These Foundation Balms Deliver Impressive Coverage and Skincare Benefits

September 29, 2022
Marisa Petrarca
By: Marisa Petrarca | Makeup.com by L'Oréal
L'Oréal Paris Age Perfect 4 in 1 Tinted Balm

Surely you’re familiar with the most popular types of foundation, but what about foundation balms? For those new to the beauty product, it’s not-so-quietly becoming a makeup department mainstay for how it evens out one’s skin tone while delivering a surge of skin-loving ingredients. Like traditional foundations, they range from sheer to full coverage, and while textures vary across the board, they typically resemble a cream or mousse formulation. Ahead, we round up five of our favorite foundation balms to consider implementing into your daily routine.

Best Drugstore Foundation Balm

L'Oréal Paris Age Perfect 4 in 1 Tinted Balm

This drugstore formula offers both instant and long-term benefits. It smooths fine lines and conceals imperfections on contact, offering light to medium coverage. But that's not all: It's infused with anti-aging peptides as well as hydrating sodium hyaluronate and glycerin to improve the skin's appearance over time.

L'Oréal Paris Age Perfect 4 in 1 Tinted Balm

Best Hydrating Foundation Balm

Jones Road What the Foundation

For those who want that you-skin-but-better look, this formula has you covered (literally). Unlike other options on this list that are solid in texture, this one's a mousse. It delivers light to medium coverage and contains nourishing, hydrating ingredients, including jojoba oil and sodium hyaluronate.

Jones Road What the Foundation

Best Full-Coverage Foundation Balm

Giorgio Armani Powder Foundation Balm

Countless reviewers say that just a little bit of this foundation balm goes a long way in providing a full-coverage matte finish. The best part is that it comes with an applicator for super-seamless application. Simply glide the applicator, press into the skin where you'd like coverage and diffuse with a makeup brush if you need any touch-ups.

Giorgio Armani Powder Foundation Balm

Best Foundation Balm for Oily Skin

Danessa Myricks Yummy Skin Blurring Balm Powder

If you have oily skin, this blurring foundation balm needs to be on your radar. It offers lightweight coverage and its ingredient list features upsalite and olive-derived squalane, which helps balance and absorb excess sebum and sweat, balance oil production and reduce visible signs of aging. In a clinical study of 31 women, the brand reports that 96% said their skin appeared less oily throughout the day.

Danessa Myricks Yummy Skin Blurring Balm Powder

Best Foundation Balm With SPF

Iris & Romeo Best Skin Days SPF 25

This foundation balm has a thick texture, yet it delivers light, weightless coverage that evens out your skin tone and boosts its radiance. It’s loaded with skincare benefits, such as sodium hyaluronate for hydration and blue light and broad spectrum SPF 25 protection against UVA and UVB rays via zinc oxide.

Iris & Romeo Best Skin Days SPF 25
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