10-Minute makeup Must-Haves: Kosas tinted face Oil

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The 10-Minute makeup Must-Haves series shows off some of *the best* makeup for quick (but sensational!) skin, eyes, cheeks and lips.

Shake, shake, shake! Dot, dot, dot! Blend, blend, blend!

No, these are not the steps to the current dance craze ? all the kids are doing. They’re what I do whenever I use Kosas tinted face Oil ($42 for a 1-oz. bottle).

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I’m into quick makeup at the moment, and this tinted face oil, which has a thin, somewhat runny consistency, is a minimalist’s dream come true.

Have you ever used MAC face & Body? It feels just like that. Sorta slippery, sorta “melty.”

Left: no foundation. Middle: wearing the shade Tone 06. Right: With all the other bells and whistles.
I dab a few drops on my face, blend it with fingers, and 30 seconds later — BOOP! — my skin’s fresh and dewy-looking, my pores look smoother, and the pigmented patches on my cheeks, along with the red areas around my nose, have disappeared. My skin looks naturally even and juuust disguised enough — no fake-looking mannequin skin. If you’re into “skin that looks like skin,” you’ll be into it.

I wear Tone 6, which is the match for NC42 skin.

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At first, Tone 06, the shade I wear, seems too light for my NC42 skin, but it works once I blend it in. (Weird!)

A few things of note:

Skip silicon-based face primers, because I don’t think they work well with this product (it’ll ball up on top).

Proceed with caution if your skin’s excessively dry (like mine is immediately after an intense period of retinol). enjoy out! — because tinted face Oil can emphasize flakes.

Be mindful of this product’s limited flexibility, considering that it doesn’t layer well (so you can’t build it up if you’re longing for additional coverage).

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If sheer, natural-looking skin is what you seek, that’s what you’ll find with Kosas tinted face Oil.

Your friendly neighborhood appeal addict,

Karen