Saie is a clean beauty brand going viral for its award-winning formulas, good-for-you ingredients, and eco-friendly packaging. In 2019, Laney Crowell founded Saie after working for major beauty brands and running a clean beauty blog. Laney wanted to create a brand that was built off the idea of “feeling good and doing good.” Now, Saie is helping to change the game for clean beauty. Along with being Leaping Bunny certified, Saie is also certified Climate Neutral and Plastic Negative. With sustainable yet sleek packaging and high-quality ingredients, Saie proves that conscious beauty products can still feel luxurious.

I was very pleased to try out some of Saie’s new must-have items. I genuinely enjoyed using each product and was equally as impressed by the brushes. Keep reading for a breakdown of each product:

With a weightless serum formula that plumps and brightens skin, Saie’s Glowy Super Skin foundation is both makeup and skincare. It’s formulated with sugar-derived squalane, polyglutamic acid, and Saie’s proprietary Hydrobounce™ complex. It feels breathable on the skin and has a buildable light-to-medium coverage. This is one of the most natural-looking foundations that I’ve tried. Your skin still looks like your skin, but even and hydrated. Saie’s Glowy Super Skin foundation is available in 36 shades. I received shade #24 which ended up being a great match for me. As someone who struggles to find foundations with the right undertones, I appreciate the variety Saie offers. Since this product is skincare, you don’t need to overly prep your skin with a bunch of creams and heavy moisturizers like you might with a traditional foundation. It’s recommended to use a lightweight moisturizer or SPF. I blended it in using The Base Brush for a quick, flawless application.

Saie Glowy Super Skin, $40

Saie’s Dew Blush is a lightweight, cream-gel blush made with evening primrose, mulberry, and elderberry to moisturize, brighten, and protect the skin. It might just be my favorite product out of everything I tried. It comes in six gorgeous shades: Peachy, Rosy, Poppy, Dreamy, Chilly, and Spicy. I used these on their own and also had fun mixing shades (my favorite combo is Spicy and Poppy). I loved how blendable and buildable these blushes are. They’re very pigmented, so a little goes a long way. You can go as natural or heavy as you’d like. I even put it on my cheeks for a healthy flush of color when I’m not wearing makeup. Apply this product with your fingertips or using The Big Brush.

Saie Dew Blush, $25

Saie’s Glow Sculpt is a mesmerizing cream blush and highlighter in one product. It’s created with hyaluronic acid, kukui oil, and fine micopearl to give your skin hydration, nourishment, and radiance. This product is stunning on the skin and blends like a dream. It’s versatile and can be used anywhere on the face. I used it on my eyelids and on my cheeks to top off the Dew Blush. Glow Sculpt is available in 5 shades: Bronzeglow, Mauveglow, Peachglow, Pinkglow, and Quartzglow. You could easily create a natural, monochromatic makeup look with this product alone. It gives the glow of a highlighter and has the color of a blush all while sculpting your face. What more could you want? I applied this product with The Double Brush, which was specifically designed to be used with this product. I also used this brush for concealer and contour because it’s just that good.

Saie Glow Sculpt, $32

Sun Melt is a creamy balm bronzer with a natural, radiant finish. It’s formulated with colloidal oatmeal, grapeseed oil, and elderberry extract to soothe, smooth, and hydrate skin. It melts into the skin so you can warm up your face without using patchy powders and creating harsh lines. Saie’s Sun Melt is available in six shades: Fair Bronze, Light Bronze, Medium Bronze, Tan Bronze, Deep Bronze, and Dark Bronze. This product will leave you looking like you just got back from a tropical island getaway. I applied it with The Big Brush to get an all-over sunkissed glow.

Saie Sun Melt, $32

Article by Taylor Houston, Assistant Fashion & Beauty Editor, PhotoBook Magazine
Tearsheets by Alexa Dyer, Graphic Designer, PhotoBook Magazine
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