For those moments when you want a natural, your-skin-but-better base, a tinted moisturiser will be your best friend. Tinted moisturisers are the perfect option for an everyday coverage, those nights where a full coverage foundation is just too heavy, or when you’re heading on a summer vaycay (or somewhere warm where you don’t want foundation sliding off your face!). They help give the illusion of smoother, more flawless skin and add a wash of colour to the face, all whilst never looking heavy or cakey.
From mattifying to radiant finishes, to products with SPF and skincare benefits, below are the best skin-loving tinted moisturisers to add to your makeup bag.
Best Tinted Moisturisers
Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturizer
A cult classic moisturiser and a common favourite amongst makeup artists and beauty gurus, Laura Mercier’s tinted moisturiser adds a nice light coverage whilst hydrating and leaving skin with a healthy, dewy finish. It contains SPF20 to protect skin from the sun’s harmful rays, and comes in an oil-free version for oily skin types too.
It Cosmetics Your Skin But Better CC+ Cream SPF 50
Another best-seller, this one is the most full-coverage products in this list, so it’s great if you want a product you can also build up to a solid medium coverage. If you’re looking for something lighter in coverage, use a light hand when applying and don’t pump out too much product and it will still leave you with a beautifully natural skin-like finish. This CC cream is nice and hydrating and is infused with skin-loving ingredients like hydrolyzed collagen, peptides, hyaluronic acid, antioxidants and vitamins. It comes in a matte finish version too which would work better for oily skin types.
Nars Velvet Matte Skin Tint
A great option for oily skin types, this Nars tinted moisturiser is buildable and blendable and leaves skin with a soft-matte finish. It’s oil free, lightweight and will help to blur imperfections whilst leaving skin with a healthy tint of colour. Formulated with Rose fruit extract to control shine and antioxidant-rich vitamin C and vitamin E to protect against harmful free-radical damage caused by environmental stress. It’s SPF30 too so will help to protect your skin from those harmful sun rays.
Mac Cosmetics Face and Body Foundation
Although this is called a foundation, it has such light coverage and a beautiful skin-like finish that I would class it as more of a tinted moisturiser. It definitely has a great, light coverage perfect for everyday wear, and it’s also water resistant so it would be a great companion for your summer getaways.
Dior Backstage Face and Body Foundation
Another foundation that could definitely fall into the tinted moisturiser category, this Dior foundation has such a nice everyday coverage and always looks beautiful and natural on the skin. It’s waterproof and sweat-resistant so would also be a great option to pack for summer holiday or beach trip.
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I love tinted moisturizers! Great picks you have here dear. I need to try that Dior face and body foundation.
Jessica | notjessfashion.com
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It’s such an amazing product! X
Thank you so much for sharing your selection of the best tinted moisturisers with us! Definitely try that MAC one, love MAC!
Love, Sarah-Allegra
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They have such great products!