teen creams

As a 13 year old teen, my face is very oily. I'm always embarrassed by having a shiny forehead and nose, and this product saved my life!! ...I have very fair skin, and have tried both Translucent Matte and Stay Cream. Both shades gave my face an obnoxious orange tint, like fake tanner.

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 have broken out so badly from it I look like a hormonal teen....I admit I thought this brand was mostly for "beginners" or "teens". I was wrong!

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.

I've tried countless foundations & bb creams that left me shiny--but not this one. Stays naturally matte even without setting powder. ...I've been wearing some version of the Clinique matte foundation since I was a teen in the 90's, and it's become my stalwart product.

What it is: An oil-free makeup that helps you stay matte all day.

Formulation: Liquid

Skin Type: Combination and Oily

Ingredient Callouts: This product is formulated without parabens, fragrance, and oil.

What Else You Need to Know: This formula absorbs shine, controls oil, and resists sweat. It features medium coverage with a natural matte finish and boasts eight-hour wear. This product is dermatologist-tested and non-acnegenic.

CC Cream of my Dreams!...I prefer CC creams over foundations. This is surprisingly full coverage for a CC cream and doesn’t have an orange hue as some CC and BB creams do. ...Best CC Cream...Have repurchased multiple times. This is my go to CC cream!

What it is: A color-correcting, full-coverage foundation with SPF 50 physical mineral sunscreen that delivers a flawless, natural finish.

Coverage: Full

Finish: Natural

Formulation: Cream

SPF: SPF over 30

Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Collagen: Enhances visible elasticity for a youthful, smooth appearance.
- Peptides: Help reduce the appearance of wrinkles and support natural collagen for smoother, firmer-looking skin.
- Hyaluronic Acid: Locks in moisture, supports visible elasticity, and diminishes the look of fine lines and wrinkles.

Ingredient Callouts: Free of sulfates parabens and phthalates.

I bought this thinking it would be more like a BB cream, but it is very sheer. It goes on very wet looking and then dries down to a matte finish. ...The Weekend Warrior is exactly what they say it is in the description- it’s a tone up cream. This is the closest dupe to Glossier’s skin tint, and at a way more reasonable price.

What it is: A weightless complexion booster, infused with skincare benefits, visibly brightens and blurs and evens out skin's appearance.

Coverage: Light

Finish: Natural

Formulation: Cream

Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily

Ingredient Callouts: This product is vegan.

What Else You Need to Know: This cream is inspired by the K-beauty trend, providing a sheer veil of color to give a brightening and visibly toning effect to skin. It smooths the look of the complexion and contains kumquat extracts, blurring imperfections and reducing the appearance of discoloration to leave the skin visibly perked up, dewy, and weekend ready.

I’ve been using CC Cream for years because I’ve felt like foundation always looked cakey or unnatural. ...I love how it makes my face look, I have some scares on my checks from acne when I was a teen (so over 10yrs ago) but i thought it covered them well.

What it is: A long-wear foundation infused with hyaluronic acid and light-diffusing microspheres for a blurring effect and a skin-like matte finish—in 40 shades.

Coverage: Medium

Finish: Matte

Formulation: Liquid

Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Hyaluronic Acid: Hydrates and supports skin’s natural moisture barrier.
- Active Blend (Antioxidants, Vitamins C and E, and Caffeine): Treat your complexion to all-day, ultra-comfortable wear.
- Soft-Focus Microsphere Powders: Diffuse and blur light.

It took me back to one of my favorite 90s makeup looks as a teen, a gorgeous deep violet lip gloss in a pot from Clinique that was discontinued ages ago. ...Sheers out beautifully, blends effortlessly, very buildable, and I have had any issues with other powders or creams over top of it.

What it is: A long-lasting, blendable, multiuse liquid pigment for your cheeks, lips, and eyes.

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 and cruelty-free.

What Else You Need to Know: Vision Flush Cheek, Eye, and Lip Color provides a natural flush of color to give the skin for healthy-looking, radiant appearance and a smooth texture. It can be worn as a satin or semi-matte blush, eyeshadow, or lip color.

I have super dry skin from being on acutane when I was a teen and I’ve tried so many moisturizers, primers and foundations that claim to be for dry skin. ...Started using this one I was a fresh faced teen and still use it at 33. Literally nothing compares to this, in my opinion.

What it is: A mini-size, lightweight tinted moisturizer with a cult-favorite formula that provides sheer coverage and a blurred matte finish.

Coverage: Light

Finish: Matte

Formulation: Liquid

SPF: SPF 20

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Oil-Absorbing Powders: Help keep skin shine-free with a natural, demi-matte finish.
- Licorice Root Extract: Soothes irritated or troubled skin.
- Vitamin E: Helps protect against damaging effects of the sun.

Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens and sulfates SLS & SLES.

What Else You Need to Know: This cult-classic tinted moisturizer provides demi-matte, sheer coverage that quickly gives skin a soft-focus effect.

Thank you Fashion Fair for bringing class and beauty back to women of color!!! Cream to Powder, the best!!!!...Full coverage make-up to cleaning regiment, FF is the product for you and your teen girl. God bless the product. I needed 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

Today, you aren’t going to find a cream blush with 0.5 oz of product for this price - even Milk Makeup took their 1 oz cream blush and bronzer away, and now the “travel” size is the only size. ...I was so bummed when they discontinued it, as they were in my wishing list since I was a teen and dreamt about having these (were not available in my country), so expectations were big, and love it!

What it is: A vegan, water-based stick with a buildable, cream-gel formula that glides on and blends seamlessly, delivering a natural flush of color.

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Goji: Supports collagen production and helps retain skin’s moisture.
- Acai: Is an antioxidant packed with vitamins A, B, C, and E to restore moisture.
- Acerola: Is rich in antioxidants to tighten the look of skin.

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: tarte’s OG fan-favorite cheek stain is back and better than ever. Formula is dermatologist tested