'Oh, you look well!' The 7 best skin tints for when you want your skin BUT better

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A lot of people are talking about Charlotte Tilbury's newest complexion launch - the Unreal Skin Sheer Glow Tint Hydrating Foundation. Described as a ring light for the face, this skin tint is getting a lot of love on socials - with some saying it's their new favourite product. Others say it doesn't provide enough coverage and it's too shiny. 

I've tried it, and I can see why some people love it and why some people dislike it. It's super-natural, and it glides on like a dream. I tend to prefer a little more coverage with my skin tints but I think this will be a game changer for wearing on holiday evenings. What I will say is this is ideal for someone who loves a glowy makeup look. The Hyaluronic Acid and Vitamin E infused formula helps blur and give a soft-focus skin glow.

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Skin tints are excellent for mature skin… often a heavy foundation can settle into fine lines and wrinkles, but a skin tint just gives you a natural look. I'd recommend dialling down the shimmer, and keeping hydration levels high. Go for something like the Clarins Tinted Oleo-Serum which is a buildable lightweight skin tint and complexion perfector, and it combines unique mineral pigments with nourishing botanical oils to instantly boost your glow and hydrate your skin. 

Sian will always reach for a skin tint when she's doing glam on an older client. "For mature skins and dryer skins they are perfect to add a sheer wash of translucent colour whilst hydrating and infusing skincare benefits such as serums or spf." 

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I've been desperate to try the Lisa Eldridge Skin Tint ever since I watched makeup artist Katie Jane Hughes rave about it on TikTok (she's not the only one - TikTok is obsessed with this skin tint), saying: "It has a gorgeous satiny velvety finish on the skin and doesn't stay sticky or dewy."

The makeup artist, who works with the likes of Dua Lipa, said: "It just has a lovely texture and user experience with this product."

What's the big deal about it? Well, first of all, it's made up of 78% skincare ingredients, and second of all, it was created by Lisa Eldridge who is a very famous makeup artist and if she creates a product, you sit up and take notice. The one technique that she thinks everyone should learn is her "patchwork skin technique" where you only apply coverage to exactly where you need it. "It just allows for the natural beauty of your skin to shine through, so say for example if you have freckles or you have areas of your skin where you don't need much coverage, leave them."

I'm definitely going to take this advice on board when I do my makeup next. 

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I have been recommending this product to anyone who will listen and I've gone through two tubes now. Tint & Glow is perfect for anyone who wants light, tinted coverage with a radiant glow. I tend to put this on the back of my hand (it's not runny like a lot of other skin tints) and I apply it with a brush (if you prefer using your fingers, you do you!) and a little goes a long way. 

I usually add a little concealer or setting powder onto the areas where I tend to shine, but it provides just the right amount of coverage to even out my skin tone. I sometimes layer it as well, and use it as a foundation base if I'm on a night out for example. 

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Clean beauty alert! Saie’s Slip Tint Tinted Moisturiser has been described as a "game changer" base product because it offers sheer coverage but with maximised skincare ingredients. Enriched with Saie’s Fatty Acid Complex (Argan Oil & Jojoba Esters), supercharged ingredients like Hyaluronic Acid/Liquorice Root Extract and Broad-spectrum SPF 35 for long-lasting sun protection against UVA/UVB rays & free radicals, this really is a force to be reckoned with. 

When I tried this product, I loved the glow. It delivers all on the key fronts: dew-inducing hydration, 100% mineral, broad-spectrum sunscreen and sheer, flexible coverage. I also appreciate the no-spill tube. 

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If Rihanna gives something the green light, well, I'm all for it. RiRi wanted to create an easy-to-apply, flexible skin tint that instantly evens out your complexion and give a flattering blurred effect. Eaze Drop, with HydraBlend complex, is perfect for a no-makeup makeup look, or for when you want to look effortlessly put together. 

As per usual, the shade range is spot on and I've just ordered this to try in order to review it for you, and the shade matcher is so slick online - by far the best digital shade matcher I've ever used. 

Fans love it because of the blurring quality, and how you can build it to medium longwear coverage and that it's humidity, sweat, and transfer-resistant. 

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I love Chanel makeup - especially in the summer months. You just can't beat that low-key luxury makeup look when the sun is shining. But what do I think about the Les Beiges Eau De Teint Water-Fresh Tint? It's most definitely lightweight, it feels super moisturising and fresh on the skin - great after a day of being out in the sunshine. 

Created with micro-fluidic technology, micro-droplets of encapsulated pigments melt into the skin on contact creating a radiant bare-skin effect. A blurring and smoothing effect unifies the complexion and a lightweight, sheer coverage allows the skin’s natural beauty to shine through. 

This is probably one of the most natural of all the skin tints in this round up - if you don't tend to wear foundation, but feel like you need a touch of complexion, this is it.