Nothing like a 100-degree day to get you contemplating your ‘Desert Island’ makeup product
It’s peak summer, and many of us have yet to experience the hottest temperatures of the season (think Los Angeles in August and September). By this point, we want makeup that not only looks undetectable but also feels undetectable. Needless to say, we’re reaching for a skin tint, arguably the best alternative to foundation for the season.
Benefits of a Skin Tint
It’s hard to count the reasons we sing their praises. To keep it short and sweet, it boils down to three key categories: payoff, application, and feel.
A skin tint is the lightest of all complexion products, designed to even out and unify your skin tone with minimal coverage. With a watery, serum-like consistency, a good skin tint should blur imperfections, redness, and pores without looking or feeling like you’re wearing anything. For this reason, skin tints are our go-to during the summer months when issues like cakeyness, clogged pores, and makeup separation are more common.
When it comes to application, we love skin tints for their flexibility. With a lower concentration of pigments compared to other complexion products, they’re particularly forgiving in terms of shade matching and use. All in all, skin tints are versatile, user-friendly, and virtually undetectable on the skin – our ‘Desert Island’ product, if you will.
Diffusion Dew Skin Tint
If you’re on the market for *the* minimalist complexion product for your-skin-but-better, it’s Diffusion Dew Skin Tint, which we love for its barely-there feel and big payoff.
Featuring skin-mimicking pigments, Diffusion Dew truly lives up to its name as a next-generation skin tint. It blurs, smooths, and brightens, for a glowy complexion that genuinely feels like you.
Like most skin tints, Diffusion Dew is designed to enhance, not mask, your natural skin tone. It's breathable, comfortable, and easy to apply, but what sets it apart is its versatility. With a buildable formula and a flexible shade range, Diffusion Dew is customizable for a variety of looks.
*Extended range of shades now available.
Finding The Right Skin Tint Shade
The translucent quality of our skin tint makes Diffusion Dew Skin Tint adaptable when it comes to shade matching. Skin-mimicking pigments not only help you find your ideal shade more easily , but also ensure an even, unified base as your skin tone changes with the seasons. This flexibility simplifies your makeup routine and minimizes the need for frequent shade adjustments.
Diffusion Dew is available in sixteen flexible shades that cater to cool, warm, and neutral undertones. Skin-mimicking pigments blend into skin, ensuring a seamless color match.
Skin Tint vs. Foundation
While skin tints and foundations both serve as base layers, they differ in coverage level, feel, and purpose. Unlike skin tints, foundations offer a wider range of coverage, and are formulated for a variety of finishes (think matte to dewy). Whether lightweight or rich, typically require more precise application and blending due to their higher concentration of pigments intended to create an even canvas for the rest of your makeup.
Skin Tint vs. Tinted Moisturizer
Skin tints and tinted moisturizers provide lightweight coverage, but they differ in their primary functions and formulas. Not to be confused with a skin tint, tinted moisturizers are formulated to hydrate and contain nourishing emollients responsible for their creamy texture. Unlike tinted moisturizers, skin tints offer all the complexion boosting benefits of a tinted moisturizer without the heavier texture and added moisture.
Benefits of a Skin Tint During The Summer
While Diffusion Dew can be worn year round, we find ourselves reaching for our favorite skin tint over and over again this time of year, when we want a lighter alternative to foundation. Its texture and concentration of skin-mimicking pigments prevent common foundation pitfalls like caking, settling into fine lines and pores, and separation—making it an ideal choice for warmer weather.
If you want to wear next to nothing on your next trip to the beach, but still prefer a little something to even out your complexion and give you a little glow, skin tints like Diffusion Dew are your best bet. For best results, apply a few pumps and blend into your skin using fingertips or your favorite brush.
