Absolutely brilliant under makeup. I use this with a little bit of the NYX angel veil primer down my t-zone and my makeup is still in place looking the best it has ever looked 10 hours later. It's really shocking. I've never had that staying power with primer alone, so this works beautifully as a primer to keep makeup in place. Not too shiny to wear without makeup either. Can be a little drying around the eyes under makeup so moisturise before using it. I do have a tendency to dry skin and as long as I moisturise this is fine. I just wish the bottle was bigger.