Best Foundation For Fair Skin

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If you have fair skin, finding the right foundation can be tricky. You want something that's going to provide coverage while still looking natural. You also want something that's going to match your skin tone and stay put all day. The good news is that there are plenty of great choices.

Too FacedBorn This Way Natural Finish Longwear Liquid Foundation

Size: 1 oz/ 30 mL·ITEM: 2084671

Color: Tiramisu - deepest with golden undertones

15.1K Reviews

$64.00

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Vanilla is a bit too light for even my fair skin but it provides great coverage with a beautiful finish....Born This Way: Snow is my favorite foundation. My whole life I struggled with finding a shade that works with my fair skin (with rosy undertones); everything I tried was too dark for my skin-tone.

What it is: An oil-free lightweight foundation that masterfully diffuses the line between makeup and skin for undetectable coverage.

Coverage: Medium

Finish:
Natural

Formulation:
Liquid

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Coconut Water: Aids in delicately replenishing skin’s moisture levels.
- Alpine Rose: Helps support skin’s health and resilience.
- Hyaluronic Acid: Gives a smoother, more youthful appearance.

Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens. It is also vegan, gluten-free, and cruelty-free.

Urban DecayHydromaniac Glowy Tinted Hydrator Foundation

Size: 1.1 oz / 35 mL·ITEM: 2406601

Color: 30 - light neutral

2.7K Reviews

$47.50

It doesn't stick to dry patches/creases. I have fair skin with neutral undertones and the shade 20 is a perfect match....I was sent this foundation through influenster, the color is amazing for fair skin.

What it is: A vegan, noncomedogenic, dewy foundation that delivers hydration, medium coverage, and a fresh glow finish for up to 24 hours.


Coverage: Medium


Finish: 
Natural


Formulation: 
Liquid


Highlighted Ingredients: 
- Kombucha Filtrate: Detoxifies and nourishes skin.

- Marula Oil: Protects and hydrates skin.


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


What Else You Need to Know: Infused with nourishing ingredients, this lightweight tinted moisturizer foundation leaves skin feeling super hydrated while minimizing pores with a blurri

Beautyblender12-Hour Always on Radiant Skin Tint with Hyaluronic Acid & Niacinamide

Size: 1 oz/ 30mL·ITEM: 2477313

Color: Medium 1 - medium skin tones with neutral undertones

1.3K Reviews

$39.50

The best for dry/combo and hyper sensitive skin...The best foundation I have ever used! I have dry/combination skin and so many foundations make my skin look scaly, washed out and awful, or don't cover acne at all. ...Hydrating foundation...I have very dry skin so a lot of foundations look bad on my skin.

What it is: A skin tint that hydrates with light-medium buildable coverage and a naturally radiant finish.

Coverage: Light

Finish:
Radiant

Formulation:
Liquid

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Hyaluronic Acid- Helps to visibly plump skin and improve the look of fine lines and seal in moisture.
- Niacinamide and Willow Bark Extract: Visibly smooth, brighten, reduce the look of irritation, and minimizes the appearance of pores and blemishes to keep skin looking smooth and clear.
- Beta Glucan: Soothes and restores skin.

Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, phthalates, mineral oil, retinyl palmitate, oxybenzone, coal tar, hydroquinone, sulfates SLS & SLES, tr

IT CosmeticsCC+ Nude Glow Lightweight Foundation + Glow Serum with SPF 40 and Niacinamide

Size: 1.1 oz / 32 mL·ITEM: 2515716

Color: Fair Porcelain - very fair complexion with neutral peach undertone

2K Reviews

$64.00

This color was FAR too dark for my fair skin tone (that was my fault). However, I do prefer this glowy finish opposed to the regular formula. ...Would have got a lighter color I have very fair skin and this medium color was too dark for my skin tone; however a really nice smooth product to apply.

What it is: A color-correcting, medium-coverage skin tint formulated with brightening glow serum and SPF 40 that delivers an immediate, visibly healthy glow.


Skin Type: Normal, Dry, and Combination


Coverage: Medium


Finish: 
Radiant


Formulation: 
Liquid


SPF: SPF Over 30

Highlighted Ingredients:

- Niacinamide: Visibly brightens, smooths texture, and reduces the look of dark spots and large pores.

- Hyaluronic Acid: Quickly plumps the look of skin and hydrates.



CLINIQUEEven Better™ Makeup Broad Spectrum SPF 15 Foundation

ITEM: 1151109

Color: CN 20 Fair - very fair, cool-neutral undertones

2.7K Reviews

$53.00

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.

PATRICK TAMajor Skin Crème Foundation and Finishing Powder Duo

Size: .32 oz cream and .14 oz powder / 9 g cream and 4 g powder·ITEM: 2607273

Color: Fair 4 - cool rose

1.2K Reviews

$73.00

While this foundation is probably the closest match I have ever found to my skin (Fair 3) I can not get over the feeling on the skin. ...By far the best foundation I’ve used. It’s literally everything I’ve wanted in a foundation but never could achieve with liquid/other foundations.

What it is: A duo that includes a blendable, medium-coverage cream foundation paired with a satin-finish powder.

What Else You Need to Know: This duo includes a buildable, breathable cream formula that melts into and moves with the skin. It also includes an air-spun setting powder that blurs the appearance of pores to create a flawless-looking, skin-like finish.

This Set Contains:
- 0.42 oz/ 12 g Cream Foundation
- 0.31 oz/ 9 g Powder

tarteAmazonian Clay 16-Hour Full Coverage Foundation

Size: 1.7 oz/ 50 mL·ITEM: 2475705

Color: 12B Fair Beige - fair skin with cool, pink or rosy undertones

689 Reviews

$57.00

I love the creamy light weight feel of this foundation. Definitely would recommend for oily skin, and for dry skin make sure to moisturizer really good before applying....Love it but foundation shade has changed...So far I like the foundation, the only issue I'm having is the Fair Beige in this new Tarte foundation does not seem to match the Fair Beige in the previous version.

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.

Cheekbone BeautyUnify Multi Pencil

Size: 0.1 oz / 3 g·ITEM: 2663185

Color: Fair 3 - Fair, warm ivory shade with peachy undertones.

43 Reviews

$25.00

I have very fair, very sensitive skin. This pencil is the perfect shade to use as a concealer when I have blemishes. ...Fair 1 is too dark for porcelain skin tones....I love this pencil, but it’s a bit too dark for my porcelain skin. I hope they create a wider range of colours.

What it is: A clean, vegan, multiuse complexion pencil with lightweight, buildable, natural-looking coverage.

Coverage: Medium

Finish:
Natural

Formulation:
Stick

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Coconut Oil: Helps pencil glide with ease.

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

What Else You Need to Know: Formulated with a unique combination of oils and crafted with wood from FSC-certified forests, this pencil blends seamlessly into skin for a natural, lightweight finish.

tarteAmazonian clay blurring powder foundation

Size: 0.28 oz / 8 g·ITEM: 2641306

Color: 12N Fair Neutral - fair skin with a balance of warm & cool undertones

57 Reviews

$54.00

This product is absolutely fantastic with us with oily skin and large pores. My other favorite product to control my oil is Bare Minerals Matte Powder Foundation. ...Simply the best. Forget the rest....I don't have any warmth in my skin, so I always go for the color that is fair or light and says "with cool, pink or rosy undertones" because that's me.

What it is: A bestselling foundation, now in a powder.


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.

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