It's time for the long awaited review of Lush's tinted moisturiser, also known as 'Skinwear'. I bought the colour Light Cool.
I've had a lot of people asking me to review this and I've finally got around to doing a video on it, but on here is where we get the full length long reviews. For those who prefer to read the ins and outs of a product in lengthy detail.
First of all, the price, as of April 2026 in the UK it costs £16. And you get 30g of product inside of your tube. As for the packaging it comes in a thin mouldable metal tube and a plastic twist cap to open it. I can appreciate the lesser use of plastic with this product and that you can get out every last bit of product till the end.
Then we of course have to talk about the ingredients. It contains quite a lot of seed oils, including -
(Information via the LUSH UK website)
We also have -
So it does contain some synthetic ingredients, however they are safe synthetics. That do occur naturally in essential oils. For me I'm all about using less harmful ingredients just for a short term benefit. I think that you can rest easy knowing this has fair trade organic honey and witch hazel. Both I love for my combination skin type. Witch hazel has been used not just on your face but on your body for many many years, and alongside tea tree oil. I also use Lush's Tea Tree Toner during my skincare routine, if you are looking for a product that works hand in hand with this one.
On first application I do smell the lavender scent straight away, so if you're not a fan of the lavender scent this may not be for you. However, after applying it and wearing it I don't really smell the lavender, as I think your nose gets used to the scent.
Now we need to talk about the coverage and application. When I first used this product, I just went straight in on my bare skin and I found it clung onto the dry patches on my face, were as it would be slightly patchy on my oily nose. So, I thought to myself well if it were a foundation, I would use a moisturiser and or a primer underneath. And that's exactly what I did, I used a small amount of the Gorgeous moisturiser and massaged it into my skin as normal, then applied a friendly amount onto my neck and face just using my fingers (I did previously try it with a beauty sponge, but I couldn't get into the crevices of my face properly). Taking my time to evenly spread it onto my problem areas and were I wanted the most coverage. It was miles better with having a smoother canvas for the product to work on. Although it's already a moisturiser and then applying one underneath. It didn't cause me to be extra oily or have slippery skin throughout the day. If need be, I would use some of their emotional brilliance powder for under my glasses, as I get very oily throughout the day wearing them, to help combat this.
By the end of the day after wearing it, for about 8 hours, it did have some shift, as I always touch my face throughout the day, but still covered up any problem spots and kept its coverage. Overall, I'm quite impressed with this product and I've been using it for quite awhile and it's still going. Depending on how much coverage you want it does last awhile even with daily use, a lot goes along way. 9/10 from me!
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