The winter months can wreck havoc on my skin, causing it to be drier and less radiant. This is the time of the year I’m most likely going to gravitate toward dewy foundations. These help in a variety of ways: by adding some moisture back into my skin, making my skin look more radiant, and relieving me from that tightness in my face. Today I’m going to be writing about the best dewy drugstore foundations.
Best Price: Maybelline Fit Me Dewy + Smooth Foundation
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This foundation is formulated with ingredients that will add some moisture to the skin. This alone will add a more dewy finish. But that’s not all! It also will help fill in any fine lines and wrinkles and leave your skin feeling moisturized throughout the day.
I love how this foundation just glides right over the skin, making blending a breeze!
A couple of other benefits to this one is that it has SPF and is fragrance free. Definitely a plus in my book.
The one downside to the Fit Me Dewy & Smooth is that it does not come with a pump, but with an $8 price tag, I can’t complain too much.
Best Luminious Glow: L’Oreal True Match Lumi Healthy Luminous Foundation Makeup with SPF 20
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L’Oreal’s True Match Lumi foundation is awesome for a couple of reasons. First, it has SPF to protect your skin from the sun. It also is formulated with 40% water, which is going to add a lot of hydration to thirsty skin. Lastly, it has vitamins A and C to make skin brighter and more luminious.
Although this is a luminous foundation, it doesn’t contain glitter or shimmy to give you that dewy look. It has all the right ingredients to make your skin look completely hydrated!
This foundation is on the sheer to medium coverage and comes with a pump, which I always love to see in a foundation.
Best Age-defying: CoverGirl Simply Ageless 3-In-1 Liquid Foundation
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If anti-aging ingredients are on your list of foundation must-haves, this one’s for you! This foundation reduces the appearance of wrinkles and is formulated with anti-aging skin care ingredients.
As for hydration and a dewy finish, Simply Ageless contains hyaluronic acid and vitamin C to rejouvinate the skin and add brightness. I love this foundation because it gives off a really natural looking finish, not too dewy, but dewy enough to hide any dry skin issues I may be having that day.
CoverGirl’s Simply ageless is a medium-full coverage foundation, comes with a pump, and is cruelty-free.
Best Coverage: Physician’s Formula Butter Believe It! Foundation and Concealer
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This one is really cool because it is full coverage, which is really difficult to find in a drugstore foundation or a dewy one. To find a full coverage dewy drugstore foundation is quite the challenge.
In comes Physician’s Formulat Butter Believe It! Foundation. It is formulated with Murumuru Butter, Cupuaçu Butter and Tucuma Butter, making it really creamy and hydrating for the skin. This translates to a beautiful, dewy finish for your skin.
This one is full-coverage, but is buildable, meaning you can use smaller amounts for less coverage and more for areas that need fuller coverage.
This one also comes with a pump, but does not have SPF. It is also has a fairly strong fragrance, for those of you that have sensitivity to frangrance.
Best “Your Skin, but Better”: L’Oreal Infallible Pro-Glow Foundation
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This one reminds me a lot of Nars Sheer Glow foundation. I love them both because of the natural, dewy finish they provide. It looks like skin, but not my dull, dry skin. It looks like skin that is healthy, glowing, and radiant.
This foundation has a long-lasting, sheer to medium coverage formula. It also contains SPF 15!
While it doesn’t come with a pump, it does have a squeeze bottle, which is perfect for the price.
Best Shade Range: Milani Screen Queen Foundation
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This is one of those foundations that feels really light on the skin, but also really good coverage. It is medium-full coverage and easily builds up to hide any imperfections.
Its on the less hydrating end of the spectrum, but does leave a satin, natural finish. It also has a pump!
One of the greatest benefits to this foundation is its shade range. There are 45 shades to choose from, ranging from light to deep. There are also a good mix of shades for every skin tone.
Best for Photos: Wet n Wild Photo Focus Dewy Foundation
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This foundation really does it all! It leaves a lightly luminous glow to the skin, while also providing great coverage. It also helps reduce the light cast in photos, so your selfies will always look great!
I like this one because it feels so lightweight on the skin, but provides really good, buildable coverage, and leaves my skin looking like I have the BEST skincare routine. (Spoiler alert: I do not. Its average at best).
The Photo Focus Dewy Foundation is fragranced and cruelty-free. It also does not come with a pump, but rather a spatula, which is not my favorite at all.
Best Natural Finish: NYX BORN TO GLOW!
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This one leaves a really beautiful, glowy finish to the skin. It looks gorgeous on the skin and never looks cakey. I love it because it has a great shade range (44 shades!) and is very lightweight.
This is one of the most natural looking foundations I’ve ever tried. It does look like you have some luminiousity and radiance to your skin, but not overly dewy and wet.
NYX is also cruelty free. This foundation comes in a squeeze tube, which is perfect for the price point.
Final Thoughts
These are, in my opinion, the best dewy drugstore foundations on the market. There are a variety of options to choose from, to help you pick which is best for your budget or specific skin concerns. For those of you with dry skin, that don’t necessarily love the more dewy finishes, you can see my post on the Best Drugstore Foundations for Dry Skin here.
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