If you're looking for a foundation that's easy to apply, lasts all day, and doesn't feel like you're wearing anything, then you should try these products. These are a new type of foundation that comes in a compact. The compact contains the foundation in a sponge-like texture, which makes it easy to apply. These are available in different shades and can be used on many skin types. Here are some of our favorites.
$80.00
What it is: A medium-buildable, talc-free Flex Tech™️HY-BRID powder foundation that blurs texture, smooths pores and delivers a healthy matte finish all day long
Coverage: Medium
Finish: Matte
Formulation: Powder
What Else You Need to Know: Infused with raspberry extract and antioxidant-rich anthocyanins, this HY-BRID formula hydrates, calms, and protects against environmental stressors. Korean Bio-Mimetic Pigments melt into skin, blurring texture and unevenness for smooth, airbrushed results.
$85.00
Can't even describe how much I love this compact foundation. It's good to throw in your purse for a quick touch-up Or wear on its own....Works great on top of a liquid foundation for extra coverage or on its own for a “no make up” look...Best compact foundation!
What it is: A transfer-proof compact foundation that visibly reduces shine and provides up to 24 hours of natural-looking, matte coverage with a smooth, refined finish.
Coverage: Medium
Finish: Matte
Formulation: Pressed Powder
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Iris Extract: Delivers antioxidant benefits.
- Wild Pansy Flower Extract: Preserves hydration.
- Rose Extract: Visibly refines pores.
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 gluten-free.
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Size: 0.37 oz·ITEM: 2757862
Color: Translucent Deep - sheer warm brown
$78.00
Pros: -makes my makeup smoother with a satin finish -Better than every other powder I’ve ever tried (charlotte tilbury, huda, Laura mercier, IT) -quality (feels and looks luxurious, soft silky texture, pretty packaging) -looks good on all my foundations -puff included Cons: -Price (I still think it’s worth it because of how well this works)...I have dry skin but with many foundations I get this oily glow so this powder is great for mattyfing!
What it is: A talc-free, sheer, pressed powder clinically shown to instantly reduce shine for an airbrushed finish that lasts all day.
Coverage: Light
Finish: Matte
Formulation: Pressed Powder
Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, phthalates, sulfates SLS & SLES, and contains less than one percent synthetic fragrance. It is also cruelty-free.
What Else You Need to Know: This weightless, shine-controlling powder allows you to set, perfect, and touch up on the go. This non-drying formula instantly absorbs excess oil while minimizing and blurring.
Size: 0.4 oz/12 mL·ITEM: 2862225
Color: NC42 - medium deep with golden undertones
$54.00
What it is: A talc-free, two-in-one foundation and setting powder with a blur-matte finish and up to 24-hour oil control.
Coverage: Full
Finish: Matte
Formulation: Pressed Powder
Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, phthalates, mineral oil, sulfates SLS & SLES, and triclosan.
Size: 1 oz/30 mL·ITEM: 2937365
Color: 5W1.5 Cinnamon - deep with warm olive undertones
$67.00
What it is: A more buildable, breathable version of the iconic foundation you love—now with a new, full-of-life matte finish and up to 36-hour wear and oil control.
Coverage: Medium
Finish: Matte
Formulation: Liquid
Skincare Concerns: Dryness, Oiliness, and Pores
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Glycerin and Hyaluronic Acid: Deliver up to 72 hours of hydration.
- Niacinamide and Brown Algae Extract: Target skin’s natural oil production over time.
Ingredient Callouts: Free of mineral oil, sulfates SLS & SLES, and contains less than one
Size: 1.2 oz / 35 mL·ITEM: 2664084
Color: 2.5N - Light skin with neutral beige undertones
$79.00
I’m so in love with this foundation,it’s weightless feel is a must have in foundations for me.The coverage is flawless on my porous and textured skin....I have literally every high end foundation…and most recently the cle de peau cushion foundation it was 170.00….this is an amazing formula…I can’t get over it I’m very dry and yeast I love this thinnest formula I’ve ever experienced like nothing on the face and I’m older but 0 wrinkles so I can’t speak to that but doesn’t crease doesn’t move yet it’s some how glowy in a way especially through the day…not greasy what so ever…I can’t explain it it’s just beautiful
What it is: A revolutionary liquid-to-powder foundation with up to 24 hours of wear, medium coverage, and a no-transfer formula for a beautiful, healthy-looking glow and luminous matte finish.
Coverage: Medium
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Argan Oil: Provides lasting comfort and maintains skin’s hydration for up to 24 hours.
- Gemtone: Is a self-adaptable shimmer that helps foundation to adjust to all skin tones.
Ingredient Callouts: This product is cruelty-free.
What Else You Need to Know: Born from GUERLAIN’s bronzing-powder expertise, Terracotta Le Teint Healthy Glow Foundation combines the seamless, ultra-sensory lightness of a powder with the perfecting power of a fluid foundation for an effo
Size: 1 oz/30 mL·ITEM: 2896538
Color: 11W Excellence - light-medium warm
$64.00
Great skin smoothing foundation...I like the matte finish and doesn’t even feel like you’re wearing foundation. The color matched great. This will be one I keep in my lineup of foundations I use....It reminds me of cushion foundation formula with good coverage and leaves my skin feeling hydrated and looking smooth.
What it is: A smoothing, blurring, noncomedogenic foundation with medium-to-full, weightless coverage and niacinamide to refine pores and improve skin over time.
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Niacinamide: Smooths the look of pores and skin texture and contributes to hydration.
- Rose Hip Extract: Visibly smooths skin and refines the look of pores.
- Glycerin: Retains skin moisture.
Size: 1 oz / 30 ml·ITEM: 2638674
Color: 230W - fair medium with warm undertones
$93.00
Good foundation...It looks a little powdery but all high coverage foundations tend to do that. Overall very good....I think I’ll stick with this foundation from now on. It’s my first time trying Gucci brand foundations.
What it is: An up to 24-hour foundation with a luminous matte finish and full coverage in one drop.
Coverage: Full
Finish: Matte
Formulation: Liquid
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Hyaluronic Acid and Black Rose Oil: Boost and maintain skin hydration.
- Bamboo Powder: Absorbs shine all day long.
What Else You Need to Know: Combining high-affinity skin powders and coated pigments with a high-performance polymer technology that lets the skin breathe and delivers up to 24-hour wear, this foundation stays on all day without budging or fading. It’s also mask-proof and sweatproof.
Size: 1.08 oz·ITEM: 2745784
Color: 120 - neutral
$59.50
I’ve been a cushion compact gal because I like how easy it is to apply and how luminous it makes me look. ...Not a bad foundation...I’m used to k-beauty cushion foundations, so the weight of this foundation was really noticeable.
What it is: A hydrating and glowy foundation that's waterproof and reduces shine for a notch above natural finish.
Coverage: Medium
Finish: Natural
Formulation: Liquid
What Else You Need to Know: This is a long-wearing, medium-coverage foundation that gives golden-hour glow in a bottle. It hydrates, brightens, and improves the look of skin tone immediately and over time, while resisting sweat, humidity, and transfer.
Size: 1.2 fl oz/ 35 mL·ITEM: 2324457
Color: 3N2 Wheat - medium with neutral, subtle golden undertones
$73.00
Most beautiful foundation I’ve owned...This foundation, however, looks the most different and beautiful than all the rest of the foundations I’ve owned and tried. ...Having used matte foundations my entire makeup wearing life, I started to realize those foundations aren’t the best fit for my skin now.
What it is: A flawless foundation with breathable coverage and a radiant finish—powered with Estée Lauder skincare to hydrate, soothe, and protect.
Coverage: Medium
Finish: Radiant
Formulation: Liquid
Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily
SPF: SPF 45
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Chia Seed Extract: Nourishes.
- Probiotic Technology: Soothes.
- IonCharged Water: Hydrates.
