Foundations and I are not friends. Tinted moisturizers on the other hand... I
LOVE the fact that those products have a low coverage + act as an extra-layer
of skincare. Here's a selection of my two favorite tinted moisturizers !
Hi friends ! It's been a while, and to be honest, I missed the blog a lot. I
was in France for four months and I felt completely uninspired to write
anything.. Also, I didn't have a laptop.
Anyway, here we are to talk about my fav tinted moisturizers, which is VERY
relevant right now as my post-summer complexion is not the greatest. Tan is
slowly fading, skin is getting back to being thinner... And some things are no
longer hidden by that beautiful suntanned glow haha
Here's the products that I've been reaching out to to make my skin look
healthy and my complexion look more even.
But first, let me tell you why I don't reach out for high-coverage
foundations... For two reasons ;
1) I spend a lot of time trying to bring some life back to my skin with blush,
bronzer etc.. after applying it.
2) I hate the idea of having something 'thick' on my skin that doesn't let it
breathe enough. Products have improved a lot with that, but it's something
that's mostly in my head. #acnePTSD
What I love about about tinted moisturizers on the other hand, is that they
even out the skin tone in a very subtle way while adding some extra moisture,
which is always what I'm looking for with my dehydrated skin. Here's two
products that I love and use every single time I'm reaching out for some
complexion enhancement, for all budgets.
Burt's Bees Goodness glows tinted moisturizer
Very recently discovered, I love it because the ingredient list is very clean
AND it's a bargain (around 10 USD).
The texture is very lightweight ; my skin literally drinks it, which leaves
my complexion dewy, hydrated and evened-out in a very seamless way (just
enough to make that slight redness around my nose + a couple tiny
imperfections disappear). I would suggest getting two shades and mixing them
to get the perfect color match.
The finish is very natural too : not too glowy or matte. Just like a plain
moisturizer I'd say, which I absolutely love because it's totally
undetectable. Again, for 10 bucks, it truly is an awesome product.
I use the shade Buff in the winter and will buy Natural beige for the
summer.
The only downfall is that their shade range is not the greatest to say the
least (6 shades, really ?) and doesn't include dark skin tones whatsoever.
They really need to be more inclusive.
BareMinerals complexion rescue
With a texture described as a hydrating gel cream and an amazing
ingredient list, this tinted moisturizer has been a favorite of mine for
several years ! It's slightly pricier (a little bit over 30$ for 35ml),
but I recently discovered that they also carry a 70ml version for 40$ on
their website. The bigger size is not available on the Sephora website,
therefore if you do love it and use it daily, I'd recommend you get it
directly from the brand's website, which I will do for sure next time.
It's the perfect go-to product for daily use. It makes your skin radiant,
glowy, moiturized and evened-out in a subtle way ; your skin but better,
basically. It also contains titanium dioxide, which is a physical
sunscreen, giving the product a SPF30.
Physical sunscreens work better than chemical sunscreens and I feel like
they're better for the skin too, the only thing is that they're tricky ;
they often leave a weird white cast finish... No problem here since it's a
tinted moisturizer, they worked with the white to create their shade
range. Absolutely beautiful !
I wear the shade #2 Vanilla in the winter and #3 Buttercream in the
summer.
Hope you liked this selection ! Do you have any clean tinted moisturizers to recommend ?
Take care and much love,
Millie
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