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By Hannah Muehlberger

We all want to achieve glowing skin when we are going out. It gives you a sense of beauty to feel the sun infusing your skin and having you shine with the sun’s natural rays. There are ways to achieve a glowing skin ritual that can be obtained without the sun’s rays. Skincare products with ingredients like Vitamin C, Niacinamide, and Retinol can give you a brightening feel to your skin. And if you want to go the extra mile, when you apply your make up you can use products like a highlighter to give certain features a shimmer and attract attention, or you can use blush to highlight your cheekbones and give you a rosy look. Sometimes though it can feel sticky, dry, or cakey to apply on so many different products, both moisturizers, and serums, to highlighters and concealers. This can ruin the fun and make your look heavy and feel uncomfortable. There is a product on the market that is able to satisfy this issue, skin tint moisturizer. A skin tint moisturizer is like the regular moisturizer you use, but it includes some pigment that can help smooth out your skin and make your skin look clearer. It may have less coverage than a foundation, but it delivers that light, hydrating look and feel you want, and doesn’t feel cakey or dry. Below are some of the best high-end brands that will offer you the best glow and lightweight feel you’ve been looking for!

Bobbi Brown’s Nude Finish Tinted Moisturizer

Bobbi Brown’s Nude Finish Tinted Moisturizer

This tinted moisturizer delivers a sheer, ultra-lightweight, bright look for any occasion. A creamy moisturizer that invisibly covers redness and unevenness as it infuses skin with refreshing, sustained hydration. Skin looks like skin, but softer, smoother, and naturally radiant. This moisturizer is Paraben-free; phthalate-free; sulfate-free; sulfite-free; free of animal-derived ingredients, and perfect for those with normal to dry skin. Available in 9 different skin tones.

 

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NARS’ Pure Radiant Tinted Moisturizer 

NARS’ iconic tinted moisturizer has a formula that smooths on buildable, oil-free coverage with SPF 30 and is packed with skincare ingredients to hydrate, smooth, brighten, and protect. Vitamin C helps to protect against environmental aggressors, and even out skin tone for a brighter-looking complexion in just four weeks. This silky tinted moisturizer gives you softer, smoother skin that will hide your imperfections, but is sheer enough to keep your perfections. Formulated with no synthetic fragrances and a radiant, natural finish, you will not be disappointed.

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NARS’ Pure Radiant Tinted Moisturizer

 

Shiseido’s Synchro Skin Self-Refreshing Tint

This weightless skin tint formulated with Hyaluronic Acid adapts and responds to your skin’s needs. Provides 24H hydration, light coverage, and a natural skin-like finish that lasts all day. Featuring ActiveForce™ technology, which actively resists heat & humidity, oil, and motion, this tinted moisturizer self-refreshes nonstop for a fresh, natural finish that lasts all day. This hybrid formula contains 70% skincare ingredients to deliver an instant burst of hydration and hydrated, nourished skin for 24 hours. As well as dermatologist-tested, fragrance-free, and super hydrating, this product is perfect for any skin type. 

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Shiseido’s Synchro Skin Self-Refreshing Tint

CHANEL’s Les Beiges Sheer Healthy Glow

CHANEL’s Les Beiges Sheer Healthy Glow

 The light, lightweight formula glides on seamlessly for a hint of color with a luminous, glowing finish. Formulated with Kalanchoe Extract to protect the skin, this moisturizing tint provides SPF 30 and Broad Spectrum protection. Healthy Glow Booster pigments ensure a sheer, luminous finish. With 6 possible shades, this skin tint will make you feel refreshed and walk with a complete glow.

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Charlotte Tilbury’s Uni

Charlotte Tilbury’s Unisex Healthy Glow

sex Healthy Glow 

 

Said to have been “summer in a bottle”, this hydrating skin tint is the secret to glowing, soft-focused skin that looks sun-kissed and lit-from-within. This can be used for anyone, male, female, non-binary, or whatever you identify with. And perfect for sensitive skin as well. Lightly tinted and incredibly hydrating, this streak-free formula absorbs easily, leaving behind just the right amount of natural, radiant color.

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Stay glowing, and stay hydrated!

 

 

*All product descriptions are from the designated brand’s websites