I *love* the original Pate Grise. The only downside is that walking around with splotches of white clay on your face is not the best look, so I can't use it all the time. This stuff I can use all the time. Pate Grise at night combined with this cover stick during the day makes for the best spot-fighting team I've ever encountered and I've been battling the acneic forces of evil for the best part of twenty years now. My only quibble is I'd love it if there were some options for different skin tones, but you can cover it with other makeup.