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The Outset Moisturizer
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About this product

A lightweight stick moisturizer formulated with nourishing oils and simple, clean ingredients, designed to hydrate and condition the skin without fragrance or unnecessary additives.

Type

MoisturizersStick & roll-on

Guru Score

81%

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5 experts · Moderate agreement
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What the gurus are saying

This moisturizer earns consistent praise for feeling lightweight yet genuinely hydrating, making it a solid choice for dry skin and a potential go-to for warmer months or travel. The formula leans on nourishing oils like squalane, avocado, and sunflower seed oil without added fragrance, though gurus flagged that it may be too rich for those with oily skin; those with that concern might want to reserve it for winter or evening use.
Synthesized from 5 expert reviews · most recent take September 2025
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What the gurus are saying.

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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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"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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"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."
Common questions

Frequently asked.

What is The Outset Moisturizer?

A lightweight stick moisturizer formulated with nourishing oils and simple, clean ingredients, designed to hydrate and condition the skin without fragrance or unnecessary additives.

Is The Outset Moisturizer worth it?

Yes. All 5 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 81%.

What is The Outset Moisturizer's Guru Score?

The Outset Moisturizer holds a Guru Score of 81%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 5 independent expert reviewers we have collected.

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