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I was super excited to try out the new Armani Skin Tint, and I have to say, I think it’s a brilliant new addition to the Armani Beauty line up. I have a full review here for you, along with before and after photos, plus a guide on which shade to choose. Enjoy!
What is Armani Skin Tint?
This new skin tint is all about capturing the golden-hour effect on your skin:
- Features light-catching Golden Hour Pearls
- Delivers a radiant, healthy look
- Uses a 92% silk-like serum formula
- Infused with hyaluronic acid and niacinamide
- Designed to hydrate, perfect, and boost luminosity
- Micro Silk Technology creates a weightless veil
- Buildable light to medium coverage
- Natural, skin-like finish
- Longwear formulation
- Undetectable & suitable for all skin types
- Available in 20 stretchable shades
- If you shop at Sephora*, you can use code REALLYREESPH for 20% off
Key Ingredients
This new skin tint is inspired by the silky, refined feel of Giorgio Armani’s organza creations. It is infused with hyaluronic acid, niacinamide, white lily, and Vitamin CG, and works to hydrate, plumps the skin, target dullness and mask dark spots and redness.
Armani Skin Tint Shades & Swatches
There are 20 shades in the collection. I am waiting for my full set of shade samples, and will share all the swatches as soon as I can. For now, I have shade L3 here to show you.
Please stay tuned for the full set of swatches of each shade.
My Review of Armani Skin Tint
What skin type is it good for?
I have combination skin and find it really good on my skin type. I have been testing it for a while and find that I can get away without powdering which is always good news for me.
I think this is probably perfect for dry or mature skin types but I also think oilier skins will like it, and may just need a touch of powder to set it.
Do you need to powder it?
I am combination skin, as I said, and I have mainly been skipping powder. If I was expecting a super long day, I’d give it a light powder on the t-zone. I like to avoid powder for maximum dewiness.
If you are oily, you will probably want to set this with powder.
What is the coverage like?
What I love about this skin tint is that is keeps your skin looking just like skin, yet it is great for subtly covering redness and blurring out pores, fine lines and imperfections.
It’s a sheer coverage formula, and you can lightly build it up without it ever getting cakey. I can use one pump for my whole face, and then I just add a touch more to go over where I have extra redness and pigmentation. It pairs very well with a concealer if you have a bit more to cover in certain areas, and this allows for an overall very natural skin finish.
- Sheer as a single thin layer, but forgiving if you go over and build slightly
- Don’t expect full coverage, this is not a concealer replacement.
- Works beautifully for “no-makeup” or “your best skin” days.
What is the finish like?
I absolutely love the light that this brings to my skin. It has a soft satin sheen that isn’t greasy or oily, but just very fresh. It is nice brightening, and I have actually skipped concealer with this quite regularly.
All in all, this is my kind of skin tint, and if you love makeup with skincare, and a fresh but skin-like finish, I think you could love it too.
- On me, it gave a soft-focus / blurring quality: you can still see your skin (freckles, texture) but everything looks smoothed, softened, better.
- It doesn’t emphasise pores or fine lines (if your skin is well hydrated) and the blur effect helps
- No obvious shine or oily look, it stays fairly neutral and natural.
Texture & Application – Is it easy to apply?
I have been using my REESON No. 1 Brush to apply Armani Skin Tint and I find that it melts into my skin and blends out really easily without tugging.
The texture is fairly thin and liquidy, almost like a serum. Because it’s so lightweight, it layers beautifully. It feels super comfortable on skin and you almost forget you have anything there.
Application Video
Longevity / Wear
I find this nice and longwearing, and as it’s quite a subtle and flexible formula, it tends to fade very evenly and naturally. If you have anything to cover, you might want to top up concealer, but I find this wears very well for a skin tint with skincare type product. I haven’t been powdering but you could definitely extend wear even further by lightly setting it.
Skin Tint vs Luminous Silk: What’s the Difference?
Formula & Feel
- Luminous Silk is a classic lightweight foundation with buildable medium-leaning coverage, giving a luminous satin finish
- Skin Tint, by contrast, is more of a “sheer veil” / tinted serum. It is lighter and delivers more minimal coverage and is more of a your skin but better vibe
This has been a big question! For me, I find that the new Skin Tint is a great every day product, and is as easy to apply as skincare. I’d say that if you want a more perfected, ultra polished look, then Luminous Silk will most likely be the one for the job.
In my opinion, the new formula is a lot lighter in feel and texture and there is much more emphasis on skincare.
What shade to choose, if you know your Luminous Silk shade
Because the numbering for the new Skin Tint is different, you will probably be thinking: Which Skin Tint shade matches my Luminous Silk shade? Below is my mapping based on info from the brand.
To make things easier, I’ve broken down both the undertone families and how each Skin Tint shade aligns with the Luminous Silk Foundation (LSF) shades you might already wear.
Undertone Guide
The Skin Tint range is organised into cool, neutral, and warm tones across Fair, Light, Medium, Tan, and Deep depth categories.
| Depth | Cool | Neutral | Warm |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair | F2 | F1 | F3 |
| Light | L2 | L1 / L4 | L3 |
| Medium | M1 / M4 | M3 | M2 / M5 |
| Tan | T1 | T2 | T3 / T4 |
| Deep | D1 / D2 | D3 | D4 |
Luminous Silk ↔ Skin Tint Shade Match Chart
If you already know your Luminous Silk shade, use this table to find your closest Skin Tint match based on Armani’s official mapping.
| Luminous Silk Shade | Closest Skin Tint Shade | Undertone | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | F1 | Neutral | Fair porcelain skin tones |
| 3.75 | F2 | Cool | Fair with pink undertone |
| 2 | F3 | Warm | Fair with golden undertone |
| 3.8 | L1 | Neutral | Light skin, neutral tone |
| 3.5 | L2 | Cool | Light with slight pink |
| 4.5 | L3 | Warm | Light-medium with golden tone |
| 5.5 | L4 | Neutral | Light-medium neutral |
| 6 | M1 | Warm-medium | True medium with warm tone |
| 6.5 | M2 | Warm | Medium warm beige |
| 7 | M3 | Neutral | Medium neutral |
| 8.1 | M4 | Cool | Medium with rosier undertone |
| 9 | M5 | Warm | Medium-deep golden |
| 8.6 | T1 | Cool | Tan with cool tone |
| 10.1 | T2 | Neutral | Tan neutral |
| 11 | T3 | Warm | Tan golden |
| 11.8 | T4 | Warm | Tan-deep with red-golden undertone |
| 13.6 | D1 | Cool | Deep skin with cool base |
| 14 | D2 | Neutral | Deep neutral |
| 15.8 | D3 | Cool-neutral | Very deep cool |
| — | D4 | Warm | Deepest warm tone |
Because the Skin Tint coverage is sheer, each shade stretches beautifully and so a close match will still blend seamlessly. If you’re between two, go slightly warmer for a more healthy and natural look.
My Armani Skin Tint Shade
At the event a few weeks I was shade matched to L3. My Luminous Silk shade is 4.5 (although I have used 4 in the past and bronzed up a bit). L3 in the Skin Tint gives a nice natural and healthy looking glow, and I also think I could go for the Armani Skin Tint in L2 if I wanted something a bit brighter.
Before & After Photos
My Other Foundation Matches
For my shade twins out there, my other matches are:
- Victoria Beckham Beauty The Foundation Drops in Light 4 (£104)
- Jane Iredale Skintuition Liquid Foundation SPF 30 in 26 (£55)
- Clinique Even Better Clinical Vitamin Makeup SPF 50 in Light Cool 3 (£39)
- Anastasia Beverly Hills Impeccable Blurring Second Skin Matte Foundation in 2N (£39)
- Shiseido Synchro Skin Radiant Lifting Foundation in 310 (£47)
- e.l.f. Cosmetics Soft Glam Satin Foundation in 20 Light Cool (£8)
- Sisley Paris Phyto Teint Perfection Foundation in 2N1 (£80)
- Shiseido Revitalessence Skin Glow Foundation in 250 (£49)
- Haus Labs Triclone Skin Tech Foundation in 130 Light Warm £42)
- NARS Light Reflecting Foundation in Deauville (£41)
- Lancome Teint Idole Ultra Wear Care and Glow Foundation shade 115C (£39.50)
- Charlotte Tilbury Beautiful Skin Foundation in 4 neutral (£39)
- La Mer Radiant Skin Tint in Light 22 (£80)
- Cle de Peau Radiant Cream Foundation in 020 Light Medium Ochre (£108)
- Cle de Peau Radiant Fluid Foundation Natural in 020 Light Medium Ochre (£121)
- Givenchy Skincaring Foundation in 2-N150 (£47)
- Dior Forever Natural Nude Foundation in 2N (£48)
Who Should Use Armani Skin Tint?
Best Skin Types
- Normal to dry / combination-dry – the formula is very forgiving and comfortable. It will be ideal for those who dislike heavy foundations
- Slightly oily / combo skin – it will work if your oily zones are controlled (setting / light powder), but if you have very oily skin you may see more wear issues in the T-zone
- Mature / textured skin – the blur and sheer nature makes it forgiving on subtle texture, though highly textured areas might still show
- No blemishes / minimal coverage needs – if you mostly want tone-evening, soft glow, and minimal imperfections, this is a dream
- If you require heavy coverage (e.g. for pigmentation, scars, acne) you’ll likely want to pair with concealer
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Ultra lightweight, comfy wear with added skincare
- Natural, skin-like finish with soft blur
- Beautiful for no-makeup / everyday looks
- Sheer buildable coverage, forgiving shade range
- Doesn’t feel heavy or cakey
Cons
- Limited coverage (not for heavy coverage needs)
- Shade mapping / shade confusion (especially with new numbering) – see guide above
Final Thoughts & Tips
- If you’re an Armani Luminous Silk fan who sometimes wishes for a lighter version of your base, this might be your alternate go-to
- I would recommend checking out my shade guide above to get your best shade
- On days when you want a “less is more” look, this is perfect
Where to buy Armani Skin Tint
This new Skin Tint is £36 and available now via the links below. If you shop at Sephora, you can use code REALLYREESPH for 20% off:
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