15 Best Tinted Moisturizers for Every Skin Type

BareMinerals' tinted moisturizer is not only a Beauty Lab expert favorite, but it's also a GH Beauty Award winner. Boosted with skincare ingredients like squalane and hyaluronic acid, it provides sheer coverage that feels more like moisturizer than makeup. "It gave skin a natural glow," Wnek said. In Lab evaluations, the formula rated highest for applying evenly and blending effortlessly. It also performed well at leaving skin smooth and evening its tone. Note that some online reviewers find it to be a bit drying on skin.

When we think of skin tints, we often think of super sheer, light coverage. However, this formula from Maybelline acts more like a foundation, with strong staying power and medium coverage. Loved by our Beauty Assistant, she notes that it "stays put all day and makes my skin look glowy, even and natural, all while covering up blemishes." She has replaced foundation with this product for more lightweight, non-cakey coverage. Some online reviewers say this makes their skin break out, so if you have super sensitive skin, it may not be the best pick.

Looking for light coverage and concealer in one? This double-duty formula from Keys Soulcare impressed testers in Beauty Lab evaluations. The GH Beauty Award winner rated best for ease of application, leaving skin feeling silky, not irritating and not changing color during the day, all important aspects for a product for mature skin (and any skin type!). Testers lauded its "natural-looking," "glowy" finish. Some online reviewers, though, find the consistency difficult to use as a concealer.

For light, hydrating coverage, turn to Hourglass' skin tint. It feels extremely lightweight and delivers a dewy glow. Our Beauty Assistant loves wearing it in the winter when her skin is dry and needs a more hydrating base. "It never looks cakey and doesn't settle into lines, even in the dead of winter when my skin is dry and dehydrated," she says. However, it can make her skin look a little oily, so she sets it with powder; this may be too dewy of a formula for those with oily skin.

Applying tinted moisturizer has never been easier, thanks to this balm format from Anastasia Beverly Hills. Simply swipe the creamy formula all over your face and blend for a light, dewy finish. "It feels like butter on my skin," our Beauty Assistant shares. "It blends like a dream and gives the perfect 'no makeup' look. I like to pair it with an undereye brightener for a light makeup day." It can make skin look greasy and settle into pores, though, so try setting it with powder to help.

If you're looking for high-level SPF in your tinted moisturizer, turn to this GH Beauty Award winner, which contains broad spectrum mineral SPF 50+ plus a plethora of skincare ingredients. Boosted with botanical oils and hyaluronic acid, the Beauty Lab test winner provides buildable sheer to medium coverage and received the only perfect score in the test for smooth-looking coverage. A tester loved that it "dispenses nicely and spreads easily." Some online reviewers are frustrated that the product sometimes transfers off of skin and onto clothing.

Beloved by professional makeup artists, this tinted moisturizer from Laura Mercier is also one of Wnek's favorites for her oily skin. "It is by far the best tinted moisturizer I have ever used in my life," she raves. "It doesn't feel like I have anything on." The mattifying formula is armed with oil-absorbing powders to keep shine away as well. It contains SPF 20; however, the American Academy of Dermatology and the GH Beauty Lab recommend at least SPF 30, so make sure to apply an additional sunscreen with this one.

Because many tinted moisturizers are formulated to be super hydrating, some can be tricky when it comes to exacerbating acne and oiliness. But this Tarte formula contains skin-balancing clay and retinol to help keep blemishes at bay, plus the tint helps hide any existing ones. "It really helps blur blemishes in an effortless way," one tester said. "I find that it lasts a long time and can be relatively buildable." Two cons: It has a small shade range that doesn't cater well to darker skin tones, and it has only SPF 20 (the AAD and Beauty Lab both recommend at least SPF 30).

Made with hyaluronic acid to boost hydration and radiance, this affordable and lightweight tinted serum is ideal for dry skin types. It offers a sheer, skin-like finish, according to GH Institute Data Engineer Nikolas Greenwald. He likes to apply it with a slightly fluffy foundation brush. "I find that it doesn't pill or get cakey even when powdering on top," he says. Online reviewers wish the bottle came with a pump top rather than a dropper to make it easier to get product out.

A bit more pigmented than many other skin tints, Ilia's famed serum offers coverage without the heavy feel. Its creamy consistency is easy to apply thanks to the dropper application, and it is offered in a wide range of shades. "The formula's blend of niacinamide, squalane and hyaluronic acid is very much welcomed by my sensitive skin — turns out, you can find a good coverage tinted moisturizer that won't irritate skin," one tester said. Some do find the product to have an off-putting, chemical-like smell.

To get a true "no makeup" look, try this lightweight YSL Beauty sheer tinted moisturizer. The GH Beauty Award-winning formula provides dewy light to medium coverage. Testers loved using the product, with one sharing, "I like how sheer it is — it gives a glowy, barely-there look yet evens skin tone." In GH Beauty Lab evaluations, the formula spread well, subtly covered imperfections and evened skin tone. The coverage lasted all day, even on a tester with oily skin, and didn’t irritate another user with very sensitive skin. However, a few found its flowery fragrance to be overpowering.

Though still lightweight and breathable, we love that Rare Beauty's tinted moisturizer offers a pigmented formula that covers blemishes, redness and more. One tester found it hydrating on her sensitive skin and easy to color match, thanks to multiple shade offerings. "It gives a surprising amount of coverage and leaves my skin looking brighter," she said. Some find that it oxidizes on skin by the end of the day.

For a true "no makeup" makeup look, smooth on Saie's tinted moisturizer, made with mineral sunscreen. "I like the sheerness of this tint, its lightness and how glowy it made my skin look," one tester remarked. "It evens tone and blurs imperfections." Ideal for drier skin, this formula uses grapeseed oil, hyaluronic acid and SPF to keep skin moisturized and protected, plus adds a dewy finish. It can look a bit too greasy on oilier skin types, though.

Greenberg highly recommends this tinted moisturizer. "It's made with soothing chamomile and shea butter, conditioning aloe and vitamin E, plus it claims to be vegan and cruelty-free," she says. It also contains retinol, which is great for treating fine lines and wrinkles. Good to know: It has a shimmery finish that some online reviewers say is overly glittery, and it has just SPF 20.

A GH editor favorite, Smashbox's tinted moisturizer with SPF instantly gives skin "a noticeable dewy glow," GH Beauty Director April Franzino says. Plus, it subtly but efficiently evens skin tone with its well-pigmented medium coverage formula, yet still boasts a light texture. The tint is made to also work as a primer (and Smashbox is lauded for its top-performing primers), so you can wear it on its own or under makeup. It has SPF 25 so make sure to wear another sunscreen underneath.