anti acne foundation

Sephora customers often prefer the following products when searching for anti acne foundation.

There are a lot of options out there for anti-acne foundations, but we've narrowed it down to the best ones. Whether you're looking for a full-coverage option or something that's more sheer, here are the top picks.

HUDA BEAUTY#FauxFilter Luminous Matte Foundation

Size: 1.18 oz/ 35 ml·ITEM: 2425338

Color: 400G Macchiato - medium-tan skin with peachy-golden undertone

1.2K Reviews

$42.00

This foundation not only covered my acne scars, it didn’t make me look oily and lasted for hours!...This foundation looks natural and also looks like skin. It blurs out my acne scars and redness. ...Must try especially if you have acne scars!

What it is: A cult-favorite, fragrance-free foundation with full coverage, up to 24 hours of weightless wear, and a non-drying luminous matte finish.


Coverage: Full


Finish: Matte


Formulation: Liquid


Ingredient Callouts: This product is vegan and cruelty-free.


What Else You Need to Know: This blendable, full-coverage formula is fragrance-free, transfer-proof, waterproof, fade-proof, and sweat- and humidity-proof and offers up to 24 hours of wear. Essentially, this foundation is your new BFF. No matter the weather, occasion, or situation, #FauxFilter Luminous Matte won’t let you down.

ONE/SIZE by Patrick StarrrTurn Up the Base Blurring Foundation

ITEM: 2548113

Color: Deep 3 - very deep, neutral undertones

831 Reviews

$35.00

Personally, my skin is very dry with acne and large pores and blackheads, and the Blur Balm helped a lot with that! ...I have the occasional acne mark and it covered them all well. It didn’t emphasize and patches of mine either.

What it is: A hybrid foundation with up to all-day wear that blurs skin, visibly minimizes oil, and boosts hydration.

Coverage: Medium

Finish:
Natural

Formulation:
Liquid

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Japanese White Rose Stem Cells: Quickly improve the appearance of skin tone and visibly minimize oil over time.
- Skin-Like Treated Pigments: Rapidly blur and feel like skin.
- Avocado and Mango Hydra-Blend: Boosts hydration for smooth-feeling skin.

Ingredient Callouts: This product is vegan and cruelty-free.

What Else You Need to Know: This versatile formula combines the coverage of a foundation with the benefits of a BB cream.

NUDESTIXTinted Cover Skin Tint Foundation

Size: 1 oz / 30 ml·ITEM: 2661569

Color: NUDE 7.5

167 Reviews

$38.00

very moisturizing for my flakey acne and can build coverage easily. highly recommend dabbing powder onto your t-zone if you get oily throughout the day. i’ll stick w this one for a while :p...Idk why but I keep trying new foundations for fun and ALWAYS come back to this one.

What it is: Skin tint liquid foundation with buildable coverage for getting an even skin tone and a flawless natural makeup finish.


Coverage: Light


Finish: Natural


Formulation: Liquid


Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily


Highlighted Ingredients:

- Rosemary Extract: Packed with skin-loving phenolic compounds

- Coffee Seed Extract: Powerful antioxidant, Vitamin E plus other natural antioxidants

- Green Tea Extract: Packed with plant polyphenols, soothing Antioxidant, Anti-pollution

SEPHORA COLLECTION12HR Setting & Mattifying Pressed Powder

Size: 0.28 oz / 8 g·ITEM: 2730828

Color: Universal

106 Reviews

$15.00

Great Fungal acne safe powder!...This powder does a great job at making your skin appear matte and it’s really blurring! It’s also FUNGAL ACNE SAFE. I’m obsessed. Please make this available in stores Sephora!!...Better than any other setting pressed powder I have tried - no creases, doesn't budge over my acne scars, and the finish is absolutely beautiful & not caky at all.

What it is: An ultra-fine, skin-smoothing setting powder that reduces shine and keeps complexion matte with long-wear results.

Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, phthalates, mineral oil, retinyl palmitate, oxybenzone, coal tar, hydroquinone, sulfates SLS & SLES, triclocarban, triclosan, and contains less than one percent synthetic fragrance. It is also vegan, gluten-free, cruelty-free, and comes in recyclable packaging.

What Else You Need to Know: This non-comedogenic, vegan, ultra-silky pressed powder smooths skin texture and minimizes the appearance of pores while instantly mattifying the skin by absorbing excess oil and controls shine with a long-lasting mattifying effect. The universal

IT CosmeticsCC+ Cream Natural Matte Foundation with SPF 40

Size: 1.08 oz / 32 mL·ITEM: 2773661

Color: Deep Mocha

2.9K Reviews

$47.00

I think this would be a good coverage foundation for anyone with acne or large pores. I can find my pores . ...It is a true natural matte, full coverage foundation. I am typically pretty sweaty and have acne, prone skin, and this did not break me out and was able to keep the oil and check.

What it is: A full-coverage matte foundation for oily skin, skin-balancing serum, and broad-spectrum SPF 40 sunscreen in one.


Coverage: Full


Finish: 
Matte


Formulation: 
Cream


SPF: SPF 40

Highlighted Ingredients: 
- Air Licium®: Instantly creates a skin-blurring effect; absorbs and reduces shine.

- Lentil Seed Extract: Minimizes the look of pores.

- Hyaluronic Acid: Hydrates dry skin and prevents the appearance of dry patches.


Ingredient Callouts: Non-comedogenic, fragrance free and vegan formula.

CLINIQUEEven Better™ Makeup Broad Spectrum SPF 15 Foundation

ITEM: 2084085

Color: WN 100 Deep Honey - medium, warm-neutral undertones

2.6K Reviews

$39.00

I have a few post acne marks and some existing acne and this foundation covers my flaws really well. ...It is also my sunscreen and my under make up serums for anti-aging. I don't ever want to be without this product and always keep a brand new one as back up.

What it is: A dermatologist-developed foundation that create a brighter skin tone, while its creamy formula hydrates and smooths the look of skin.

Coverage: Medium

Finish: Natural

Formulation: Cream

Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily

SPF: SPF 15

Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens and phthalates.

GivenchyPrisme Libre Skin-Caring Matte Foundation

Size: 1 oz/ 30 mL·ITEM: 2509792

Color: 3-N250 - light to medium with neutral undertones

924 Reviews

$58.00

I have combination skin along with acne. I have struggled to find a foundation that works well with oil control, acne, and doesn’t dry my skin more than it already is. ...I have acne problems with combination skin. This foundation is perfect.

What it is: A skincare-infused, long-lasting matte foundation that is lightweight and natural while blurring and addressing imperfections for up to 24 hours.

Coverage: Medium

Finish:
Matte

Formulation:
Liquid

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Capucine Extract: Supports skin's natural radiance.
- Pink Clay: Helps to nourish the skin.
- Annatto Extract: Encourages clarity and helps reduce the appearance of pores.

What Else You Need to Know: The Prisme Libre Skin-Caring Matte Foundation is made with 97 percent natural origin ingredients and 82 percent skincare formula. It reduces the appearance of pores while addressing imperfections, mattifying, and hydrating.

SEPHORA COLLECTIONBest Skin Ever Liquid Foundation

Size: 0.84 oz/ 25 mL·ITEM: 2326809

Color: 45 P - for medium-dark skin with pink undertones

1.6K Reviews

$22.00

First off- I love that this has anti pollution properties, I'm from NY so... definitely need a lot of that. ...Perfect daily foundation...Would suggest using a good primer or base though . It’s also anti pollution.

What it is: A medium-coverage, natural-finish foundation with a long-wearing, anti-pollution formula that hydrates skin for up to 12 hours and is infused with skincare benefits.

Coverage:
Medium

Finish:
Natural

Formulation:
Liquid

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Hyaluronic Acid: Hydrates.
- Red Algae Extract: Hydrates.
- Brown Algae Extract: Provides an anti-pollution protective shield.

What Else You Need to Know: Best Skin Ever Liquid Foundation delivers a second-skin effect and provides lasting hydration, while covering imperfections. Its formula is clinically shown to reduce signs of stress/fatigue, and usage over time is proven to make skin smoother, more even, and more radiant.

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