Cakey foundations are a thing of the past. Today's foundation formulas are so lightweight, they won't settle into your wrinkles or make your skin look orange. Here are some of the best non-cakey foundation options.
Size: 1.18 oz/ 35 ml·ITEM: 2425569
Color: 590R Lava Cake - richest skin with red undertone
$42.00
NO CAKE!!...Love love love this foundation!...with minimal touch up. i get very oily in my t-zone especially if i'm dancing all night and this foundation never cakes up around my nose like most foundations do.
What it is: A cult-favorite, fragrance-free foundation with full coverage, up to 24 hours of weightless wear, and a non-drying luminous matte finish.
Coverage: Full
Finish: Matte
Formulation: Liquid
Ingredient Callouts: This product is vegan and cruelty-free.
What Else You Need to Know: This blendable, full-coverage formula is fragrance-free, transfer-proof, waterproof, fade-proof, and sweat- and humidity-proof and offers up to 24 hours of wear. Essentially, this foundation is your new BFF. No matter the weather, occasion, or situation, #FauxFilter Luminous Matte won’t let you down.
Size: 0.32 oz/ 9 g·ITEM: 2476638
Color: Rich Brownie - medium with cool red undertones
$39.00
Great Stick Foundation...This foundation goes on beautifully. Doesn’t enhance your pores like most cream/stick foundations. ...Great silky foundation stick...Such a silky foundation stick! i have combo skin and wanted a foundation that didnt cake - but had good coverage for a 'natural' makeup look.
What it is: A lightweight, creamy, blendable foundation stick that delivers high-pigment coverage with a natural, semi-matte finish.
Coverage: Full
Finish: Natural
Formulation: Stick
Size: 0.04 oz / 12 mL·ITEM: 2513844
Color: 1N06 Porcelain - for fair skin tones with neutral undertones
$22.00
I love this foundation,it’s not heavy on the skin medium coverage.it doesn’t cake on the skin. ...This is about the only foundation with any coverage that I like. Won’t give you cake face!
What it is: A foundation that blurs and covers imperfections for up to 24 hours and is powered by a micro-skin system that syncs with the skin for a true-to-skin finish.
Coverage: Medium
Finish: Natural
Formulation: Liquid
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Micro-Skin System™: Follows skin movement, provides immediate, visible high correction, and smooths skin.
- Vegetable-Origin Glycerol: Helps to preserve the initial moisturizing of the skin.
- Exopolysaccharide: Helps for radiance of complexion.
Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, phthalates, mineral oil, retinyl palmitate, oxybenzone, coal tar, hydroquinone, sulfates SLS & SLES, tricloc
Size: 0.5 oz/ 15 mL·ITEM: 2476182
Color: 32S Medium Sand - medium skin with warm, golden undertones
$18.00
I’m going to play around mixing this with other foundations but unless I can find a better shade I won’t buy again and definitely not a full size as you just need a tiny amount...Best Tarte foundation. Such a good coverage and buildable. Color matches perfectly
What it is: A mini oil free, 16-hour full-coverage foundation. Formulated with Amazonian clay for a light-weight feel and matte finish.
Coverage: Full
Finish: Matte
Formulation: Liquid
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Amazonian Clay: Acts as nature's most perfect ingredient for better, longer, truer wear.
Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, phthalates, mineral oil, sulfates SLS & SLES, and triclosan. It is also vegan, gluten-free, and cruelty-free.
What Else You Need to Know: This skin-mimicking full-coverage foundation never cakes or creases.
Size: 0.15 oz/4.5 g·ITEM: 2869493
Color: 0.1 Translucent - For fair to light tan skin tones
$22.00
It also doesn’t make my skin look cakey!! It is so easy to apply and my skin looks flawless. ...It feels weightless on the skin and doesn’t cake or cling to dry patches.
What it is: A silky-smooth pressed powder that blurs and refines texture while visibly reducing shine with a weightless feel for a diffused, soft-focus finish.
Coverage: Light
Formulation: Pressed Powder
Ingredient Callouts: It is also vegan, gluten-free, and cruelty-free.
What Else You Need to Know: This lightweight powder seamlessly blurs pores and smooths fine lines for matte, yet hydrated complexion with no caking or creasing. Choose from color-correcting and skintone shades that deliver a unified, true-to-skin effect. The perfect companion to set, diffuse or touch-up on-the-go.
Size: 1.7 oz/ 50 mL·ITEM: 2476125
Color: 60H Mahogany Honey - very deep skin with warm, peach undertones
$42.00
I'm always scared to try new foundation because of my skin type but wow I'm impressed by this one didn't dry out my skin and the perfect match for me will be my go to from now on :)
What it is: An iconic foundation just got an upgrade with 46 new shades and an improved oil-free formula for up to 16-hours of lightweight, full-coverage, matte foundation.
Coverage: Full
Finish: Matte
Formulation: Liquid
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Amazonian Clay: Acts as nature's most perfect ingredient for better, longer, truer wear.
Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, phthalates, mineral oil, sulfates SLS & SLES, and triclosan. It is also vegan, gluten-free, and cruelty-free.
What Else You Need to Know: This foundation’s skin-mimicking full coverage never cakes or creases and has a soft-matte, never-flat finish that smooths and blurs.
Size: 0.85 oz/ 25mL·ITEM: 2574986
Color: 13N - medium to tan skin with neutral olive undertones
$34.00
I have been using this foundation since it came out a few years ago & it is perfection. ...This foundation lives up to what it claims to do. This is the first foundation I’ve purchased that has melted into my skin.
What it is: A skincare-hybrid foundation with medium, buildable coverage that effortlessly creates a natural-looking, skin-like glow.
Coverage: Medium
Finish: Radiant
Formulation: Liquid
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Jojoba Oil: Intensely moisturizes and softens skin.
- Hyaluronic Acid: Hydrates and plumps the look of fine lines and wrinkles.
- Olive-Derived Squalane: Known to balance oil production and diminish visible signs of aging.
Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, phthalates, mineral oil, retinyl palmitate, oxybenzone, coal tar, hydroquinone, sulfates SLS & SLES, triclocarban, triclosan.
$38.00
If you need some coverage but hate foundations this is perfect....i usually like full coverage style foundations, i took a chance & ordered this on a whim. i absolutely love it!
What it is: Skin tint liquid foundation with buildable coverage for getting an even skin tone and a flawless natural makeup finish.
Coverage: Light
Finish: Natural
Formulation: Liquid
Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Rosemary Extract: Packed with skin-loving phenolic compounds
- Coffee Seed Extract: Powerful antioxidant, Vitamin E plus other natural antioxidants
- Green Tea Extract: Packed with plant polyphenols, soothing Antioxidant, Anti-pollution
Size: 1 oz / 30 mL·ITEM: 2642965
Color: 5C1 Sepia - medium deep with cool undertones
$52.00
It doesn’t dry out or cake up, even after a full day of wear!...I love how it makes my skin look & doesn’t cake like many other foundations I’ve used in the past.
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 that is best for all skin types, even sensitive skin.
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.
ITEM: 2083913
Color: WN 12 Meringue - very fair, warm-neutral undertones
$39.00
I have tried many drugstore brands and have started looking into the higher-priced foundations. My skin is not what it used to be and I was having a hard time matching a color to my very fair skin, finding something to stay on my oily t-zone but not cake to my dry cheeks, cover redness, and last all day. ...I really like this foundation. I love more coverage, but that's still light and doesn't look cakey.
What it is: A dermatologist-developed foundation that create a brighter skin tone, while its creamy formula hydrates and smooths the look of skin.
Coverage: Medium
Finish: Natural
Formulation: Cream
Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily
SPF: SPF 15
Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens and phthalates.