tinted moisturiser

The best tinted moisturisers for hydrated, radiant skin

20 Jan 2025 | | By Cordelia Aspinall

Enhance your skin with an illuminating tinted moisturiser for a healthy-looking complexion all year round

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The perfect answer to deeply nourishing your skin while enhancing it with a natural-looking glow, tinted moisturiser is the multi-tasking skincare and beauty product to add to your daily routine. Working to hydrate tired, dry and dull skin with smoothing, moisture-rich formulas, that will also add a hint of coverage to brighten and perfect your complexion, simply apply each morning between serum and blush and start the day with fresh, radiant, plumped skin.  

With an endless range of options available, from those containing SPF protection to those in buildable shades of coverage, here’s our edit of the best tinted moisturisers for beautifully nourished, glowing skin – no foundation necessary.

Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturiser Natural Dewy

Treat your skin to an extra special glow with Laura Mercier’s new and improved tinted moisturiser. An 88 per cent skincare-based formula that is vegan, non-comedogenic (so no clogged pores) and provides SPF 30 protection, blend into the skin for a super soft and flawless, dewy finish. Available in 20 different shades and suitable for all skin types, bask in all-day hydration and 16-hour coverage, leaving skin plump, toned and totally radiant.

£39
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Lisa Eldridge Seamless Skin Enhancing Tint

Refresh your skincare-come-beauty routine with just a couple of drops of Lisa Eldridge’s bestselling tinted moisturiser and transform lacklustre skin. The lightweight formula, featuring vitamins E and K plus prickly pear seed oil and omega fatty acids, will strengthen, smooth and rejuvenate the skin, leaving it hydrated and luminous. Perfect for every skin type and available in 19 shades for a buildable effect, spread evenly and watch for revitalised, healthy-looking results.

£37
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La Mer The Radiant Skintint

Miracle Broth, La Mer’s iconic signature blend of fermented sea kelp, vitamins and minerals, is the star ingredient of its Radiant Skintint, designed to hydrate and even out skin. Available in seven illuminating shades, apply the SPF30, antioxidant-rich formula onto skin to protect and enhance your complexion. Skin will instantly look toned, perkier and brighter for a healthier, younger-looking finish.

£85
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Chantecaille Just Skin Tinted Moisturiser 

Chantecaille’s lightweight tinted moisturiser promises to smooth, hydrate, refine and illuminate the skin all in one go. The multi-tasking formula, infused with botanical actives, provides a deeply nourishing layer while refreshing the skin for a dewy, glowing finish. Easy to use for results that last, this barely-there feeling tinted moisturiser also has SPF15 protection.

£60
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Estee Lauder DayWear Sheer Tint Release Moisturiser 

Add Estee Lauder’s DayWear tinted moisturiser to your everyday skincare routine to give your skin some much-needed TLC. Showcasing the brand’s super antioxidant complex, combined with vitamins C and E, hyaluronic acid and tea extract, the formula works to naturally nourish and event the skin at the same time. Super-lightweight with anti-aging properties, moisturise into your skin for a sun-protected, silky smooth glow.

£54
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HourGlass Veil Hydrating Skin Tint

Boost your skin with HourGlass’s super-hydrating tinted moisturiser. A lightweight formula packed with 94 per cent naturally derived ingredients, including hyaluronic acid and meadowfoam seed oil, apply to the cheeks, chin and forehead for plumped, smoothed and nourished skin. A veil of coverage, it works to reduce visible imperfections, even out texture and strengthen the skin’s barrier while adding a touch of radiance.

£49
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Sisley Paris Phyto-Hydra Teint Tinted Moisturiser

Sisley Paris’ all-in-one tinted moisturiser hydrates and perfects at the same time. The formula, available in multiple shades to suit your skin tone, contains the brand’s Beauty Booster complex to smooth and deeply nourish the skin, evening out any imperfections while leaving a glowing, dewy finish. The silky soft moisturiser also offers SPF15 for extra protection to your skin’s barrier.

£95
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Origins Ginzing Energy-Boosting Tinted Moisturiser 

Reinvigorate your skin’s natural glow with Origins’ energy-boosting tinted moisturiser. A combination of plant, earth and sea-based ingredients, including coffee beans and Panax ginseng, plus SPF40, this moisturiser packs a punch, leaving skin hydrated, protected and beautifully glowing. Easy to add to your skincare/beauty routine, enhance your moisture levels, brighten your complexion and show off flawless, vibrant skin in an instant.

£37
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Summer Fridays Sheer Skin Tint

Pick your shade and apply Summer Fridays’ tinted moisturiser to your face for hydrated skin with a natural-looking glow. Featuring glycerin and hyaluronic acid to plump the surface, tiger grass to soothe and rich emollients such as vitamin E and avocado oils to lock in hydration, the skin tint is a multifunctional must-have. Promising lightweight, illuminating coverage, say goodbye to pores and imperfections and enjoy radiant, nourished skin all day long. 

£42
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