The devil works hard, but Il Makiage works harder. The makeup brand’s targeted ads for the Woke Up Like This Foundation have been all over my FYP for the last three years. (Yep, three full years.) At first I just scrolled past, but after hearing my fellow beauty editors and trusted makeup artists rave about the formula, I started to heavily research the mega-viral formula.

The videos are almost too good to believe: Does this full-coverage foundation really go on like butter and leave your face looking poreless and perfected? Are all of those five-star reviews real? And—most importantly—is this foundation worth it? Well, Cosmo editors had to put it to the test to find out, of course!

Three of us with a mix of skin types and tones tested out the Il Makiage Woke Up Like This Foundation for weeks, and we have thoughts.…