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The Best Freckle Removal Cream: How It Works, What to Look for, and Skincare Tips for People with Freckles

Let’s start here: we think freckles are absolutely fantastic. They can be cute, they can be sassy, they can be sophisticated, and many of the people we’ve talked to equate them with youth and youthfulness. As we mentioned in our post about how to use foundation with freckles, of all the people in the world, […]

The Best Foundation for Freckles: Our Picks for Concealing Them—or for Flaunting Them

I have freckles, and here’s how I feel about them: One the one hand, I love them. They’re totally unique to me, they’re sometimes-cute/sometimes-sassy, and they make me seem a little more youthful (I think). And on the other hand… Sometimes I just want to cover them up! Maybe I want a new look, or I want […]

The Best Foundation for Textured Skin: Our Top Picks, and How to Choose a Foundation When You’ve Got Textured Skin

If you’ve got texture or discoloration issues (and let’s be real: there are so many of us who do), foundation can be an incredibly powerful tool in your makeup kit. Selecting the right one, however, can be a challenge. Below, we’ll go over our picks for the best foundation for textured skin, and then we’ll answer […]

The Best Drugstore Powder Foundation for Normal, Oily, Combination, and/or Sensitive (and Even Dry) Skin

Many people have a love/hate relationship with drugstore powder foundations: there are so many high-quality options, all with so many wonderful features, that choosing one can be a little overwhelming. And that’s tragic, really, because selecting makeup should be fun. So here, to help demystify the topic, we’ll go deep into the world of drugstore powder […]

The Best Foundation for Large Pores and Acne Scars: Our Picks

Foundations are something of a universal favorite among makeup lovers—they cover imperfections of all kinds, from pores, to scars, to discoloration, and the provide a smooth, even surface for the rest of your makeup to rest on. What’s not to love? Cosmetics companies seem to know how much we love them, so that made thousands and […]

The Best Organic Foundation: Our Picks

The more you learn about cosmetics, the more you discover that there are a LOT of weird ingredients in them. In fact, you may be surprised to find that some of them contain mostly synthetic ingredients, and few, if any, natural ingredients. This is true for a lot of types of makeup, but it’s especially true […]

The Best Non Comedogenic Foundation: Top Choices

Welcome! In this post, we’ll be discussing non comedogenic foundations. That is, foundations that are made without some of the chemicals and compounds known to cause acne. First, we’ll quickly discuss some of our favorite non comedogenic foundations. After that, we’ll provide some buying tips when looking at a foundation—what the product is, and how to […]

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