3.5 stars: pros and cons.
Final notes if you don't want to do the full read: Dewy finish, doesn't dry down, too thin, not transfer proof. Says organic, but this is 39% organic, 100% 'natural' I was interested to try this, I like that its natural and a mix of skincare and foundation. I got the lightest shade 'daring'. I'm usually light-medium neutral skin tone, leaning warm. When I opened the box, i noticed there is a ball inside the bottle and it does need to be shaken to mix it all together. When I went to put some on the back of my hand, without squeezing, it came out really fast. The shade seemed darker than expected. I had to do my makeup later that evening so this was getting the full application. After prepping my skin, I was prepared for the liquidy quality but...seriously, it's way too thin and comes out too fast. I had to wipe off the top of it before putting the top back on, so that's a waste of product. With my summer tan (though I wear sunscreen daily), the shade worked well for me. In the winter it'll be too dark. It applies really nicely, it's more like a BB cream type product to me, light coverage. Buildable but that would have felt too heavy personally with all the oils in this. It doesn't really dry down much and I don't do setting powder so that isn't great. I'd call this a dewy finish, not matte. I don't wear a ton of makeup, especially during the summer, usually just some cream or liquid blush and mascara with a light foundation. When I applied rare beauty liquid blush with a brush on top of this, it definitely moved the pigment around so it doesn't really stay where you put it. I don't agree with the "transfer proof" statement at all. I like the light finish of this but it doesn't have lasting power for me and I don't like how liquidy it is. I can see throwing this on before a day on the water just to even out my skin tone, but it's not for a night out in my opinion. Is this for a 40-something? I don't know. Are you in your 20's , wrinkle free and into the barely there makeup of glossier but want to go more natural ingredients, grab this. I wouldn't get it again but I'll use it occasionally. From website - ingredients: Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis (Sweet Almond) Oil*, Dicaprylyl Ether, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil*, Macadamia Integrifolia Seed Oil*, Undecane, Tridecane, Mica, Silica, Kaolin, Adansonia Digitata (Baobab) Seed Oil*, Ceramide NP, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Tocopherol (Vitamin E), Citrus Aurantium (Orange) Peel Oil, Lysine, Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Sodium Lauroyl Glutamate, Aluminium Hydroxide, Magnesium Chloride, Limonene. May Contain (+/-): Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Iron Oxides (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499). *From Organic Agriculture, 100% Natural Origin. Natural Ingredients: 100% Organic Ingredients: 39%
