Our Favorite Sheer Foundations for Lightweight Coverage

October 15, 2020
Jessica Harrington
By: Jessica Harrington | Makeup.com by L'Oréal
The Best Sheer Foundations for a Flawless Second Skin Look
While some prefer to wear full-coverage and matte foundation, for me, it’s all about finding a foundation that’s lightweight, natural-looking and provides a glowy finish. My makeup collection is stocked with complexion products that offer a second-skin look and feel. If you’re on the hunt for a sheer foundation, keep reading, because I’ve rounded up eight of my favorites, ahead. 
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L’Oréal Paris Age Perfect Radiant Serum Foundation 

For foundation that provides lightweight coverage, skin benefits and a radiant finish, try this option from L’Oréal Paris. The formula is packed with vitamin B3, a hydrating serum and SPF 50 to deliver long-lasting moisture and protection. It’s great for sensitive skin and mature skin types. 
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YSL Beauty Touche Éclat All-In-One Glow Tinted Moisturizer

As far as I’m concerned, “tinted moisturizer” is just another name for “sheer-coverage foundation.” This multi-tasking product offers light-to-medium coverage in a hydrating moisturizer with SPF 23 protection. It’s also non-comedogenic and gives a glowy finish. 
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Perricone MD Foundation Serum Broad Spectrum SPF 20

For the ultimate no-makeup look try a foundation serum. This one offers buildable color in a semi-matte finish, as well as broad-spectrum SPF 20. 
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ILIA True Skin Serum Foundation

This serum foundation gives you a luminous, velvety finish. Ingredients in the formula like aloe leaf, rosehip and jojoba oil nourish skin during wear to help your complexion look flawless all day.
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Kosas Tinted Face Oil

What’s even more lightweight and natural-looking than a foundation serum or tinted moisturizer? A tinted face oil. This makeup-meets-skin-care product is infused with botanicals to boost radiance and hydration while offering just enough pigment to disguise redness and uneven tone. 
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Giorgio Armani Neo Nude Foundation 

Whether you want to smooth out your complexion before hopping on Zoom call or the no-makeup look is your everyday aesthetic, this light-coverage foundation is a must-have. It’s lightweight yet buildable and gives a glowy finish. It’s packed with glycerin and hyaluronic acid to smooth and plump the appearance of the skin. 
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IT Cosmetics Your Skin But Better Foundation and Skincare 

This new foundation not only gives you a flawless-looking complexion once applied, but it’s good-for-skin ingredients actually makes your bare face appear smoother and healthier after two weeks.  
Photography and Art Direction: Melissa San Vicente-Landestoy

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