Lily Collins used this Merit moisturizer to prep her complexion for the red carpet

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There are certain skin care products that are becoming the gold standard in their category, transcending the fickle trend cycle to deliver noticeable, lasting results. Merit Beauty's Great Skin Instant Glow Serum has long been one of the gold standard, high-performance products that users swear by, thanks to its clean yet effective formula that delivers on its promise of delivering a radiant glow from within. Now the brand has given the best-selling serum a winter-ready counterpart that gives you lasting hydration while also serving as an (optional) makeup primer: the Great Skin Moisturizer.

As a minimalist clean beauty brand, Merit's product releases are carefully and consciously curated, making each launch an anticipation-filled event that sets the beauty world abuzz.

It only makes sense that when the Great Skin Moisturizer was released in August, it became the new product It Skincare product for beauty enthusiasts to obsess over – especially if Emily in Paris Star Lily Collins reportedly used it to prep her skin before the red carpet for the series' fourth season premiere.

Merit Great Skin Priming Moisturizer

Designed to complement Great Skin Serum, the lightweight, versatile priming moisturizer is made with Merit's signature blend of firming, line-smoothing and moisture-retaining ingredients, including peptides, spermidine and polysaccharides. The gentle moisturizer also contains oat extract, glycerin, hyaluronic acid and emulsifiers to give your skin an instant boost of hydration and leave skin velvety and visibly smoother.

Buy Merit Great Skin Priming Moisturizer at Merit Beauty for $38

I used the moisturizer for a week as a replacement for my usual Kiehl's moisturizer and noticed how much lighter and faster-absorbing the product was in comparison – the perfect pre-makeup moisturizer for silky skin. Although Merit Moisturizer doesn't stay on the skin's surface for long, you'll feel how deeply it nourishes your face and neck, leaving treated skin soft and smooth, whether you're bare or dolled up.

Before using the Great Skin Moisturizer, my skin often felt very layered and product-heavy because I had to use multiple products. However, with this simplified, versatile moisturizer, my skin barrier feels strengthened and soft without feeling overly greasy or oily.

If you're looking for a more minimalist approach to skincare and want to avoid cakey, greasy textures that leave your skin feeling dull and dull, simplify your skincare and beauty routine by using the celeb-loved, versatile Great Skin Moisturizer use.

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