Why a Tinted Face Balm Will Be Your New Makeup Staple This Year

When it comes to makeup that does more than just provide coverage, we’re always game for trying the news and latest. These days we’re seeing more and more hybrid products that offer the concealing and blending properties of makeup, combined with the ant-aging benefits of serums and other skin care essentials. 

Our current obsession is with tinted face balm — namely, the L’Oréal Paris Age Perfect 4-in-1 Tinted Face Balm Foundation. This newest drugstore foundation is a must-have complexion product that’s poised to become the one makeup staple you can’t live without. Keep reading to find out more about what this 4-in-1 foundation can do and why you’ll give it a year-round spot on your vanity.

What Is Tinted Face Balm?

Not to be confused for a skin tint, this tinted face balm is a lightweight form of foundation with a skin care-inspired formula that improves the look of your natural skin over time. The Age Perfect 4-in-1 Tinted Face Balm offers blendable medium coverage that immediately conceals imperfections, smooths the complexion and evens the look of your skin tone. Infused with a firming serum, it also restores skin firmness and minimizes the look of fine lines and wrinkles over time. 

That means, no more settling for makeup that only makes your skin look better while you’re wearing it. This new innovative class is all about giving you that complexion you desire even when you’re not wearing your foundation.

How Is Tinted Face Balm Different From Tinted Serum?

Tinted serum is a wonderful alternative to foundation when you want a lightweight product with natural coverage. The L’Oréal Paris True Match Hyaluronic Tinted Serum helps skin instantly look brighter and feel hydrated. You can apply it like any other face serum, working it into the skin with your fingers to warm up the product.

While this formula is infused with ultra-moisturizing hyaluronic acid — making it another must-have skin care-makeup hybrid — it offers a thin veil of luminous coverage. Both tinted serum and tinted balm are great for the coming spring and summer months when you want a breathable formula that won’t suffocate the skin, but with this tinted face balm you’ll get more radiant coverage for stubborn blemishes and breakouts.  

You’ll also want to apply the tinted balm to your skin using a makeup sponge since it has a creamy consistency that makes it easy to bounce and blend.

How Is Tinted Face Balm Different From Tinted Moisturizer?

As all things tinted are not created equal, so is the case for tinted moisturizer and tinted face balm. While some may be tempted to believe that any tinted face balm could be a tinted moisturizer, there are quite a few differences between the two beloved products.

Tinted moisturizers are 2-in-1 products that provide hydration and moisture to the complexion while offering ultra-lightweight coverage for evening out tone. The L’Oréal Paris Skin Paradise Water Infused Tinted Moisturizer has a water-based formula that includes aloe vera and witch hazel and does wonders in providing hydration for up to 24 hours. 

Compared to the tinted face balm’s emollient, cream formula, it gives more sheer coverage and can go under your buildable foundation. These two products may pair well together when you want to combine the benefits of their powerhouse anti-aging ingredients.

How Is Tinted Face Balm Different From BB Cream and CC Cream?

Reaching for BB cream (beauty balm cream) or CC cream (color correcting cream) typically means you want a foundation alternative but you still want to conceal and correct. Similarly, reaching for a tinted face balm will yield the same results.

As you may already know, BB creams and CC creams can address a plethora of concerns, including redness, skin dryness, dullness and uneven tone. A tinted face balm can address these issues too. The biggest difference between all these products is coverage — where tinted face balm behaves like a foundation with more coverage and infuses the complexion with serum for long term benefits.

How Is Tinted Face Balm Different From Foundation?

The short answer is — it isn’t! While some tinted balms are sheer and simply hydrate, the Age Perfect 4-in-1 Tinted Face Balm is, in fact, a foundation. It offers buildable medium coverage with a lightweight feel that melts into the skin for easy blending. The dermatologist-tested, non-comedogenic formula is suitable for even sensitive skin and leaves a radiant finish.

If a serum foundation is your forté, you may also love the L’Oréal Paris Age Perfect Radiant Serum Foundation with SPF 50. Formulated with a hydrating serum, vitamin B3 and SPF 50, it offers medium, radiant coverage in a liquid formula that doesn’t settle into lines or wrinkles.

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Written by: Shalwah Evans, Photo Design: Crystal Simone