base · layer weight 1

Serum skin tint

Evens tone without building a film.

Layer weight · A film is one continuous layer sitting on the skin. Layer weight is the 0–3 opacity this object adds.

The catalog behind every score on this desk is editorial estimate on a published scale, not laboratory measurement. The scale says what each number is supposed to mean and names an object holding each level, so a figure can be argued with — but no figure here was measured, and none carries a citation. The scale is published in full.

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consider · 12 of 52

50 is neutral: nothing known for it, nothing known against it. Everything above and below is listed under the score.

Delivers close to the desk's default coverage — set yours and this line becomes personal rather than assumed.

Evidence · signed weights (they add up to 43)

+50 · Neutral start — Every product type starts here. Above 50 the model has more reasons for it; below, more reasons against.
-4 · Film cost — Every unit of modeled opacity load costs points.
-3 · Coverage match — Delivers 22 against an assumed appetite of 30.

Coverage delivery: 22
Sebum behavior: 0
Dry flex: 2
Minutes: 2

Named formulas of this type

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ILIA · Super Serum Skin Tint SPF 40CurrentFinish not stated$54
Saie · Slip Tint Dewy Tinted Moisturizer SPF 35CurrentDewy· from name$38
Kjaer Weis · The Beautiful TintCurrentFinish not stated$58
Rose Inc · Skin Enhance Luminous Tinted SerumCurrentLuminous· from name$49
Zaron Cosmetics · Sheer Tint MoisturiserCurrentFinish not stated$16
Huda Beauty · Faux Filter Skin TintCurrentFinish not stated$36
Trinny London · BFF Skin Tint SPF 30CurrentFinish not stated$46
e.l.f. Cosmetics · Halo Glow Skin TintCurrentLuminous· from name$14
NYX Professional Makeup · Bare With Me Tinted Skin VeilCurrentFinish not stated$16
Maybelline · Super Stay Skin TintCurrentFinish not stated$15
Glossier · Skin TintCurrentFinish not stated$36
MAC · Face and Body FoundationCurrentFinish not stated$39
Sculpted by Aimee · Skin TintCurrentFinish not stated$28
Dior · Backstage Face & Body FoundationCurrentFinish not stated$42
Chanel · Les Beiges Water-Fresh TintCurrentFinish not stated$62

Filed here, not verified as this type (19)

House-card examples and estimated prices. A contradiction means the name cannot honestly be this type. They are not product endorsements.

La Roche-Posay · Toleriane-style sensitive tinted moisturiser
Estimated or house-card example. Price $32 is an estimate.
Tower 28 · SOS Daily Rescue context
Estimated or house-card example. Price $32 is an estimate.
The Desk · A spot-only build
Estimated or house-card example. Price $32 is an estimate.
Beautycounter · Cheeky Clean Cream Blush
Estimated or house-card example. Price $54 is an estimate.
Laneige · Skin Veil Base
Estimated or house-card example. Price $32 is an estimate.
Hera · Silky Stay Foundation
Estimated or house-card example. Price $54 is an estimate.
Juicy Chemistry · Mineral Sunscreen
Estimated or house-card example. Price $32 is an estimate.
Maybelline · Lash Sensational
Estimated or house-card example. Price $14 is an estimate.
L'Oréal Paris · True Match Super-Blendable
Estimated or house-card example. Price $14 is an estimate.
Fenty Beauty · Pro Filt'r Soft Matte (sheered)
Estimated or house-card example. Price $54 is an estimate.
Charlotte Tilbury · Beautiful Skin Foundation (light)
Estimated or house-card example. Price $54 is an estimate.
Charlotte Tilbury · Hollywood Flawless Filter (one plane)
Estimated or house-card example. Price $54 is an estimate.
Dior · Forever Skin Glow (light)
Estimated or house-card example. Price $78 is an estimate.
Chanel · Les Beiges Healthy Glow
Estimated or house-card example. Price $78 is an estimate.
Bobbi Brown · Skin Long-Wear Weightless Foundation
Estimated or house-card example. Price $54 is an estimate.
Bobbi Brown · Pot Rouge
Estimated or house-card example. Price $54 is an estimate.
Uoma Beauty · Say What?! Foundation (buildable)
Estimated or house-card example. Price $54 is an estimate.
Uoma Beauty · Disco Queen highlight (one plane)
Estimated or house-card example. Price $54 is an estimate.
Sunnies Face · Skin Soak tint
Estimated or house-card example. Price $32 is an estimate.

Named examples · ILIA Super Serum Skin Tint SPF 40 · Saie Slip Tint SPF 35 · Kosas BB Burst

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Serum skin tint

Named formulas of this type

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Decision matrix from visible makeup symptom to the smallest first test and next desk
What you see	Smallest first test	Do not default to	Next desk
Cakey or settling	Halve the all-over base and put coverage only on the marks that still need it.	Do not add powder everywhere to hide visible texture.	Score a thinner architecture →
Pilling or clumping	Test the two suspect films alone, use less of each, and give the first film time to set.	Do not assume matching marketing words means matching film chemistry.	Diagnose the failure →
Separation or sliding	Run the base over the lightest prep that still feels comfortable, let that layer settle, then compare it with the full stack.	Do not add another gripping layer before you know which interface is moving.	Isolate the moving layer →
Patchy on dry areas	Use less base and powder on the dry zone, then compare that patch with the unchanged side under the same light.	Do not scrub more pigment into a patch that is already catching texture.	Troubleshoot the patch →
Settling into lines	Keep flexible coverage off the mobile crease, then add only the definition the look actually needs.	Do not build opacity and powder directly into movement.	Open the mature-skin path →
Shade changes after dry-down	Compare a thin face swatch only after the film has visibly settled, then check depth and undertone in stable useful light.	Do not use a universal oxidation timer or judge from one fresh hand swatch.	Recheck depth and undertone →
Short wear	Log the first failure hour and the failure type before changing the whole routine.	Do not treat every wear problem as a request for more powder or more spray.	Log the wear event →
SPF amount fights the makeup finish	Follow the sunscreen's own directions for the protection job, then test makeup above it instead of reducing sunscreen to a prettier cosmetic dose.	Do not infer labeled SPF from a thin tint, powder dusting or a few mist passes.	Read the sunscreen claim →