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Full-coverage foundations will always have our hearts for occasions that call for glam. On other days, however, we gravitate towards tinted moisturisers for a healthy, natural skin-like finish. As a makeup and skincare hybrid, they’ve garnered quite the hype from online and offline makeup communities for their breathable, sheer-coverage formula that also nourishes the skin. Moreover, the forgiving finish of skin tints gives beginners a makeup base devoid of errors. Want to add a good tinted moisturiser to your beauty arsenal, too? Explore our list of the 10 best tinted moisturisers across the Nykaa spectrum.
1. Bestseller
This best-rated tinted moisturiser takes the No. 1 spot on our list for multiple reasons. Priced under INR 400, this makeup staple is widely accessible. It has SPF 50 and vitamin C, a thriving duo to beat UV rays and sun damage, making it perfect for day wear. Plus, this formula comes in a plastic bottle with a nozzle dispenser – A+ travel-friendliness.
2. Water-Based
Struggling with dry-sensitive skin? This skin tint nourishes and soothes with its water-based formula powered by green tea, lavender and rose water – and it’s a makeup base! The only caveat, though, is that it can be runny so be careful while dispensing the product. Otherwise, this water-light multi-tasker is a good tinted moisturiser for light coverage.
3. Splurge-Worthy
Many of us rely on a high-end base makeup for special occasions, and the Smashbox Halo Healthy Glow All-in-One Tinted Moisturizer is one versatile tube you’ll want to reach for. Staying true to its name, this all-in-one beauty is armed with a long-wearing formula that comes with hyaluronic acid and niacinamide to hydrate the skin and control oil production. It also has spf 25 to give optimum sun protection. Expensive glow that looks effortless? Check!
4. Clean Beauty
Have a keen eye for sustainable beauty picks? Allow us to put the thebalm’s Anne T. Dotes Tinted Moisturizer on your radar. Its lightweight formula is made with clean ingredients like bio-retinol which helps reduce fine lines, murumuru butter and antioxidants like vitamin C to hydrate the skin and protect it from free radicals. All of this medium coverage goodness comes in post-consumer recycled packaging to show a little love to the planet.
5. Glow-Booster
Where there is hydration, there’s definitely a healthy, natural glow! The Pretty Fresh Tinted Moisturizer by ColorPop is exactly what you need to fulfil your daily glow manifestation. It’s formulated with hyaluronic acid and coconut water to provide a hydrating base for all skin types without any greasiness.
6. Highlighter-Like Finish
If you’re one of those who can’t get enough of moving their face in front of the mirror to see the highlighter catch the light, the Strobe Dewy Skin Tint from Mac will feed your highlighter obsession in the best possible way! This illuminator-cum-skin tint-cum-moisturiser imparts skincare properties with it its 75.65% natural ingredients like squalane, shea butter, and hyaluronic acid to seamlessly mesh the pearlescent particles into the skin for a healthy, highlighter-like finish.
7. Homegrown Gem
Brown skin beauties, if you’ve silently prayed for melanin-friendly shades in a tinted moisturiser range, the Brwn Tinted Moisturiser range is the right answer! This range comes in a travel-friendly pump packaging to dispense a non-greasy formula that’s enriched with vitamins E & B and hibiscus extract to tackle hyperpigmentation, and prebiotics to strengthen the skin barrier. Plus, it’s powered with SPF 30 to keep sun damage at bay.
8. Cross Border Store Pick
Bringing a beyond-stellar shade range from across the world to our turf, it’s safe to say that we couldn’t wait to get our hands on Fenty Beauty’s best-seller goodies, the Eaze Drop Blurring Skin Tint being one of them. Its hydrating QuickBlur Complex goes on like a filter on the skin as it blurs the pores, evens out the complexion, and provides a hydrating medium coverage. If you want to invest in a few good high-end makeup essentials, this internationally popular tinted moisturiser should be on your shopping list.
9. Easy Application
If you’re a ‘makeup-under-five-minutes’ kind of person with just a dab of tint and a hint of colour, the Lakme Absolute Luminous Skin Tint is sure to have gotten your telepathy. We love that this homegrown tinted moisturiser comes with a doe foot applicator which helps in spot-correcting those scars and acne spots where you want a bit more coverage. Since it’s lightweight, the product will sit well under moisturiser and sunscreen.
10. Sensitive Skin-Friendly
Coming from the brainchild of award-winning beauty blogger, Huda Kattan, The Glowish Multidew Skin Tint is a soothing reprieve with just the right kind of makeup finish for those who have sensitive skin and are looking for sheer, light coverage. The vegan formula is made with 92.6% natural ingredients like Damascus rose oil and sustainably resourced red bell pepper extract. It soothes inflamed skin, locks in moisture and protects the skin from the effects of digital pollution. If you have long days sitting in front of a screen, the smooth even toned complexion will be hustling just as hard.
Want to thrive in the current multitasking beauty era where nourishing skin tints and BB creams reign supreme? Bookmark this curation of the best moisturising skin tints for your next makeup shopping spree!
