Whenever you add red to white, you will invariably get pink. The swabs work great for this. Again, I believe in quality. The bargain brands to leave loose cotton strands that just make a mess. Once again we're at a crossroads.
Many performers prefer the special face powders sold by the makeup manufacturers.
These powders come on white and color neutral. Whichever works for you and your pocketbook is fine. The other question on powdering is to use a powder puff or a powder sock. We'll get more into that later. I know a clown who tried to powder with corn starch on a bright July day.