Powder foundations are a popular choice for those who want to set their makeup without feeling like they're wearing anything at all. They're also a great choice for people with oily skin who doesn't want to spend their day looking like they've been coated in oil. Here are some great powder foundation options for all skin types.
Size: 0.31 oz/ 9 g·ITEM: 2187433
Color: Rich Deep 225 - rich deep coffee
$24.00
THANK YOU SO MUCH for a pale foundation powder shade. Only foundation powder pale enough for me, I love you for this I am the lightest shade fair 105...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.
Size: 0.335 oz/ 9.5 g·ITEM: 2358919
Color: Bronze
$140.00
I have super dry skin and usually powder foundations don’t work for me. I saw a YouTube channel talking about this powder and I’m always on the hunt for a new HG powder foundation so I thought I’d bite the bullet and purchase it finally. ...I tried this powder foundation after my previous one was discontinued and I am blown away.
What it is: A buildable powder foundation with a soft, moisturizing texture for skin-enhancing coverage.
Formulation: Pressed Powder
SPF: 30
Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens and phthalates.
What Else You Need to Know: This foundation’s creamy, silky texture captures the benefits of a liquid foundation in a light-as-air powder. The long-wearing, non-drying formula melts into skin to blur imperfections, visibly soften fine lines, and create a more even-toned appearance.
Size: 0.28 oz / 8 g·ITEM: 2641488
Color: 60H Mahogany Honey - very deep skin with warm, peach undertones
$39.00
Best Talc-Free Pressed Powder Foundation...This is the best talc-free option for pressed powder foundations offered at Sephora right now. It has awesome coverage, is long-lasting, doesn’t crease or look cakey, and the shade match is perfect. ...Tarte has the best powder foundations...Simple and so easy. If you’re a powder foundation tarte has the best in my opinion.
What it is: A blurring powder foundation with hyaluronic acid—like a filter in a compact, for up to 16 hours of flawless skin.
Coverage: Medium
Finish: Matte
Formulation: Pressed Powder
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Amazonian Clay: Nature’s perfect ingredient for better, longer, truer wear.
- Hyaluronic Acid: Intensely hydrates.
- Vitamin E: A natural preservative, emollient, and antioxidant that calms redness and irritation.
Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, formaldehydes, mineral oil, oxybenzone, coal tar, hydroquinone, triclocarban, and triclosan. It is also vegan, gluten-free, cruelty-free, and comes in recyclable packaging.
What Else You Need to Know: Th
Size: 0.51 oz/ 14.5 g·ITEM: 2021137
Color: Golden
$37.00
This is a pretty good foundation as far as powders go; not full coverage but definitely covers redness and unevenness, it is surprisingly hydrating and leaves a nice finish on the skin (kind of glowy, not super matte). ...The BEST powder foundation...This is my holy grail powder foundation! I used to use a liquid or a cc cream before I found this gem.
What it is:
A full-coverage powder foundation and concealer in one with a unique, dual-sided sponge for easy on-the-go application.
Coverage: Full
Finish: Matte
Formulation: Pressed powder
Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily
Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens.
What Else You Need to Know: This product is non-acnegenic, dermatologist-tested, ophthalmologist-tested, and allergy-tested. It’s 100 percent free of fragrance and oil, and is sweat and humidity resistant with up to eight hours of wear.
Size: 0.38 oz/ 11 g·ITEM: 1646199
Color: 6 Golden - light brown with peachy yellow undertones; for medium to dark skin
$52.00
It is most definitely a foundation though, I wouldn't use it again as a setting powder unless going for a fully made up, heavier look. ...It shouldn’t be called foundation because there is very little coverage. It’s just a basic powder compact with even less coverage than most powders.
What it is: A creamy, cashmere-like powder that delivers a buffed, polished finish and lasting wear in a convenient compactavailable in true-to-skin shades.
Coverage: Medium
Finish: Matte
Formulation: Pressed Powder
Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily
What Else You Need to Know: This oil-free powder has a soft, creamy texture that feels smooth and comfortable with adjustable, natural-looking coverage. It blends evenly and seamlessly onto skin and conceals imperfections, fine lines, and pores for a finish that stays fresh and keeps skin shine-free. It is also best for normal to oily skin.
Size: 0.2 oz/ 6 g·ITEM: 1195361
Color: Medium Tan 18 - for medium-tan neutral skin with subtle rosy undertones
$38.00
Bare Minerals Foundation...I used to wear liquid base and powder over it and it never really looked good. I am so pleased with this product!...I love bare minerals! The best powder foundation I've tried. Looks and feels natural, great staying powder, rarely needs a shine touch up throughout the day.
What it is: A clean, loose mineral foundation that delivers buildable sheer-to-full coverage with a matte finish while helping to control excess oil.
Coverage: Medium
Finish: Matte
Formulation: Loose Powder
Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily
SPF: SPF 30 and Under
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Titanium Dioxide and Zinc Oxide: Provides mineral-based SPF protection.
- Silica/Calcium Silicate and Lauroyl Lysine: Provide a matte finish with a silky, soft-skin feel and helps controls oil.
- Iron Oxides: Provides clean, mineral-based pigments for natural-looking color and coverage.
Size: .42 oz / 12 g·ITEM: 2545218
Color: 8N1 Espresso - deepest with cool brown undertones
$36.00
Best powder foundation ever...I’ve tried almost all high-end brand foundations. This one beats them all. I am sensitive combination skin type and this one doesn’t give me any trouble. ...Works great as a setting powder!...I loved all the products I tried from the Double Wear line and this powder is no exception. I actually use it as a setting powder (I don't like loose powders) and it works amazing to set make-up.
What it is: A multi-use, refillable powder foundation with flawless custom coverage, up to 12-hour wear, and a matte finish.
Coverage: Full
Finish: Matte
Formulation: Pressed Powder
What Else You Need to Know: This foundation reduces the look of pores, stays color true, is waterproof, and is sweat- and humidity-resistant.
Cool (C) undertones: For bare skin that has a rosy tone and burns easily.
Neutral (N) undertones: For bare skin that is more even toned, not too pink or golden.
Warm (W) undertones: For bare skin that has a golden or olive tone and tans easily.
$30.00
Best powder for touch ups!...The shea extract and velvet finish make it very light weight and does not leave a “powdery finish” like most foundation/pressed powders....Great Setting Powder...This is amazing as a finishing powder. I did not like it as a stand-alone foundation but this has replaced my laura mercier and too faced powders.
What it is: A lightweight, powder foundation with buildable coverage and a matte finish.
Coverage: Medium
Finish: Natural
Formulation: Pressed Powder
Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily
What Else You Need to Know: Lightweight and buildable, Hello Happy Velvet Power Foundation mattifies all day, yet feels creamy-soft. It’s formulated with shea-butter extracts to create a luxuriously-smooth feel. The mirrored compact includes a sponge and brush applicator, so you can customize your coverage.
Clinical Results: In a self-evaluation by 107 women, after 1 week:
- 96% said it minimizes shine
- 93% said it’s easy to build coverage
Size: 0.3 oz/ 9.2 g·ITEM: 1530468
Color: 3 - light beige with a neutral and slightly pink undertone
$52.00
my favorite foundation/powder!...I've tried soo many powders/liquid foundations and this by far does both with a smooth finish. ...I like to use it with hydrating foundation. I have used it without foundations a couple of times and it looked good.
What it is: A lightweight, oil-free powder foundation that can be applied dry or wet for custom coverage and matte or natural finish.
Coverage: Medium
Finish: Natural
Formulation: Pressed Powder
Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily
Ingredient Callouts: Free of sulfates SLS and SLES, parabens, and fragrance.
What Else You Need to Know: This foundation reduces the appearance of shine, evens the look of skin tone, hydrates, and reduces the appearance of fine lines and pores. It feels light and fresh, wears all day, and stays color-true. The compact includes a sponge applicator.
Size: 0.46 oz/ 13 g·ITEM: 2476786
Color: Suede Silk - medium deep with neutral undertones
$39.00
Though I am partial to liquid foundations, this Créme to Powder foundation provides me everything I look for in a foundation. ...Creme to powder foundation...Have always loved your creme to powder. The only company that I know who sells this.
What it is: An opulent foundation that glides on like a silky cream and dries to a thin, elegant, second-skin powder finish.
Coverage: Medium