Whether you are in your no-makeup make-up era, or just a fan of wearing double layers on your spf, a skin tint can make getting ready easier. Skin tints are a skincare and make-up hybrid, offering you the best of both worlds. Offering lightweight coverage, moisturising the skin, and adding a layer of SPF, skin tints are a truly transformative product.
What are skin tints?
Technically, skin tints fall under the umbrella of foundation, but you could think of it as a foundation’s cooler, healthier bougie sister. Compared to foundations, skin tint offers a light coverage with a dewy finish. As the name suggests, they help skin achieve a tinted effect. They are more luminous and serum-like, infused with skincare. The pigmentation is less saturated, providing a sheer tone rather than full-blown coverage.
How is skin tint different from other formulas?
The biggest difference between skin tint and foundation comes down to its level of pigmentation. Foundations have a higher pigmentation level, while skin tints offer a glowy and buildable coverage. Skin tints are the most lightweight formulation out of them all. This formula is breathable and light on pores; they offer a dewy, sheer, and hydrating coverage. If you suffer from the woes of dry skin, skin tints are a great option due to their lighter and hydrating formulas.
While, as compared to tinted moisturisers, skin tints have a more liquid consistency. Skin tints are also formulated with more skin-loving ingredients than a tinted moisturiser, making them a healthier option for more supple skin.
What are the benefits of skin tints?
Skin tints are enriched with a plethora of skin-loving ingredients, such as vitamin C, spf, hyaluronic acid, niacinamide, and squalane, to name a few. With the help of these ingredients, skin tints offer sun protection, hydration, brighten the skin tone, and help lock in moisture for longer hours. Here are a few of our favourites.
Forest Essentials
The Som Rasa silk skin tint by Forest Essentials is a blend of glam make-up and the goodness of ayurveda. Enriched with tulsi, kusum, kesari, chandan, and more, this formula is tailor-made for Indian skin tones.
Pixi
The Pixi H2O skin tint is a water-based tinted face gel that helps the skin achieve a flawless finish. Blended with the goodness of green tea, lavender, and rose water, it helps skin achieve a smooth finish.
Fenty
Rihanna’s Fenty Beauty is known for its inclusivity, and this blurring skin tint available in 20 shades is a stellar example of the same. This skin tint evens out the complexion and offers a light to medium coverage.
Huda Beauty
Very few make-up brands are as loved as Huda Beauty, and for good reasons. Known for its high-performance products, the Huda Beauty Glowish skin tint instantly brightens the complexion and blurs out the pores. It helps illuminate the skin’s natural beauty.
Bobbi Brown
From 6 shades to choose from, Bobbi Brown skin tints deliver fresh, natural-looking coverage. They are enriched with vitamins B, C, and E that help strengthen the skin barrier. The formula lasts up to 12 hours and is humidity and sweat resistant.
M.A.C
Mac Strobe Dewy Skin Tint is a sheer and illuminating moisturiser that blends in easily on the skin. Not only does this skin tint stay true to its colour for up to 8 hours, it’s also infused with shea butter, hyaluronic acid, and squalene. This skin tint is a perfect fusion of makeup that acts as a skincare.
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