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Rare Beauty Positive Light Tinted Moisturizer with SPF 20.

Rare Beauty Positive Light Tinted Moisturizer with SPF 20
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About this product

A lightweight tinted moisturizer designed to provide coverage while hydrating the skin, with a natural finish.

Full ingredients

Homosalate (9.0%), Titanium Dioxide (1.8%), Zinc Oxide (0.9%), Water/​Aqua, Dimethicone, Talc, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Isododecane, Cetyl PEG/​PPG-10/​1 Dimethicone, Isopentyldiol, Sorbitol, Tocopheryl Acetate, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium Chloride, Dimethicone/​Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Magnesium Sulfate, Sodium Dehydroacetate, Hydrogen Dimethicone, Potassium Sorbate, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Lecithin, Benzoic Acid, Aluminum Hydroxide, Alumina, Dehydroacetic Acid, Propylene Carbonate, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Tocopherol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Citric Acid, Gardenia Florida Fruit Extract, Nelumbo Nucifera Flower Extract, Nymphaea Odorata Root Extract, Titanium Dioxide (Ci 77891), Iron Oxides (Ci 77491, Ci 77492, Ci 77499)

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Guru Score

81%

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Early verdict · Few reviews so far

What the gurus are saying

This tinted moisturizer stands out for its longevity, staying put and looking fresh from morning through long travel days without fading or breaking down. Reviewers praise the coverage it delivers despite its lightweight feel, along with the hydrating, natural finish it leaves on skin. The talc-free formula creates a diffused, seamless layer, though it is not a full-coverage base for heavy makeup looks.
Synthesized from 2 expert reviews · most recent take October 2024

What they liked

  • Lightweight but gives real coverage
  • Lasts all day without fading
  • Hydrating, fresh finish

What they flagged

    Nothing. None of the experts who reviewed it raised a problem.

    Type

    SunscreenLiquid

    Key actives

    Vitamin CVitamin ESPF

    Formula notes

    Fragrance-freeNo drying alcohol

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    What the gurus are saying.

    Every take we've logged from this product's reviews across YouTube. Click any row to watch the moment they said it.

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    ✓Yay
    "It's very lightweight, so if you're into a full face of makeup situation this is not going to be it, but the finish on that is beautiful. It has a lovely finish to it. I think that is absolutely beautiful. It's got okay coverage, there's no redness here, and it feels really nice. It feels hydrating on the skin, which is the name of the game in my book. If you layer it up you can get to a medium coverage, and it ends up giving pretty good coverage if you're needing it."
    ✓Yay
    "Enough coverage to conceal blemishes but still looks super natural. I have oily skin and would wear it to the gym and it didn't budge all day."
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    "The first one is the Rare Beauty Positive Light Tinted Moisturizer. This is such a good tinted moisturizer. It's not a tinted moisturizer where you literally can't tell any difference if it's on your face or not. This gives you really good coverage, and I love the longevity that this has. It feels lightweight, it really wears well on me, and I just love how fresh my skin looks when I wear this. It's so beautiful."
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    "For a tinted moisturizer it has insane longevity. It literally looks the same at the end of the day as it does at the beginning of the day. [...] I wore this to the airport once on a long travel day and I got to my hotel and it looked amazing. That was enough for me to know that this is something that I would revisit every summer. It's one of my favorite tinted moisturizers ever. I wear the shade 14W."
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    "I felt like it would be the perfect time to bring back my favorite complexion product from Rare Beauty which is the Positive Light Tinted Moisturizer. I love this so much. I just find that this product wears really well and it also offers a really nice level of coverage even though it's a tinted moisturizer. I absolutely love it."
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    "Enough coverage to conceal blemishes but still looks super natural. I have oily skin and would wear it to the gym and it didn't budge all day."

    What the evidence says.

    Independent of what the gurus think, this is what the published research supports about the main active ingredients here.

    Vitamin C

    Topical vitamin C is an antioxidant with reasonable evidence for dullness and uneven tone. It breaks down in light and air, so how a product is formulated and packaged matters as much as the percentage on the front.

    Source: DermNet

    Sunscreen filters

    Sun protection is the best evidenced way to slow visible ageing, and the filters are what does the work. Mineral and chemical filters both protect when a product is applied thickly enough and often enough, which is where most people fall short rather than on the choice of filter.

    Source: DermNet

    Vitamin E

    Vitamin E is an antioxidant, and it is often in a formula to keep the other ingredients stable rather than as the active itself. It pairs well with vitamin C, though on its own the evidence for visible change is limited.

    Source: NIH, National Library of Medicine

    Frequently asked.

    What is Rare Beauty Positive Light Tinted Moisturizer with SPF 20?

    A lightweight tinted moisturizer designed to provide coverage while hydrating the skin, with a natural finish.

    Is Rare Beauty Positive Light Tinted Moisturizer with SPF 20 worth it?

    Yes. All 2 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 81%.

    What is Rare Beauty Positive Light Tinted Moisturizer with SPF 20's Guru Score?

    Rare Beauty Positive Light Tinted Moisturizer with SPF 20 holds a Guru Score of 81%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 2 expert reviewers we have collected.

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