Considering all the glowing reviews I had heard about Surreal Skin, I had very high expectations. However, I was very disappointed. Using it dry, it offerred no more coverage than normal pressed powder (I guess this is what they mean by "sheer" or "natural" coverage?), and trying to use it with a wet or damp sponge was a disaster. I experimented for a long time, using varying amounts of water, etc., but could never get it to act like anything but watered-down pressed powder. I even sent e-mail to Urbay Decay, via their web site, asking for help, and never got any sort of response at all! I occasionally still use it as normal powder for touch-ups during the day, since the color is a pretty good match. Definitely a HORRIBLE foundation though, unless your skin is so perfect all you need is an EXTREMELY sheer powder (and then what's the point?)!

by iCompact Member on Sep 04th 2000