Saie Slip Tint Tinted Moisturizer with SPF 35 – Light Coverage, Glowy Skin Tint & Mineral Sunscreen for Face with Hydrating Hyaluronic Acid – Summer Makeup Essential – Shade Three + Half (1.35 oz)

3-in-1 love!
Really happy with this three-in-one moisturizer, spf, and tint. I was always a foundation wearer but it settles into lines and dries me out. I was looking for a good tinted moisturizer to give me enough coverage but still a “no make up” dewy glow. This has been great!! It also makes me morning routine a lot easier!

I WANT to love this – but Jury is Still Out..
I write this as a devotee to Australian Gold Botanical SPF 50 Tinted Sunscreen BB Cream. I wanted to find something with a bit less sheerness – a bit more “color” while not being an actual foundation. I have found that Australian Gold works well with my 2 foundation favorites: iT Your Skin But Better & Sephora Best Skin Ever.This is a review of Saie Slip Tint SPF 35 Tinted Moisturizer – Light Coverage Moisturizer + Broad Spectrum Zinc Oxide Sunscreen – Shade Three + Half:My first impression of Saie – upon opening it – was that I wasn’t impressed with the smell… it seemed a bit chemical-like? Hard to describe. It wasn’t pleasant but it wasn’t awful either. It went on very well, easy to blend, creamy. Compared to Australian Gold – which dries to a matte finish, it doesn’t dry – it stays moist. This is both good and bad. Good because I have time to then apply a touch of my foundation over it, and blend it. Bad because it stays a bit shiny/wet looking – and needs a finishing powder to temper the shine. I found that Saie would not blend with my iT foundation – it balled up, it was streaky, it settled in my lines and pores & is very hard to blend. Saie did “ok” with the Sephora – not too bad.. but the Saie alone settles in fine lines, especially under the eyes and around the mouth/nose. If I use the Saie with ONLY my Lancôme Teint Idole Ultra Wear Concealer – it works well. I blend the concealer out toward my upper cheek bone – then blend/feather out – and I then don’t use any foundation at all… just top with a finishing powder. So this product DOES settle in lines, creases, corner of nose, smile lines, and especially under eyes… but.. if you work with it a bit, and use a good quality brush, you can work the “settling” out. At the end of the day – I find that it looks pretty close to the same as when I applied it – but – I do get a bit of shine in my T-zone by the end of the day. When I use Australian Gold – I get no shine, no settling into lines/creases, it works with all of my other make-ups/foundations, and looks the same at the end of the day as when I first applied it.The biggest difference between the two products is that Saie has more coverage, and Australian Gold is much more shear/transparent/barely there. Saie CAN be worn on its own as an extremely light foundation – as it offers color to the surface of your skin, whereas Australian Gold seems to absorb into the skin. AG is MUCH more creamy and hydrating – but dries to a matte finish, and Saie applies creamy- if not wet feeling – and drying to a less-wet, but not matte or dry finish. AG has no odor/smell, and while Saie has a noticeable odor/smell – it dissipates after application, and now it actually isn’t as noticeable as it was initially upon opening the product.. so that might be a temporary odor due to newness.Do I recommend Saie: Yes! I do. I would definitely try it as I feel it might apply differently to different skin types. I would use some kind of applicator to ensure better coverage (vs using your fingers) – and I have found a brush is better than a sponge.Does it work with foundation? Yes & No. Worked with one, and not with the other.Can it be used alone as an ultra light foundation? Yes! And it feels good on the skin, light & not greasy, but it does have shine. I now use both AG & Saie equally.. but my dry skin on my cheeks works better with Saie while my T-zone works better with AG! :). It’s a toss up.In summary – Saie is not my holy grail, but it is a likable product that hasn’t caused any break-outs or issues with my skin, goes on nicely & I’ll probably purchase it again. $36 is, to me, pricey. You get far more bang for your buck with Australian gold (SO MUCH PRODUCT in the tube – it’s a WOW on that).

Not the best, not the worst
I don’t love it but it’ll do in a pinch. I don’t think it has a dewy finish per se, especially if used without the highlighter cream. It kind of has a grey cast to it (I have shade 3). It’s definitely buildable with foundation but if used by itself you need to use a sponge or brush because it’s kind of streaky. Im looking for low maintenance in application with a tinted moisturizer so having to use anything other than my fingers is annoying to me lol. Also, the pump broke like a week into use! So now I have to unscrew and squeeze out which sucks!

Acne Nuclear Bomb
NOT good with acne prone skin. This destroyed my skin for weeks once I finally stopped using it. I have always had problems with acne and it is still an issue into my adult years, unfortunately. I am used to looking for non comedogenic products but somehow missed checking this one and wow, did i suffer. I had worse acne fromt his product than I have ever had in my life. I have finally been able to manage it the best for the past 5 years. I was searching for a better organic makeup option and this one was a huge mistake. I know its not any of my other products as my skin was jsut fine before using this.