Best Lightweight Foundation For Summer

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Looking for the perfect best makeup for sensitive skin lightweight foundation to beat the summer heat? Look no further! We've curated a selection of the best lightweight foundations that will keep your skin looking flawless and fresh all season long. Whether you prefer a natural, barely-there finish or a buildable coverage, these foundations are formulated to feel weightless on your skin while providing just the right amount of coverage to even out your complexion. Say goodbye to heavy, cakey makeup and hello to a radiant, breathable summer look. Get ready to find your new go-to foundation that will keep you looking effortlessly beautiful all day, every day.

Urban DecayHydromaniac Glowy Tinted Hydrator Foundation

Size: 1.1 oz / 35 mL·ITEM: 2406635

Color: 50 - medium warm

2.7K Reviews

$47.50

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Perfect summer foundation for me....it gives good coverage while being a lightweight tinted glow foundation!

What it is: A vegan, noncomedogenic, dewy foundation that delivers hydration, medium coverage, and a fresh glow finish for up to 24 hours.


Coverage: Medium


Finish: 
Natural


Formulation: 
Liquid


Highlighted Ingredients: 
- Kombucha Filtrate: Detoxifies and nourishes skin.

- Marula Oil: Protects and hydrates skin.


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


What Else You Need to Know: Infused with nourishing ingredients, this lightweight tinted moisturizer foundation leaves skin feeling super hydrated while minimizing pores with a blurri

DIORForever Natural Velvet Matte Compact Foundation

Size: 0.4 oz / 10 g·ITEM: 2595031

Color: 2.5N - light

54 Reviews

$81.00

My fav powder foundation. Thank you Dior!...My favourite powder foundation! Great coverage, buildable, feels lightweight, & long lasting. ...Nice foundation...This is my third time to order this foundation! I really like it in every summer. It can control land cover the oil on the face very well!

What it is: A transfer-proof compact foundation that visibly reduces shine and provides up to 24 hours of natural-looking, matte coverage with a smooth, refined finish.

Coverage: Medium

Finish:
Matte

Formulation:
Pressed Powder

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Iris Extract: Delivers antioxidant benefits.
- Wild Pansy Flower Extract: Preserves hydration.
- Rose Extract: Visibly refines pores.

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 gluten-free.

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Fashion FairIconic Pressed Setting Powder

Size: 0.3 oz/ 8.6 g·ITEM: 2477016

Color: Rich Copper - tan to deep with neutral cool undertones

36 Reviews

$47.50

Good for a powder foundation...I’m also use to liquid foundation so that could be the reason I’m not use to it. ...I actually like it, it’s very lightweight and helps with my oily skin. I will say it didn’t come the color it’s showing me or i selected 😒

What it is: An ultra-lightweight, oil-absorbing powder that instantly sets—or refreshes—makeup at home and on the go.

$70.00

I really like powder foundations. I just saw someone buying this in Sephora and they said it’s the only one they wear, so I bought it. ...I've been using this foundation for years. Now that I'm older (almost 50) I find that it works best for me in the summer months when my skin is not dry.

What it is: A sheer-to-full-coverage powder foundation has a versatile, mattifying, and long-wearing finish that is perfect for all skin types, including oily.

Coverage: Full

Finish: Matte

Formulation: Pressed Powder

Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily

What Else You Need to Know: This versatile matte foundation is buildable, long-lasting, and can be used wet or dry. The face powder is perfect for on-the-go touch-ups, covering imperfections, and as a sheer-coverage setting powder. The lightweight formula does not cake and offers a shine-free, natural look.

SaieGlowy Super Skin Tint Foundation with Hyaluronic Acid

Size: 1 oz / 30 ml·ITEM: 2637320

Color: 16 - medium skin tones with warm undertones

928 Reviews

$57.00

After using this foundation the past few weeks, I can now add it to my makeup collection of "go to" foundations. ...Perfect Lightweight Foundation for the Summer!...It will be a perfect light weight summer foundation!

What it is: A lightweight skin tint foundation with medium coverage that brightens skin for a dewy, luminous finish.


Coverage: Medium


Finish: Natural


Formulation: Liquid


Highlighted Ingredients: 

- Hyaluronic Acid: Attracts and binds moisture to smooth and hydrate skin

- Rice Bran Peptides: Reduces the appearance of fine lines, pore, helps fade dark spots brightening skin tone.

CLINIQUEEven Better™ Makeup Broad Spectrum SPF 15 Foundation

ITEM: 2083954

Color: WN 38 Stone - very fair, warm-neutral undertones

2.7K Reviews

$53.00

The one foundation I keep going back to. It's lightweight, looks so natural and matches my skin perfectly. ...Good Everyday Foundation...Really great all-around foundation! My skin tends to be more dry around the winter time, and this foundation was perfect.

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.

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