16 Foundations <i>ELLE</i> Editors Won't Shut Up About
Astrid Stawiarz
Everyone has their “can’t-live-with0ut” makeup product. However, many can agree that foundation is perhaps the most important of them all. The best foundation makes subtle enhancements but still allows you to look and feel like yourself. Consider foundation the quarterback of your cosmetic bag; you can probably get by without it (try a tinted moisturizer or BB cream instead), but everything goes (err, blends) a lot better when it’s added to the mix.
“When you build up your foundation, you’re creating a clean base for the rest of your glam. Without a base, powders may go on patchy or won’t last as long. To me, the foundation creates an even skin tone that helps the rest of your products look even better,” celebrity makeup artist Judi Gabbay tells ELLE.com. Our Beauty Director, Danielle James, looks to brands with an extensive shade range: “Foundation is so personable. There’s nothing worse than finding the right formula for you, only to discover it comes in only seven shades.”
Ask ELLE editors what their top foundation picks are, and they’ll spend a lifetime explaining why they prefer skin tints over full-coverage formulas, which base blurs their most stubborn skin concerns, or which formula provides the best long-lasting coverage for jam-packed vacations. ELLE editors keep the foundation market running, “no-makeup” makeup trends be damned.
However, we know you are busy and don’t have time to go on an endless hunt for the best foundations on the market, so we narrowed it down to 16. Whether you want a filter-like finish or a no-blemishes-left-behind full coverage option, shop ELLE’s favorite foundations below. Thank us later!
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