Clear (Balm)

Clear (Balm) is transparent and has a very balm-like, emollient texture that yields a glossy finish when patted on to the skin. For application, it layered easily on my bare skin, but it didn't lift my foundation when I tried it that way. I was surprised it didn't melt away my foundation immediately, since it had a lot of slip and never dried down, and while it wasn't long-wearing, it lasted for a good six hours before I noticed some patchiness directly where I had applied the balm--it was closer to eight hours before it started to look obvious at a glance (instead of just close-up). It was easiest to see the longevity when I tried over complexion products as well as layered over the balm, because on its own over bare skin, there was no patchiness to be found since there was nothing to turn patchy! When I wore it over bare skin (by itself), I felt like some of the glossiness migrated toward my nostrils but not much further below my cheek bone or above it.

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