- “I like it so much I bought it in a better shade for me”5:24–5:28
- “There's something about the way powder fuses with it and tones down the shine and turns it into this soft skin-like natural matte velvety finish”6:41–6:48
- “It looks incredibly natural and I rarely have to blot with this during the day, even on my most shine-prone areas”6:50–6:55
- “It blurs and smooths my pores and texture and evens out my skin tone just enough”
- “It applies quickly. It's lightweight. Wears beautifully throughout the day”
- “I absolutely love it”
- Source: Best makeup of 2025: my standout favorites - Dec 18, 2025
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- “The thing that makes this so good in my opinion is the fact that it's blurring it. It is a radiant, very hydrating product, but it looks so good around my pores. It kind of looks like I have a filter on my face”15:11–15:16
- “Mary did an amazing job with this one”14:57–15:02
- “I think that this is probably my favorite kind of skin tint product at the moment”15:38–15:48
- “It is like more than half of like a third of the price and it performs incredible”16:33–16:39
- “It's not quite as glowy as the Victoria Beckham. So, if you're looking for more hydration, more skin care, go to with Victoria Beckham. But if you're looking for a good SPF tinted product, Merit is where it's at”
- Source: Top 25 Beauty Releases of 2025 - Dec 27, 2025
- “The Merit Minimalist Base Sticks continues to be one of my favorites”2:22–2:25
- “I think most days when I reached for a base product, especially from like January to June, it was this”2:28–2:39
- “I can swipe it on. I can just take a brush or a sponge and blend it out all over”2:49–2:54
- “It gives me a nice healthy glow”
- “It evens over redness”2:55–2:56
- “It's buildable to like a light medium, but it's not going to give you heavy coverage”
- “It's just something I use when I want to feel a little bit more put together on like an everyday basis”3:00–3:05
- Source: Best of beauty 2025 into 2026: makeup favorites, new essentials, longtime holy grails - Dec 30, 2025
- “This has a smoothing, blurring effect with a soft, natural, velvety finish on the skin”7:20–7:27
- “Love to see Merit encouraging everyday sunscreen use, but again, I love to reinforce the importance of applying the correct amount”7:27–7:31
- “I treat this as more of a skin tint on top of my separate sunscreen”7:37–7:42
- “It has a more soft matte finish than the rest of the group and a slightly thicker consistency with fine, natural powders that help blur and smooth the skin”7:40–7:47
- “Not as glowy as I usually go for, but it means it lasts well and seems to get good reviews from people with oilier skin types who can't do dewy as easily”7:49–7:55
- Source: More skin tints: popular and underrated sheer formulas for fresh, glowy skin - Apr 7, 2026
- “Certainly one of my most linked items”1:55–2:00
- “It's been my most consistently used base product for the last 4 years”1:58–2:05
- “Creamy, easy, light to medium coverage”2:02–2:07
- “You stripe on quickly and even out your complexion wherever you need it”2:05–2:09
- Source: Reviewing bestselling beauty products from Sephora - Feb 17, 2026
- “These are amazing for a natural day”2:56–3:00
- “I love this on a no makeup makeup day”2:59–3:02
- “I can draw it all over my face like a crayon, blend it out with my fingers, and leave the house very quick”3:01–3:05
- “That is a great product for daily use”3:05–3:10
- “If you need something in your everyday kit, not really a full face kind of girl, this is going to be amazing for you”
- Source: Best Sephora Products You Need: Full Face + VIB Rouge Sale Haul - Apr 21, 2026
- “Number one pick for all over the face is the Merit Beauty their foundation concealer stick”10:45–10:52
- Source: My number one makeup product in every category - May 26, 2026
- “Next I'm going in with the Minimalist Perfecting Complexion Stick”0:22–0:27
- “Mine is in the shade Ochre and I'm going to be using this in areas where I have a little bit of discoloration”0:26–0:29
- “This product is so creamy and so easy to use”0:33–0:38
- “I love using this on my light makeup days”0:36–0:40
- “Girl look at this complexion”0:40–0:43
- Source: My easy everyday makeup routine for fall - Jan 21, 2026
- “I use it also for cream contour in the shade Tiger Eye”6:08–6:14
- “If you're looking for convenience of a stick, you can use it for foundation or concealer”6:12–6:16
- Source: Best of beauty 2025: top makeup, skin care and hair care - Dec 7, 2025
- “I also really enjoyed the Merit The Uniform, also in the shade 25, which is the deeper one. The lighter one was not it. It's very pink”5:03–5:09
- “Very, very light. Like, barely, barely there coverage”5:13–5:18
- “If you want like no coverage at all, maybe just a slight tint of color, this is going to be beautiful for you, but if I were to go out and purchase another SPF tint, I would pick up the CLE one over the Merit”5:24–5:32
- Source: Top beauty faves from the month: skin, makeup, empties - May 28, 2026
- “I'm first starting with the minimalist in the shade sandstone”1:06–1:10
- “I'm not going for something super full coverage here, just something that won't feel heavy”1:31–1:34
- Source: Easy, everyday polished makeup without a lot of effort - Jan 28, 2026
- “I don't think it's worth it”
- “It's a little thick, in my opinion”28:29–28:33
- “I would say skip that one”28:30–28:33
- Source: 50 of the best sellers at Sephora: buy or skip? - Apr 4, 2026
- “I think this is one of my favorite tinted SPF in my entire collection”3:12–3:17
- “There's something so smoothing, so beautiful about this product”3:17–3:22
- “I can build it up a little bit and get a little bit more coverage or I can get a sheer coverage”5:12–5:18
- “It is absolutely stunning and so blurring around the pores”
- “The packaging is something that pulls me in a lot”
- “The fact that it has a pump and it's very stable. I've never had issues with it is amazing”4:13–4:20
- “I think the shade 22 is my most used shade”4:22–4:30
- “I think it spreads so nicely”4:39–4:45
- Source: Top 5 best merit products: my most loved & used - May 12, 2026
- “It has SPF in it, so I feel extra covered. I'm not using this as my only SPF, by the way. But I think it's a buildable coverage. It works so well over the pores”24:17–24:23
- “I put a few dots on my hand, pumps, I mean, and I literally just spread it all over my face with my fingers, on my neck, and I never have any issues with this”24:28–24:32
- “It lasts decent throughout the day. It'll fade a little bit because it is kind of light coverage, but it is one of those kind of like this one”24:39–24:43
- “You guys know I love this one so much”24:54–25:04
- Source: May Favorites: Fashion, Beauty, Fragrance & More - Jun 6, 2026
- “I've been using this as foundation plus SPF”2:18–2:24
- “I love how this makes my complexion look. It is just a perfect everyday light coverage but also SPF and it's mineral”2:34–2:39
- “It's not all the chemicals. It's zinc oxide. So, love it”2:43–2:48
- Source: Travel Makeup and Glam: What I Packed - Jul 21, 2026
- “This is such a fantastic product”11:49–11:52
- “It has a very natural finish and very light coverage”11:55–12:00
- “It's very light and it feels very natural on the skin”12:15–12:19
- “It's also non-comedogenic, so it's not going to clog your pores or cause any breakouts”12:17–12:22
- “It has a really soft velvety finish”12:22–12:26
- “This also has powder pigments in it that are going to help blur and soften the appearance of texture on the skin”12:24–12:29
- Source: Allure Best of Beauty 2025: My Real Winners You Should Actually Buy - Nov 4, 2025
- “This has an SPF 50 that's mainly from zinc oxide. This has 15% zinc oxide, so it is a really effective sunscreen”18:10–18:19
- “With this, you can put on enough to get the SPF on the label and it still looks great”18:31–18:35
- “The pigments in this are so lightweight and so beautiful”18:33–18:37
- “Somehow they made it be not shiny, not greasy, not heavy feeling. This feels lightweight. It gives you beautiful lightweight coverage”18:38–18:43
- “It covers what you want to cover, but it doesn't look like a heavy mask of makeup. It's very natural looking”18:45–18:51
- “I had a full face of makeup on and I had been in it for I want to say five or six hours and I was like, 'Oop, I'm going out. It's the sun's still out. I need to touch up the sunscreen.' So, I just put on more of this and it blended right over the top of everything else so beautifully, so seamlessly”18:57–19:02
- Source: Best makeup of 2025 for mature skin from drugstore to high end - Dec 19, 2025
- “Victoria was like, 'Oh my gosh, have you tried the Merit uniform SPF? Like I love it, you have to try it”3:35–3:40
- “Really juicy, really glowy”
- “Looks like nothing on the skin, which is always a good sign”5:16–5:23
- “Not a lot of coverage at all, to be honest”
- “It's got a nice natural finish, so that's fine”9:31–9:36
- “Nope, it really just doesn't add any more coverage at all”
- Source: New summer beauty products I had to try - May 20, 2026
- “It is so rare to find a tinted mineral sunscreen where you actually can get away with using the two-finger method”9:53–10:01
- “That is how light the coverage is”10:03–10:07
- “They give you the full 1.7 fluid oz of full sunscreen size”10:04–10:10
- “I absolutely still prefer to use my imported sunscreens in the two-finger method and then put something like this on top”10:12–10:21
- “I am thankful Merit sent this over because otherwise, I probably wouldn't have purchased it”10:23–10:28
- “They sent me a shade 28, and it is a good match for me”10:41–10:48
- Source: Sephora Sale Recommendations - Mar 27, 2026
- “The first thing I noticed about this one was the smell. I thought this one smelled really gross”14:22–14:25
- “This one, fam, would not rub in”14:23–14:27
- “I could not, for the life of me, even get past like half of the 1/4 tsp”14:33–14:39
- “I would not say this is giving tinted sunscreen. It's still giving tinted SPF skin tint”14:44–14:50
- “For $38, I'm expecting it to be perfect, but unfortunately, I found this a little greasy”15:00–15:04
- “I would use this one as your makeup and still pair underneath it like another sunscreen”15:02–15:08
- “I'm going to give it a slam because at least it was giving mid-greasy, and it was at least not giving white cast with 20 shades”15:14–15:18
- Source: I tested and ranked 13 viral tinted sunscreens on brown skin - Jul 4, 2026
Brand note
Merit is a clean beauty brand built around the idea of low-effort, natural-looking makeup. Their products tend to be sheer, hydrating, and easy to blend, making them a good fit for people who want a quick, polished look without heavy coverage or complicated techniques. The Signature Lip Sheer Lip Liner stands out for its unique gel-like formula that blurs and sets for long-lasting wear, though the sheer nature means it won't give you a bold, precise lip line.
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