The Best Tinted Moisturizers Ever

This category covers the very best tinted moisturizers available, regardless of price. Feel free to weigh in on your favorites. This list is actually comprised of two separate lists:
1) The Beauty Insider's Picks: My own personal list of the best products in that category, in no particular order
2) The Popular Vote: The results of a poll I did of over 1000 beauty-savvy consumers, in order of popularity

The Beauty Insider’s Picks
1. Hard Candy Hint Tint (“Sugar Cookie”): This may look like a fun product, but it’s seriously amazing. It’s a very sheer tinted moisturizer that subtly evens out skin tone while protecting with a broad spectrum SPF 15. When I want easy, everyday coverage, I use it alone. Mixed with my foundation, it gives a glow that’s garnered compliments from friends. $16.50
2. Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturizer SPF 20 (“Fawn”): This sheer, lightweight moisturizer always ends up on the best product lists, and with good reason. It gives skin a natural, no-makeup glow while evening things out and protecting with broad spectrum sunscreen. $38
3. Cover Girl CG Smoothers SPF 15 Tinted Moisturizer (“Medium to Dark”): This sheer gel formula hydrates and evens out skintone while protecting from the sun, and the price is unbeatable. $7.50
4. Yves Saint Laurent Teint de Jour Tinted Matt Moisturizer (“Golden Beige #2”): This light-textured moisturizer doubles as an everyday foundation, giving soft, glowing coverage without any shine. $38
5. Peter Thomas Roth Max Tinted Protective Day Cream SPF 30 (“Tan”) This ultra-gentle, nongreasy, tinted moisturizer is soothing enough to use on post-treatment skin. Plus, it evens out skin tone and protects with an SPF 30. $40
6. Becca Luminous Skin Color SPF 20+ (“Tan”): This product is sheer, but not so sheer that it’s pointless. It evens out skin tone, protects the skin from the sun, and looks amazingly natural. $38
7. M.D. Formulations Total Protector Color 30 (“Medium Tint”): This is an effective sunscreen (no need to double up on products) that also happens to be lightweight and slightly tinted, making it perfect for quick, casual days. $24
8. Merle Norman Luxiva Sheer Defense Tinted Moisturizer SPF 15 (“Medium”): This provides more coverage than the typical tinted moisturizer—closer to a foundation. The texture is amazing—and the finish is not greasy or dry, just dewy and perfect. $31
9. Linda Cantello Hint Tinted Moisturizer (“Shade 2”): This product has it all: SPF 15, a light, natural, slightly matte finish, and a texture that virtually disappears into skin and wears beautifully. $34
10. M.D. Skincare by Dr. Dennis Gross All in One Tinted Moisturizer SPF 15 (“Medium”): This gel-textured product does triple duty as a sheer foundation, a skin-loving moisturizer, and a sunscreen with UVA/UVB protection. $36

The Popular Vote
1. Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturizer in “Nude”, $38
2. MAC Select Tint SPF 15 in “NC40”, $22.50
3. Prescriptives Traceless Skin Responsive Tint in “Level 1” and “Level 2” (tie), $32.50
4. Sonia Kashuk Hydro-Tint SPF 15 in “Light”, $12 (approx.)
5. Bobbi Brown SPF 15 Tinted Moisturizer in “Light”, $36
6. Becca Luminous Skin Color SPF 20 in “Cashmere”, $38
7. Origins Nude and Improved Bare-face Makeup with SPF 15 Sunscreen in “Almost Angel”, $16.50
8. Clinique Almost Makeup SPF 15 in “Light”, $17.50
9. Stila Sheer Color Tinted Moisturizer SPF 15 in “Light”, $28
10. Cover Girl Smoothers All-Day Hydrating Makeup in “Fair”, $7.50 (approx.)