Tinted Moisturizers Review

So do you wear makeup if you go to the gym?  What when you are running, walking or biking through the neighborhood?

I hate to admit it but I am a little Prissy, and I do wear a little make-up if I am going to be seen by most anyone other then Craig.  But I have the perfect solution for you!  What I wear is natural, non-clogging and has an SPF!  Tinted Moisturizer.  Doesn’t clog pores, doesn’t usually sweat off, and leaves me looking clean, and healthy without  looking “made-up.”  So here I am going to review natural tinted moisturizers! If for some miracle, I am not broken out, or I don’t have anything to hide, i may skip it, but that doesn’t happen very often at all!

So whose tinted moisturizer to I use?  Well I don’t have a 100% simple answer on that, but lately it has been Josie Maran’s Tinted moisturizer in Linen.  It matches my complexion perfectly, when I have a little color on my face and even when I don’t it still matches.  I love this one, because I don’t have to put on a separate sunscreen, as this has a whopping SPF of 30!  I think I will like it even more in the winter, as it is a little heavier then I am accustomed, but the coverage is just out of this world, just like Goldilocks, just right!

Before this I was wearing Kiss My Face tinted Moisturizer, but it only has an SPF of 8, and as we all know that isn’t quite enough, so I was layering SuperGoop! underneath, then applying Kiss My Face.  I wasn’t crazy about the 2 steps, but I do like the lightness of the tinted moisturizer.

And as you have probably seen from my recipe on Make It Monday, I have made my own tinted moisturizer.  Now this isn’t something you can do quite as quickly, so I do like to have one pre-made but this is a great recipe for fixes when you run out, or need more or less coverage, or maybe if you even want to get more SPF!  (just use a higher SPF sunscreen)  Just remember not to make more then a couple days worth at once, you never know what might start growing!  and always use clean utensils!

A lot of beauty bloggers have expressed that they still need to wear a moisturizer under their tinted moisturizer, I say, that is the point of the TM!  With Josie’s I simply use my toner, let it dry, and then apply.  done and done!  With the Kiss My Face, I do feel like I need a little umph of moisture, but since it doesn’t have that SPF power I use the SuperGoop! to give me a that extra touch of moisture.

All in all, I would rate Josie Maran’s higher then Kiss My Face, but if you are an oily girl, I would probably stick with Kiss My Face.  Normal to dry? Definitely go with Josie Maran!

Oh, and for the record, I do sometimes wear Mascara too….and you know I am all about the lip balms!  but I promise that is it!  =)

Related posts:

1. Make It Monday, How to Make Your Own Tinted Moisturizer