U Beauty

Super Tinted Hydrator.

Foundation

About this product

A lightweight tinted moisturizer designed to hydrate skin while providing sheer, even coverage that lets natural skin show through.

Full ingredients

Aqua (Water), Squalane, Pentylene Glycol, Octyldodecanol, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea Butter), Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil, Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil, Titanium Dioxide, Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Seed Oil, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis (Sweet Almond) Oil, Isononyl Isononanoate, Ethylhexyl Stearate, Cetyl PEG/PPG-10/1 Dimethicone, Sorbitol, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Magnesium Sulfate, Methyldihydrojasmonate, Panthenol, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Passiflora Incarnata Seed Oil, Tocopherol, Tocopheryl Acetate, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Linoleic Acid, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-8, Oleic Acid, Palmitic Acid, Sodium Hyaluronate, Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate, Stearic Acid, Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate, Glutathione, Superoxide Dismutase, Lactobionic Acid, Mandelic Acid, Glycolic Acid

Guru Score

78%

Yay

Early verdict · Few reviews so far

3Gurus

3Yay

0Mixed

0Nay

What they liked

Lightweight, elegant texture
Evens out skin tone and discoloration
Dewy, hydrated finish

What they flagged

May gather on very dry patches
Finish can read too glowy for some

What the gurus are saying

This tinted hydrator earns consistent praise for its dewy, skin-like finish that evens out discoloration without heavy coverage, though the emollient oils mean it can read quite glowy for some people. Gurus found it holds well for several hours with minimal breakdown, and works best for those who want lightweight hydration with just enough tint to balance tone. Anyone with dry patches may want to prep those areas first, as it can cling slightly to dehydrated spots.

Synthesized from 3 expert reviews · most recent take January 2025

Type

FoundationLiquid

Key actives

Vitamin C Hyaluronic acidAHAVitamin EPeptides Squalane

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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Gothamista

684k subs

✓Yay

"The Super Tinted Hydrator is one of U Beauty's most popular formulas, it's a lightweight elegant moisturizer. It gives me exactly what I want in my makeup. First of all, it is good for my skin. It's a sheer coverage but enough to even out the discoloration or make any of the contrast less intense. The skin finish is a healthy hydrated one. I mean, it looks like my skin but a little better."

Beyond50Skin

32k subs

✓Yay

"It does leave some skin peeking through but it gave a little bit more coverage than I would probably want from a tinted moisturizer. As far as finish, [...] it definitely did a great job at evening out my skin tone and my skin looked dewy but it might be just a little bit too glowy, probably because of those emollient oils. As far as wear, [...] it lasted the 6 hours that I expected it to with little to no breakup. The total score for the U Beauty Super Tinted Hydrator was 20 out of 25."

Robert Welsh

1.11M subs

✓Yay

"Is it the highest coverage? No, it's not meant to be. It's definitely a skin tint, almost, which is fine by me. I think that looks really, really nice. Apart from the skin on my nose, that's a little bit dehydrated, and it is kind of gathering up in this corner here. I think it's good. You can still see my blemishes, I don't mind that. I don't think skin is always going to look perfect, and this is nice for when you want something kind of lightweight. [...] I'm going to say keep to this. This is a really, really nice foundation. It's not a foundation, it's a tinted hydrator."

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

Alpha hydroxy acids

Alpha hydroxy acids loosen the bonds holding dead cells at the surface. The evidence supports smoother texture and more even tone over time, and they can leave skin more sensitive to sun.

Source: NIH, National Library of Medicine

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

Frequently asked.

What is U Beauty Super Tinted Hydrator?

A lightweight tinted moisturizer designed to hydrate skin while providing sheer, even coverage that lets natural skin show through.

Is U Beauty Super Tinted Hydrator worth it?

Yes. All 3 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 78%.

What is U Beauty Super Tinted Hydrator's Guru Score?

U Beauty Super Tinted Hydrator holds a Guru Score of 78%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 3 expert reviewers we have collected.