SurrealSkin Natural Finish Foundation
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MAKEUP BY MARIO SurrealSkin Natural Finish Foundation delivers a satin, skin-like finish that blurs pores and wears all day without getting greasy or breaking up, according to several creators. Celebrity makeup artist Ali Andreea calls it a "natural matte" that moves with the skin and recommends it for those who dislike dewy foundations. One creator notes it oxidizes slightly, and another says it doesn't provide all-day shine control as claimed.
FULL REVIEWS
POSITIVE
Variant: 8N & 9W
- “This one in my opinion is so much better than Natasha Denona”14:06–14:13
- “It's a very blurring. It is a natural finish. It's not too matte. It's not glowy either”14:18–14:23
- “Very, very long lasting and quite good coverage”14:23–14:30
- “I think that this is incredible”
- “I think compared to the Tom Ford and or even the Givveni, the price is much better”14:30–14:37
- “Makeup by Mario did an incredible job with this one”14:37–14:41
- “I actually wore a completely different foundation that was very expensive and there was something off about the foundation. I didn't love it. Took it off, put this one on and it was like, 'Yes, that is a perfect foundation for the event that I was going to.'”14:39–14:43
- Source: Top 25 Beauty Releases of 2025 - Dec 27, 2025
Variant: 3.5 C
- “My one true foundation love this year is the new Makeup by Mario Surreal Skin Natural Finish Foundation”4:52–4:59
- “The natural finish gives you the most beautiful satin sort of finish”4:59–5:04
- “I love how this blurs over pores”5:06–5:08
- “It just makes the skin look really smooth, really seamless, and it melts into the skin”
- “It wears beautifully all day long”5:11–5:13
- “It doesn't break up. It doesn't get greasy”5:16–5:18
- “It just kind of looks the way you applied it all day long”
- “I feel like it gives you a really fresh finish”5:21–5:23
- Source: Best of beauty 2025 into 2026: makeup favorites, new essentials, longtime holy grails - Dec 30, 2025
Variant: 8N
- “This is gorgeous. It really is, I would call, a perfect finish of a foundation”29:58–30:04
- “It's kind of bordering on a soft satin finish”30:17–30:24
- “I like how it allows my base products to come through”30:22–30:26
- “My skin just looks so healthy with this on. It doesn't look heavy. It doesn't look cakey. The shade is perfect. Shade 8N. Absolutely perfect. It smooths out the skin. It's incredibly blurring on the skin and it just makes my skin look very, very healthy”30:31–30:40
- Source: The best makeup of 2025 - Dec 29, 2025
- “I love this foundation so much”
- Source: My 2025 Makeup Favourites - Oct 30, 2025
Variant: 11N
- “I love the finish of this. It is perfect”8:48–8:54
- “This one has the perfect finish where throughout the day, the skin looks a little bit lived in, but it's still really pretty and skin-like, and it doesn't feel like it's melting off my face”9:01–9:05
- “I think you did a fantastic job with this formula”9:52–9:58
- Source: Sephora sale recommendations 2025: what's actually worth it - Oct 29, 2025
Variant: 3W
- “This is like a natural matte, like a soft matte foundation. It moves you with your skin. It just it's very elastic but in the same time it creates this finish as if you have already powdered it”6:13–6:24
- “It's very luxurious formula. I really love it”6:33–6:37
- “This is beautiful on its own”
- “I would recommend this for everyone that has very similar skin type with me and skin concerns with me”6:58–7:06
- “I love a foundation that is not dewy. I don't like very dewy foundations on me because they tend to melt and they the hair also tends to stick to my face. If this is what you're looking for from a foundation, you're going to love this”7:13–7:19
- “And it's also very longlasting and I like the colors available”7:29–7:33
- Source: Best makeup in 2025 - Jan 11, 2026
- “Is in my opinion better than his original”0:32–0:36
- “It doesn't get as oily throughout the day and it feels a little bit more weightless”0:34–0:39
- “It does oxidize a little bit though, but the formula is still really nice”0:37–0:42
- “8 out of 10”
- Source: Rating hot new makeup releases - Nov 17, 2025
Variant: 8N
- “This one is such a beautiful matte foundation. Again, it is liquidy and beautiful on the skin”6:50–6:56
- “Absolutely love it. Holds up beautifully. It is mattifying on the skin. It just looks again very just airbrushed on the skin”7:21–7:31
- “I think it's been absolutely beautiful. But I'm going to be honest with you, the two drugstore foundations, they're as good”7:31–7:35
- Source: Best makeup releases of 2025 - Dec 11, 2025
Variant: 16.5 N
- “I like this more than the original surreal skin foundation and I love that one”9:18–9:27
- “The original surreal skin is definitely a lot more of a dewy lover's dream”9:27–9:32
- “This has quite a unique set down. So it's going to be more of a satin finish on its own and I love the way it looks without powder”9:34–9:40
- “When it's paired with the MAKEUP BY MARIO powder or any powder in general, it really takes on that velvety blurred finish”9:40–9:44
- “The mario foundation is so lightweight”
- “It's going to be a lot more comfortable. It's got a good amount of flex to the product”10:27–10:35
- “Unlike other matte foundations, it's not going to crack and crumble. And I also find it significantly less likely to migrate on the face throughout the day and settle into lines”10:36–10:42
- “The MAKEUP BY MARIO one does a really good job at kind of staying in place. Especially when it's set with powder, a really great long wear and despite being a matte foundation, it does not feel drying on the skin”10:45–10:49
- Source: Sephora Sale Must-Haves: Top Beauty Recommendations & In-Depth Reviews for 2025 - Oct 27, 2025
- “This is so beautiful”
- “This feels like water that gives you coverage”8:03–8:11
- “It's perfect for underpainting and it just is so nice”8:08–8:14
- “It wears very, very well. Super long-lasting”8:11–8:16
- “This is just if you want like a very comfortable, lightweight, almost watery thin foundation”8:14–8:22
- Source: Speed reviews of 75+ makeup products - Dec 18, 2025
Variant: 12O
- “I like to mix something that's dewy with something more matte”6:26–6:29
- Source: Top 3 favorites in every makeup category 2025 - Sep 25, 2025
Variant: 4.5n
MIXED / NEGATIVE
Variant: 16.5 N
- “It doesn't give me the all day shine control that it claims to and it doesn't wear the best”0:16–0:21
- Source: Pass or Repurchase: Top 30 New Beauty Launches - Apr 1, 2026
WHAT CREATORS SAY
- Consensus
- 4.4 / 5 from 10 creator reviewsGrailPeople ratings based on creator reviews.
- Features
- Long-wearing (7) · Natural finish (6) · Blurring (4) · Lightweight (3) · Easy to use (3)
- ⚠ doesn't last / fades through the day (1)
- ⚠ didn't control oil for some (1)
Product details
Details
- Type
- foundation
- Finish
- natural
- Shade
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- Key ingredients
- Glycerin, Raspberry Extract, Vitamin E, Dimethicone, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Cellulose, Tocopheryl Acetate, Tocopherol, Squalane, Boron Nitride
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