Flawless.
Leiana Foye
Courtesy of Jones Road
For skin over 40, the name of the skin game is hydration, hydration, hydration. “As we age, our skin naturally becomes thinner and more sensitive due to reduced collagen production, decreased lipid content and an overall weakening of the skin’s barrier function. This makes mature skin more prone to irritation, dryness and inflammation,” New York dermatologist Julie Russak, MD previously explained to NewBeauty. “For mature skin—especially asestrogen levels decline—maintaining hydration, restoring lost lipids and stimulating collagen production become paramount.”
When it comes to skin care, choosing a rich, nourishing moisturizer is the easiest adaption to make as aging skin gains texture and leans toward the drier side—but that doesn’t mean you have to sacrifice your favorite multitasking face formulas. If you want your skin care to play double duty and blur texture, provide coverage without enhancing wrinkles and leave skin with a healthy glow, a hydrating tinted moisturizer is the key to a flawless face.
Where to start? You’re in the right place. Below, the best skin-plumping, wrinkle-minimizing tinted moisturizers for mature skin, based on overwhelming enthusiasm from shoppers exclusively 40 years and over.
- Best Overall: Danessa Myricks Beauty Yummy Skin Serum Skin Tint ($36)
- Best Smoothing: Kosas BB Burst Hydrating Tinted Gel Cream ($38)
- Best for Sensitive Skin: Tower 28 SunnyDays Tinted Sunscreen ($32)
- Best Light Coverage: Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturizer Natural Dewy SPF 30 ($50)
- Best Medium Coverage: Milk Makeup Hydro Grip 12-Hour Hydrating Gel Skin Tint ($36)
- Best Radiance: Iris&Romeo Best Skin Days SPF 30 ($48)
- Best for Dry Skin: U Beauty THE SUPER Tinted Hydrator ($108)
- Best Drugstore: L’Oréal Paris True Match Nude Hyaluronic Tinted Serum ($20)
- Newest Launch: Jones Road Just Enough Tinted Moisturizer ($44)
1 / 9
Best Overall
Danessa Myricks Beauty Yummy Skin Serum Skin Tint ($36)
Danessa Myricks Beauty Yummy Skin Serum Skin Tint checks all the boxes. The formula pairs ceramides and collagen peptides to plump and protect the skin barrier. Squalane boosts hydration all day, leaving skin with a glowy finish. Shoppers also love how the light coverage blurs dark spots, sunspots and redness without feeling too heavy on skin.
Shades
20
Finish
Radiant
Coverage
Light
Promising Review
“I am 41 and have been looking for something that isn’t too heavy (as heavy makeup can bring out fine lines and wrinkles) but really gives you a healthy glow… This absolutely did it for me. It definitely gives me healthier looking skin, and it evens out my skin even though I have hyperpigmentation. I use this with a little concealer, and I love it. It is definitely is worth the try.”
2 / 9
Best Smoothing
Kosas BB Burst Hydrating Tinted Gel Cream ($38)
With ingredients like firming copper peptides, soothing zinc, smoothing saccharide isomerate and hydrating sodium PCA, BB Burst has become a hit among 40-and-over shoppers thanks to a light-as-air gel texture that smooths and blurs.
Shades
24
Finish
Natural
Coverage
Light
Promising Review
“The formula is chef’s kiss…It’s so easy to blend. Lightweight so it feels like skin and it’s buildable in case you want more coverage…This product is great for all skin types but I think especially for mature skin.”
3 / 9
Best for Sensitive Skin
Tower 28 SunnyDays Tinted Sunscreen ($32)
Soothe redness and stressed-out skin with this fragrance-free, 100 percent mineral sunscreen skin tint. Prickly pear and aloe vera combine to repair, soften and smooth skin while maintaining a natural glow. It’s also the first and only complexion product with the National Eczema Association‘s Seal of Acceptance.
Shades
17
Finish
Natural
Coverage
Buildable
Promising Review
“Fifth or sixth tube since I started using it. I have good skin for my age, so I use this almost every day when I want color. Great number of color options, buildable so it can be light or more so I don’t use foundation. Skin is hydrated and it melts in.”
4 / 9
Best Light Coverage
Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturizer Natural Dewy SPF 30 ($50)
The iconic formula recently got an upgrade to include even more skin-loving ingredients like macadamia and kukui seed oils and tamarind seed extract for an effortless second-skin look with the prettiest sheer glow.
Shades
20
Finish
Natural
Coverage
Light
Promising Review
“This made my skin tone even and hydrated. It never looked greasy, even after wearing it all day. I also like it has SPF 30 to protect my skin. It makes my skin dewy and even toned. Great for no makeup days.”
5 / 9
Best Medium Coverage
Milk Makeup Hydro Grip 12-Hour Hydrating Gel Skin Tint ($36)
Those who want more coverage than the usual sheer-to-light options will love Milk Makeup’s Hydro Grip buildable coverage that still looks like skin. The gel formula uses three molecular weights of hyaluronic acid, niacinamide, squalane and aloe water to moisturize skin. The blue agave extract keeps the skin tint and any makeup you wear on top in place.
Shades
15
Finish
Natural to dewy
Coverage
Light to medium
Promising Review
“Absolutely love this, it blended in so effortlessly and leaves a nice natural look…I have mature skin, dry to normal. I actually said wow as I was blending it for the first time – great product!”
6 / 9
Best Radiance
Iris&Romeo Best Skin Days SPF 30 ($48)
Billed “5-in-1 skincare,” this is one of the best hybrid makeup/skin-care products. Broad-spectrum SPF 30 UVA/UVB protects skin from UV damage, pollution and blue light, while sodium hyaluronate restores moisture and improves skin elasticity. Also, each tub is chock full of antioxidants that brighten, boost collagen and even skin tone, the latter shoppers say you notice instantly.
Shades
12
Finish
Dewy
Coverage
Light to medium
Promising Review
“I like easy, maintenance makeup that works, this is that. I have dry, aging skin and this blends well, has a great finish and does not settle into lines. Very happy to have found this.”
7 / 9
Best for Dry Skin
U Beauty THE SUPER Tinted Hydrator ($108)
“One part next-gen moisturizer, one part intuitive skin tint.” U Beauty’s THE SUPER Tinted Hydrator has 11 flexible shades that self-adjustto your skin for a truly seamless match. A formula of purified oat extract, peptides, shea butter, avocado oil, grapeseed oil and argan oil visibly improves skin texture, restores your complexion’s youthful bounce and helps reduce the look of lines and wrinkles.
Shades
11
Finish
Dewy
Coverage
Sheer
Promising Review
“SUPER Tinted Hydrator is such a beautiful tinted moisturizer. Perfect for my 50-year-old face…dewy and glowing! I love it!”
8 / 9
Best Drugstore
L’Oréal Paris True Match Nude Hyaluronic Tinted Serum ($20)
Don’t leave your next drugstore run without L’Oréal’s True Match Nude Hyaluronic Tinted Serum. The titular hyaluronic acid-rich serum delivers intense hydration plus luminous mineral pigments to give you a stunning glow in one step, according to its 12,000 five-star reviews.
Shades
14
Finish
Radiant
Coverage
Light
Promising Review
“I am50+ and have tried every foundation under the sun. My skin is combination and I’ve had a hard time finding foundation that lasts all day, provides good coverage, but that doesn’t show every single wrinkle on my face. This foundation is it! It’s lightweight but has great coverage and it lasts all day at work. The best thing is that it doesn’t settle into wrinkles and leaves my face looking youthful.”
9 / 9
Newest Launch
Jones Road Just Enough Tinted Moisturizer ($44)
Jones Road’s Just Enough Tinted Moisturizer launched on April 8, but we had to give it an honorable mention. Bobbi Brown’s latest launch expertly masters the no-makeup makeup look. With glycerin, sodium hyaluronate and vitamin E, it hydrates, evens skin tone and camouflages fine lines with a soft, airbrush-like finish. To read our editor’s full review, click here.
Shades
14
Finish
Natural
Coverage
Light
Promising Review
“I could immediately see a difference in my skin; it looked softer and more uniform, but I could still make out a few freckles. This is truly my skin, just better… If you’re big on light coverage with a soft finish, this high-quality makeup/skin-care hybrid will replace multiple products in your beauty bag from day one.”
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