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Back in college, I swore by a total matte makeup glam. I used to love pairing my full-coverage matte foundation with a?you guessed it?matte lipstick. At the time, I truly thought it was not only a ~look~ but I also associated matte with the best thing to hide my oily complexion. As I got older and learned more about skincare and makeup in general, I realized that drying my skin out isn’t always the way to go. And while I still love a matte foundation every now and then, I now reach for lighter, dewier products that make my skin look healthy and clean. Using Ilia’s Super Serum Skin Tint, I’ve noticed the skincare-makeup hybrid successfully gives me the coverage I’m looking for while still feeling hydrated on my skin. A lot of my previous beauty no-nos stemmed from associating moisturizing products with further fueling my naturally oily skin. I extended that same logic to sunscreen. Obviously, depriving your skin of that much-needed hydration does more harm than it does good, and when using the right products, it can blot away excess oil and result in the fresh face so many of us are after. Ilia’s Super Serum Skin Tint is a game-changer for when you’re seeking that color payoff and want to feel like you’re applying a product that does that work while you wear it (it’s packed wit...