“The List” All The Foundations I’ve Reviewed from Best to Worst (2025)

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I’ve tried a LOT offoundations since I started my YouTube channel and it’s getting pretty hardto keep them all straight (even for me)! So in thispost I’mrankingthem from best to worst for a handy reference.I’ll update it wheneverI reviewa 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 Normalto 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 normalto 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 forcombo 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 withluminousfinish 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 DRYskin:

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 fornormal 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

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.

BobbiBrown 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 OrdinaryColours 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)

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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