Love it: Kosås's truly amazing Tinted Face Oil

I am obsessed by using oils of any kind on my face, body and hair, but I must admit that the idea of a tinted, foundation-esque face oil puzzled me. How would the pigment not just slide off, and would it make me glow like a disco ball when I got even remotely hot? In the case of the amazing Kosås Tinted Face Oil, it’s a firm ‘no’ to both, and I’m in love.

Kosås is the brainchild of L.A.- based artist and chemist Sheena Yaitanes, who created her own tightly edited collection of makeup mainstays informed by colour theory. A long time beauty obsessive reportedly driven by a love of makeup, Sheena majored in chemistry and biology in university, earned her MBA, and completed an 18-month long fine arts apprenticeship. By combining her passions for science and art, she created something pretty amazing, and the brand’s cult status was cemented almost immediately.

If you see photos of the creator, you’ll be immediately taken by her easy, natural style and absolutely flawless skin. She definitely knows what she’s doing, and the revolutionary hybrid of skincare and makeup known as the Tinted Face Oil really takes supernatural skin to the next level with luminous medium coverage. It contains three types of mineral pigments for soft-focus, seamless coverage as well as six active botanical oils to even skin tone and erase pores and imperfections. Perfect for any skin type, the fast absorbing foundation-meets-oil formula contains self-adjusting pigments and blends effortlessly for a velvety natural finish that actually lasts, and lasts.

It works best patted on and blended in with your fingers, and feels like a silky serum going on. It sinks in on contact, so the finish is more dewy than oily, and it is refreshingly nontoxic but has the aforementioned great staying power. I love that it doesn’t settle into fine lines or cling to dry patches, and I highly recommend it to those of you out there that love a super flattering, naturally dewy finish. Just add a bright lip and a little bronzer and it really is the perfect foundation for right now. As an aside, I read that Oscar winner Rami Malek wears this on the red carpet for a natural, award-winning glow, so the boys love it too.

Available in ten shades, the Kosås Tinted Face Oil is available right now for RRP $67 exclusively at Mecca Cosmetica and www.meccabeauty.co.nz.