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I first picked up the £26 Kylie Cosmetics Skin Tint Blurring Elixir completely on a whim at Vancouver Airport after seeing endless TikToks calling it Kylie Jenner’s best base yet. As someone with combination skin that shifts from dry winter patches to a slightly oily T-zone in summer, I’m always hunting for skin tints that give that true “second-skin” look, natural, smooth and flattering on textured or hormonal skin, so I needed something forgiving and natural. My beloved Chanel Vitalumière Aqua was discontinued, and I’d felt genuinely lost without it. So into my basket this went, and I’ve been using it ever since July. So I have been testing it for months so I can give you my really honest thoughts and review. 

Quick Take: Kylie Cosmetics Skin Tint Review Summary

Lightweight, buildable, natural looking skin tint with a second-skin finish. Shade 4.5 matches my Chanel B30 and No7 Warm Beige perfectly. Blends beautifully with fingers, feels weightless, doesn’t cling to dryness, smooths over fine lines and lasts well even through Scottish weather and long mountain biking days. A gorgeous everyday tint with a healthy finish. The formula is fantastic, but the packaging label looks cheap and mine has already started to peel.

Shade Match: Kylie Skin Tint Shade 4.5 vs My Usual Foundations

I went for shade 4.5, and it turned out to be almost identical to my usual matches like Chanel B30 and No7 Warm Beige. If you have a neutral-warm undertone, this shade blends in seamlessly. It looked slightly lighter when first swatched, but once blended, it adjusted perfectly with zero oxidation.

Undertone

If you're searching for “Kylie Skin Tint shade 4.5 swatches” or undertone help, this one sits right in that light–medium neutral-warm pocket.

Not Sure What Your Undertone Is? A Quick Guide

If you’re unsure whether you’re warm, cool or neutral, here’s the quick method I always use:

• Look at your veins: green-ish veins usually mean warm, blue/purple means cool, and a mix means neutral.

• Try the jewellery test: gold tends to suit warm undertones, silver suits cool, and both suit neutral.

• Check how you tan: if you tan easily, you’re likely warm; if you burn first, you’re more cool-toned.

I’m a neutral–warm girl myself (Chanel B30, No7 Warm Beige), and shade 4.5 in Kylie’s Skin Tint melted into my skin perfectly.

Texture and How It Applies

This tint has a fluid, silky texture that feels more like skincare than makeup. Ingredients like isododecane, C24-28 alkyl methicone and trimethylsiloxysilicate give it that super smooth slip and soft focus effect. You must shake it before using because the formula separates slightly, but once shaken it blends flawlessly. I’ve tried sponge and brush, but fingers give the best result. I dot it around my face and blend with my hands and it just melts in. The nozzle is narrow which I really like because you never waste too much product.

I’ve even slapped this on in the car before a morning ride, blending it in with cold hands, and it still managed to look smooth. I mean that speaks volumes for this product. 

Coverage and Finish

Coverage is light but buildable to a light-medium. It won’t hide everything, especially not hormonal breakouts, but it evens the skin tone beautifully. The finish is natural with a soft healthy glow that never looks greasy. It’s slightly dewy without being shiny and it smooths over fine lines without sitting in them. It gives that second-skin finish that makes you look put together without looking like you tried. 

How It Looks Before vs After Application

Before: a bit of redness, winter dryness around my nose, and a couple of hormonal breakouts after having my coil re-fitted. I know TMI, but it's true. 

After: tone evened out, dryness blurred, glow added without shine, and texture smoothed in a soft, natural way without that heavy base look. This is exactly the kind of result people look for when searching for a natural, blurring skin tint that evens tone without looking like foundation. 

Why This Tint Actually Meant Something To Me

My skin has been unpredictable lately with winter dryness, a few hormonal breakouts after getting my coil fitted and losing my favourite Chanel Vitalumière Aqua, RIP why did you do that, Chanel?  Nothing I tried felt right on my skin. Everything was either too heavy, too shiny or didn’t survive my lifestyle of biking, filming and Scottish weather.

So when I grabbed Kylie’s new skin tint at Vancouver Airport, I didn’t expect much. But that first application genuinely surprised me. It gave me that familiar “my skin but better” look I’d been missing for years. Smooth, even, natural and just effortless. No cakiness, no clinginess, no fighting with my texture. It simply made me feel like myself again.

I remember looking in the mirror after that first application at the airport hotel and thinking, ‘Oh! There I am.’ It just felt like my skin again. I looked fresh and put together without looking caked or too made up. It's your skin, but with the right amount of covering flaws but still being able to actually see it. 

Wear Test in Real Life

This tint has been tested in real Scottish weather and that says everything. I’ve worn it in wind, rain, snow, sun and heat. I’ve worn it mountain biking, filming, dog walking and travelling. On me, it lasts around six to eight hours before soft fading. It can wear a little around the nose by that point but nothing dramatic. It doesn’t cling to dry patches in winter and it doesn’t separate terribly in the summer heat either. With a primer like the Maybelline Grip Primer and a touch of powder, you can get even more longevity.

One day I wore this for a full day of mountain bike filming, which for me is normally pretty muddy, and when I checked the mirror afterwards, it hadn’t separated, just softened naturally. I mean, I had mud on my face, and the skin tint stayed put. It's magic. 

How to Apply Kylie Cosmetics Skin Tint for the Best Finish

Lightweight skin tints can be fussy, but this one is easy:

1. Shake the bottle well, the formula separates if you skip this.

2. Dot it around your face.

3. Blend with fingers for the smoothest, most even second-skin finish.

4. Add concealer only where you need a touch more coverage.

5. Powder just the T-zone if you’re combination or oily. 

This technique also avoids the streaks some people report when using a brush with the Kylie Skin Tint.

How It Works With Other Makeup

It layers beautifully with everything. I wear La Roche-Posay Anthelios UVMune 400 Invisible Fluid SPF 50 underneath with no pilling at all. The Haus Labs concealer works amazingly well with it. Cream bronzer, blush, highlighter, powder bronzer, they all sit perfectly on top. This is one of the easiest face bases I own in terms of layering and blending.

How Kylie’s Skin Tint Compares to Other Popular Skin Tints

If you are wondering how Kylie’s Skin Tint stacks up against other popular skin tints, here’s how it compares in real life for me.

• Chanel Vitalumière Aqua:
Closest match in texture and finish, and the only skin tint I’ve tried that genuinely feels like a modern dupe for Chanel Vitalumière Aqua. Kylie’s is slightly more hydrating and gives a softer blur. Chanel is still the OG, but this is the best alternative I’ve found since it was discontinued.

• No7 HydraLuminous Foundation:
More coverage but nowhere near as effortless to blend. Kylie looks more natural and lighter on the skin.

• Charlotte Tilbury Hollywood Filter:
More glow, more sheen, but doesn’t give the same blurring or second-skin finish. Better as a glow booster than a base.

• L’Oréal True Match Nude Plumping Tinted Serum:
Pilled on me, especially with SPF. Kylie’s tint doesn’t pill at all and blends more smoothly.

• Victoria Beckham Beauty Skin Tint (New Launch)

I’ve also heard quite a few people say that Kylie’s Skin Tint gives a similar soft-focus, natural-skin finish to the new Victoria Beckham Skin Tint. I haven’t personally tested them side by side yet, but if you’re curious about that VB look and want something more affordable to try first, Kylie’s is a great place to start. It has that same effortless, healthy-skin vibe without the luxury price tag. Should I splurge on this one to test? 

• Overall:
Kylie’s Skin Tint sits in that sweet spot between natural, blurred and easy to wear. It has enough coverage to even out the complexion but still feels like you’re wearing nothing.

Ingredients Breakdown

The tint includes hyaluronic acid for hydration, which explains why it feels so comfortable on dry winter skin. Lightweight film formers give it that seamless glide and staying power. There is also pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate which keeps the formula stable. Kylie Cosmetics say this was dermatological control tested with 32 women between 18 and 37 years old.

Key Ingredients & Why They Matter

• Hyaluronic Acid — hydration + smoother dry patches

• Isododecane — lightweight slip that prevents cakiness

• Trimethylsiloxysilicate — helps it last through heat, rain and sweat (very Scottish-weather friendly)

• Soft-focus silicones — give the blurring effect

What This Formula Is Designed to Do:

• Blur texture

• Hydrate without shine

• Smooth fine lines

• Give a lightweight, second-skin finish

• Resist heat, humidity, rain and movement

My Routine When I Wear This Tint

This is the routine that works perfectly for me and never pills or slides:

• La Roche-Posay Anthelios UVMune 400 Invisible Fluid SPF 50
• Maybelline Grip Primer (if I need extra longevity)
• Kylie Cosmetics Skin Tint Blurring Elixir shade 4.5 applied with fingers
• Haus Labs concealer under the eyes and around any hormonal blemishes
• Cream bronzer and cream blush
• Light dusting of blurring powder on the T-zone if it’s warm

This combo gives me a natural, fresh, long-lasting base that survives biking, dog walks and Scottish weather without looking patchy. 

How Much Kylie Skin Tint Should You Use?

A pea-sized amount is enough for your whole face. Using too much can make it move around, especially if you skip powder on the T-zone. Start with a small amount and build it up, but honestly, you dont need much of this product. 

Who Will Love It

If you like natural finishes, soft coverage and skin tints that just make your skin look healthier, this is perfect. It suits normal, dry, combination and slightly mature skin. Oily skin types may need to set with powder but it still works. If you want full coverage or matte foundation, this won’t replace those.

Who This Skin Tint Works Best For

Is Kylie Cosmetics Skin Tint Good for Dry Skin?
A big yes. It doesn’t cling, it doesn’t highlight dry patches and it actually smooths them out thanks to the soft-blurring finish and hydrating texture.

Is Kylie Skin Tint Good for Combination Skin?
Perfect. I’m combo myself and it sits beautifully across the face, even when I’ve got winter dryness and a slightly oilier T-zone.

What about Normal skin?
This is where it shines. Natural, seamless, effortless.

Is Kylie Skin Tint Suitable for Mature Skin?
A lovely option. It doesn’t settle into fine lines, doesn’t make texture more noticeable and has that soft-focus look that flatter mature skin really well.

Is It Suitable for Sensitive Skin?
It has been tested under dermatological control on 32 women aged 18 to 37. I haven’t had any irritation, even when my skin has been hormonal, but always patch test if you’re sensitive.

Is Kylie Skin Tint Good for Acne-Prone Skin?
It won’t hide active breakouts, but it won’t cling to them either. I have hormonal spots from my coil refit and it sits smoothly over texture without exaggerating it. You’ll still want spot concealer, but the tint itself stays even.

Who It Might Not Be Ideal For

Does Kylie Skin Tint Work for Oily Skin?
It can work but you’ll need a gripping primer and a good blurring setting powder to keep shine down and increase longevity. Without powder, it may fade faster in the T-zone.

People who want full coverage
This is a skin tint, not a foundation. It evens and blurs but will not hide breakouts or deep pigmentation. You’ll need concealer for that.

Anyone who wants a matte finish
It has a natural, soft-dewy effect. Not shiny, but definitely not matte.

If you hate applying makeup with fingers
It does apply with brush or sponge, but it blends best with fingers, which some people prefer and others don’t.

Pros

Lightweight and comfortable
Natural second-skin finish
Great shade range
Blurs without caking
Doesn’t cling to dryness
Builds without patching
Wears well in all weather
Perfect for everyday makeup
Blends easily with fingers
No oxidation

Cons

Packaging label looks cheap
Not full coverage
Can wear around the nose
No SPF included

Is It Worth The £26

Yes. One million percent. I love the formula, I love the finish and I love how reliable it is. I just wish the packaging felt nicer and that it had SPF, but the formula itself is brilliant and I will definitely repurchase.

What I Wish I Knew Before Buying

• You absolutely must shake it, the textures only blend when fully mixed.

• Coverage is lighter than TikTok makes it look.

• The outer label peels quickly (it doesn’t mean the product is off).

• It applies best with fingertips, brushes can make it streaky.

• It’s perfect for daily natural makeup, not full-glam days.

Where to Buy Kylie Cosmetics Skin Tint in the UK (Best Price)

I picked mine up from the official Kylie Cosmetics UK website, where it’s £26 for 30ml, and you get the full 24 shade range. It arrived quickly and honestly. For my first order, I preferred going straight to the source so I knew it was genuine.

But if you’re a Boots girl like me, or you love a good Lookfantastic scroll, it’s always worth checking Boots and Lookfantastic too. They sometimes stock Kylie products, and you can catch the odd discount, free delivery, or loyalty points, which we love.

Right now, the official Kylie site still tends to have the best availability, but if you’re trying to save a few pounds or stack those Advantage Card points, definitely keep an eye on Boots and Lookfantastic.

Should You Buy It

If you love natural everyday makeup, work long hours, exercise outdoors, deal with Scottish-style weather changes or simply want a base that makes your skin look healthier without looking like makeup, then yes, this tint is absolutely worth adding to your routine. If you want full coverage or a matte finish, this won’t be enough. But if “your skin but better” is your vibe, then it is a brilliant buy.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is the Kylie Cosmetics Skin Tint good for dry skin
Yes. It doesn’t cling to dryness and feels smoothing thanks to hyaluronic acid.

Does it work for combination or oily skin
Yes for combination. If you are very oily, set with a blurring powder.

Is it full coverage
No. It is a light coverage tint that builds slightly.

Does it oxidise
Not on me. Shade 4.5 stays true all day.

Is the finish dewy
It is a soft natural finish with a light dewy effect but not shiny.

Does it work with other makeup
Yes. Concealer, bronzer and blush all blend perfectly on top.

Does the packaging feel quality
The formula is amazing but the outer label looks cheap and mine is already peeling.

How many shades does it come in
There are 24 shades available.

Would you repurchase it
Absolutely yes. I love the finish, the wear and the ease of application.

What SPF works underneath
La Roche-Posay Anthelios UVMune 400 Invisible Fluid SPF 50 works perfectly without pilling.

Final Verdict: Who Should Actually Buy Kylie’s Skin Tint

Perfect for anyone who wants natural, everyday coverage with a soft-blurred finish.
Skip it if you need full coverage or a matte base.

About the Author,  Laura, MissLJBeauty

I’m Laura, a UK beauty and lifestyle blogger with over 10 years of real product-testing experience. I’m trained in makeup, facials and skincare, and I specialise in honest reviews that are tested through Scottish weather, mountain biking, filming days and the chaos of real life. If you love natural, everyday beauty that performs, you’re in the right place.