I’m new here, i actually searched for a subreddit I can post this bec i just need to gush about this. 2 weeks ago my sis and I went to Ulta and saw this beauty balm and i tried it on my skin and it was ok so i bought one and the next day when I prepped to go to work I put it on and… WOW. This is one of the best face base products I have ever tried.
It’s the Laura Mercier Tinted Blur Balm!
I’m 32, Female, Asian, Combination-Oily acne prone skin and I’m on Adapalene (prescription retinoid). I live in Texas so i’m exposed to Texas weather!
Pre Adapalene my holy grail was Laura Geller Baked Balance-n-Glow Illuminating foundation (I panned 4 pcs of this that’s how much I loved it! I used it EVERYDAY) - i know… oily skin girly using this?? But it looked so much like my skin, so natural, evened out my skintone & was light to medium coverage. I would need to blot couple times mid day but I could deal with that. When I got on Adapalene, my powder started looking chalky and peeling in some areas even if I was still combination-oily…even if I use the Cetaphil Extra Gentle Daily Scrub to try to get rid of the dead skin cells!
So I try the Laura Mercier Tinted Blur Balm at home and I’m like almost hoping i would not like it so i could return it and not have to fall in love with a ~$40+ product but… it looked Amazing.
My skin looked so even, and it looked so much like my skin too… the perfect no makeup makeup look! I use the hourglass makeup brush to put it on. One thin layer and I’m good to go! It works well over my sunscreen (Numbuzin no 1 Clear Filter Essence). It really does blur your skin… i don’t use any powder after, it’s a balm but the finish is like powder-y.
Coverage is light to medium (bit more coverage than the “light” coverage from Laura Geller baked balance n glow)
But i can see this as something that can even be medium to full depending on how think you put it on.
Does not look cakey at all. Covers up blemishes ~ i don’t use concealer. Covers my dark undereyes a lil bit better than Laura Geller but it’s not amazing or anything in that area and i’m ok with that bec it still helps cover it and i know if i used a color corrector or a concealer this would be fixed.
I do have to blot one time at the very start of the day bec I find that it looked a lil too shiny upon first application (that’s just my preference) but other than that, it’s good as gold!
I work 12 hour shifts. It stays ON for 12 hours. No primer used. The blush I use blends perfectly with it too, and by the end of the day both foundation & blush are still there!
Some coffee spilled on my face as I drank my lukewarm coffee and i just patted it off w a towel: face makeup did not smudge!
I wear glasses and this does not look so bad on the nose when i take my glasses off! With the Laura Geller, the powder would move and sort of bunch up in some areas where my glasses kept touching. This one is just right, a simple pat w my fingers and good as new!
Listing previous base make up I have used:
~ Laura Geller Baked Balance-n-glow illuminating foundation (this one I used exclusively for 3 years and was only dethroned by Laura Mercier Tinted Blur Balm)
~ CoverFx Pressed Mineral Powder Foundation
~ Dior Face & Body foundation
~ Giorgio Armani Luminous Silk foundation
~ Mac Studio Fix powder foundation
I like natural looking, skin-like makeup and usually have a problem bec i have oily skin so the luminous, natural makeup would look oily by lunch lol.
Submitted March 11, 2026 at 08:38PM by strawberryoftheindie https://ift.tt/unlm3s9
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