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BIB's Favorite Foundations

Great makeup application must begin with a foundation that blends smoothly and evenly, with your skin. It's important to note that your foundation should be applied to simply even out imperfections in your complexion, and not to alter your skin color. Obvious coverage can negatively affect your entire look.

The primary goal when shopping for foundation is to be sure it matches your skin exactly.

Here's a list of Beauty in a Bottle's favorite foundations for all specific skin types.

• Oily Skin
• Combination Skin
• Normal Skin
• Dry Skin

Foundations for Oily Skin

Exuviance Skin Caring Foundation SPF 15 ($26.00, Sephora.com) This medium coverage liquid foundation is formulated with Vitamin E, and SPF 15, to provide you with both flawless coverage and all day protection. It starts out feeling light and silky when applied and blends to an ultra matte finish that lasts for hours. Read or Write a Review>>

Clinique Superfit Makeup ($19.50, Macys.com) This lightweight skin transforming formula is an excellent option for oily skin. It provides a transfer-resistant, all-day wear with a smooth, velvety finish. It comes in great selection of 12 shades. Read or Write a Review>>

Lancome Maquicontrole Oil-Free Liquid Makeup ($34.50, Lancome.com) Lancome's Maquicontrole Oil-Free Liquid Makeup is an exceptional feel-fresh, medium-full coverage, matifying foundation that delivers a beautiful shine-free finish which lasts for hours. Read or Write a Review>>

Tarte Smooth Operator Foundation SPF 20 ($35.00, Sephora.com) Smooth Operator is a new lightweight, protective foundation that blends into your skin as easily as a moisturizer. It smoothes and perfects the skin with potent SPF 20 sunscreen, vitamins and natural extracts. Read or Write a Review>>

Combination Skin

I-Iman Stick Foundation ($30.00, Sephora.com) This fabulous silicon based oil free foundation offers full coverage in a smooth and even matte finish, keeping shine to a minimum. It contains Vitamins A, C, and E and green tea extract to protects the skin from free radicals. It is ideal for combination and oily skin and also doubles as a great concealer. Read or Write a Review>>

Lancome Photogenic Skin-Illuminating Makeup SPF 15 ($34.50, Lancome.com) Lancome's Photogenic Skin-Illuminating foundation is a formula that blends to give your skin a silky finish. It also contains SPF 15 to protect your skin and is great for slightly oily to combination skin. Read or Write a Review>>

Clarins Multi-Matte Foundation ($35.50, Macys.com) The Multi-Matte Foundation is light textured oil-free foundation that delivers a flawless matte finish that lasts. It helps balance combination skin giving it a natural looking light coverage. Read or Write a Review>>

Neutrogena Healthy Skin Liquid Makeup SPF 20 ($10.99, Drugstore.com) Neutrogena's Healthy Skin Liquid Makeup is a remarkable makeup that contains vitamins to refine skin texture, while providing a sheer coverage and s soft matte finish. Plus it contains SPF 20 to help guard your skin against UV damage. It comes in 12 skin-true shades. Read or Write a Review>>

Prescriptives Traceless Skin Responsive Tint ($32.50, Macys.com) Traceless Skin Responsive Tint is a smooth foundation that blend evenly into the skin to create an ultra natural finish. The oil free formula is long wearing and contains antioxidants and SPF 8 for moderate sun protection. Read or Write a Review>>

Normal Skin

Smashbox Wet Dry Foundation ($32.00, Sephora.com) The foundation's unique formula provides extra-smooth coverage and can be used with wet for fuller coverage or dry for a medium silky coverage. It comes in 5 neutral shades. Read or Write a Review>>

Stila Liquid Makeup ($30.00, Sephora.com) A lightweight, water based formula that helps neutralize redness and discoloration. It is great for all complexions and has a unique "barely there" matte finish. It comes in 7 excellent shades. Read or Write a Review>>

Mac Studio Fix Powder Plus Foundation ($23.50, Macys.com) Mac's Studio Fix - one of their top selling products - is a long-wearing powder and foundation in one that combines good coverage with ease of application. It contains Silica and Talc to help provide a smoother, less reflective, matte finish. It is available in a wide range of colors. Read or Write a Review>>

Jane Iredale PurePressed Base SPF 17 ($48.00, Skinstore.com) Jane Iredale's exclusive formula provides a foundation, powder, concealer and sunscreen all in one. PurePressed bases also contains antioxidants, and jojoba ester which improves your skin's texture overtime. It comes in 18 shades. Read or Write a Review>>

Prescriptives Virtual Skin Super-Natural Finish ($32.50, Macys.com) The Virtual Skin Super-Natural Finish from Prescriptives goes on so natural and weightless, it almost erases the line between your makeup and your skin. It gives you a long-wearing, sheer to medium coverage with moderate sun protection. Read or Write a Review>>

 

Dry & Sensitive Skin

Lorac Satin Makeup ($35.00, Sephora.com) This vitamin-enriched formula great for dry skin, gently nourishes and revitalizes your skin for a look and feel that is smooth and healthy. It also contains chamomile to help create a flawless, dewy appearance. Read or Write a Review>>

Almay Kinetin Skin-Smoothing Foundation, SPF 15 ($11.59, Drugstore.com) Almay's Kinetin Skin-Smoothing Foundation is a nourishing foundation that gives your skin a youthful glow by providing lightweight coverage and a luminous finish. Read or Write a Review>>

NARS Balanced Foundation ($38.00, Sephora.com) The Nars Balanced Foundation is a unique oil-in-water formula which provides a lightweight texture and translucent finish. It is a great option for dry skin types to help smooth out imperfections without ever appearing heavy on your skin. Read or Write a Review>>

Fashion Fair Perfect Finish Creme Makeup ($18.00, Macys.com) This a thick textured, crème makeup that contains a unique blend of ingredients that blend evenly to provide sheer to medium coverage with a natural looking, dewy finish. Read or Write a Review>>

Clarins Hydrating Liquid Foundation ($35.50, Macys.com) This is true fluid, oil-free and ultra-light formula delivering moisturizing and hydrating benefits, while promoting a natural finish and radiant complexion. Read or Write a Review>>

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