Foundation for redness

Clinique Even Better Makeup Foundation has the best record for redness: 40 of 40 shoppers said it covered their redness. NARS Sheer Glow Foundation has no failures either at 26 of 26, though on a smaller group, and IT Cosmetics CC+ Cream follows at 41 of 44. Each record counts just shoppers who said they have redness.

  • 267 store reviews counted
  • Ulta and Sephora shoppers
  • Dec 2014 to Oct 2026

Updated . How we count

Did it cover redness? What shoppers with redness said
  1. Clinique Even Better Makeup Foundation 40 said either way
  2. NARS Sheer Glow Foundation 26 said either way
  3. IT Cosmetics CC+ Cream 44 said either way
  4. Too Faced Born This Way Foundation 22 said either way
  5. Hourglass Vanish Foundation Stick 27 said either way
  6. ILIA Super Serum Skin Tint 24 said either way
  7. MAKE UP FOR EVER HD Invisible Cover Foundation 23 said either way

Share of reviewers who stated an outcome for redness showing through. Ranked by the lower bound of a 90% confidence interval, so a product needs both a good share and enough reports to rank high.

Clinique Even Better Makeup Foundation Best record Clinique Even Better Makeup Foundation 40 of 40 say it covered their redness See price & reviews on Amazon
What stands out

The repeat complaint further down the list is that there isn't enough coverage: 20% of MAKE UP FOR EVER reviews, 16% of ILIA reviews and 13% of Too Faced reviews say so, against 3% of IT Cosmetics reviews.

The ranking, product by product

Praise and complaints are the points reviewers repeat most, shown as a share of each product's counted store reviews.

1 Clinique Even Better Makeup Foundation

Clinique

Even Better Makeup Foundation

40/40 say it covered their redness

40 of 40 shoppers said it covered their redness, with no failures among them. Across all 55 of its reviews, 27% praise the coverage and 24% say it looks like skin, while complaints stay small, with 5% calling it too shiny or greasy.

What buyers praise

  • Good coverage 27%
  • Looks like skin 24%
  • Lasts all day 16%
  • Easy shade match 16%
  • Comfortable on dry skin 11%

What buyers complain about

  • Not enough coverage 5%
  • Too shiny or greasy 5%
  • Transfers onto masks or clothes 4%
  • Wears off fast 4%
Where buyers said it
  • Ulta 20 of 20
  • Sephora 20 of 20
  • Brand site 1 of 1 shown, not counted
By skin type (Sephora reviewers)
  • Combination8 of 8
  • Dry3 of 3
  • Normal3 of 3
Acne-prone reviewers
  • Said it worked5 of 5
2

NARS

Sheer Glow Foundation

26/26 say it covered their redness

Across all 30 of its reviews, 23% say it looks like skin, 20% call it buildable and 20% say it lasts all day. 26 of 26 shoppers said it covered their redness, a clean record on a smaller group than Clinique's.

What buyers praise

  • Looks like skin 23%
  • Buildable 20%
  • Lasts all day 20%
  • Blends easily 20%
  • Easy shade match 17%

What buyers complain about

No repeated complaints yet.

Where buyers said it
  • Sephora 26 of 26
By skin type (Sephora reviewers)
  • Combination15 of 15
  • Dry9 of 9
By skin tone (Sephora reviewers)
  • Fair to light20 of 20
  • Light-medium to medium4 of 4
Acne-prone reviewers
  • Said it worked13 of 13

Share of 30 store reviews that mention each point. A full bar is 50%.

3 IT Cosmetics CC+ Cream

IT Cosmetics

CC+ Cream

41/44 say it covered their redness

More shoppers stated an outcome for this one than for any other foundation here (44), and 41 of 44 said it covered their redness. Across all 60 of its reviews, 63% praise the coverage, though 5% call it too shiny or greasy and 5% call it cakey or heavy.

What buyers praise

  • Good coverage 63%
  • Looks like skin 23%
  • Lasts all day 18%
  • Blends easily 13%
  • Comfortable on dry skin 10%

What buyers complain about

  • Too shiny or greasy 5%
  • Looks cakey or heavy 5%
  • Oxidizes or turns orange 3%
  • Feels drying or tight 3%
  • Hard to find a shade 3%
Where buyers said it
  • Ulta 22 of 23
  • Sephora 19 of 21
By skin type (Sephora reviewers)
  • Combination9 of 11
  • Dry4 of 4
  • Normal3 of 3
4 Too Faced Born This Way Foundation

Too Faced

Born This Way Foundation

Best for all-day wear

20/22 say it covered their redness

20 of 22 shoppers said it covered their redness. Across all 30 of its reviews, 47% praise the coverage and 33% say it lasts all day, though 20% say it was hard to find a shade.

What buyers praise

  • Good coverage 47%
  • Lasts all day 33%
  • Blends easily 23%
  • Looks like skin 20%
  • Easy shade match 17%

What buyers complain about

  • Hard to find a shade 20%
  • Clings to dry patches 13%
  • Looks cakey or heavy 13%
  • Not enough coverage 13%
Where buyers said it
  • Sephora 20 of 22
By skin type (Sephora reviewers)
  • Combination11 of 12
  • Dry4 of 4
  • Normal3 of 4
By skin tone (Sephora reviewers)
  • Fair to light15 of 17
  • Light-medium to medium3 of 3
Acne-prone reviewers
  • Said it worked14 of 15
5 Hourglass Vanish Foundation Stick

Hourglass

Vanish Foundation Stick

24/27 say it covered their redness

Shoppers praise this foundation stick for coverage: across all 30 of its reviews, 47% mention it and 23% say it blends easily. 24 of 27 shoppers said it covered their redness, and complaints are scattered, with 7% calling it too expensive.

What buyers praise

  • Good coverage 47%
  • Blends easily 23%
  • Looks like skin 20%
  • Lasts all day 20%
  • Comfortable on dry skin 17%

What buyers complain about

  • Not enough coverage 7%
  • Shows pores 7%
  • Streaky or patchy 7%
  • Looks cakey or heavy 7%
  • Feels drying or tight 7%
Where buyers said it
  • Sephora 24 of 27
By skin type (Sephora reviewers)
  • Combination11 of 12
  • Dry6 of 7
  • Oily4 of 5
  • Normal3 of 3
By skin tone (Sephora reviewers)
  • Fair to light22 of 24
  • Light-medium to medium2 of 3
Acne-prone reviewers
  • Said it worked10 of 12
6 ILIA Super Serum Skin Tint

ILIA

Super Serum Skin Tint

20/24 say it covered their redness

A weaker record than the five above it: 20 of 24 shoppers said it covered their redness. Across all 32 of its reviews, 16% say it doesn't give enough coverage and 16% call it too shiny or greasy, though 25% say it looks like skin.

What buyers praise

  • Looks like skin 25%
  • Comfortable on dry skin 9%
  • Easy shade match 9%
  • No breakouts 6%

What buyers complain about

  • Not enough coverage 16%
  • Too shiny or greasy 16%
  • Irritated skin 9%
  • Clings to dry patches 6%
  • Looks cakey or heavy 6%
Where buyers said it
  • Ulta 1 of 1
  • Sephora 19 of 23
  • Brand site 20 of 21 shown, not counted
By skin type (Sephora reviewers)
  • Combination9 of 11
  • Dry6 of 7
By skin tone (Sephora reviewers)
  • Fair to light13 of 16
  • Light-medium to medium3 of 3
7

MAKE UP FOR EVER

HD Invisible Cover Foundation

18/23 say it covered their redness

It has the weakest record here at 18 of 23. Across all 30 of its reviews, 40% praise the coverage and 20% call it buildable, but 20% say it doesn't cover enough.

What buyers praise

  • Good coverage 40%
  • Buildable 20%
  • Lasts all day 20%
  • Easy shade match 17%
  • Looks like skin 13%

What buyers complain about

  • Not enough coverage 20%
  • Wears off fast 7%
  • Too shiny or greasy 7%
Where buyers said it
  • Sephora 18 of 23
By skin type (Sephora reviewers)
  • Combination4 of 4
  • Dry2 of 3
  • Oily2 of 3

Share of 30 store reviews that mention each point. A full bar is 50%.

Where these numbers come from

The 7 products ranked here carry 94,410 reviews at Ulta and Sephora. We searched them for redness showing through and read the newest matching reviews, up to 40 per product and store, posted between Dec 2014 and Oct 2026.

A review counts only when the reviewer used the product themselves. We drop reviews written in exchange for a free product or a sweepstakes entry (0 on this page), and products that are no longer sold.

Ulta also shows reviews first posted on brands' own websites. They run much more positive than store reviews of the same products (across 19 products with both, 76% of brand-site reviewers said the product solved the problem, against 55% of Ulta shoppers), so we show them on product cards but never count them.

Because we searched for the problem, people who had it are overrepresented. Compare products with each other rather than reading a share as your own odds.

Skin type, skin tone and age splits use what reviewers chose on Sephora's review form (and age on Ulta's when given). We only show a split when enough reviewers fall on each side.

Amazon buttons appear only on products that most reviewers here say fix the problem (at least 60%, with enough reviews to trust it). Everything else gets no buy link.

An AI model labels each review against a fixed list of points, and we spot-check the labels before publishing. We publish counts, never the reviews themselves.

Read the full method

Product pages we read

  1. Clinique Even Better Makeup Foundation Ulta and Sephora (55 reviews counted)
  2. NARS Sheer Glow Foundation Sephora (30 reviews counted)
  3. IT Cosmetics CC+ Cream Ulta and Sephora (60 reviews counted)
  4. Too Faced Born This Way Foundation Sephora (30 reviews counted)
  5. Hourglass Vanish Foundation Stick Sephora (30 reviews counted)
  6. ILIA Super Serum Skin Tint Ulta and Sephora (32 reviews counted)
  7. MAKE UP FOR EVER HD Invisible Cover Foundation Sephora (30 reviews counted)

Questions buyers ask

Which foundation covers redness?

Clinique Even Better Makeup Foundation has the best record (40 of 40), followed by NARS Sheer Glow Foundation (26 of 26) and IT Cosmetics CC+ Cream (41 of 44). NARS Sheer Glow Foundation rests on a smaller group than the other two.

Does IT Cosmetics CC+ Cream cover redness?

Mostly. 41 of 44 shoppers with redness said it did, and more shoppers stated an outcome for it than for any other foundation here. Across all 60 of its reviews, 63% praise the coverage, though 5% call it cakey or heavy and 5% call it too shiny or greasy.

Does foundation get rid of redness?

No. Makeup covers redness but doesn't treat it, and the records here are what shoppers said about how well each foundation covered theirs. See a dermatologist about redness that burns, stings, spreads or doesn't settle.

Which of these foundations are sold on Amazon?

Clinique Even Better Makeup Foundation, IT Cosmetics CC+ Cream, Too Faced Born This Way Foundation, Hourglass Vanish Foundation Stick and ILIA Super Serum Skin Tint have official Amazon listings, sold by the brand or by Amazon itself. Clinique Even Better Makeup Foundation is the best pick sold on Amazon at 40 of 40, and it is also the leader. For NARS Sheer Glow Foundation and MAKE UP FOR EVER HD Invisible Cover Foundation, we could not confirm an Amazon listing.

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