“The List” All The Foundations I’ve Reviewed from Best to Worst
I’ve tried a LOT of foundations since I started my YouTube channel and it’s getting pretty hard to keep them all straight (even for me)! So in this post I’m ranking them from best to worst for a handy reference. I’ll update it whenever I review a foundation, so be sure to add a bookmark so you can check back often. I hope this will help you to find a great foundation for your mature skin!
Shop my Top Picks (Best for Normal to Combo skin)
Holy Grail
Dior Forever Matte (Review) – Sheer to Medium coverage, satin finish, long wear, best for normal to oily skin
No 1 de Chanel (Review) – Sheer to Medium coverage, satin/dewey finish, long wear, good for all skin types
Sephora Best Skin Ever (Review) – Sheer to medium coverage, satin finish, long wear, hydrating foundation good for all skin types
Estee Lauder Futurist Hydra Rescue Foundation (Review) – Medium to full coverage, luminous finish, long wear, hydrating foundation good for all skin types
L’Oreal True Match Super Blendable Makeup (Review) – Sheer to Medium coverage, satin/matte finish, average wear, good for all skin types
IT Cosmetics Your Skin But Better Foundation + Skincare (Review) – Sheer to Medium coverage, luminous finish, average wear, hydrating foundation good for all skin types
Rare Beauty Liquid Touch Foundation (Review): Sheer to Medium coverage, luminous finish, average wear, good for all skin types, smoothing
Chanel Ultra Le Teint Velvet (Discontinued) (Review) – Sheer to Medium coverage, satin/matte finish, long wear, on the dry side, best for normal to oily skin
Stila Hide & Chic Foundation (Discontinued) (Review) – Sheer to Medium coverage, good for all skin types
Best
Lancome Teinte Idole 24 Hour Wear Foundation (Review) – Medium coverage, smoothing, Demi-matte finish best for normal to oily skin
LYS Triple Fix Clean Serum Foundation (Review) – Light to medium coverage, best for dry – combo skin types
KVD Good Apple Foundation Balm (Review) – Full coverage, best for normal skin. Long wearing.
Estee Lauder Double Wear Stay In Place Foundation (Review) – Medium to Full coverage, best for all skin types
CYO Lifeproof Long Lasting Foundation (Discontinued) (Review) – Medium coverage, best for dry skin, good for all skin types, Boots Soap & Glory Kick Ass Foundation is the exact same formula from the same parent company (Also Discontinued)
Sephora Collection Matte Perfection Tinted Moisturizer (Review) – Sheer skin-like coverage good for all skin types.
YSL All Hours Foundation (Review) – Medium to Full coverage, best for combo to oily skin
CoverGirl Matte Made Foundation (Review) – Sheer to Medium coverage food for combo/oily skin + all skin types
IT Cosmetics Bye Bye Foundation Full Coverage Moisturizer (Review)- Medium to Full coverage, good for all skin types
Pat McGrath Skin Fetish Foundation (Review) – Sheer to Medium coverage with a skin-like satin finish. Best for dry – normal skin, could work for combo – oily skin in fall/winter
Shiseido Synchro Skin Lasting Liquid Foundation (Review) – Medium coverage good for all skin types
Maybelline Dream Urban Cover (Review) – Sheer coverage with luminous finish good for all skin types
L’Oreal 24H Fresh Wear Foundation (Review) – Medium to full coverage best for oily skin
Shop my Top Picks for DRY skin:
IT Cosmetics Your Skin But Better CC+ Cream (Review) – Medium coverage good for all skin types
Beauty Blender Bounce Liquid Whip Long-Wear Foundation: (Review) – Medium – full coverage best for normal to combo skin. Long-wearing & great in a selfie!
Clinique Even Better Serum Foundation: (Review) – Medium – full coverage best for normal to oils skin. Long-wearing with all mineral SPF 25!
Laura Mercier Flawless Lumiere Radience-Perfecting Foundation: (Review): Sheer to Medium coverage good for dry to normal skin
Smashbox Studio Skin 15 Hour Wear Moisturizing Foundation (Review)- Medium coverage good for all skin types
Estee Lauder Double Wear Light (Review) – Sheer toMedium coverage good for normal to oily skin
Natasha Denona Transformatte Pore Vanishing Matte Foundation (Review) – Medium coverage good for all skin types
IT Cosmetics Your Skin But Better Oil-Free Matte CC+ Cream (Review) – Medium to Full coverage, good for normal, combo or oily skin types
Dior Backstage Face & Body Foundation (Review) – Sheer to Medium coverage good for normal to oily skin
Physicians Formula Healthy Foundation (Review) – Medium coverage good for all skin types
Philosophy Take A Deep Breath Cushion Compact (Review) – Medium coverage good for dry to combo skin
Too Faced Peach Perfect (Review) – Medium to full coverage good for all skin types
Boots No7 Stay Perfect (Review) – Sheer to medium coverage good for all skin types
Too Faced Born This Way (Review) – Sheer toMedium coverage good for all skin types
Wet N Wild PhotoFocus (Review) – Medium to Full coverage good for normal to oily skin
Urban Decay All-Nighter (Review) – Full coverage good for normal to oily skin
Clarins Everlasting New Generation (Review) – Full coverage good for dry or normal skin
Estee Lauder Double Wear Nude Water Fresh (Review) – Sheer to Medium coverage best for dry skin
La Mer The Soft Fluid Long Wear Foundation (Review)
Revlon ColorStay Makeup for Normal/Dry Skin or Combo/Oily Skin (Review)
Armani Designer Lift Firming Smoothing Foundation (Review)
IT Cosmetics Celebration Foundation (Review)
L’Oreal Infallible Pro Glow
Maybelline Better Skin
L’Oreal Magic BB Cream
Laura Mercier Mineral Pressed Powder (Review)
Id bareMinerals Matte Loose Powder Foundation (Review)
Shop the Best From the Drugstore:
Good
Hourglass Ambient Soft Glow Foundation
NARS Light Reflecting Foundation (Review) – Looks gorgeous & smoothing to start, within 2 hours shows all the texture
Bite Beauty Changemaker Supercharged Micellar Foundation (Review) – Medium buildable coverage, good for all skin types, settles into wrinkles
Huda Faux Filter (Review)
Urban Decay Stay Naked Foundation (Review) – Sheer to Medium Buildable coverage, best for normal skin with no texture issues.
Bobbi Brown Skin Long-Wear Weightless Foundation (Review) – Medium to Full Coverage for normal to oily skin
Bare Minerals BarePro Performance Wear Liquid Foundation (Review) – Medium to Full Coverage, best for oily skin
Revlon Candid (Review) – Sheer to Medium Coverage, good for all skin types
Chanel Vitalumiere Aqua (Review)
Bourjois Healthy Mix Foundation (Review)
Milani Conceal + Perfect (Review)
Temptu Air Airbrush Foundation System (Review)
Guerlain Lingerie de Peau (Review)
Giorgio Armani Luminous Silk (Review)
Perricone No Foundation Foundation (Review)
The Ordinary Colours Coverage Foundation (Review)
MAC Face & Body (Review)
Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturizer
NYX Stay Matte But Not Flat Powder Foundation (Review)
Mac Studio Fix Powder ( (Review)
Neutrogena Mineral Sheers Powder (Review)
DiorSkin Nude BB Cream (Review)
Chantecaille Just Skin (Review)
Just Okay:
Haus Labs Triclone Skin Tech Foundation
Charlotte Tilbury Beautiful Skin (Review)
Fenty Ease Drop Blurring Skin Tint (Review)
Morphe Fluidity Foundation (Review)
Flower Beauty Light Illustion (Review)
Laura Mercier Flawless Fusion (Review)
Make Up For Ever Matte Velvet Powder Foundation (Review)
Bourjois Healthy Mix Serum (Review)
Urban Decay Stay Naked (Review)
Urban Decay Naked Skin (Review)
Giorgio Armani Power Fabric (Review)
Giorgio Armani Maestro (Review)
Maybelline Fit Me Matte & Poreless (Review)
Rimmel Lasting Finish (Review)
IT Cosmetics Confidence In A Compact (Review)
L’Oreal Infallible Pro Matte
Jane Iredale Pure Pressed Base (Review)
Cover FX Pressed Mineral Foundation (Review)
Clinique Beyond Perfecting Foundation + Concealer (Review)
Laura Mercier Candleglow (Review)
Revlon Nearly Naked
CoverGirl Outlast Stay Fabulous 3-In-1 (Review)
YSL Le Teint Touche Eclat (Review)
Neutrogena Healthy Skin Liquid Makeup
Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturizer – Oil Free
Clarins UV High Protection Tint
Revlon Photoready Airbrushed
Smashbox Camera Ready BB Cream (Review)
Neutrogena Hydro Boost (Review)
Epic Fails (in no particular order):
Il Makiage Woke Up Like This (Review)
Kosas Tinted Face Oil (Review)
Hourglass Vanish Seamless Finish Liquid (Review)
Dior Forever UnderCover (Review)
Cover|FX Power Play (Review)
Sunday Riley The Influencer (Review)
Fenty Pro Filt’r (Review)
Koh Gen Do Aqua (Review)
Fiona Stiles Matte (Review)
Clinique Superbalanced Silk (Review)
Chanel Ultrawear (Review)
Lancome Ultra 24H (Review)
Anastasia Stick Foundation (Review)
Hourglass Seamless Stick Foundation (Review)
Charlotte Tilbury Magic Foundation (Review)
MUFE WaterBlend (Review)
YSL Touche Eclat Le Teint Radiance Awakening (Review)
The Ordinary Colours Serum Foundation (Review)
Tarte Rainforest of the Sea (Review)
Marc Jacobs Re(Marc)able (Review)
Bare Minerals Complexion Rescue (Review)
Dior DiorSkin Nude Air Serum Foundation (Review)
MUFE Invisible Cover Foundation (Review)
L’Oreal Lumi Cushion (Review)
Cover FX Custom Cover Drops (Review)
Marc Jacobs Genius Gel (Review)
Neutrogena BB Cream (Review)
Maybelline Dream Pure BB (Review)
Lorac POREfection Foundation
IT O2 Foundation
Lancome Visionnaire (Review)
Nars Sheer Glow (Review)
Revlon Age Defying with DNA Advantage
L’Oreal Visible Lift Serum Absolute Advanced Age-Reversing Makeup
Maybelline Instant Age Rewind Eraser Treatment Makeup
Cover Girl & Olay Simply Ageless Foundation
Almay Smart Shade Anti-Aging Makeup
Bobbi Brown Luminous Moisturizing Foundation (Review)
Hourglass Veil Fluid Foundation (Review)
Rachel K CC Cream (Review)
Paula’s Choice Best Face Forward
Paula’s Choice Barely There (Review)
Hourglass Immaculate (Review)
Tarte Babassou Foundcealer (Review)
Physicians Formula CoverTox 10 Wrinkle Formula face Powder (Review)
Revlon Age Defying with DNA Advantage Powder Compact (Review)
IT Cosmetics IT-O2 (Review)
Tarte BB Tintd Treatment 12-Hour Primer (Review)
Bobbi Brown BB Cream (Review)
Dr. Jart Rejuvenating BB+ Cream (Review)
Smashbox Sheer Focus Tinted Moisturizer (Review)
Smashbox Full Coverage 24 Hour (Review)
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