The Minimalist
Corrective Serum Foundation
One drop.
Skin, resolved.
A concentrated botanical serum foundation that corrects without covering your skin.
15 mL · One bottle lasts for months
YOUR SHADE
Select the shade closest to your complexion.
Only one drop is needed for the entire face.
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Highly concentrated
Handcrafted in the USA
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The Minimalist
Sale price$93.00
Regular price$142.00
The Minimalist
One drop.
Skin, resolved.
Created in 2013, The Minimalist changed the premise of foundation:
pigment need not sit apart from skincare. Mineral color, botanical oils
and concentrated extracts move together in a fluid veil that corrects
without concealing the life of the skin.
The Formula
Skin first. Pigment second.
01
Broccoli Seed Oil
Chosen for elegant slip and suppleness, allowing pigment to move across the skin with fluidity rather than drag.
02
Mineral Pigments
Finely dispersed color creates adjustable correction while preserving the natural dimension and texture of the complexion.
03
Gressa Healing Complex™
A concentrated botanical composition that brings the treatment philosophy of Gressa skincare into the complexion ritual.
The Method
One drop at a time.
01
Shake
Shake well before every use to bring pigment and botanical oils back into seamless suspension.
02
One Drop
Begin with one drop. The formula is concentrated and designed to travel farther than conventional foundation.
03
Press + Diffuse
Work from the center of the face outward, pressing and diffusing until pigment becomes part of the skin.
04
Build Selectively
Add only where more correction is wanted. Let the rest of the complexion remain visible.
The Minimalist is not meant to create a uniform surface. It is designed to refine tone while preserving natural texture, dimension and movement.
Find Your Shade
Match depth. Then undertone.
The right shade should disappear into the complexion rather than announce itself.
Begin with overall depth, then refine by undertone. Always confirm your match in natural light.
Step 01
Find your depth.
Fair + Very Light
For the palest complexions with minimal visible depth.
Light
For light complexions with visible warmth, neutrality or coolness.
Medium
For complexions moving through golden, neutral and warm depth.
Tan + Deep
For richer complexions with greater depth and undertone distinction.
Rich Deep
For the deepest complexions with warm, neutral or golden dimension.
Step 02
Read your undertone.
Neutral
Balanced between warm and cool, without a dominant golden or rosy cast.
Warm
Golden, yellow or peach warmth appears naturally through the complexion.
Cool
Rosy or cooler tones are more visible through the skin.
Olive
A muted green-golden undertone that can appear neutral at first glance.
Still deciding?
2013
The Origin
Foundation, reconsidered.
The Minimalist began with a refusal: foundation did not need to feel separate from the care of the skin.
In 2013, Gressa introduced a concentrated complexion formula built around botanical oils and mineral pigment — fluid enough to move with the face, precise enough to correct tone, and restrained enough to leave the skin recognizably itself.
The idea was simple, but exacting: less product, more intention.
01
Skin before coverage
The complexion remains visible. Correction is placed only where it earns its place.
02
Concentration over excess
One drop is the beginning, not a marketing gesture. The formula is designed to be used sparingly.
03
Movement over mask
Pigment should travel with the face, preserving dimension, texture and expression.
The Minimalist Wardrobe
Complexion, edited.
Four gestures. Coverage, correction, warmth and light.
Designed to work separately or as one restrained complexion system.
Voices
Skin recognizes it.
“It looks like my skin, only more even. I stopped feeling as though I was wearing foundation.”
“One drop really is enough. The finish is alive, never flat.”
“The first complexion product I have used that feels considered from formula to finish.”
The Archive
Details, considered.
Complete Formulation +
Cold Pressed Brassica oleracea (Broccoli) Seed Oil, Coconut Alkanes (and) Coco-Caprylate/Caprate, L-Lysine on Sericite (Mica [CI 77019] and Lauroyl Lysine), Silicon dioxide (Silica), GRESSA Healing ComplexTM: *Silybum marianum (Milk Thistle) Seed Extract, *Azadirachta indica (Neem) Extract,*Equisetum arvense (Horsetail) Extract, *Melissa officianalis (Lemon Balm) Extract, *Berberis vulgaris (Barberry) Extract, *Hippophae rhamnoides (Sea Buckthorn) Seed Extract, *Sambucus nigra (Elder Flower) Extract, *Momordica charantia (Bitter Melon) Extract, *Glycyrrhiza glabra (Licorice Root) Extract, Tocopherol (Vitamin E) Extract, [+/- Titanium Dioxide CI 77891, Iron Oxides (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499)].
*Ingredients from Organic farming.
Care Notes +
Shake well before use. Store away from direct heat and prolonged sunlight. Keep the dropper and bottle opening clean and securely closed between uses.
Sustainability +
Gressa approaches sustainability through restraint: concentrated formulas, considered packaging and an edited assortment designed to be used fully rather than accumulated. Wherever possible, materials are chosen with longevity, recyclability and reduced excess in mind.
Our glass components can be separated and recycled where local facilities accept them. Pumps, droppers and mixed-material closures may require separate disposal according to local guidelines. We encourage rinsing and separating components before recycling.
We continue to evaluate packaging, sourcing and production decisions as better options become available, with the goal of reducing unnecessary material without compromising formula integrity, stability or the experience of use.
Shipping + Returns +
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