best foundation for over 50

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A foundation is a makeup that provides a smooth, even surface for the application of additional products. It can be worn alone or as part of a layered makeup look. A good foundation will make your skin look healthy and radiant, while providing full coverage to hide blemishes and redness. Here are some great options for people over 50.

KVD BeautyGood Apple Lightweight Full-Coverage Cream Foundation Balm

Size: 0.35 oz/ 10 g·ITEM: 2420248

Color: Medium 051 - for medium skin with warm undertones

2.9K Reviews

$42.50

This foundation covers and does not settle in to my lines. ...Flawless base, bought it for my mom she’s 50 and she’s obsessed skin looks youthful & smooth

What it is: A buildable, full-coverage, hydrating foundation balm with a lightweight, long-wear formula and a fresh matte finish&mdash.

Coverage: Full

Finish:
Matte

Formulation:
Cream

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Apple Extract: Nourishes skin.
- Sodium Hyaluronate: Hydrates skin.

Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, phthalates, mineral oil, retinyl palmitate, oxybenzone, coal tar, hydroquinone, sulfates SLS & SLES, triclocarban, triclosan, and contains less than one percent synthetic fragrance. It is also vegan, cruelty-free.

CLINIQUEEven Better Clinical™ Serum Foundation Broad Spectrum SPF 25

Size: 1.0 oz/ 30 mL·ITEM: 2422574

Color: CN 18 Cream Whip - very fair, cool-neutal undertones

187 Reviews

$48.00

We all use this foundation and it works for everyone. It doesn’t seperate and lasts nice all day....Not at all what I was expecting from a serum foundation.

What it is: A 24-hour, full-coverage foundation that quickly perfects with a matte finish, plus visibly improves skin with three-serum technology.

Coverage: Full

Finish:
Matte

Formulation:
Liquid

Skin Type: Oily and Combination

SPF: 25

Highlighted Ingredients:
- UP302 and Vitamin C: Visibly reduces dark spots and uneven skin tone.
- Salicylic Acid: Re-texturizes skin‘s appearance.
- Hyaluronic Acid: Visibly plumps skin for a more youthful look.

Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, phthalates, and sulfates SLS & SLES.

What Else You Need to Know: This oil-free foundation provides full coverage and a matte finish for up to 24 hou

Urban DecayHydromaniac Glowy Tinted Hydrator Foundation

Size: 1.1 oz / 35 mL·ITEM: 2406635

Color: 50 - medium warm

2.7K Reviews

$35.00

I got the 50 medium and it’s a good match for my skin....Love this product. As a senior, this is light but covers…resulting in a natural, healthy and youthful base.

What it is: A vegan, noncomedogenic, dewy foundation that delivers hydration, medium coverage, and a fresh glow finish for up to 24 hours.


Coverage: Medium


Finish: 
Natural


Formulation: 
Liquid


Highlighted Ingredients: 
- Kombucha Filtrate: Detoxifies and nourishes skin.

- Marula Oil: Protects and hydrates skin.


Ingredient Callouts: This product is vegan and cruelty-free.


What Else You Need to Know: Infused with nourishing ingredients, this lightweight tinted moisturizer foundation leaves skin feeling super hydrated while minimizing pores with a blurri

PATRICK TAMajor Skin Crème Foundation and Finishing Powder Duo

Size: .32 oz cream and .14 oz powder / 9 g cream and 4 g powder·ITEM: 2607240

Color: Fair 1 - cool rose

1.2K Reviews

$52.00

This cream foundation has a natural beautiful coverage that blurs my pores and rosacea on my cheeks. ...I want to first say I’ve tried over 50+ foundations before, at least 25 being Sephoras best sellers.

What it is: A duo that includes a blendable, medium-coverage cream foundation paired with a satin-finish powder.

What Else You Need to Know: This duo includes a buildable, breathable cream formula that melts into and moves with the skin. It also includes an air-spun setting powder that blurs the appearance of pores to create a flawless-looking, skin-like finish.

This Set Contains:
- 0.42 oz/ 12 g Cream Foundation
- 0.31 oz/ 9 g Powder

Rare Beauty by Selena GomezLiquid Touch Weightless Foundation

Size: 0.94 oz/ 28 mL·ITEM: 2361608

Color: 570 N - deep with neutral blue undertones

5.8K Reviews

$30.00

So fabulous; silky and great coverage. I am a senior woman and this foundation makes my skin look smooth and fresh. ...I'm 50/50 on this product. I want to like it but the longevity just isn't there.

What it is: An innovative breathable foundation that combines the weightless feel of a serum with buildable medium coverage for truly layerable wear. 

Skin Type: Normal and Combination

Coverage:
Medium

Finish:
Natural

Formulation:
Liquid

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Botanical Blend of Lotus, Gardenia, and Water Lily: Helps soothe, calm, and nourish skin.

What Else You Need to Know: The super-fluid, serum-like texture makes it easy to build and blend your coverage just how you like it while evening out skin tone and smoothing the look of pores—no clogging or caking. Plus, the mess-free, doe-foot applicator lets you apply one dot at a time.

NARSLight Reflecting Advanced Skincare Medium Coverage Foundation

Size: 1 oz/ 30 mL·ITEM: 2514719

Color: Yukon - L2.5 - light with cool undertones

2.6K Reviews

$52.00

Every 7 years or so my skin changes and I need to update my makeup. Now that I am in my 50s I was looking for a lighter formula that had enough pigment to even out my skin but not settle in fine lines. ...First time user. I am 50 years old and at my age I do not like heavy foundation.

What it is: An advanced makeup-skincare-hybrid foundation with a natural finish that quickly blurs and smooths while visibly improving skin’s clarity over time.

Coverage: Medium

Finish:
Natural

Formulation:
Liquid

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Biomimetic Oat: Visibly improves clarity by reducing the appearance of redness.
- Japanese Lilyturf: Supports a strong skin barrier by helping maintain moisture.
- Cacao Peptides and Milk Thistle: Minimize the negative effect of blue light and environmental stressors.

Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, phthalates, mineral oil, retinyl palmitate, oxybenzone, coal tar, hydroquinone.

IT CosmeticsCC+ Nude Glow Lightweight Foundation + Glow Serum with SPF 40 and Niacinamide

Size: 1.1 oz / 32 mL·ITEM: 2515807

Color: Medium Tan - medium to tan Complexion with warm golden undertone

2K Reviews

$47.00

50/50...Love the fact also that’s it’s SPF 50!

What it is: A color-correcting, medium-coverage skin tint formulated with brightening glow serum and SPF 40 that delivers an immediate, visibly healthy glow.


Skin Type: Normal, Dry, and Combination


Coverage: Medium


Finish: 
Radiant


Formulation: 
Liquid


SPF: SPF Over 30

Highlighted Ingredients:

- Niacinamide: Visibly brightens, smooths texture, and reduces the look of dark spots and large pores.

- Hyaluronic Acid: Quickly plumps the look of skin and hydrates.



Estée LauderDouble Wear Stay-in-Place 24-Hour Longwear Foundation

Size: 1 oz/ 30 mL·ITEM: 2052835

Color: 2N2 Buff - light medium with neutral, subtle golden undertones

7.5K Reviews

$52.00

It’s so good! Great on over 50 dry skin....This can be a great thing if you have dry over 50 skin and setting powder sometimes feels cakey. ...Best foundation ever!...I have owned over 50 different foundation formulas... I'm obsessive when it comes to trying foundations and concealer...

What it is: A 24-hour liquid foundation with a flawless, natural, matte finish that unifies uneven skin tone and covers imperfections with buildable coverage.
Coverage: Full
Finish: Matte
Formulation: Liquid
Skin Type: Combination and Oily
Ingredient Callouts: Free of fragrance.
What Else You Need to Know: Double Wear is available in over 55 shades—including cool, neutral, and warm undertones—to suit all skin tones. It’s makeup that keeps up with your busy life. Oil-free and oil-controlling, Double Wear lasts in hot and humid weather, and feels lightweight and comfortable.

Armani BeautyLuminous Silk Perfect Glow Flawless Oil-Free Foundation

Size: 1 oz/ 30 mL·ITEM: 2079168

Color: 8.75 - tan to deep, golden

4.7K Reviews

$69.00

I am in love with this foundation I am over 50 and have been trying different foundations that suit me and have staying power this one ticks all the boxes and have gotten so many compliments...Holy Grail Foundation...This foundation is amazing!! I am over 50 with combo skin, and even after 7 hours of dancing and sweating, at midnight, it still looked fresh and in place as when I put it on!

What it is: An award-winning, oil-free liquid foundation that delivers buildable medium coverage and a luminous, glowy-skin finish for a natural makeup look.

30ml Full Size for everyday use

18ml Travel Size for on-the-go


Coverage: Medium


Finish: Natural


Formulation: Liquid


What Else You Need to Know: This lightweight foundation with Micro–fil™ technology allows color pigments to lay flat for seamless blending and layering.

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