Layer Full Coverage Foundation
- Layer $120.00
- Pinky $120.00
- Cream $120.00
- Silk $120.00
- Bella $120.00
- Tuscan $120.00
- Praline $120.00
- Butter $120.00
- Latte $120.00
- Tones $120.00
- Sand $120.00
- Desert $120.00
- Seashell $120.00
- Cafe $120.00
- Honey $120.00
- Dune $120.00
- Mellow $120.00
- Coco $120.00
- Bambi $120.00
- Bali $120.00
- Brunette $120.00
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The formula
A water-in-silicone foundation that evens tone and covers redness in a single layer, buildable to full where you want it, and set in a soft-focus matte. A volatile isododecane carrier flashes off the moment it meets skin, laying the pigment down as a weightless film rather than a heavy, mask-like layer, while a flexible dimethicone network holds the finish smooth and transfer-resistant through a long day.1 Glycerin, a well-known humectant, offsets the dry feel a silicone coverage system can carry.2
Layer is a light shade with versatile, neutral-warm undertones, made for fair to light skin.
Finish: soft-focus matte · Coverage: full, buildable · Long-wearing
Net 1 fl oz (30 mL). Paraben-free. Cruelty-free. Made in North America.
1 Describes the formula's optics and film performance, not a clinical measurement.
2 Glycerin draws and holds water at the skin's surface. Stated at the ingredient level.
The science
Randomized double-blind trial
Glycerin confirmed to measurably reduce transepidermal water loss and improve corneometric hydration levels in a controlled clinical study, supporting its role as an active humectant in this long-wear full-coverage formula.1
Up to 10% concentration evaluated
1,2-Hexanediol confirmed safe in leave-on cosmetic products across the full 1,2-glycol class safety assessment, with decreased skin penetration predicted for longer-chain analogues and negative genotoxicity data supporting safety at all cosmetic use concentrations.2
FDA GRASE Category I
Titanium Dioxide, the primary opacity-building colorant in this formula, carries the highest FDA safety classification for a sunscreen active ingredient, approved at concentrations up to 25% under the 2019 Sunscreen Monograph Final Administrative Order.3
1Budianti W et al. Scientific Reports, 2024. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-72010-0
2Johnson W et al. International Journal of Toxicology, 2012. DOI: 10.1177/1091581812460409
3FDA Federal Register 84 FR 6204, 2019.
In this formula
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Silicone and Slip
Cetyl PEG/PPG-10/1 Dimethicone
It stabilises water-in-silicone emulsions, so the formula does not split in the bottle. It appears in 30 products in our range.
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Suspension and Rheology
Magnesium Sulfate
Magnesium Sulfate is an electrolyte used to fine-tune emulsion viscosity. It appears in 30 products in our range.
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Suspension and Rheology
Polyglyceryl-4 Isostearate
It is an emulsifier. It lets the oil and water phases stay in one stable mixture. It appears in 30 products in our range.
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Emollient and Oil
Dicaprylyl Carbonate
Dicaprylyl Carbonate is a light, fast-spreading emollient ester, giving a dry, velvety skin feel and helping disperse the pigment load. It appears in 35 products in our range.
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Texture and Blur
Magnesium Palmitate
It is a binder in pressed powders. It helps the cake hold together under a brush instead of crumbling, and it contributes to a smooth pay-off. It appears in 37 products in our range.
