![]() ![]() "This doesn't give the dosage control that's needed in order to create a believable finish that will enhance the natural texture of your skin-always use the back of the hand as a product reservoir and use the correct tool." "Lack of quantity control happens with more relaxed methods like when people put dots of foundation in areas of their face and then start to blend it out from there," warns Jafri. Skin prep can make or break the products you apply afterward, so after layering my face with my favorite serum, moisturizer, and hydrating primer, I followed Jafri's advice to give the bottle a few pumps on the back of my hand, and use a makeup brush to start buffing and blending the foundation into my skin. Essentially, you'll forget you are wearing any makeup." "It does this with high-resolution pigments that allow you to get a perfect finish without compromising the texture of the skin. "The Real Flawless Weightless Perfecting Foundation provides the most natural finish with medium buildable coverage," shares Jafri. Well, here I am with my tail between my legs because, in complete honesty, the new Real Flawless foundation is one of the best formulas I've ever tried and is now my favorite product within Mercier's wardrobe of cult-classic foundations. Prior to testing, I was super-satisfied with my go-to foundation and had low expectations that anything else I tried could feel superior. It's no small feat, but it's something the new Real Flawless Weightless Perfecting Foundation achieves spectacularly. I am incredibly picky when it comes to foundation and while I crave a formula that has buildable, medium to full coverage, I want it to look and feel practically invisible on my skin. So, essentially, it sounded like my dream product. ![]() The brand holds a special place in my heart, as I feel it was really my first introduction to the world of makeup, so when I had the chance to try the newest foundation formula, I jumped.Īs Jafri explained to me, the new foundation feels like the Tinted Moisturizer's "big sister" since it perpetuates the whole idea of "no-makeup makeup" (aka a practically non-detectable finish) but with more coverage. In later years, I graduated to a fuller-coverage foundation from the brand that was eventually discontinued, and in my time as a beauty editor, staples like the brand's Flawless Fusion Foundation and Concealer have been favorites. It was that and a little of the brand's *also iconic* Secret Camouflage Concealer, a swipe of Maybelline Great Lash Mascara (IYKYK), and probably some MAC Clear Lipglass, and I was good to go. I don't remember how or why we landed on Laura Mercier's Tinted Moisturizer, but it became my go-to step each morning in junior high and the first few years of high school. (Though, looking back at my bronzer-caked high school era, I kind of wish they had!) I cherished weekend trips to the mall with my mom, and Sephora, or the makeup counters at shiny retailers like Macy's or Nordstrom, were always a nonnegotiable pit stop. Both my mom and dad are incredibly creative people, and, for better or for worse, they didn't intervene or create rules around how much or the type of makeup I wore. My parents were never too strict with me regarding my beauty and fashion choices. As the brand's Global Beauty Director Tayaba Jafri tells me, it's the product that launched the idea of "no-makeup makeup" into the beauty stratosphere. ![]() It's undergone reformulations and new iterations (like this oil-free version) since its original debut back in 1996, but as far as all tinted moisturizers and skin tints go that have come since, Mercier's formula is the true OG. A luminous liquid foundation with 15 hours of hydration and weightless medium to full coverage.Fun fact: Laura Mercier's iconic Tinted Moisturizer ($29) was the first base product I ever, ever wore. ![]()
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