornstarch is a thickener. When you add it to fluid it makes a gluey, clumpy mess. If I'm sweating I don't want to have put cornstarch on my body to make a sticky feeling. I'm not making gravy here people! I'm trying to stay fresh and dry with a light scent. This actually fills the bill. It keeps you fresh and dry with a silky feeling. I highly recommend. And the container is very cute with a little powder Puff that is great for easy application. It does not disappoint. Yardley is a trusted tried and true product and comes in many scents. This is a very nice one.

The same beautiful fragrance it always was. This classic talc was shipped quickly and was packaged very well.

The reviews here are baffling. I can't believe how many people don't know how to open the container of a box of powder with a puff! This is NOT some new design, this is how boxes of body powder have been made for generations.Some people complained that the ribbon "handle" pulled right off when they pulled on it. Others complained that their powder box didn't have a ribbon "handle" at all. I can appreciate that the manufacturer might be leaving the ribbons off now, for the simple reason that so many people are confused by it! Spoiler alert: It's NOT a handle! The box opens by holding the cylinder by its sides, giving a slight twist to get it started, and lifting the entire cylinder up. Helpful hint - use both hands. One to hold the box by the bottom rim and the other to lift off the sides and top all in one piece. I can't believe that people are actually cutting their way into the box! Egad.As for the product itself, it has a light floral scent, but if it's Lily of the Valley it's very vaguely Lily of the Valley. It smells more like a mix of florals rather than one note, and I don't recognize Lily of the Valley in there at all. It's an OK fragrance, but it smells fairly generic to me, and definitely not upscale. It also seems to fade quickly once applied. Generally I can still notice the scent of body powders for at least several hours, but this one faded almost immediately. That said, it is still talc, and very smooth and silky on the skin. Much moreso than, say, cornstarch based products. But class action suits against Johnson & Johnson for alleged cancer caused by use of their talcum powder has resulted in many manufacturers discontinuing use of talc in body powder (it's still used in many other cosmetics), even though after much scientific research and numerous studies, the results have been inconclusive and there has never been any definitive proof that asbestos contamination in the talc has actually ever caused gynecological cancers. But if you want to avoid talc, don't buy this one.

This is the third Woods of Windsor powder product I've tried and I love it! I've purchased both their lavender and their rose powder and liked both of them, too, although I'm having a hard time if my favorite is the lavender or the lily of the valley fragrance.Some people have complained about the packaging. I think they've improved the powder "spilling" problem by shipping the powder container in shrink-wrap. You still have to be careful when you first open the box, and maybe open it over a plate so you can catch any powder that spills. Some people have also mentioned that the black fabric pull tab on the top was missing and that they had to cut the top of the box off. I don't know why they did that. You can just twist the container lid off even if the pull-tab is missing. Maybe they didn't realize that? Seems obvious to me, since that's how most powder boxes are made???A lovely product with a delightful, fresh, light fragrance. Will continue to purchase their products.

Smaller than I expected

The most awful product. I’ve ever bought!..I wouldn’t even give it a 1..Give it a minus 10!..I opened this product and first the powder spilled out all over my counter..I cleaned it up and the first thing I noticed was it did not smell anything like lily of the valley!..The smell was horrible!..Then I couldn’t get the horrid smell off of my hands. I washed my hands with antibacterial soap 6 times and the smell stayed on the skin of my hands and anything i touched also smelled awful!..Then i noticed the smell was in my kitchen!..The countertop where the powder had spilled smelled, too!..I washed my countertop 10 times and the smell is still there!..This is the most horrible product I have ever bought!..sigh!..

Nice fresh smell not overpowering. Order is lovely and sift

I absolutely adore this dusting powder. The Lily of the Valley sent is subtle but noticeable, and if you close your eyes you can imagine yourself in a Victorian drawing room, perhaps visiting with other ladies or maybe awaiting a gentleman caller.... :)Scent is long lasting at the feel is silky. A little goes a long way so it lasts a while.The only downside, the ribbon on the pouf will pull its stitching, you you'll have to reinforce it, wither with a couple extra stitches, or just small safety pins. Or buy a separate body powder container that comes with a handled pouf.