Moisture Surge - Sheer Tint Hydrator SPF 25

Good Start

If you’re just starting out with tinted moisturizers, this is a great start. I purchased Universal Deep (last one), and surprisingly it matched quite perfectly. I find that I am a medium shade so I was pleasantly surprised. Go for it!

curdled formula and not flattering

Not a good product! It looks curdled coming out of the tube and it looks that way on the way. The coverage is sheer. So it makes your face look greasy with little benefit. I don’t need much coverage but this formula is strange how it’s so separated in the tube and doesn’t look flattering on my dry skin.

Perfect for me!... minus the spf scent

The reason I subtracted a star is due to the strong spf odor. After a while you don't notice it as much but its still off putting. Beyond that, it was moisturizing on my dry skin. I wore it all day on a busy Saturday with zero issues. No break out, no smudging/transferring, and no flakes (other reviews speak on flakes). Maybe I didn't get flakes bc I used my fingers to apply this. Medium Deep was a perfect match for my tone, I did notice a luminous glow/even coverage, loved it! And it didn't sweat off, i'm in the south lol.

I was shocked to really like this!

I want to rate this 5 stars, but they could use maybe two more shades to round out the shade range. I'm a dark tan/light deep shade. The Medium Deep works ok for me with the extra bit of color I have from the springtime sun and doesn't look too orange, but if I wanted to use this in the winter, Medium would be too light and Medium Deep would be too dark and orange. The finish is natural and dewy, but a bit of powder definitely can mattify it a tiny bit without making it look bad, but if you want truly matte, I wouldn't use this because it acts like what it is, a hydrator and even with powder, it's still somewhat dewy. The coverage on this is shockingly good, it almost matches the coverage of my Hourglass Vanish stick foundation in coverage and it doesn't sink into lines at all. A little of this goes a long way. I've tried applying with fingers and with a brush. With fingers, it took more product to get an even application that looked smooth and natural. With a brush, it spread better and more evenly/thoroughly. A combo of fingers and a brush seemed to work well too.