For years (even after upping my finances for higher merchandise) I walked round with the identical caked-on complexion, assuming that my pores and skin was one thing that was meant to be lined up—not proven off in its fullest kind.

However now, due to a shift within the magnificence dialog that is positioned wholesome, natural-looking pores and skin at its forefront, that mindset has achieved a whole 180. A lot in order that my new favourite basis gives nearly no protection in any respect.

Saie’s just-launched Glowy Tremendous Pores and skin Light-weight Hydrobounce™ Serum Basis ($40)—the newest addition to a rising lineup of pores and skin care-makeup hybrids which have taken the market by storm—makes my pores and skin seem like the most effective model of itself with out protecting something up. It is ultra-lightweight and breathable, a lot in order that it seems like I am sporting nothing in any respect—a stark change from the layers upon layers of product I used to color on earlier than leaving the home every single day.

As a model, Saie has constructed its legacy on delivering high-performance, acutely aware formulation that improve the pores and skin on each the skin and the within—and this basis isn’t any completely different. What actually units the product aside is its inclusion of skin-nourishing elements. Extra particularly, a trifecta of hydrators. The model’s proprietary Hydrobounce Ccmplex combines two varieties of hyaluronic acid with rice bran peptides to hydrate and plump the pores and skin; sugar-derived squalane locks in moisture; and polyglutamic acid gives added hydration and bounce.

As somebody with basic mixture pores and skin that will get very dry in sure spots, I am grateful to know that my make-up is working to maintain it nourished as I run round all day—I like to consider it as slightly additional increase to my a.m. and p.m. skin-care routines. Frankly, it appears and feels extra like a serum than a basis—doubtless as a result of solely 15 p.c of the formulation is attributed to pigment, whereas the opposite 85 p.c is devoted to skin-care actives—however leaves behind a clean, refined end that I’ve fallen in love with.

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Do not get me mistaken: My pores and skin remains to be removed from flawless. As I write this, I’ve obtained two honkin’ zits (one on my chin, one other below my decrease lip), some wonky textural stuff taking place on my cheeks, and a smattering of zits scars throughout. (In the event you’re studying this earlier than it is too late… do not decide your pores and skin!) And although the Saie basis does not essentially make these components disappear, it does make my pores and skin look extra even and offers it a luminous glow. “Tremendous pores and skin,” certainly.