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Surreal Skin Natural Finish Foundation.

Makeup by Mario Surreal Skin Natural Finish Foundation
Foundation

About this product

A foundation from Makeup by Mario, formulated for a natural matte finish that self-sets and blurs the look of skin.

Best for

Oily skin
Foundation

The Guru Index verdict

81%

Approved

Approved · 81%
4Reviewers
3Approved
1Mixed
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What the gurus are saying

Gurus consistently praise the foundation for its shade range, natural finish, and blurring effect on pores and texture. A standout theme is its exceptional appearance on camera, with reviewers noting it photographs particularly well. The formula is economical, requiring minimal product per application. One reviewer noted potential warmth in the undertone, but overall the community response is overwhelmingly positive, with the foundation entering multiple regular routines.
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What the gurus are saying.

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"I reached for this foundation over the weekend and it made me want to revisit it again. This is the Makeup by Mario Surreal Skin Natural Finish Foundation in shade 2N."
All 6 takes from Allie Glines
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"This shade match is one of the best for my skin. There is nothing better than when you find a phenomenal shade match in a foundation because I just think it makes all the difference in how your makeup looks. I forget how good this Foundation looks. It's so pretty and a little bit goes a really long way."
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"It looks very natural, which I like. I did about a pump for the entire face, and I really liked how that looks. It looks really, really natural. It really looks like skin. This definitely has a bit less coverage than the first foundation, which is not a problem. I feel like a little less coverage is fine a lot of the times. And you can see how nice and natural the finish is, too. It just looks fresh."
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"You guys know how much I love this foundation. This might be one of my favorite Mario products. I used it religiously for a while and then it kind of fell out of my routine and now I'm back on it fully. It is so good. The way that this looks on camera specifically, I mean in person it's gorgeous too, but every time I wear this on camera, it has this really special something to it. And this shade match is perfection for me. It has a bit of a glow to it, which I really like, and it wears really well on me. So, yeah, this is definitely one of my favorite things from Mario."
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"I mentioned this in my favorites video as kind of an honorable mention because it's like rolled its way back into my routine and it's so good. It specifically looks really nice on camera. It also looks amazing in person, but for some reason like in pictures and videos, it just does the most. And there's certain situations where you want your foundation to look really good in pictures or videos. And so I've been really enjoying it all over again."
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"A little bit goes a long way with this. I honestly could have used half a pump. I accidentally pumped out one pump but that's okay."
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"I reached for this foundation over the weekend and it made me want to revisit it again. This is the Makeup by Mario Surreal Skin Natural Finish Foundation in shade 2N."
Approved
"The Makeup by Mario Surreal Skin Natural Finish Foundation is a lovely foundation and it looks beautiful on the skin. It's supposed to be blurring and longwearing. It definitely did seem blurring to me. I really like that about it. I'd say it's a light to medium coverage, so it does look fairly natural on the skin."
All 2 takes from HotandFlashy
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"The Makeup by Mario Surreal Skin Natural Finish Foundation is a lovely foundation and it looks beautiful on the skin. It's supposed to be blurring and longwearing. It definitely did seem blurring to me. I really like that about it. I'd say it's a light to medium coverage, so it does look fairly natural on the skin."
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"On the cheeks, it is a blurring and smoothing foundation. I'm not feeling like my pores and texture are really accentuated, and that looks good. And on the forehead, I think it's really nice and smooth, and it looks great. So, overall, really happy with the foundation."
Approved
"This is the new one from Makeup by Mario, the Surreal Skin. My makeup artist Joselyn in New York used it on me and I was obsessed and I went out and bought it myself."
~Mixed
"I'm gonna buy two foundations, Haus Labs and Makeup by Mario. We're gonna go into Sephora and get matched. The first person popped in and was like, oh, your foundation is a little orange. Trying to find neutral undertone, but otherwise it's close. Definitely a warm tone."
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