Emma Ledger – Contributing Editor
Give your skin the no-makeup glow for spring
Tinted moisturisers are high-performing saviours. Lightweight and easy to apply, they can be worn alone for a your-skin-but-better look, or as a dewy base under foundation. They discreetly enhance your complexion with skincare-infused formulas that hydrate or protect with SPF, while CC creams or BB creams from K-beauty brands like Erborian offer more coverage.
When looking for a tinted moisturiser, consider your skin type, the amount of coverage you’re after and the desired finish – dewy, matte or glowy. If you’re looking for advice for your particular skin type or needs, why not book a free in-store consultation with one of our experts. In the meantime, here are some of the best in class.
Best for an age-defying finish: Trinny London BFF SPF 30 Cream Skin Perfector
Long-lasting and super easy to buff, the Trinny London BFF Cream Skin Perfector really is the best friend it claims to be. Its lightweight formula won’t settle into fine lines, and it blends beautifully to your individual skin tone.
Best for younger skin: Fenty Beauty Eaze Drop Blurring Skin Tint
A little of Fenty’s easy-to-apply formula goes a long way. The hydrating QuickBlur complex works wonders to deliver a smooth, even complexion, and the buildable tint comes in an impressive 25 shade options.
Best for mature skin: Clarins’ Skin Illusion Tinted Moisturiser
Organic kiwi extract, hyaluronic acid and pioneering Skin Fit Technology combine in this hybrid skincare formula, which nourishes while providing natural-glow coverage – that won’t settle into fine lines.
Best for hydration: Clinique Moisture Surge Sheertint Hydrator
A smooth, silky sheer tint packed with powerful hydrating ingredients – including hyaluronic acid and activated aloe water – that hides imperfections while making skin look plumped and dewy. All that and SPF 25.
Best for a natural look: Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturiser Blurred Matte
The blurred matte version of Laura Mercier’s much-loved Tinted Moisturiser helps control shine and bring tired skin to life, for a radiant yet natural look. Easy to layer for buildable precision coverage, it has SPF 30, too.
Best for dry skin: Chanel Les Beiges Water-Fresh Complexion Touch
A first-of-its-kind formula infused with ultra-concentrated micro-droplet pigments to even out skin tone. Just a couple of pumps of this formula creates an effortlessly illuminated, refreshed finish that also leaves your complexion feeling cared for.
Best for a radiant glow: Guerlain Terracotta Joli Teint Protecting
Composed of 90% naturally derived ingredients that nourish and revitalise, Guerlain’s reinvented formula delivers buildable coverage that results in a healthy-looking, golden glow. It’s your skin but after two weeks in the Med.
Best for oily skin: bareMinerals COMPLEXION RESCUE Matte Tinted Moisturiser
This oil-free multi-tasker is a moisturiser, skin tint and SPF 30. Packed with over 95% naturally derived ingredients, it has impressive mineral-based UVA/UVB sun protection and is proven to control oil for up to 12 hours.
Best all-rounder: Charlotte Tilbury Healthy Glow All-Year Hydrating Summer
Unlike other formulas, this groundbreaker doesn’t come in different shades. It goes on white before adapting to your skin to give a just-back-from-the-beach glow, blurring imperfections while allowing your natural tone to shine through.
