little white truths

This is one of those products that unfortunately disappointed me a bit. It's not terrible but it's also not that great and I've used much better tinted moisturisers that cost a fraction of the price.

Probably my biggest issue with the product is that it's too sheer. Now I do like a light base, but this one is too light - to the point that it's almost not worth wearing.

If the formula were buildable to a light coverage (instead of a sheer one), it would be a better product - but I honestly can't tell a difference in coverage between one thin layer or two thick ones, other than that it looks like a worse colour match if I apply too much.

On that, the colour 'Sand' is a little deeper than I was expecting. It's summer now so I'm definitely in the 'medium' range, but this is still a shade or two too dark for me. This doesn't matter so much because the coverage is sheer, but it's noticeable if I try and build it. 

And even though the colour is more intense when I do build it, somehow this doesn't translate to the product covering imperfections better and making my skin look a little more even. It's almost as though this product 'dyes' the skin, as opposed to making things like age spots less noticeable, which is why the coverage isn't good enough for me.

It smells a little like sunscreen but not noticeably so, and although it has a dewy finish it's not too greasy and it does dry down. Note, however, that I do have dry skin and I think this impacts the finish because I've seen some other reviewers say that it looks too oily/greasy on them.

I've discovered that the best way to use this is to apply a layer of my Stila HD Illuminating Beauty Balm first (mental note to review that one soon!), which is an odd product that somehow evens out the skin but doesn't add much colour. This makes it the perfect base for the Laura Mercier product, because the Laura Mercier moisturiser doesn't do the coverage thing well but it does add a slight tint.

So if you have a primer that does something towards evening out imperfections, I suggest using it with this tinted moisturiser because they may work well together. The other bonus of pairing the two is that I'm getting the base I want without using too much of either product, in an attempt to make my skin look its best.