Kansas City, Missouri
BEAUTY BRANDS
TOO FACED TINTED BEAUTY BALM SPF 20, $32
“BB Creams are all the rage, and the new Too Faced Tinted Beauty Balm is very popular. It is an all-in-one product that combines a primer, light-diffusing oil-free tinted moisturizer and SPF 20. It even contains antiaging skin care benefits! It can be used alone or as a booster under your foundation or powder.”
—Ashley Shadel, brand education supervisor
Austin, Texas
WHOLE FOODS MARKET
MINERAL FUSION SHEER TINT, $29.99
“Mineral Fusion Sheer Tint comes in three colors and offers a hydrating sheer coverage with a dewy finish. It is made with gentle ingredients and is hypoallergenic. The product is also free of gluten, parabens, artificial colors, fragrances, talc and—as with all products we sell at Whole Foods Market—is never tested on animals.”
—Jeremiah McElwee, executive coordinator, Whole Body
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Mexico City, Mexico
EL PALACIO DE HIERRO
LAURA MERCIER TINTED MOISTURIZER, $645
Mexican pesos, or $50.92 at current exchange “Women love its high quality and impeccable results. It really is simply sensational.”
—Adriana Lizarraga, beauty buyer, perfumery and cosmetics
London, England
HOUSE OF FRASER, OXFORD STREET
LAURA MERCIER TINTED MOISTURIZER, 33 pounds, or $52.22
“Enhancing the natural complexion with a sheer veil of color, this classic hero product from Laura Mercier offers the most concise range of finishes and shades in a tinted moisturizer. An essential in millions of makeup bags for its versatile, radiant results.”
—Tracy Van Heusden, senior beauty buyer
Milan, Italy
LA RINASCENTE
CLINIQUE MOISTURE SURGE TINTED MOISTURIZER, 26 euros, or $34.25
“The product is popular because of its good quality- price relationship, but above all because it’s very hydrating and fresh.”
—Annalisa Tuci and Mirella Siciliano, buying managers
Berlin, Germany
KAUFHAUS DES WESTENS (KADEWE)
ESTÉE LAUDER DAYWEAR SHEER TINT RELEASE SPF 15, 49.95 euros, AND DAYWEAR ANTI-OXIDANT BB CREAM, 49.95 euros, or $65.80
Our best-selling tinted moisturizer is DayWear Sheer Tint Release SPF 15 by Estée Lauder. Its pigments adapt to the wearer’s complexion, providing a very natural freshness. Also, the newly growing trend is BB creams. Lauder’s is becoming a new all-rounder for us.”
—Anja Hirsch, beauty buyer