Without a Doubt, These Are the Best Full-Coverage Foundations
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This luxurious cream foundation is a favourite amongst makeup artists and celebrities—even Margot Robbie is a fan. It's a cream formula, so it appears thick, but this means it can be applied in sheer layers to create coverage without weight.
As a makeup artist, Charlotte Tilbury is known for leaving skin with a seamless, radiant finish. This foundation does just that—and thanks to its full coverage and pore-blurring properties, it leaves skin looking totally flawless.
"This is an old favourite that I've recently gone back to using," says Hart. "It looks good on everyone's skin and has really nice undertones to the shades."
MAC has a number of foundations to choose from, but if it's coverage that you're after, then Studio Fix Fluid is your best bet. The extensive shade range caters to multiple skin tones and factors in undertone, so it's easy to find a perfect match.
L'Oréal Paris is one of our go-to brands for affordable makeup must-haves, so if you're shopping for a full-coverage foundation on a budget, look no further. Whilst I would never advocate sleeping in your makeup, the fact that this promises 32-hour wear attests to its longevity.
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Traditionally, full coverage foundations got a bad rap for looking cakey and feeling heavy and mask-like on the skin. However, modern formulas provide pigment minus the weight. Despite offering a medium to full coverage, this is one of the most lightweight foundations I've tried.
"If you want a really full-coverage foundation that blanks out everything, then check out this one from Huda," says Hart.
When I want my makeup to last all day (and night), this is the foundation I reach for. Despite its weightless, silky formula, it delivers a powerfully pigmented and full-coverage finish in just one coat.
This tinted moisture balm can be cleverly used both for a lightweight, sheer finish, and (when built up in light layers) for a full-coverage effect. The best part? Skin still looks like skin, no matter how much you apply.
An excellent option for those with oily skin or for summer wear, this full-coverage foundation fights sweat and oil to prevent unwanted shine. Instead, skin is left with a soft, matte finish that keeps skin looking and feeling fresh all day long.
Proven to provide full coverage, 24-hour wear through activity, humidity and rain, this foundation will stay put, no matter what your day throws at it.
Breakouts and redness don't stand a chance against this ultra-pigmented, full-coverage foundation. Thanks to a creamy formula and matte finish, it provides long-lasting coverage and controls shine.
Suitable for all skin types (but especially good for oily skin), this affordable foundation is proven to be transfer-resistant, water-resistant and sweat-resistant.
You can always trust a makeup artist to create a good foundation, and Lisa Eldridge's Seamless Skin Foundation is testament to that fact. It's lightweight but long-wearing and looks totally natural thanks to its self-setting formula which fuses with skin after blending.
Full-coverage formulas often have matte finishes, but if it's a radiant glow that you're after, then this is the foundation for you. It's highly pigmented and water-resistant but still leaves skin looking bright and fresh.
Double Wear is one of the most iconic full-coverage foundations of all time. If you're on the hunt for something to conceal redness, breakouts, hyperpigmentation or scarring, it will always do the trick.
I've yet to try an Hourglass foundation that I don't love, and this one is no exception. It promises (and delivers) 16-hour wear and a soft, glowy finish thanks to blurring spheres that diffuse light.
"I find that if someone is asking for a full-coverage foundation, then 90% of the time they want more of a matte finish," says Hart. "But if they do want glow then this Nars foundation is fantastic, because whilst it is full coverage, it's also lightweight on the skin and gives the nicest glow."