5 High-Quality Foundation Brands with ‘Redhead Friendly’ Shades

For redheads, finding a quality foundation that carries a light enough shade to match their skin tone can be tough. Brands are making more and more colors and we’re getting more options, but the options are unfortunately still limited. Here are five foundations that come in Redhead-Friendly options!

1. IT Cosmetics

Not only does IT Cosmetics cater to a wide variety of skin tones, but their products have a decent amount of SPF and they are good for sensitive skin. Some of our favorites from IT Cosmetics include:

• CC+ Cream with SPF 50+
• CC+ Cream Illumination with SPF 50+
• Bye Bye Foundation Full Coverage Moisturizer with SPF 50+

2. FENTY BEAUTY by Rihanna

With 50 shades, of which 10 cater to fair to light skin, FENTY is one of the most inclusive foundation brands there is. Some of our favorites from FENTY include: 

• FENTY Pro Filt’r Soft Matte Longwear Foundation
• FENTY Pro Filt’r Hydrating Longwear Foundation

3. NARS

As a staple in the makeup community, NARS is always adding new shades and currently offers multiple options for fair skin. A few of our favorites from NARS include: 

• NARS Sheer Glow Foundation
• NARS Soft Matte Complete Foundation
• NARS Natural Radiant Longwear Foundation

4. MAC Cosmetics

With options for fair + pink, fair + yellow, and fair + neutral, MAC Cosmetics has options for the palest of skin. A few of our favorite fair foundations from MAC include: 

• MAC Studio Fix Fluid SPF 15 Foundation
• MAC Studio Waterweight Liquid Foundation SPF 30
  

5. Too Faced 

With 10 shades in the very fair to a very light category, Too Faced gives redheads lots of options. Some of our favorites from Too Faced includes: 

• Too Faced Born This Way Foundation
• Too Faced Born This Way Matte 24 Hour Foundation

Rock it like a Redhead!