Skin Base Hydrating Gel Tint with Hyaluronic Acid
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REFY's Skin Base Hydrating Gel Tint is a very low-coverage, gel-textured product that melts into skin and gives a dewy, natural finish, ideal for dry skin types. Dacey Cash loves how it wears and calls it a "beautiful, beautiful complexion product," while Amanda Z and Rudi Berry note it's not buildable and coverage is minimal, with Rudi saying it's for those with "nearly perfect skin." Monica Ravi-Conway criticizes the shade range as unflattering for deeper skin tones and reports poor wear over time, giving it 2/5.
FULL REVIEWS
POSITIVE
Variant: 140N
- “It is stunning. It is the foundation that I reach for for the everyday”39:13–39:18
- “It is very light coverage. It evens out my skin tone just enough”39:18–39:22
- “It makes my skin look really really soft. It makes my skin look juicy kind of”39:34–39:44
- “The finish of it is really, really nice. It's very skin-like with just a hint of glow”39:44–39:50
- “I love this top to it. So, you press the top down. There's a little hole at the top. The product comes out of the hole. And then you just take your brush, you just swipe it across the top. So, it keeps it really clean”39:46–39:55
- “It's just a really well thought out product, and I really appreciate it”40:05–40:10
- “I've just been reaching for this non-stop”
- Source: Best luxury beauty of 2026 so far - Jun 28, 2026
Variant: 190W
- “This is incredible. It is a gel tinted moisturizer foundation, like super light coverage foundation”5:53–5:58
- “Gel is my favorite. If there is a gel foundation or concealer, I want to try it because I feel like they work the best for my skin type”6:27–6:32
- “You can see this really just melts in”6:33–6:38
- “It reminds me of the original Shantaai Future Skin. Kind of like a lower coverage version of that, but still super nice and natural”6:41–6:46
- “I just love the way the REFY skin tint has been looking and the way it wears throughout the day”7:26–7:34
- “If you have a dry skin type, especially if you have like visibly dry skin like I do, I can't recommend a gel enough. It's truly the sweet spot for me”8:05–8:10
- “It's a beautiful, beautiful complexion product. Really nice, healthy skin”8:21–8:26
- Source: Full Aussie Girl Glam Look & Sephora Sale Haul - May 3, 2026
Variant: 130N
- “I've had it for about a week and I've been trying it pretty much every day”0:34–0:37
- “I have absolutely loved every single day that I've worn this and I feel like it's just this gorgeous dewy enhanced situation”5:45–5:53
- “It's very low coverage. It's really really low coverage”
- “I feel like it's for people who like a really really low-key face of makeup”
- “It's a little bit perfecting. It's blurring. It's pretty”
- “It's definitely an improvement on what I started with but I don't feel like I need to put on a full face of makeup after that”
- “I have found it to be glowing, as it were”
- “It's definitely incredibly low coverage. Do not expect this to build”
- Source: New at Sephora: Urgent Reviews for the Sale - Apr 14, 2026
- “This is the Refy skin tint on. It's very natural”2:33–2:37
- “I like that you can still see my freckles, but it kind of just gets rid of all the redness on my skin”2:35–2:39
- Source: Summer essentials and life update - Jun 15, 2026
Variant: 150N
- “I love this packaging”6:06–6:06
- “It is super lightweight and very watery feeling on the skin without being too thin, which I can appreciate”6:51–6:57
- “Very hydrating on the skin, which I also really like”7:12–7:15
- “I think that the coverage is so so minimal that this is really for the type of person that already has nearly perfect skin”7:16–7:19
- “I don't think that I will repurchase this, honestly”8:30–8:32
- “I think it's a beautiful finish for dry skin. Feels very hydrating, feels very light”8:41–8:44
- “It's a little bit uninspiring”
- Source: Full face of new makeup avoiding gimmicky products - May 16, 2026
Variant: 130N
MIXED / NEGATIVE
Variant: 130 Neutral
- “It is very thin and it is this more gel texture”
- “This is not a buildable product whatsoever”10:24–10:29
- “My skin was feeling a little bit dehydrated and then at the end of the day there's just really not much coverage here whatsoever”10:37–10:41
- “I just could see you really running through this and it's just not one that I'm bending over backwards to want to reach for and use again”11:00–11:07
- “The Refy was not delivering on those”
- Source: Best skin tints of 2026 and ones to avoid - May 22, 2026
WHAT CREATORS SAY
- Consensus
- 3.6 / 5 from 7 creator reviewsGrailPeople ratings based on creator reviews.
- Good for
- Dry skin (2)
- Features
- Sheer (5) · Lightweight (3) · Natural finish (3) · Dewy finish (2) · Good packaging (2)
- ⚠ creators flagged issues with buildable (2)
- ⚠ can feel drying (1)
- ⚠ coverage is thinner than expected (1)
- ⚠ creators flagged issues with wide shade range (1)
- ⚠ fiddly to use (1)
- ⚠ packaging issues noted (1)
- ⚠ doesn't last / fades through the day (1)
Product details
Details
- Type
- skin tint
- Finish
- natural
- Shade
- 130N
- Key ingredients
- hyaluronic acid
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