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It seems like every other day, there’s a shiny new beauty product going viral on TikTok. With so many different hacks and newness clogging your feed, it can be difficult to figure out what’s actually worth your time or money. Recently, a setting powder from Mario Dedivanovic (you know, Kim Kardashian‘s makeup artist) went viral on TikTok after a user posted about her makeup lasting through a sweaty concert thanks to the product. The miracle product in question? The Makeup by Mario SurrealSkin Soft Blur Setting Powder ($38).

The bigger question, however, is whether it’s actually worth the hype. This loose powder comes in seven shades, it has a natural finish, and it’s also vegan, talc-free, cruelty-free, and noncomedogenic. It offers light coverage using key ingredients such as kaolin to help control shine, squalene to hydrate, and amino acids to help blur lines and pores.

The brand recommends applying it with either a puff applicator or a brush all over the face to set base makeup or just under the eyes to set concealer. Ahead, four editors test the powder on different skin types. Keep scrolling to find out how it worked for them.