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The Outset Moisturizer
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A lightweight, fragrance-free moisturizer formulated with niacinamide, plant oils, and squalane designed to hydrate and condition the skin.

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The Guru Index verdict

81%

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What the gurus are saying

The gurus who tested it praise the formula for being clean and effective without unnecessary frills, with a luxurious feel that belies its minimalist ingredient list. Those with dry skin found it genuinely hydrating, though it may be too rich for people with oily skin, especially during warmer months. A few experts noted it works particularly well as a makeup base or for winter use, and one highlighted the stick format as convenient for travel.
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"The Outset seems to present itself as a brand that's very minimalist, focused on clean ingredients, very clean girl aesthetic, but with a luxurious vibe. Having held the products myself, they do live up to the standard. They feel like a luxurious, high quality product. Even though the packaging is pretty simple, it still feels luxurious. The restorative niacinamide night cream has some good simple basic moisturizing and conditioning agents like caprylic triglyceride, cetearyl alcohol. It has some intriguing oils like avocado oil, sunflower oil, and it's pretty much fragrance-free. There's no added fragrance, no essential oils or perfume. Looking at the formulas for this brand, I do think that they are pretty much in line with what is representative of a healthy, good quality skincare formula that is simplistic but still effective. There's not a lot of frills, no fragrance, nothing over the top, but still a good ingredient list."
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"I've been loving the Outset. This might be a little bit too heavy for those of you with oily skin, but it's perfect for my dry skin as a light moisturizer."
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"My typical skin prep has been like a mist, then I use a serum. I've been using the collagen serum from the outset and then I go in with the outset moisturizer. I personally am a big believer in like your personal skincare, so if you have personal skincare that works for you, that like once you put it on you're happy with the way your skin looks, stick with that."
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Glowy Makeup that STAYS PUT ALL DAY
"My typical skin prep has been like a mist, then I use a serum. I've been using the collagen serum from the outset and then I go in with the outset moisturizer. I personally am a big believer in like your personal skincare, so if you have personal skincare that works for you, that like once you put it on you're happy with the way your skin looks, stick with that."
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"The Outset Moisturizer is what I use every time I do my makeup. When I do my makeup I mist the collagen serum and then the Outset Moisturizer. It's my favorite for when I do makeup, that's just my favorite combination. It just creates such a beautiful base and then I usually don't even feel like I need to use a primer, which is fantastic. It contains squalane oil and squalene, one of them is plant derived and one of them isn't. It has squalene so it is very moisturizing, which is love. It's great for when I'm doing my makeup. It's a little bit much for my daytime but it's winter, it's winter in LA, it's a little bit drier than usual so I'm fine with it."
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"This has a long list: coconut oil, hops extract, sunflower seed oil, avocado oil. This is not going to be one for very oily skin types. I have a feeling this one's very much geared towards dry skin. It feels nice though. I could see this one being really nice for winter."
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"It's a stick, so I'm a big fan of it for travel, anything I can take on the plane without having to think about. It's really light, very airy, like really nothing, and yet it's really hydrating. So if you're someone like in the summer who doesn't want something heavy, this is just a really nice light moisturizer, and it's really lovely for almost everyone."
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