Puzzle The Overachiever
by Puzzle · Tinted Moisturizer x Foundation
Editor's Take
Puzzle earns its overachiever name: mineral coverage, Niacinamide, and silicone-free glide land cleaner and smarter than the average complexion tint.
Four-pillar formula scores
- Performance: 7.8 / 10
- Innovative Ingredients: 8.2 / 10
- Clean Standards: 9.6 / 10
- Formula Sustainability: 9.6 / 10
The Verdict
The efficacy is Strong, the clean profile is well aligned, and sustainability is competent, so this is not just a pretty base with good manners. Undecane and Tridecane give it silicone-like glide without the silicone feel, while Titanium Dioxide handles mineral UV coverage and complexion evening. Niacinamide, Sodium Hyaluronate, Boron Nitride, and Lauroyl Lysine make the finish more polished than a standard foundation. The small trade-off is a few synthetic helpers for texture and pigment suspension, but the overall formula is modern, useful, and unusually well behaved.
Full INCI list
Water (Aqua), Dicaprylyl Carbonate, Polyglyceryl-2-Dipolyhydroxystearate, Hexyl Laurate, Mica, Butylene Glycol, Polyglyceryl-3-Diisostearate, Undecane, Propanediol, Pentaerythrityl Distearate, Sodium Chloride, Boron Nitride, Stearalkonium Hectorite, Potassium Cetyl Phosphate, Tridecane, Hydroxyacetophenone, Propylene Carbonate, Tocopheryl Acetate (vitamin E), Niacinamide, Lauroyl Lysine, Sodium Hyaluronate, Glycerin, Punica Granatum (Pomegranate) Extract, Camellia Sinensis (White Tea) Leaf Extract. May Contain: Iron Oxide CI 77492, Titanium Dioxide CI 77891, Iron Oxide CI 77499, Iron Oxide CI 77491, Chromium Hydroxide Green Cl 77289, Ultramarine Blue CI 77007