The Best Full-Coverage Foundation for Every Complexion

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Kat Von D is Queen thanks to her magic ability to create a strong-hold formula that makes any complexion look like it's been filtered IRL. Just one drop can expand across the entire face. There are 30 full-coverage matte shades for precise color matching, and every application balances skin tone, reduces shine, and conceals acne.

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The irony of this full-coverage foundation's label is amusingly clever. Sure, we're all born flawless, but that doesn't stop our skin from running amok whenever environmental stressors interfere (or, you know, life). Too Faced's blurring cosmetic has been infused with coconut water for a burst of hydration and Alpine rose to brighten the skin. We were all born youthful; a pump or two of this foundation keeps us looking like it.

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Tilbury's "Miracle in a Bottle" was a five-year-long project the industry has been applauding since its launch last year. Formulated with vitamin C, hyaluronic filling spheres, and mushroom extract, the application process feels almost dreamlike, providing full coverage without a cakey feel. The formula helps reduce redness and visible aging, and it provides an SPF of 15 to shield from potential sun damage.

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Tarte's stick foundation is new and very on-trend. Providing medium-to-full coverage depending on how you build, the tool is a strong argument in favor of sticks that can be used for full-face application, touch-ups, and spot-concealing. Loaded with vitamins C and E, plus Amazonian clay, this pick is 100% vegan and mattifying to combat shiny complexions.

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Stellar is fairly new to the beauty market, and already we're in love with founder Monika Deol's work. The full-coverage foundation comes in a slew of highly pigmented shades that work across a wide range of skin tones. Lightweight and long-wearing, it's an oil-free blend that's incredibly buildable so you can alternate coverage according to your needs.

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Tarte's full-coverage foundation should be initiated into beauty's hall of fame. A loyalist's staple, the long-wearing foundation promises 12-hour coverage stimulated with Amazonian clay, and it has the bonus of SPF 15 for sun protection.

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Applying any cosmetic from Lancome makes us feel ultra luxurious. The brand's full-coverage foundation is an oil-free formula that actively works to maintain skin's pH levels as well as your flawless exterior for 24 hours.

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Coming from the beauty ed who swears by this brand's mineral primer (it wears like silk and makes for the perfect canvas), you can trust our judgment on Hourglass's full-coverage foundation. The Immaculate Liquid Powder Foundation is free of oils and smothered in Cashmere Kaolinite Clay — ideal for oily complexions that need absorption ASAP.

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High quality comes at a high cost, and judging by how users swear by the Giorgio Armani's ultra luxe full-coverage foundation, it's safe to assume this formula is worth the $60+ splurge. Inspired by the fashion designer's fabric of choice, the formula is lightweight with a charmeuse silk finish to allow skin's natural radiance to shine through.