Shoppers Say This Blurring & Brightening $14 Foundation Gives You an ‘I Woke up Like This, but Better’ Look

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If your summer face goals include “no-makeup makeup” that still hides the evidence of last week’s stress breakout, shoppers may have found your new undercover MVP. Shoppers are quickly becoming obsessed with Covergirl’s Clean Fresh Blurring Skin Tint with SPF 30, a $14 SPF foundation fans say gives you that elusive “I woke up like this, but better” finish.

At first glance, it reads like your standard drugstore tint: affordable, portable, and maybe a little too good to be true. But scroll the reviews and you’ll find beauty diehards comparing it to prestige staples like Estée Lauder’s Double Wear. One fan wrote, “You would think it cost as much as my Double Wear… I will 100% be using this stuff all year round and consider it a staple in my makeup bag now.”

What sets this face tint with SPF apart? It pulls off that rare combo: buildable coverage with a breathable texture — thanks in part to ingredients usually reserved for your serum. The 2% niacinamide and licorice root work quietly behind the scenes to even tone and fade those “formerly hormonal” spots.

“If your skin’s current aesthetic is ‘confused teenager in hormonal revolt,’ this might be your new undercover agent,” one reviewer joked. The soft matte finish? “Makeup-speak for ‘we’d like to control your oil without suffocating you.’”

And yes, this skin tint with SPF actually blurs. “It has a beautiful, lightweight, matte, silky texture that really does blur pores,” a shopper raved. “It almost has a velvet finish to it.” Those with oily and acne-prone skin found it especially forgiving: “It covers it all so well without feeling cakey or heavy,” another shared, noting it didn’t cling to dry patches or disappear after two hours in the sun.

Application is as low-effort as you want it to be. Use your fingers for the “five-minute face” routine, or pull out a brush for a more polished finish. “The packaging is the best application process I’d say,” one shopper wrote. “A little goes a long way.”

So if your feed’s full of filtered faces and your sunscreen needs a sidekick, Covergirl’s Clean Fresh Blurring Skin Tint might just be your one-step summer solution.