If you've ever wished you could take a peek into your favourite celebrity's medicine cabinet or makeup bag, we can relate. You're currently among people who pause, screenshot, and zoom in on Instagram posts and TikTok videos to see what products are lining a star's vanity. It's always fun to learn about a celeb's must-have products [2] — the items they reach for constantly and actually buy for themselves. Already we know what a handful of celebrities smell like [3], and the lip combos they re-create [4] time and time again, but now, we're rounding up the foundations they use.
Many people are picky about their foundation; they have a go-to and stay loyal to it for years. That means shopping for a new option [5] can be tricky, but if a product earns a celebrity's stamp of approval (organically, that is), that piques our interest. It's even better when a star is introduced to a foundation by their makeup artist, which is the case for Meghan Markle. That's how you know it's really worth a try.
These celebrity-approved foundations range in price, from $6 to $83, and the brands range from high-end companies like Dior to affordable drugstore heroes like NYX Professional Makeup. Whether you're looking for something full coverage and matte or lightweight with a barely-there finish, there's something for you on this list. If you're on the hunt for a new option or just curious about what stars use on their face, keep scrolling.
Hailey Bieber's Favourite Foundation
Hailey Bieber told POPSUGAR that she's a big fan of the BareMinerals Hydrating Foundation Stick [6] ($32). "Sometimes when I'm working, they'll do a crazy face of makeup, and I'll have to run to dinner or something after, and I just don't want to show up with that much makeup on," she said. "I'll usually take everything off and use the stick to cover up any areas where I think I need it."
Jonathan Van Ness's Favourite Foundation
Jonathan Van Ness divulged some of their favourite beauty products in an interview with POPSUGAR [7], which includes the Cover FX Natural Finish Foundation [8] ($42). "It takes me like an hour, because I have to do my beard, and a blow-dry, and my makeup."
Addison Rae's Favourite Foundation
Celebrity makeup artist Mary Phillips [9] has shared that she uses [10] the Hourglass Cosmetics Vanish Seamless Finish Foundation Stick [11] ($48) in the shades Sand and Golden on Addison Rae.
Halsey's Favourite Foundation
Halsey's makeup artist Denika Bedrossian [12] has previously used the NYX Professional Makeup Born to Glow Naturally Radiant Foundation [13] ($10) on the singer for Emmys.
Kendall Jenner's Favourite Foundation
Kendall Jenner told Vogue India [14] in a YouTube video that she uses the Giorgio Armani Power Fabric+ Foundation SPF 25 [15] ($69). "I've been using it for a really long time now since I was pretty young. One of my sisters put me on. It doesn't feel like you have makeup on at all," the model says.
Megan Markle's Favourite Foundation
Though Meghan Markle [16] is rather hush-hush about the products she uses now, her makeup artist Daniel Martin [17] told Allure [18] that he loves to use the Dior Backstage Face & Body Foundation [19] ($40) on the royal.
Gemma Chan's Favourite Foundation
Gemma Chan divulged her favourite foundation to Vogue [20] in a Beauty Secrets YouTube video: the Bobbi Brown Skin Long-Wear Weightless Foundation SPF 15 [21] ($52). She uses it "just where I need to balance out my complexion a bit."
Winnie Harlow's Favourite Foundation
Winnie Harlow revealed to Allure [22] that the MAC Fix Soft Matte Foundation Stick in the shade NC45 is her favourite complexion product. Unfortunately, that product has been discontinued, but the Studio Fix Fluid SPF 15 [23] ($39) is the liquid equivalent.
Victoria Beckham's Favourite Foundation
Victoria Beckham [24] may have her own makeup line, Victoria Beckham Beauty, but she loves Burberry's Fresh Glow Foundation Sunscreen Broad Spectrum SPF 12 [25] ($52), according to Into the Gloss [26].
Margot Robbie's Favourite Foundation
Margot Robbie revealed to Marie Claire [27] that her favourite foundation for everyday use is the Ellis Faas Skin Veil Foundation [28] ($83).
Saweetie's Favourite Foundation
Saweetie disclosed in a Vogue [29] Beauty Secrets video that she loves the NARS Natural Radiant Longwear Foundation [30] ($49).
Sydney Sweeney's Favourite Foundation
The Il Makiage Woke Up Like This Flawless Base Foundation [31] ($45) is Sydney Sweeney's go-to, according to her Beauty Secrets video with Vogue [32].
Camila Cabello's Favourite Foundation
Camila Cabello's glam team has used the L'Oréal Paris Makeup Infallible Up to 24HR Pro-Glow Foundation [33] ($6) on the singer on numerous occasions.