Most Tinted Moisturizers Are a No-Go for Oily Skin—These 11 Are the Exception

"This is an amazing option to help reduce excess oil and create a natural finish to the skin with a lightweight feel! It helps to provide blurring and smoothing benefits to the skin to smooth texture and pores for all-day wear." — Penzi

Pros: Blurs out blemishes; 25 flexible shades; humidity-, sweat-, and transfer-resistant formula

Cons: Not good for dry patches

Customer Review: "I got this for summer now that it's getting hotter and I love it, I have oily to normal skin and it wears well all over my face. It has light coverage but enough to cover little blemishes. It had a natural to glowy finish and sits on the face nicely."

The new Make Up For Ever Super Boost Skin Tint is so good. In fact, Who What Wear's beauty editor, Kaitlyn McLintock, swears by it for giving her skin a boost (pun intended) without a slippery texture or oily residue. Read her full review.

Pros: Hydrating, plumping, long-lasting, gel-like texture

Cons: None

Customer Review: "Omg most stunning finish I've ever seen. It's actually unreal. Doesn't show texture or fine lines and didn't settle into creases. Didn't break me out and it's dewy but not greasy. WOW."

The shade range isn't amazing for this option, but Penzi thinks it's a great option for fair to medium olive skin tones.

"This is a great lightweight, oil-free moisturizer that blends easily into your skin without clogging pores. It also has micro-treated mineral pigments that diffuse the look of fine lines and wrinkles for an even, natural-looking finish. The best part is that it contains sunscreen for UV protection." — Penzi

Pros: Oil-free formula, micro-treated mineral pigments diffuse the look of fine lines and wrinkles

Cons: May be too drying for those with combination skin.

Customer Review: "I am in awe with how this product just melts into my skin, moisturizes, and controls my blemishes. My new favorite go to when I get an impromptu video chat call!"

"This is a lightweight and light- to medium-coverage tinted moisturizer that is fragrance-free and provides a natural finish to replicate natural skin. It is non-greasy, fragrance-free, and alcohol-free, which is great for oily skin to help balance excess oil production." — Penzi

Pros: Contains SPF 30 sun protection; light, buildable coverage; formulated for sensitive and reactive skin types

Cons: Texture can be sticky or tacky

Customer Review: "The best tinted sunscreen I've ever used! It's replaced my foundation most days (Nars Light Reflecting) and has such a beautiful finish. The only downside is [that] I feel like you'd have to use a lot to get adequate coverage so I personally put on another SPF before applying."

"This oil-free formula gives buildable sheer-to-light coverage with a dewy, healthy-looking glow. It is a clean, vegan tinted moisturizer proven to boost skin's hydration with hyaluronic acid." — Penzi

Pros: Contains SPF 30, hyaluronic acid boosts hydration levels in the skin, contains squalane to refresh dry patches of skin

Cons: Leaves a bit of white cast if not rubbed in all the way

Customer Review: "I simply love this tinted moisturizer and how hydrating it is! I’ve tried other brands and this is the one I keep going back to. No issues with pilling and it’s kind to my acne-prone skin. I only wish BareMinerals would expand their range of shades. Opal is not quite cool enough and it does oxidizes slightly orange."

"Available in four shades for a range of skin tones, this all-mineral-formula SPF 50 features innovative, tone-adapting pigments that offer medium, buildable color coverage with a natural finish." — Penzi 

Pros: Contains SPF 50; 100% mineral coverage; evens out skin tone; tone-adapting pigments offer medium, buildable color coverage with a natural finish; blurs out blemishes and dark spots

Cons: Texture is a bit on the oily side.

Customer Review: "I absolutely love this stuff. It goes on nice and smooth and doesn't feel heavy on my face. I have a bit of a pinker/warmer undertone to my face and this matches perfectly."

Laura Mercier's Natural Skin Perfector is oil-free and mattifying, making it great for oily, acne-prone skin. The shade range is also incredibly impressive.

Pros: Blurs out imperfections, provides a soft matte finish, oil-free, skincare ingredients soothe irritated or sensitive skin

Cons: May be too drying for those with combination skin

Customer Review: "This tinted moisturizer has a flawless finish that doesn’t leave my skin dry or greasy. It blends well into my skin and I can wear it casually or for special events. It is perfect for the extremely popular no makeup-makeup look!"

Pacifica's tinted serum is infused with vegan collagen boosters, hyaluronic acid, vitamin C, niacinamide, and caffeine to hydrate and brighten. All of the above ingredients are also great for calming oily, acne-prone skin.

Pros: Breathable; tinted serum packed with skincare ingredients; provides a natural, dewy finish

Cons: Can pill a bit if used with too many other products

Customer Review: "Very nice with a touch of coverage without looking cakey. I actually wear this over another moisturizer as it is more of a tint than a moisturizer in my opinion. I chose a perfectly matching color. This is a nice alternative to foundation for people who don't want a lot of 'stuff' on their skin."

This matte formula from Covergirl helps even out your skin tone with water-based ingredients in a formula that's totally noncomedogenic. 

Pros: Masks blemishes; affordable; provides a matte, skin-like finish; oil-free; evens out skin tone

Cons: None

Customer Review: "I have a decent range of foundations. From Wet n Wild to Pat McGrath. This Covergirl product is the only one I have ever gone through and repurchased several times. I have combo skin and I don't use primer or powder with this product. It dries down well, does not accentuate my texture, and stays matte all day. I work in a place with some steam so the fact that I use it all day and it still looks really decent when I get home is impressive. I don't see much hype around this product which is a shame. I would say it's a lighter coverage but can be built. A small product is good enough to get a nice even coverage. I 100% recommend this product. My favorite part is it's non comedogenic! No pimple problems with this one!"

Oil-free and filled with hydrating ingredients like rose water, hyaluronic acid, cucumber extract, and Irish sea moss, this formula can actually be used as a primer/base for regular foundation or worn alone for light coverage.

Pros: Oil-free, contains hydrating ingredients like rose water and hyaluronic acid, SPF 11 sun protection, can be worn under foundation

Cons: Packaging could be better

Customer Review: "Love this product, it gives great coverage and feels light on my face. It pairs great with the finish powder, I went back and purchased two different shades, one for now and one for my summer shade. My next purchase will be the lipstick and lip gloss."

"Skin Perfector" is the perfect name for this product. It offers light, sheer coverage and instant glow boost for better-than-before but still-natural skin. Use it as the first step in your makeup routine, like a primer, or wear it alone.

Pros: Micro-encapsulated pigments blend seamlessly into your skin tone, glow-boosting formula, can be worn alone or under foundation

Cons: Might be too glow-boosting for some people's preference