If Your Foundation Is Detectable, I'd Trade It In for This Sleeper Hit

This cushion compact foundation has a featherlight feel. As for coverage, it's seamless and dewy, which makes it a good option for anyone who has dry skin and experiences cracking and creasing when using other formulas. To me, the best part is the fact that it contains good-for-skin ingredients like antioxidants and hydrating bamboo sap—not to mention SPF 50+. Even though it's pricey, it comes with a refill and an additional puff, so you're really getting two foundations for the price. 

Pros: Featherweight formula, seamless coverage, dewy finish, SPF 50+

Cons: Limited shade range

Size: 1.05 oz

Shades: 5

Promising review: "This foundation is so hydrating and great for my dry skin. It gives a subtle dewy look and has buildable coverage for a more natural look."

With sunflower seed oil, hyaluronic acid, and radish root ferment filtrate, this liquid foundation benefits the skin while providing that "glass skin" effect. It offers medium buildable coverage, so it's easy to apply it according to your coverage preference. 

Pros: Lightweight feel, medium coverage, hydrating formula, dewy finish

Cons: No SPF, might be too dewy for oily/acne-prone skin types

Size: 1.01 oz

Shades: 16

Promising review: "I love this foundation! I always want my skin to actually look like skin, so I thought I’d forever be a concealer-only girlie. Foundations just never were glowy enough for me with enough coverage. But this one is amazing! Highly recommend." — Joah Beauty customer

This matte and full-coverage formula contains peony extract, hyaluronic acid, and calendula for extra hydration. It contains setting powder, so it promises to blend and set seamlessly on the skin with no creasing or caking, all the while controlling shine. Cool, right? 

Pros: Lightweight feel, full coverage, matte finish, contains setting powder

Cons: Limited shade range, no SPF, might be too mattifying for dry skin types

Size: 13 oz

Shades: 8

Promising review: "I love it. It is definitely my new go-to makeup forever." — Amazon customer

This foundation was developed by Jung Saem Mool, one of Korea's top makeup artists. It promises to provide a "skin-like" finish. Translation? It provides buildable coverage with a satiny finish that's somewhere between matte and dewy. 

Pros: Lightweight feel, full coverage, natural-looking finish

Cons: Limited shade range, no SPF

Size: 13 oz

Shades: 7

Promising review: "This is literally the best. I have high-end foundations between $40 and $90 that this blows the doors off. I have texture issues, wrinkles, redness, and dull skin. Been using Retin-A and glycolic acid to help with those issues and it has left my skin on the dry side. This foundation is thin but has great coverage, you can layer it for more coverage without it caking or creasing. Worth every penny!! I'm also not left oily looking.... just a soft glow to the skin." — Amazon customer

This high-coverage formula will easily cover imperfections, but here's the kicker: It's incredibly lightweight and silky. There's none of that heaviness or stickiness that some people (like yours truly) associate with full-coverage formulas. It also promises a "magnet-like adherence" for up to 24 hours of wear.

Pros: Lightweight feel, full coverage, natural-looking finish, "magnet-like adherence" that lasts 24 hours

Cons: Might be too much for those who prefer lighter coverage.

Size: 1.12 oz

Shades: 12

Promising review: "Medium to full coverage without feeling heavy or greasy in the face, a soft matte look without drying the skin. Covers my redness and blemishes well whilst looking natural. Already ordered another bottle of this! Stays on for a long time, also great if you’re out all day and can’t really touch it up. I wore this in the peak of summer in South Korea and Singapore and it actually stayed on without looking greasy! 100% recommend." — YesStyle customer

Okay, so this is technically a BB cream, but with a ginseng-enriched formula that offers lightweight, buildable coverage, it's good enough to make the list. Unlike other BB creams that offer dewy finishes, this one offers a soft, velvet-matte finish that helps minimize the appearance of pores. Plus, it's so easy to blend that you can just use your fingers. 

Pros: Lightweight feel, light coverage, velvet-matte finish, SPF20

Cons: Limited shade range

Size: 0.5 oz

Shades: 4

Promising review: "The best BB cream ever. Covers perfectly and is so lightweight. I bought both colors because my skin tone is in between. I use my fingers then touch up with a damp beauty blender and it lasts and does not budge all day. Highly recommend. I have normal slightly dry skin with a little redness and acne scarring." — Amazon customer

The CCC in this Korean foundation stands for "color, control, and change." And it's not just a foundation; it's a multifunctional primer, CC cream/BB cream hybrid, and foundation all rolled into one. It contains skin-benefiting ingredients, offers light-to-medium coverage, and uses a suspension of micro-color beads that blend into the skin easily upon application. It's so easy to apply and offers a fresh (never cakey) result that I love. 

Pros: Lightweight feel, multifunctional and skin-benefitting formula, SPF30

Cons: Some people might prefer more coverage.

Size: 1 oz

Shades: 14

Promising review: "This stuff is amazing, I recommend it to anyone who will listen." — Amazon customer