buff foundation

I have light olive skin and it has been a monumental task trying to find a foundation that isn't yellow, orange or pink toned and after sampling 100 different foundations (yes that many!!) ...it's a watery formula so feels very light! buff into skin and less is more!...excellent foundation!!

Coverage:
✔ Full

Skin type:
✔ Combination
✔ Oily

Finish:
✔ Matte

What it is:
A lightweight, long-wearing foundation with supreme coverage and an impeccable airbrushed, matte finish.

Highlighted ingredients:
- Chamomile Extract: Helps to calm sensitive skin through hydration.
- Cucumber Extract: Softens and hydrates the skin.
- Hyaluronic Acid: Works by binding and holding onto moisture to naturally plump the appearance of skin through hydration.
- Tripeptide Complex: Promotes healthy, more youthful-looking skin.

It doesn't live up to it's price. It's a great foundation, but not nearly worth $140 CAD. Love the finish and how it blurred my pores, but you can get that with other foundations....None of my favorite foundations ever.

What it is: A weightless, natural looking foundation with buildable coverage for luxurious, long wear.

Coverage: Medium

Finish: Natural

Formulation: Liquid

Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily

SPF: SPF 20

Ingredient Callouts: Free of sulfates SLS and SLES, parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, phthalates, mineral oil, retinyl palmitate, coal tar, hydroquinone, and triclosan.

What Else You Need to Know: This silky, lightweight formula helps maintain balance and provides buildable coverage. It leaves skin is visibly plumped with hydration.

I use a brush to apply it to my face and buff it in a little bit with a beauty blender but it almost immediately sets itself and it has a beautiful satin finish. ...I’ve been liking this new foundation so far. It offers medium/high coverage and is more matte than what I expected for 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

Excellent powder foundation. Holds well and not cakey like your typical pressed powder. ...This is like the only brands foundation powders that go fair enough for my skin tone THANK YOU!!!!!!!

What it is: An individual vegan powder foundation refill that delivers fast, full coverage, blurring, and extreme long wear in a magnetic pan.

Coverage: Full

Finish: Matte

Formulation: Pressed powder

Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily

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

What Else You Need to Know: Lock-It Powder Foundation is formulated with rice powder extract to blur away imperfections, while kaolin, a clay mineral, helps give a diffused-matte finish without feeling dry. It’s ideal for a range of skin types, including oily, dry, textured, and smooth.

This foundation stick has a very creamy texture that glides over the skin easily and has a beautiful medium but buildable coverage. ...I'm always on the hunt for a good stick foundation...Even with it's faults, Basma is one of the better stick foundations out there.

What it is: A buttery-soft, buildable, and lightweight foundation stick that evens out skin tone and leaves your skin with a natural glow.
Coverage: Full

Finish: Natural

Formulation: Stick

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Aloe Vera Extract: Supports collagen production and visibly improves elasticity.
- Vitamin E: An antioxidant that facilitates skin hydration.
- Apricot Butter: Helps nurture, revitalize, and soften skin.

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

I've always wanted to try make up by Clinique, I use their cleansing products and I've always liked them. This make ups buffs out my "imperfections" and I feel like I still look natural....Great powder foundation...My only complaint is that it does not seem to last as long as other Clinique powder foundations. I also thought it was weird that the stay buff is actually lighter than the stay cream, but Sephora makes exchanges easy if you do not get the color right.

What it is: An oil-free formula that maintains a fresh look and feel, all day and night.

Skin Type: Combination and Oily

Skincare Concerns: Oiliness, Dryness, and Uneven Skin Tone

Formulation: Pressed Powder

Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, mineral oil, and fragrances.

What Else You Need to Know: Clinique’s Stay-Matte Sheer Pressed Powder Stay has a matte finish with sheer coverage. It’s also dermatologist-tested and non-acnegenic.

I like this foundation, it is light to medium coverage and doesn't look or feel heavy like other foundations do!...Loved this foundation. Usually these types of foundations seperate on my oily skin, but not this one.

What it is: A weightless foundation that blurs the line between makeup and skin with medium-buildable coverage, waterproof wear, and up to 12 hours of fade-proof wear.

Coverage: Medium

Finish: Natural

Formulation: Liquid

Highlighted Ingredients:
- High Resolution Pigments and 3D Smooth Priming Powders: Perfecting, cake-free coverage, and optimal color laydown with less product.
- Blurring Bamboo Silk Powders and Hydro-Lipid Matrix: Balance moisture and shine control to maintain skin's optimal state.
- Camelia Seed, Vitamin E and Cacao Extract: Antioxidant-rich formula helps defend against damage by external stressors.

Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-relea

Beautiful foundation! Perfect color match. Flawless finish and all day wear. ...Favorite Foundation!...I've tried over a couple dozen foundations and this is by far my favorite. The full coverage foundation has great staying power.

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.

I’ve tried so many different foundations, from drug store to high end. This is my absolute favorite foundation... very natural looking foundation....Best foundation!...One of my favorite foundations! Light coverage but covers well! Great for all skin types.

What it is: A full-coverage, oil-free liquid foundation with a natural-looking matte finish that wears for up to 24 hours—now in upgraded, sustainable packaging.

Coverage: Full

Finish: Natural

Formulation: Liquid

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Hyaluronic Acid: Visibly plumps skin and improves the look of fine lines.
- Antioxidant-Rich White Birch Extract: Soothes and visibly brightens 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 blends perfectly with my skin as a concealer and buffs well in areas with uneven tone. Yes, you need to be careful. ...I intended on using The Minimalist Buff as a foundation but I got a shade too light, so if you are my same skin tone I would recommend getting the “Amber” as a foundation, and the “Buff” as a concealer.

What it is: A buildable, lightweight complexion stick that can be used as a foundation or a concealer for easy, natural-looking coverage on the go.

Coverage: Medium

Finish: Natural

Formulation: Stick

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Fatty Acids: Condition skin and lock in moisture.
- Sea Daffodil Extract: Diminishes the look of dark spots and pigmentation.

Ingredient Callouts: This product is vegan, gluten-free, cruelty-free, and comes in recyclable packaging.

What Else You Need to Know: MERIT’s bestselling formula—now with 1.7X more product and redesigned packaging for durability on the go—is designed to replace your all-over coverage.