This is a nice moisturizer as well as a foundation/base if you choose to use it that way. It does dry a little quickly and start to smear or cake up a bit if you take a lot of time to apply it like you would an actual foundation or base, but if you apply it quickly like you would a regular untinted moisturizer, it is fine. You can wear it out alone and it provides coverage as well as sun protection while moisturizing, or you can put some powder on over it for even more coverage.