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Super Serum Skin Tint SPF 40.

ILIA Super Serum Skin Tint SPF 40
Sunscreen

About this product

A lightweight mineral tinted sunscreen with SPF 40 that combines serum-like hydration with sheer to light coverage, formulated with niacinamide and hyaluronic acid.

Full ingredients

Guru Score

67%

Mixed

12 experts · Strong agreement
12Gurus
7Yay
1Mixed
4Nay

What they liked

  • Skin-like finish with a natural glow
  • Hydrating formula, especially for dry skin
  • Dropper packaging, a little goes a long way

What they flagged

  • Takes time to set, very shiny at first
  • Too heavy and dewy for oily skin
  • Zinc-based formula may degrade over time

What the gurus are saying

This tinted mineral sunscreen earns praise for its genuinely skin-like finish and serum texture that lets skin show through, making it a top pick for anyone wanting effortless, glowing coverage rather than a made-up look. The niacinamide helps even skin tone and tackle hyperpigmentation, and it's particularly beloved by those with drier skin who want hydration without heaviness. However, a few gurus found it broke up or sat oddly on their skin no matter how they applied it, and because it's so moisturizing and shiny at first, oily-skinned people may want to skip it or be prepared to powder down the dewy finish once it sets.
Synthesized from 12 expert reviews · most recent take July 2026

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
"The Ilia Super Serum Skin Tint SPF 40 feels more like a serum than a foundation, and it shows in the best way. It looks genuinely skin-like in a way that a lot of foundations don't. If your goal is skin that looks effortless and alive rather than covered, this is a formula I'd point you to first."
~Yay
"This is the Ilia Super Serum Skin Tint SPF 40. It has niacinamide in it, which [...] is great in evening out skin tone, lifting pigment up. So hyperpigmentation, sunspots, uneven skin tone, niacinamide is great for that. So this is an SPF 40 with niacinamide. I do like a tinted sunscreen that does double duty, and if I want a little heavier coverage, sometimes I'll use this."
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"This is the Ilia Super Serum Skin Tint SPF 40. It has niacinamide in it, which [...] is great in evening out skin tone, lifting pigment up. So hyperpigmentation, sunspots, uneven skin tone, niacinamide is great for that. So this is an SPF 40 with niacinamide. I do like a tinted sunscreen that does double duty, and if I want a little heavier coverage, sometimes I'll use this."
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"This is the Ilia Super Serum Skin Tint SPF 40. It has niacinamide in it, which [...] is great in evening out skin tone, lifting pigment up. So hyperpigmentation, sunspots, uneven skin tone, niacinamide is great for that. So this is an SPF 40 with niacinamide. I do like a tinted sunscreen that does double duty, and if I want a little heavier coverage, sometimes I'll use this."
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"I'm still loving the Ilia and the reason is for my friends who asked about hyperpigmentation. It's a super serum and a skin tint all-in-one. [...] If you can find a super serum that does all things, that's going to be your best bet. This is my Ilia Super Serum Skin Tint SPF 40 with niacinamide. So in other words, I don't put on this separately in the morning because my skin serum already has niacinamide in it. So that's why it's important to know which ingredients do what. Vitamin C brightens, even skin tone. Niacinamide does the same thing. Brightens, even skin tones, helps with hyperpigmentation a little bit more than this, but this is a great overall environmental protector."
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"This is by Ilia, my color is a five. It's a super serum with niacinamide, so it's treating discoloration as it's protecting. It has niacinamide, squalane, and hyaluronic acid in a super tint. When you're dealing with sunscreen on your face, if you can find a tinted sunscreen you have an added protection of iron oxide, not just the zinc oxide."
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"They came up with this new one that has like a little bit of niacinamide in it and a little bit of vitamin C. [...] It's Ilia Super Serum Skin Tint SPF 40. [...] It's got vitamin C in it and niacinamide, and anytime you can mix your sunscreen that also works kind of as a super serum, that's a good thing."
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"I use this which is a tinted super serum SPF 40 it's by ILIA I'm obsessed with it I love it"
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"This is my basically my foundation. And the reason I love this is because it's a tinted SPF 40. It has niacinamide, squalane, hyaluronic acid. So it's a treatment along with a sunscreen."
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"I don't use makeup, I use this which is a tinted super serum SPF 40 it's by ILIA. I'm obsessed with it I love it. It has zinc oxide which gives you an extra layer of protection."
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"When you're looking at something like this, this is by ILIA, it's very liquidy. It's a broad spectrum 40 with zinc oxide but it has an iron oxide as well because of the tint, so it's a super serum tint. So hyaluronic acid, squalene, niacinamide, which was brightening the skin. So if you are somebody that has melasma or discoloration or dark circles, you have to stay out of the sun."
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"I really have been obsessed with this Ilia Super Serum Skin Tint SPF 40 and I love it because it has niacinamide in it. Niacinamide helps with skin discoloration."
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"I really have been obsessed with this Ilia Super Serum Skin Tint SPF 40 and I love it because it has niacinamide in it. Niacinamide helps with skin discoloration."
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"I love Ilia, this is a Super Serum Skin Tint SPF 40. It's very, very thin and it's tinted, [...] and this has in it niacinamide, which is great for moisture, and hyaluronic acid, so it's a treatment and a sunscreen in one. I love that."
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"The Ilia Super Serum Skin Tint SPF 40 is one that I like a little bit better in terms of a sunscreen. [...] It's still watery but I like this because it doesn't feel so cakey. [...] It's just a sheer tint, but it has niacinamide, squalane, and [...] hyaluronic acid, so it's moisturizing, it's treating, it's protecting all in one."
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"I love the Ilia. I've got if I've got any sort of sunscreen on that has a tint, which is really the only foundation I ever use. I don't really use Foundation but I use a tinted sunscreen."
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"This is by Ilia, a Super Serum Skin Tint SPF 40. It has niacinamide, squalane, and hyaluronic acid in it, so [...] it's a sunscreen and a treatment at the same time. It's very watery, and since I don't really wear foundation, I like a tinted sunscreen, so this by far is my favorite."
~Nay
"This Ilia Super Serum Skin Tint, I was getting down to the very bottom of it and then I looked and I realized it expired like a month or two ago. [...] I'm not messing around with sunscreen that's even a couple months old, it's not worth the risk of it for me anyway. With my hyperpigmentation, melasma, it's just not worth the risk. This one uses zinc, and I have a feeling mineral sunscreens when they go bad, they're bad. Chemical ones may not be so true, but I've heard from zinc when it's done, it's done. You're not getting a benefit from it. So there's no point in messing around with that."
~Mixed
"I've never tried this product before, but it's supposed to be really good. It's their Super Serum with hyaluronic acid and niacinamide. It's a mineral sunscreen, and I think it's great that they have so many shades. Like, if they're able to pull this off with this shade range, I don't know how these look on the skin, but I'm just saying like why don't we get more of a variety in terms of tints for mineral sunscreens. I've always been under the impression that it's kind of hard to do much in the realm of variety for the actual shades that you get, maybe because of the chalkiness from the zinc and or titanium dioxide."
~Nay
"I've got the Ilia skin tint but like it's not ideal for this technique."
~Yay
"Because of how moisturizing it is, if your skin is ever tight or on the drier side, this would be a great option. This will give that light cover, you could get to a medium coverage but you would have to apply quite a bit, not full coverage at all. But this will give your skin that true glowy dewy complexion. This is not matte; eventually it might dry down skin-like but it takes a really long time to get there. So if you don't like that glow and that dewiness, then either don't use this or you might have to powder up in certain sections. It really is a nice option. It has a dropper style type of packaging. It really does give that nice healthy natural look to the skin and it does help to even out your skin tone. But again, remember it's more of that light coverage, so if you wanted to go in with a concealer afterwards just to touch up some areas you totally could. And I love it. I really do, and I like how there's a larger color range with this one as well."
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"Because of how moisturizing it is, if your skin is ever tight or on the drier side, this would be a great option. This will give that light cover, you could get to a medium coverage but you would have to apply quite a bit, not full coverage at all. But this will give your skin that true glowy dewy complexion. This is not matte; eventually it might dry down skin-like but it takes a really long time to get there. So if you don't like that glow and that dewiness, then either don't use this or you might have to powder up in certain sections. It really is a nice option. It has a dropper style type of packaging. It really does give that nice healthy natural look to the skin and it does help to even out your skin tone. But again, remember it's more of that light coverage, so if you wanted to go in with a concealer afterwards just to touch up some areas you totally could. And I love it. I really do, and I like how there's a larger color range with this one as well."
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"It's very hydrating as well. The only downfall I will say with this is that when you apply it to your skin I feel like it does take a little while to tone down so your skin will look really shiny at first but once it starts to dry down and when it's at its perfect finish you will have the most healthiest looking skin it just gives that perfect complexion. I am a big fan of this. I use this on those no makeup makeup days. This does help to even out your skin tone and I feel like this is buildable it gives that light to medium coverage."
~Nay
"I bought one like a long time ago and it smelled rancid. I think I got [...] a bad batch or something. I heard from some other people who had that problem as well, and then I tried it later on and it didn't have that scent, so I'm pretty sure I got a really bad batch. But I [...] have a complicated relationship with skin tint to be honest with you."
~Yay
"It's very serum-y formula. I'm just going to use three drops. It blended in beautifully. It's just a little bit of coverage to even my skin tone. [...] I think it's light too. I did go in store to get color matched, and the one that matches my skin tone [...] was light two. I really like this."
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"It's very serum-y formula. I'm just going to use three drops. It blended in beautifully. It's just a little bit of coverage to even my skin tone. [...] I think it's light too. I did go in store to get color matched, and the one that matches my skin tone [...] was light two. I really like this."
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"I absolutely loved the Ilia Super Serum Skin Tint. [...] I love a skin tint, I like that natural look with skin peeking through. Now you're not going to like this if you have normal to oily skin, it is a very thick serum, [...] but it does leave quite a glow to your skin and I believe it has a squalane base, so that's a facial oil that I absolutely love too. For dry mature skin a little bit goes a long way. It took me forever to finish this. This will be a repurchase but not right away because I'm trying a lot of new skin tints for you guys for a review coming up in a few weeks."
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"A few drops goes a long way and just gives a nice blurred effect to my skin and does a little bit of coverage but still allows my skin to peek through. [...] Because of the squalane base in this it glides easily onto the skin and just gives a beautiful veiled appearance."
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"I'm going to use my 40 SPF and my ILIA serum because we just don't have a high UV index today. It's a mineral sunscreen and I love this for a little bit of coverage. I just tap it in and then blend it in. I love it for a little bit of coverage throughout the day without being too much of a makeup foundation look."
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"This is a great serum based skin tint it has SPF 40 so you're getting a touch of sunscreen. I can't put enough of this on to make it a substitute for my sunscreen even though it's SPF 40 it just is too opaque. So what I do is I take a few drops and I just pat it into my skin and then I use one of my brushes and blend it out to give it a very skin-like effect."
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"This is a great serum based skin tint it has SPF 40 so you're getting a touch of sunscreen. I can't put enough of this on to make it a substitute for my sunscreen even though it's SPF 40 it just is too opaque. So what I do is I take a few drops and I just pat it into my skin and then I use one of my brushes and blend it out to give it a very skin-like effect."
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"I actually really enjoyed the skin tint. It left my skin dewy by the end of the day, gave me a little bit more coverage than I would have expected but you can still see my skin poking through. [...] I like the fact that it gives just a better-than-bare-skin look. It's very, very sheer but it's still moisturizing. If you're looking for normal to dry skin this would be perfect for super sheer coverage. If you had oily skin, I don't actually think you're going to like it."
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"One of my favorite complexion products that I've been using this year is the Ilia Super Serum skin tint. This seems to be a love-hate between people, some find it a little bit too glowy, but I really enjoyed it. It has SPF 40, I always wear sunscreen under it anyway, but I've really enjoyed it."
~Yay
"The Ilia Super Serum Skin Tint is one of two tinted mineral sunscreens that rank really high on my list."
~Yay
"I really like the texture of this, like the finish of this. Originally I kind of didn't want to use it because it says that it's like a more of a matte finish and I thought oh I'm not going to like that, I don't like a matte finish, I like to look glowy, and it just, it's so easy to use. It has this like natural finish instead. I feel like matte wasn't the right word to describe this. It glides on so easily, it's so easy to use and it looks good. When I'm actually applying it I blend it with like a brush after I swipe it, it's just so easy, it makes putting on your foundation really fast and really easy. I like the texture of it and it blends easily. I don't think it settles into my pores, it doesn't settle into my lines and it looks natural. I actually don't feel like I have to wear much powder after I use it too, so again that natural finish that it gives. I just like this a lot, it is so so so nice. If you like a natural looking foundation and you want it to be easy and you like a foundation stick, I think you'll like this because it's really straightforward. It gives enough coverage but it can also look really natural or more coverage."
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"I think it just kind of missed the mark though. I still hear people that say like you told me about it and I bought it and I actually love it, but I think these are people that are probably not using a lot of it, like they're probably going for very natural looking and they're just totally fine. But it just was not for me. I'm gonna give it a three because I would I would actually wear it and I'd be like totally fine, but it felt like straight oil on my face to me."
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"I really like the texture of this, like the finish of this. Originally I kind of didn't want to use it because it says that it's like a more of a matte finish and I thought oh I'm not going to like that, I don't like a matte finish, I like to look glowy, and it just, it's so easy to use. It has this like natural finish instead. I feel like matte wasn't the right word to describe this. It glides on so easily, it's so easy to use and it looks good. When I'm actually applying it I blend it with like a brush after I swipe it, it's just so easy, it makes putting on your foundation really fast and really easy. I like the texture of it and it blends easily. I don't think it settles into my pores, it doesn't settle into my lines and it looks natural. I actually don't feel like I have to wear much powder after I use it too, so again that natural finish that it gives. I just like this a lot, it is so so so nice. If you like a natural looking foundation and you want it to be easy and you like a foundation stick, I think you'll like this because it's really straightforward. It gives enough coverage but it can also look really natural or more coverage."
~Yay
"The Super Serum Skin Tint is amazing for makeup plus SPF coverage. It's SPF 40, all mineral, and it also has niacinamide in it. Such great coverage and it comes in 30 shades so most everybody can find a good shade match."
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"A lot of these products, maybe it's an SPF with makeup in it like ILIA Super Serum Skin Tint, that can be $50. You don't want to use enough because it will look too caked on, the makeup will look too thick, and that's not the look you're going for, so you're just not using enough."
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"The Super Serum Skin Tint is amazing for makeup plus SPF coverage. It's SPF 40, all mineral, and it also has niacinamide in it. Such great coverage and it comes in 30 shades so most everybody can find a good shade match."
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"This is an amazing makeup plus SPF combo with vitamin C in it and I love this one. It comes in three different tones. This [...] has 10% zinc, it has L ascorbic acid active form of vitamin C, it has niacinamide and allantoin in it to soothe the skin. [...] It is so [...] lightweight, it's kind of a serum makeup hybrid and it absorbs in quickly. [...] This could kind of be a hybrid product for you if you want a vitamin C serum plus makeup coverage plus SPF, this is kind of like everything in one. I would even put another little layer of sunscreen under this just to make sure you are fully fully protected. [...] It is a little pricey but we know it's going to go on sale for the holiday."
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"The Ilia Super Serum Skin Tint might be a good choice if you need a closer color match to your skin, although it may contain titanium dioxide as a tint, but I'm not sure if it does or not."
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"The Super Serum Skin Tint by Ilia is going to forever go down as one of my absolute favorite skincare products of all time. If I could only pick one skincare product to put on my face it would be a hard toss-up between this and mascara but I would probably choose this. It has niacinamide in it and zinc oxide in it, the SPF is 40, so I think it gives a little extra protection on top of my sunscreen and it helps improve my skin as it conceals. This also comes in 30 shades so most people can find a match for their skin. I love this for mature skin because it is so hydrating and it leaves this dewy finish, which is great for mature skin, especially if you have dry skin."
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"I've been loving this one over a year now. It's by Ilia. I love Ilia. This brand is just awesome. It's a clean brand that does makeup so well. This is skin care powered makeup. This one is 100 percent mineral so it has 12 percent zinc oxide mineral only filters. It also has niacinamide, hyaluronic acid. It protects against blue light and pollution as well. This one is different than Tula because of the coverage. This one is going to be more dewy and is closer to medium coverage in my opinion, more than light coverage. I think it might say light coverage on the website but I definitely get at least medium coverage out of this. I find that this one is a lot more buildable so I like this one under makeup better. I would probably just wear the Tula one alone and not put a lot of makeup over it because it can just become cakey or tacky on the skin. This can also be used by all skin types. This one also comes in 30 shades. It's very easy to get your match here. I've been using this since then. I really love this product. You have to let this sit on the skin a good few minutes for it to really absorb and take on the color of your skin so it doesn't look like a mismatch but it's really nice. A little bit of a dewy, less radiant than the Tula if that makes sense."
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"I really have never come across a product quite like this. It's a light to medium coverage tinted mineral sunscreen serum with an SPF of 40 that has 30 shade options, so you most likely will find a perfect match for your skin tone. It's a very unique formulation where it sits in this hybrid type of category where it's both a skin care product and a makeup product with skin care actives like niacinamide, hyaluronic acid, and squalane that will treat and protect your skin while it also provides serious tinted coverage for the face similar to a foundation. It has enough pigmented coverage to take the place of your foundation or powder and when used properly it also has enough protection to serve as your sunscreen. The inclusion of skin care ingredients will treat skin care concerns while it protects from UV damage, which I find to be unique about this product since not many sunscreens will be formulated like this. For this particular item it is worth the splurge to me for all the reasons I mentioned. It is a unique find by a brand with a strong and powerful message."
~Nay
"I had tried the previous ILIA Skin Tint that didn't have sunscreen in it and that one didn't work for me at all. No matter how I put it on, it just did not look good on my skin. It didn't sit well, it just was not for me. And I gotta say this one was exactly the same. I didn't have to use it with sunscreen since it has sunscreen in it. I tried it as my sunscreen, so using a lot of it over my skin care didn't work. Looked weird on my skin, broken up on the surface, just not good. I tried it without putting on any skincare, like not even a moisturizer, and still it went on weird. It broke up. It just didn't sit on my skin right. So no matter how I use this, it just doesn't sit on my skin right."

What the evidence says.

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

Niacinamide

Niacinamide has evidence behind it for redness, uneven tone and supporting the skin barrier, and it is usually well tolerated even by skin that reacts to most things.

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

Humectants and emollients

Ingredients like these draw water into the surface layers and slow how fast it leaves. The evidence is for comfort, softness and hydration rather than for changing the structure of the skin.

Source: DermNet

Frequently asked.

What is ILIA Super Serum Skin Tint SPF 40?

A lightweight mineral tinted sunscreen with SPF 40 that combines serum-like hydration with sheer to light coverage, formulated with niacinamide and hyaluronic acid.

Is ILIA Super Serum Skin Tint SPF 40 worth it?

The gurus are split. 7 of the 12 gurus give it their stamp of approval while 4 would skip it, which lands it in the middle at a Guru Score of 67%.

What is ILIA Super Serum Skin Tint SPF 40's Guru Score?

ILIA Super Serum Skin Tint SPF 40 holds a Guru Score of 67%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 12 expert reviewers we have collected. At least one expert has named it a Top Pick in its category.

Who is ILIA Super Serum Skin Tint SPF 40 best for?

ILIA Super Serum Skin Tint SPF 40 is generally suited to dry skin and sensitive skin.

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