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Simply Ageless Skin Perfector Essence.

Covergirl Simply Ageless Skin Perfector Essence
Mists & Essences

About this product

A lightweight essence designed to perfect and smooth skin texture while providing sheer coverage and a natural, dewy finish.

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Type

Mists & EssencesLiquid

Key actives

Formula notes

Fragrance-freeNo drying alcohol

Full ingredients

Guru Score

76%

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What the gurus are saying

This essence delivers a natural, skin-like finish that holds beautifully through the morning, but gurus split on staying power as the day goes on. Those with oily or combination skin may notice shine creeping in by afternoon and should consider pairing it with a matte setting powder, while anyone with dry skin could find it genuinely lovely worn on its own. Application matters here: using a dense flat-top brush helps the formula blend more seamlessly than fingertip application alone does, and the drugstore price point makes it worth trying if you're curious about this formula type without the luxury price tag.
Synthesized from 2 expert reviews · most recent take June 2025
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"It looks very natural, very skin-like. It looks like nothing on your skin but it does give you some coverage and it stays in place really well. It's a really great one for like the natural look girlies out there who really just don't want to look like they're wearing any makeup but you have some things on your skin that you want to improve the look of or you just want a dewier, more glowy look to your skin. This will deliver that with a very sheer wash of pigmentation. It gets kind of shiny and a little bit oily looking in the afternoon on me, so I would definitely wear a little bit of a more matte setting powder with it, but if you have super dry skin you may just love this as it is."
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"I actually do like this Foundation a lot. I think for something that gives such light coverage, it's really beautiful for the first half the day. It looks very natural, very skin-like, it looks like nothing on your skin but it does give you some coverage and it stays in place really well. But on me it definitely gets kind of shiny and a little bit oily looking in the afternoon. If you have super dry skin you may just love this as it is, but if you do have a little bit of an oily T-Zone like I do, you're definitely going to get some shine later in the day."
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"It looks very natural, very skin-like. It looks like nothing on your skin but it does give you some coverage and it stays in place really well. It's a really great one for like the natural look girlies out there who really just don't want to look like they're wearing any makeup but you have some things on your skin that you want to improve the look of or you just want a dewier, more glowy look to your skin. This will deliver that with a very sheer wash of pigmentation. It gets kind of shiny and a little bit oily looking in the afternoon on me, so I would definitely wear a little bit of a more matte setting powder with it, but if you have super dry skin you may just love this as it is."
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"You could really get away with just blending it into the skin directly with your fingertips, but I feel like this would really help if you have a dense flat top brush to kind of break up those beads a little bit more. It just didn't melt into each other the way that the Chanel one did, but the brush helped that blend together really well and the end result was beautiful. For me, the Covergirl one honestly gets a green. I feel like it wouldn't look as good using your fingers, so keep that in mind. I know it's $21, but also the Chanel is $70, so for me it's like a no-brainer if you want to try a formula like this and you've never experienced it before or maybe you want to see what the vibe is. I do think they have a little bit more skincare ingredients in here, which is not always common for drugstore products to have a higher percentage of active ingredient. This for me is a green. It's a beautiful type of formula, but I do feel like it's a little bit overhyped. You can get a very similar effect for a lot less than even this one with a lot of the different skin tints that have launched at the drugstore."
Common questions

Frequently asked.

What is Covergirl Simply Ageless Skin Perfector Essence?

A lightweight essence designed to perfect and smooth skin texture while providing sheer coverage and a natural, dewy finish.

Is Covergirl Simply Ageless Skin Perfector Essence worth it?

Yes. All 2 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 76%.

What is Covergirl Simply Ageless Skin Perfector Essence's Guru Score?

Covergirl Simply Ageless Skin Perfector Essence holds a Guru Score of 76%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 2 independent expert reviewers we have collected.

Who is Covergirl Simply Ageless Skin Perfector Essence best for?

Covergirl Simply Ageless Skin Perfector Essence is generally suited to mature skin.

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