Epione Tinted Moisturizer, Concealer, SPF 30 To Reduce Discoloration While Preventing Sunburn, Anti-aging Face Moisturizer For Women, By Dr. Simon Ourian, Beverly Hills Skin Care

Epione Concealer is a Broad Spectrum SPF 30 tinted mineral sunscreen with active Titanium Dioxide (5%) and Zinc Oxide (10%). The tint looks medium out of the container but it’s natural looking even on my light skin. Given the tint, there’s not any issue of getting a white cast. Also, while it’s subtle, the tint does add just enough color to even out my light skin tone and even blends in a small patch of vitiligo on my face. I never tan my face, I can’t say if this is dark enough to hide similar imperfections in those with darker skin. My skin looks glowy and luminous but not greasy at all. I apply Epione after my day cream. It feels lightweight but not totally weightless, similar to liquid makeup. I have dry skin and this feel like it adds additional light moisture. I apply it in circular motions, and it blends easily and is non streaky. I’m in my 50’s and have dry skin, and Epione doesn’t crease or settle into my lines. This is well suited for outdoor activities like going to the beach or for a walk when I don’t tend to wear full makeup. And it has a pleasing creamy texture that works well under my regular makeup I wear on a daily basis as I’m in and out of the sun. I also like using Epione on the back of my hands to prevent further sun damage (which I even get while driving) and help even out my skin tone. This smells odorless to me, and I like that there’s no chemical fragrance on the ingredient list. Epione doesn’t irritate my sensitive skin and leaves it feeling calm. This has silicone (which agrees with my skin but doesn’t agree with everyone), but it’s free of alcohol, parabens and sulfates. I like that this has glycerin and butylene glycol for dry skin. I dislike that this has controversial treithalomine (TEA), which gets a moderately risky rating by EWG. At least it’s low on the ingredient list. I’m otherwise really pleased with this barrier (rather than chemical) sunscreen and like how this feels and looks on my skin with or without additional makeup. Love it. 5 stars. Active Ingredients: Titanium Dioxide 5%, Zinc Oxide 10%. Inactive Ingredients: Water, Coconut Alkanes, Octyldodecyl Neopentanoate, Butylene Glycol, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Polysorbate 60, Cyclopentasiloxane, Dimethicone, Cetearyl Alcohol, Glycerine, polysorbate 60, Polyacrylamide, Polyhydroxystearic Acid, Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate, Phenoxyethanol, C13-14 Isoparaffin, Coco-Caprylate/Caprate, Stearic Acid, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Ethylhexylglycerin, Alumina, Xanthan Gum, Laureth-7, Triethanolamine, Iron Oxide (CI 77499, CI 77491, CI 77492).

In short: I do not care for this "concealer" with SPF. It is a tinted mineral/physical SPF that does little to cover or conceal (not that I need it). While it feels nice, it is only mediocre looking on my skin. Claims to "Help reduce the appearance of rosacea, fine lines & discoloration, while moisturizing.". I rarely have issue with products on my Type 1 rosacea skin (redness, visible veins, otherwise clear and robust), but this is the first time in a long time that I felt a flush. My skin is still red, slightly itchy (even when applied to back of the hand, and forearm!) and actually slightly orange since this tint is a tad dark on fair skin. Feels moisturizing at first, then dries oddly- but smoothly. I have a huge budget for skin care, so my bias against it has nothing to do with $$$. Here are more of my observations that may help you decide: WHAT IS IT?? This is a tinted, mineral sunscreen. Basically it is tinted enough to eliminate white cast from titanium dioxide and zinc oxide. It goes on ultra smooth smooth with help from dimethicone. It spreads nicely over prepped skin. By this I mean applied after my usual hydrating toner, serum, and moisturizer, or just after my hydrating toner. For this review, I used it over my hydrating facial spray such as Whal Myung Skin Elixir: (https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B07PZ8H6WB) on one side of face, and over the spray plus a moisturizer (amarte) on the other. Both still looked smooth. No pilling, rolling of product. No bizarre settling. Not too shabby. BUT, while it really isnt a concealer, the tint is a tad dark for fair skin. I suspect it will blend seamlessly into light, medium, and dark skin tones-- just not well enough for pale/fair- not without some effort or reducing efficacy (ie; not using enough). Also it is more neutral to warm. My skin is fair and cool. It can disappear but only if I use a small amount. When using sunscreen, I tend to use 1/4-1/3 tsp to cover face. I can not do that with this. Though, it could be used over another sunscreen if I really wanted the tinted aspect. Again, the tint is more for taking away white cast. BUT, WHAT ABOUT THE "CONCEALER"? eh, "Lastly, just to drive the point home.. If I were looking for a "concealer" and decided on this, then I would be disappointed as there really is no concealment or coverage. If I were just looking for a tinted SPF, then this could work so long as I was aware of the tint level. It is going to blend in or disappear on nearly all skin save for fair. Even on my fair skin it does blend mostly away, but the slight tinge of color is not to my liking. I haven't used an Epione product I like yet :( ANY POSITIVES? yes, I can say it goes on smoothly, seems to play well with other products, and it doesnt seem to settle into pore, creases, lines, or exacerbate dry patches. That is a big deal, hence my 3 star rating instead of 2. If they a nourishing tinted SPF/foundation combo in a variety of shades, I would actually consider it. I am a big fan of luxury skin care. Skin care is my hobby. (You may have guessed). I spend money on my hobbies. I never rate on price because we all have different budgets. Well before vine I have purchased skin care well over this price, and some pricey SPF (which is my #1 skin care product btw)- but I have just never come across SPF in this price range. I use la Roche Posay,Farmacy,Shiseido,TatchaMDSolarScience, etc.. and it seems that it is only the "dr" lines that boast this upper echelon pricing. If you already use and like many of the products within the Epione skin care like, I can see adding this in to try out. Why not, right? Attractive packaging and overall feel of container is nice. Clean lines, shiny black body with gold label. And so I have found it unnecessary to bring pricing into my rating. What I do is focus on quality, overall experience, how it measure up to product description. This falls short for me on all metrics. Active Ingredient: Titanium Dioxide 5%, Zinc Oxide 10% Inactive Ingredients: Water, Coconut Alkanes, Octyldodecyl Neopentanoate, Butylene Glycol, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Polysorbate 60, Cyclopentasiloxane, Dimethicone, Cetearyl Alcohol, Glycerine, polysorbate 60, Polyacrylamide, Polyhydroxystearic Acid, Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate, Phenoxyethanol, C13-14 Isoparaffin, Coco-Caprylate/Caprate, Stearic Acid, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Ethylhexylglycerin, Alumina, Xanthan Gum, Laureth-7, Triethanolamine, Iron Oxide (CI 77499, CI 77491, CI 77492).

I’m a little conflicted with this Epione Skin Care Concealer. I initially didn’t like it because it wasn’t at all what I was expecting. The shade of this product has a weird peachy red leaning undertone. When I first applied it to my face, I looked flush like I just got back from a run. The color toned down once I rubbed it in and let it settle into my skin. It’s definitely not a universal shade by any means. The consistency is also weird. I was expecting it to be kind of balmy but it was like a thick sticky mousse. It was a little hard to spread on the face. It did end up giving me a “my skin but better” kind of look. So I really liked that. I appreciate the sunscreen in it because I have very light skin that likes to just burn. This product does provide good moisture and kind of plumps up the skin as well. Overall, once it was on...I really enjoyed it and thought it looked beautiful. But I just can’t highly recommend a tinted sunscreen at that price point. That’s too high for what you are getting. It’s good but not that good.

Dr. Ourian is a very well known plastic surgeon and you may have seen his work all over Hollywood. So when picking up this "concealer" I had high hopes. Unfortunately it's just another name slapped on an overpriced product. The spf is fairly low (50 should be standard), the product was orange, streaky, and started pilling up all over my face when trying to rub it in to tone the orange down. I think this is meant to be a "tinted moisturizer" but was mislabeled and just all around a really bad disaster of a product.

I really wanted to love this. But the truth is, I don't even like it. Color-wise, it's a good match for my fair skin. But, as far as I can tell, it doesn't conceal anything. Blemishes? Nope? Sunspots? Nope. Slight discoloration? Nope. Dark circles? Again, nope. And it doesn't also add anything in the way of brightness under the eyes at all. I really wanted to give this a fair shot. So I've been trying to use it daily for more than a week now. I've tried layering it. I've tried blending it. I've tried using it in some spots and not in others. I've tried using it in lieu of my normal, drugstore brand tinted moisturizer. And it falls short every time. I always end up coming back later and putting *at least* some of my go-to concealer under my eyes to brighten them up a bit. Another thing worth mentioning: Any time I use this, whatever was left in the nozzle from the previous time comes out as partially dried and stuck to the product behind it. This drives me nuts. So I can't just squirt it out and apply it immediately. First, I have to extract the hardened piece. Not only is this annoying, but every time, I also think about how much product is wasted. For something this pricey, especially, I feel like this shouldn't be an issue. The packaging is nice. Very upscale feeling, which matches the overall brand identity. But here's the thing. I have three products from this line -- this concealer, a serum and an eye gel -- and all the containers look identical. The only difference is what it says on the label. So before I use one, I always have to remember to check the label to make sure I grabbed the one I thought I did. The outer boxes they came in were all exactly the same. I'm really disappointed in this product as a concealer. As a fancy sunscreen, it's got legs, I guess, if that's your thing. But, at least for me, it didn't work in any kind of stand-alone capacity, so its extra money and time to apply this as a sunscreen and then apply my regular makeup over the top. Meh. Pass.

I love the way this elegant case looks in my makeup bag. I very much like the way it feels on my face. And I love the protection it offers. It has tried and true sun protection along with skin-loving conditioners and emollients. It gives the skin a healthy sheen. A lovely little splurge. With a price that's clearly stated, one can't complain about it. And yes, you are paying for packaging, you are paying for the design team, you are paying for the team that developed it. Many people do not mind paying for the above mentioned things. It's a matter of choice. Not always, but I often choose things because I like the design and packaging. You can get a beater car that has just as many whistles and bells inside as a gorgeous car. If you can choose either one, and money isn't an issue, which would you choose? We wear jewelry because we like the way it looks and the way we feel when we're wearing it. I'm sorry, but I feel the same way about many products, either for the home or for the body. Life is short. Fill it with what makes you happy. Fill it with beauty.

I wanted to be more impressed with this but its just alright. I recognized this Dr. dude as someone who works with the Kardashians so I figured if it's good enough for them, it could be fun for me. There's no option to choose a shade, so it was a shot in the dark. After I few uses, it's not something I'll go for everyday. I love that it has SPF and the packaging is attractive, though it's all plastic, not glass. One of my noticeable issues as of late is product getting dried out in the pump. You get a little knob of dried out product to dispense of on a tissue. As for the actual spf/concealer. It's alright. It's too dark for under my eyes, where I usually put concealer. I figured I'd put it on my cheeks to cover redness, but it's too sheer to cover anything. I still ended up reaching for my fenty matchstix to take care of the redness. It feels moisturizing but there's nothing exciting about this Epicone item. I have drugstore SPF bb creams that work better. Would be a total waste of cash in my opinion. Ingredients: Water, Coconut Alkanes, Octyldodecyl Neopentanoate, Butylene Glycol, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Polysorbate 60, Cyclopentasiloxane, Dimethicone, Cetearyl Alcohol, Glycerine, polysorbate 60, Polyacrylamide, Polyhydroxystearic Acid, Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate, Phenoxyethanol, C13-14 Isoparaffin, Coco-Caprylate/Caprate, Stearic Acid, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Ethylhexylglycerin, Alumina, Xanthan Gum, Laureth-7, Triethanolamine, Iron Oxide (CI 77499, CI 77491, CI 77492).

Episode is a skin care clinic used by many celebrities, namely the Kardashians. As I noted on another review, I think you are paying premium largely due to the name and association, but if you follow that family and want to share in some of the same products they are allegedly using, this is the brand for you. I wasn't sure what to expect from this product, and at first I didn't like it, thinking of it purely as a concealer (you know, based on it's name 🙄). It's really more like a tinted moisturizer, and using it as such, I actually really like it. The color is a little dark, but it is translucent and if used under makeup it just adds a really nice base color. It's very creamy and soaks into my skin quickly, smoothing out fine lines and pores and providing some much needed hydration. On it's own it does minorly help conceal some redness and blemishes, but because it is a bit dark on my fair skin, I will likely always use it under foundation. The ONLY reason I'm deducting a star is because every time I use it, there is a dried up hard piece of moisturizer stuck in the tub that you have to pump out and throw away before using. For such an expensive product, this is a huge waste, and I hope they come up with a better dispenser for it in the future. Other than that, it works really well as a moisturizing base under my makeup, and though it's a little beyond my normal price range I'd recommend it for anyone who has the budget for it.