When it comes to make- up, there is no ‘one-size-fits-all’ solution. Luckily, more brands are now celebrating the diverse range of beautiful skin tones, branching out of the beige box to offer a wider selection of shades to suit everyone. Here are eight vegan foundations that offer multiple hues from cool to warm, porcelain to ebony, and everything in-between…
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8 Vegan Foundations For Every Skin Tone
Struggling to find the right foundation to suit you? Here are our favourite vegan formulas with hues for everyone!
1. Ex1 Cosmetics Invisiwear Liquid Foundation, £12.50, ex1cosmetics.com
You’ll be red-carpetready with this medium-coverage foundation that gives a great glow. Made with a unique pigment base that’s designed to micro-match olive tones, the lightweight foundation provides a luminous finish and comes in 16 shades. A little goes a long way, too, making this foundation great value for money.
2. Lily Lolo Cream Foundation, £16, lilylolo.co.uk
Lily Lolo’s various shades suit all tones from light skin with pink tones, to tanned skin with peach undertones, and deep-coloured skin. The lightweight formula makes it easy to blend, plus it won’t clog pores, and is a great option for those with normal or drier skin types.
3. Catrice Cosmetics HD Liquid Coverage Foundation, £6.95, justmylook.com
If you’re looking for a foundation that will last all day, try this lightweight one from Catrice Cosmetics, which delivers a full-coverage matte finish that won’t smudge or budge. It’s designed to give an airbrush-like finish, too, so it will produce a flawless complexion, and comes in eight shades.
4. Urban Decay Stay Naked Foundation, £29.50, urbandecay.co.uk
With its vegan formula that creates medium coverage, this matte foundation is designed to last up to 24 hours; plus, it’s waterproof. You’ll find the perfect colour to suit your tone, too, as the collection includes a whopping 50 shades. The precise ‘stay-true’ colour means you can minimise the appearance of pores while still looking like you.
5. Elf Flawless Finish Foundation, £7.50, elfcosmetics.co.uk
Like a pick-and-mix of make-up, the Flawless Finish Foundation lets you choose your undertone – cool, neutral, or warm – as well as the shade, from fair to rich. With 40 shades on offer, you’ll find one to perfectly complement your complexion; plus the oil-free formula naturally blends into skin for a semi-matte finish that restores uneven texture and tones.
6. The Ordinary Coverage Foundation SPF15, £5.90, justmylook.com
This liquid foundation comes with SPF15 for a lightweight formula that protects against rays. Formulated with a blend of colour pigments, it offers a natural, smooth, semi-matte result that won’t cake your skin. Plus, with 21 shades available, from Very Fair to Very Deep, you’ll find the perfect match for your skin tone.
7. Tarte Cosmetics Amazonian Clay 12-hour Full Coverage Foundation, £33, tartecosmetics.com
Keep shine at bay with Tarte’s matte liquid foundation. The comfortable and cake-free formula is long-lasting but won’t create creases. Whether your skin is fair or deep, you’ll find a shade to suit you, with 39 options from ‘Porcelain Beige’ to ‘Mahogany’.
8. Milk Flex Foundation Stick, £32, cultbeauty.co.uk
Cult cruelty-free brand Milk has made a name for itself owing to its paraben-free, effective vegan formulas. The foundation stick is no different, and it comes in a whopping 36 shades from ‘Porcelain’ to ‘Rich’. Coming in a fuss-free stick formula, it’s a handy foundation to have on-the-go, and offers medium coverage with a natural finish that won’t crease or cake your skin
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