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There are certain skincare products that become a gold standard in their category, transcending the fickle trend cycle to deliver noticeable, long-lasting results. Merit Beauty’s Great Skin Instant Glow Serum has long been one of those gold-standard powerhouse products that users swear by thanks to its clean yet effective formula that delivers on its promises to deliver a luminous glow from within. Now the brand has given the best-selling serum a winter counterpart that gives you long-lasting hydration while serving as an (optional) makeup primer: the Great Skin Moisturizer.

As a minimalist, clean beauty brand, Merit’s product releases are carefully and purposefully curated, making each launch an anticipatory event that moves the beauty world.

It only makes sense that when the Great Skin Moisturizer debuted in August, it became the new one It skin care product that beauty enthusiasts can become obsessed with, especially when Emily in Paris star Lily Collins reportedly used it to prep her skin for the red carpet for the show’s Season 4 premiere.

Earn a great skin priming moisturizer

Formulated to complement the Great Skin Serum, the lightweight, multi-purpose priming moisturizer is made with Merit’s signature blend of firming, line-smoothing and moisture-retaining ingredients, including peptides, spermidine and polysaccharides. The gentle moisturizer also contains oat extract, glycerin, hyaluronic acid and emulsifiers to give your skin an instant serious hydration boost, leaving it with a velvety canvas that’s visibly smoother.

Buy Merit Great Skin Priming Moisturizer at Merit Beauty, $38

I used the moisturizer for a week to replace my usual Kiehl’s moisturizer and noticed how much lighter and fast-absorbing the product was in comparison: the perfect pre-makeup hydrator for silky-smooth skin. Although the Merit moisturizer does not stay on the skin’s surface for long, you will feel how deeply it nourishes your face and neck, leaving the treated skin feeling soft and supple whether you are bare or dressed up.

Before using the Great Skin Moisturizer, my skin often felt very layered and product-heavy because I had to use multiple products, but with this simplified, multi-purpose moisturizer, my skin barrier feels strengthened and soft without feeling overly greasy or greasy.

If you’re looking for a more minimalist approach to skin care and want to avoid cakey, greasy textures that leave your skin feeling dull and blah, simplify your skin care and beauty routine by using the beloved, multi-purpose Great Skin Moisturizer.

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