1. Barely There Foundation
For those who like the look of foundation, but hate the feel, you can’t do better than Naked Skin Weightless Ultra Definition Liquid Makeup by Urban Decay. As the name implies, it feeling like your wearing nothing, but your skin is flawless. It contains Matrixyl 3000, which are anti-aging peptides, and sodium hyalurnate to keep skin hydrated. Other ingredients include Litchiderm, from the lychee fruit for a radiant complexion, Japanese green tea to soothe and calm skin and vitamin e to increase skin’s elasticity.
Naked Skin Weightless Ultra Definition Liquid Makeup by Urban Decay is available in 18 shades.
2. Pore Reducing Foundation
If you suffer from large pores, you can still wear a natural looking foundation. Try: Clinique Pore Refining Solutions Instant Perfecting Makeup. It’s is formulated with the same ingredients as Clinique Pore Refining Solutions Correcting Serum, but with added color for coverage. The gel-like formula sits on skin to immediately blur the look of pores and shrinks them over time. Reviewers with oily skin gave the product rave reviews.
Clinique Pore Refining Solutions Instant Perfecting Makeup is available in 12 shades.
3. Long-Wearing Foundation
If you need your skin to look flawless from morning until well into the evening, reach for Bobbi Brown Long-Wear Even Finish Foundation SPF 15. It contains glycerin and shea butter to keep skin moisturized and prevent any caking throughout the day. It also contains vitamins C and E for added anti-aging benefits.
Bobbi Brown Long-Wear Even Finish Foundation SPF 15 is available in 20 shades.
4. Foam Foundation
Maybelline Dream Nude Foundation has the benefits of being lightweight and going on super=quick. The light-as-air foam releases refined pigments pre-dispersed in air that go on silky smooth, without the feeling that you’re wearing anything gunky on your face.
Maybelline Dream Nude Foundation is available in 12 shades.
5. Anti-Aging Foundation
Make your makeup do twice the work and opt for a foundation with serious anti-aging benefits like CoverGirl & Olay Tone and Rehab 2-in-1 Foundation. In combines classic CoverGirl makeup with Olay anti-agin serum hydrating serum to cover fine lines and wrinkles and to help hydrate your skin and reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. It also helps improve skin tone by reducing the appearance of brown spots and other discolorations.
CoverGirl & Olay Tone and Rehab 2-in-1 Foundation is available in 14 shades.
6. Spray On Foundation
For an air-brushed look in a hurry, you can’t go wrong with Christian Dior Diorskin Airflash Spray Foundation. You spray it on in a “z” shape across your forehead, nose and jawline then blend it in. The ultralight foundation gives an instant air-brushed look. It’s also idea for post work touch ups.
Christian Dior Diorskin Airflash Spray Foundation is available in five shades.
7. Mineral Foundation
If you have noticeable skin discoloration or skin sensitivity, a mineral foundation like bareMinerals SPF 15 Original Foundation is likely your new best friend—amazingly it only has five ingredients. You apply the powder formula and buff it in to blend for complete coverage.
bareMinerals SPF 15 Original Foundation is available in 20 shades.
8. Tinted Moisturizer
Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturizer SPF 20 has long been the gold standard that all tinted moisturizers have been measured against and with good reason. It gives the perfect touch of coverage combined with a light moisturizer. It's the perfect go-to for weekends or when you just want a bit of coverage.
Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturizer SPF 20 is available in 14 shades.