powder foundations for dry skin

Sephora customers often prefer the following products when searching for powder foundations for dry skin.

The best powder foundation for dry skin is one that matches your skin tone, has a good coverage, and is easy to apply. It should also be lightweight and won't cause your skin to look cakey or settle into lines. Here are some great options for powder foundations for dry skin.

ONE/SIZE by Patrick StarrrTurn Up The Base Versatile Powder Foundation

Size: 0.28 oz/ 8 g·ITEM: 2426930

Color: Medium 5 (G) - medium to tan, golden undertones (Patrick's Shade)

744 Reviews

$38.00

Didn’t get oily at all and didn’t dry out my skin . I have very dry skin and surprisingly it didn’t make it dry at all ....Best powder foundation ever!!! this actually looks like natural skin! ...Perfect for dry skin too

What it is: A buttery-smooth, buildable, medium- to full-coverage powder foundation with a multiuse formula, a soft-matte finish and up to 12 hours of wear.

Coverage: Medium

Finish:
Matte

Formulation:
Pressed Powder

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Texturizers and Microspheres: Visibly blur pores, fine lines, wrinkles, and texture with a soft-focus effect.
- Rice Silk Powder: Helps create a soft-focus appearance.
- Triple-Milled Micronized Purest Pigments: Create undetectable, seamless, true-color coverage that lasts for up to 12 hours.

$42.00

Best powder ever! Perfect for dry skin, super soft, perfect color....I usually stay clear from powders as I have dry skin, and they always make my skin texture horrible (but I have good skin).

What it is: A brilliantly buildable, ultra-weightless, luxe setting powder that imparts radiant perfection in five shades formulated to match any skin tone.

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Amino-Acid-Treated Powder: Ensures color-true performance, even through sweat and sebum, with high water repellency, improved slip, enhanced feel, better skin adhesion, and improved payoff.
- Lighter-than-Air Proprietary Powder Blend: An ultra-light, pure powder blend that gives a barely-there feel on skin with a unique, sensorial application.

Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, and contains less than one percent of synthetic fragrances.

Charlotte TilburyAirbrush Flawless Longwear Foundation

Size: 30 ml·ITEM: 2244812

Color: 7.5 Warm - for medium skin with warm undertones

2.9K Reviews

$49.00

not for dry skin,don’t waste your money!...Not for dry skin, but good coverage, but you have to spent a lot time to blend evenly, have blend quickly, it dry so fast, every time I have put some facial oil in, little much better!!!...Wonderful foundation, even for dry skin!...I've read countless reviews about how it's not great for dry skin, and totally disagree. I have very dry skin year-round, and don't care for tinted moisturizers that are always being recommended for folks like me.

What it is: A long-lasting, weightless, hybrid skincare-foundation—Charlotte’s secret to a flawless, poreless-looking, confident complexion.

Coverage: Full

Finish: Matte

Formulation: Liquid

Skin Type: Normal, Dry, and Combination

Highlighted Ingredients:
- REPLEXIUM®: Helps to reduce the appearance of wrinkles.
- MossCellTec™ No. 1: Helps thoroughly hydrate skin.
- AirCool™: Provides an immediate fresh feel on skin.

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

GlossierStretch Fluid Foundation for Buildable Coverage

Size: 1 oz / 30 ml·ITEM: 2702223

Color: Medium 4 - pink undertone

418 Reviews

$34.00

Not for dry skin...I love glossier products. However, this foundation was a bit thick. It really highlighted all my dry spots and left creases. ...It's so good for dry skin and more a natural look if you like full coverage skip out on this

What it is: A hydrating gel-cream foundation that nourishes skin—for buildable, light-to-medium coverage with a natural-to-you finish.

Coverage: Medium

Finish:
Natural

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Squalane and Glycerin: Hydrate and nourish skin’s moisture barrier.
- Wild Rose Berry and Plankton Extract: Visibly balance shine and maintain hydration.
- Amino Acid-Coated Pigments: Fuse with skin for flexible coverage and a natural-to-you finish.

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 syntheti

$38.00

Not for dry skin...I don’t use makeup brushes and this product is not easy to apply with fingers, and not great for dry skin. I see dry patches on my skin after applying....Best foundation stick...Best for real. My fav foundation stick for dry skin!!

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.

Estée LauderFuturist Hydra Rescue Moisturizing Foundation SPF 45 with Vitamin E

Size: 1.2 fl oz/ 35 mL·ITEM: 2324481

Color: 2W1 Dawn - light medium with warm peach undertones

659 Reviews

$55.00

Favorite foundation for dry skin...I am in love with this foundation. I have very dry skin and this foundation makes my skin look so healthy and beautiful and keeps it that way all day. ...For Dry skin!...Good for dry skin!!!!!! This foundation hydrates my skin and has a really nice dewy finish.

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.

bareMineralsBAREPRO 16-HR Skin-Perfecting Powder Foundation

Size: 0.2 oz/ 8g·ITEM: 2516870

Color: Light 25 Warm - for light warm skin with a yellow hue

511 Reviews

$42.00

best pressed foundation on the market...Holy grail of presses foundation. I love it on my dry skin. I don’t feel like it makes me look Cakey and it lasts all day....Good coverage and not dry...A beautiful, smooth coverage on my normal to dry skin. It does not look powdery and it lasted all day without moving.

What it is: A talc-free, natural-matte foundation that provides up to 16 hours of breathable full coverage, while visibly evening skin tone and texture over time.

Coverage:Full

Finish: Matte

Formulation: Pressed Powder

Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily

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