Most Recommended Best Concealer and Foundation for Acne-Prone Skin
A few months ago, I asked my Instagram followers for recommendations on the best concealer and foundation for acne-prone skin. Lots of responses poured in! I haven’t used foundation or concealer since high school due to my acne-prone skin. It would feel so heavy and caked on but that may be because it was the cheap Wet & Wild brand. Now that I’ve entered 40, I’m more confident than ever but still have red and brown spots from old acne scars that I want to conceal while out and about.
I’ve compiled the most recommended concealer and foundation from my community and you can read until the end to see what I ended up buying!
Most Recommended Best Concealer and Foundation for Acne-Prone Skin
Two Faced Born This Way Super Coverage Multi-Use Concealer
Rated: 4.3K stars (4,761 reviews)
Price: $36 for Size 0.45 oz / 13.5 ml
Coverage: full
Description: A hydrating, full-coverage, weightless, four-in-one, concealer that conceals, contours, highlights, and retouches in a wide range of flawless shades.
Where to Buy: Sephora
Tower 28 Beauty Swipe All-Over Hydrating Serum Concealer
Rated: 4.3K stars (1,324 reviews)
Price: $36 for Size 0.45 oz / 13.5 ml
Coverage: medium
Description: A hydrating, non-comedogenic concealer that glides on like a serum and has the medium-buildable coverage power to instantly cover dark circles, redness, and blemishes.
Where to Buy: Sephora
Mac Pro Longwear Concealer
Rated: 4.2 stars (1092 reviews)
Price: $31
Coverage: full
Description: A liquid concealer that provides full matte coverage for up to 24 hours. A lightweight, liquid, long-lasting concealer with a comfortable matte finish. This pro concealer gives a smoother, flawless look to skin. The full-coverage formula helps to conceal blemishes, dark spots, skin discolouration and undereye circles
Clinique Even Better Makeup Broad Spectrum SPF 15 Foundation
Rated: 4.5 stars (3,872 reviews)
Price: $36
Coverage: moderate
Description: Clinique Even Better Makeup Broad Spectrum SPF 15 Foundation. Dermatologist-developed liquid foundation visibly reduces dark spots in 12 weeks.*
Where to Buy: Ulta
Bare Minerals Loose Powder Foundation SPF 15
Rated: 4.6 stars (14,763 reviews)
Price: $39
Coverage: buildable sheer to full
Description: BareMinerals ORIGINAL Loose Mineral Foundation Broad Spectrum SPF 15 is a lightweight, talc-free, skin-improving foundation made with only 5 Ingredients. It provides sheer-to-full, all-day coverage with a naturally luminous finish, while minimizing the look of pores and imperfections.
Where to Buy: Ulta, Bare Minerals, Sephora
Fenty Beauty Pro Filt’r Soft Matte Longwear Liquid Foundation
Rated: 4 stars (17,325 reviews)
Price: $40
Coverage: full
Description:A soft-matte, long-wearing foundation with climate-adaptive technology to fight heat, sweat, and shine—available in a wide range of shades.
Merit – The Minimalist Perfecting Complexion Stick
Rated: 4.3 stars (6,108 reviews)
Price: $38
Coverage: light-to-medium
Description: It’s not a foundation or a concealer, but it’ll replace both in your makeup bag. It’s breathable, conditions skin and locks in moisture, helps diminish the appearance of pigmentation and dark spots and doubles as a contour. Formulated without acne-triggering ingredients.
Where to Buy: Merit Beauty
Ilia True Skin Serum Concealer with Vitamin C
Rated: 4.2 stars (1,854 reviews) on Sephora.com and 4.5 stars (4,656 reviews) on Iliabeauty.com
Price: $32
Coverage: medium
Description: A creamy, ultra-lightweight serum concealer that evens and brightens the look of skin over time with vitamin C—now available in a range of shades.
Laura Geller Baked Balance-n-Brighten Color Correcting Foundation
Rated: 3.6 stars (37,321 reviews)
Price: $36
Coverage: light to medium
Description: weightless formula is baked for 24 hours and hand-finished in Italy, giving you the easy application of a powder with the benefits of a cream. Color correcting swirls of pigments make shade matching a breeze!
Where to Buy: Laura Geller
It Your Skin But Better CC+ Cream Natural Matte Foundation with SPF 40
Rated: 4.5 stars (2,502 reviews)
Price: $47
Coverage: full
Description: A full-coverage matte foundation for oily skin, skin-balancing serum, and broad-spectrum SPF 40 sunscreen in one.
Where to Buy: Sephora, Ulta, Target
Jane Iredale PurePressed Base Mineral Foundation Refill
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Rated: 4.7 stars (2,727 reviews)
Price: $46
Coverage: medium to full
Description: Jane Iredale’s #1 best-selling PurePressed Base Mineral Foundation Refill is a one-step foundation, concealer & sunscreen that blurs lines and nourishes skin with weightless, medium-to-full coverage and a second-skin finish.
Where to Buy: Ulta
What I Bought
I decided on the It Your Skin But Better CC+ Cream Natural Matte Foundation with SPF 40 and really love it! I’ve been using it for over two months now. I like that it has SPF 40 and has a very natural coverage that glides on easily. The matte finish is perfect for my oily skin. I’d recommend for acne-prone skin. And I’m so happy to have this on hand because three weeks ago, my hormonal acne flared up on my jawline! It’s the worst it has ever looked in a really long time but this has helped cover up the redness.
Before and After (prior to my hormonal cystic acne flare up)
*I realized I didn’t capture a before picture until I had dabbed on the foundation
After is with the It CC foundation (in Neutral Tan), Merit flush balm, Burt’s Bees tinted lip balm, Benefit Mascara, Loreal Eyeliner, Benefits Eyebrows
*Tip: I used the beauty blender (first time) and would highly recommend for application
I’ll share more about my acne journey in an upcoming post. While I’ve definitely entered my confident-than-ever era, I’m still hoping for clearer skin. For those suffering from skin issues like acne, remember that it does not define us. YOU are beautiful!
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