At Lancôme, we know that skin over 45 has different needs when it comes to face makeup. That’s why we offer a range of foundation formulas and formats designed to provide different effects and finishes that complement your unique skin. From serum and skincare-infused foundations to powder foundations, each option offers different benefits to address your individual concerns. In this guide, the experts at Lancôme take you through each of our best foundation formulas for skin over 45 and their benefits so you can confidently select the foundation that’s perfect for you.
Step 1: Understand Your Skin Concerns
When foundation feels heavy, looks patchy, or settles into lines, there’s a good chance the formula isn’t right for your skin’s needs. To address this, it’s helpful to understand your skin, its needs, and any visible concerns. For mature skin, that could be stubborn dryness or sensitivities, which would benefit from a hydrating and non-comedogenic formula. Or maybe it’s the visible signs of aging, like dark spots or wrinkles, which would benefit from the right texture, coverage, and finish. Keep your skin concerns and the result you’re looking to achieve with foundation in mind when comparing formulas.
Step 2: Explore Lancôme’s Foundations for Mature Skin
Lancôme offers a range of foundation formulas tested under dermatological control to meet the needs of all age-related concerns.
Discoloration, Fine Lines, Sweat, Sensitive Skin: Try Teint Idole Ultra Wear Foundation
Teint Idole Ultra Wear is our most versatile foundation that can be customized to suit your skin’s needs and desired results. The formula is ultra-lightweight and dries down to a skin-like finish for that me-but-better look. The breathable yet hydrating formula resists creasing, caking, or settling into fine lines and wrinkles. It's waterproof, transfer, sweat and humidity-resistant, a benefit for anyone who experiences hot flashes or excess oil production throughout the day. You can rest assured that your makeup won’t budge, even through sweating and humid weather. Teint Idole Ultra Wear is made without added fragrance and mineral oils, and is non-comedogenic, making this formula a great option for blemish-prone mature skin and sensitive skin concerns as well.
Texture: Liquid
Coverage: Buildable to Full Coverage
Finish: Natural Matte
Makeup Artist Tips for Mature Skin with Lancôme MUAs, Jasmine Ferreira & Robert Cook
• Smooth lines and texture with a makeup primer like La Base Pro to create a more even skin surface to apply foundation to.
• You can customize your preferred levels of hydration and coverage with this foundation. Just mix the formula with a face serum or your favorite moisturizer to sheer out and add hydration for a BB cream look and feel.
• Teint Idole Ultra Wear Foundation can be applied with fingers for a barely there, me-but-better look, a fluffy flat brush using circular motions for an airbrushed effect, and a damp sponge for a buildable, natural-looking skin finish.
• Dealing with the symptoms of menopause? Teint Idole Ultra Wear Foundation provides worry-free coverage due to its sweat and transfer-resistant formula that will stay put through hot flashes and temperature fluctuations. This is a formula you can feel confident and comfortable in no matter what the day brings.
The Science with Dr. Jotie Saini, National Scientific Director at Lancôme
“Teint Idole Ultra Wear Foundation nourishes and protects mature skin with moringa seed extract, which moisturizes and strengthens the skin barrier. Vitamin E soothes and supports the skin, while sodium hyaluronate enhances hydration and plumpness. Pearlescent minerals smooth shadows and fine lines, making skin look smoother.”
Teint Idole Ultra Wear Foundation
Breathable, Natural Matte Finish
Beginner-Friendly, Easy & Fast Application: Try Dual Finish Powder Foundation
Some powder foundations sit on top of the skin, making skin look and feel dry. Lancôme’s Dual Finish has a unique texture that transforms from a silky powder in the pack to what feels like a cream when applied. It seamlessly becomes one with the skin. It's a powder foundation that applies fast and easily, perfect for on-the-go and beginners, while offering the moisture benefits of a cream.
Dual Finish is easy to use, making it our most approachable and beginner-friendly foundation option. Liquid foundation can be intimidating. From the texture itself to application and blending, it requires a bit more precision and patience than powder. With Dual Finish powder foundation, you can pick up enough product with a sponge or brush to cover your full face. It really is that easy.
Texture: Powder
Coverage: Sheer to Full Coverage
Finish: Natural Matte
Makeup Artist Tips for Mature Skin with Lancôme MUAs, Jasmine Ferreira & Robert Cook
• Before applying powder foundation, use your favorite concealer, like Lancôme’s Teint Idole Ultra Wear All Over Concealer to spot correct, conceal imperfections, and cover dark circles.
• Love powder application but want an even more natural finish? First step, apply powder foundation with a brush or sponge and follow with setting spray like Fix It Forget It. This setting spray mimics natural oils on the skin, bringing back a natural-looking finish to the skin.
The Science with Dr. Jotie Saini, National Scientific Director at Lancôme
“The skin-loving ingredients in this powder foundation formula help nourish and protect mature skin. Squalane supports the skin barrier, helps moisturize the skin, and provides antioxidant protection. Petrolatum, or petroleum jelly, is a time-tested skin protectant that forms a barrier on the skin's surface, preventing trans-epidermal water loss. This is particularly beneficial for mature skin, which may experience a weakened barrier and moisture loss.”
Dual Finish Powder Foundation
Buildable & Mattifying
Uneven Texture, Dryness, Dullness: Try Teint Idole Ultra Wear Care & Glow Serum Foundation
Lancôme’s Teint Idole Ultra Wear Care & Glow is a serum foundation designed to provide a radiant, glowing finish to skin. With an 82% serum base, it’s packed with hyaluronic acid to keep your skin hydrated and mandelic acid to visibly smooth uneven skin texture. The formula is shown to visibly improve skin tone and texture after just 3 weeks in a consumer study of 107 consumers. Care & Glow not only gives skin a radiant, natural-looking makeup finish but also provides skincare benefits that address common concerns of skin over 45.
Texture: Liquid
Coverage: Medium Coverage
Finish: Natural Glow
Makeup Artist Tips for Mature Skin with Lancôme MUAs, Jasmine Ferreira & Robert Cook
• Smooth lines and skin texture before foundation application with a makeup primer like La Base Pro.
• Boost hydration and radiance by mixing Care & Glow foundation with your favorite serum or moisturizer or sheer out for an even lighter application.
• Apply foundation with fingers for a no-makeup makeup look, a fluffy flat brush using circular motions for an airbrushed effect, or a damp sponge for a buildable, natural glow finish.
• Pair with Care & Glow Serum Concealer to cover imperfections and dark circles.
• Love the feel of Care & Glow serum foundation but prefer a matte finish or wish to set your makeup? Dust or press Teint Idole Ultra Wear Skin Refining Setting Powder onto areas you wish to mattify.
The Science with Dr. Jotie Saini, National Scientific Director at Lancôme
“Care & Glow serum foundation provides the care that skin over 45 often craves. Moringa seed extract and vitamin E (tocopherol) moisturize, supporting the skin's natural barrier. Sodium hyaluronate (hyaluronic acid) and humectants draw moisture into skin to hydrate and plump. Rose extract soothes, while mandelic acid gently exfoliates to improve skin tone and texture. Pearlescent mineral particles reduce shadows, making skin look smoother. Skincare plus makeup ingredients work together in this serum foundation to help keep skin hydrated, protected, and visibly radiant.”
Teint Idole Ultra Wear Care & Glow Serum Foundation
Medium Coverage & Natural Glow Finish
Deep Wrinkles, Sagging, Dullness, Sensitive Skin: Try Rénergie Lift Makeup Foundation SPF 27
Developed to deliver skincare benefits in a foundation, Rénergie Lift Makeup Foundation with SPF is a comfortable, medium-to-full-coverage foundation with the anti-aging properties our Rénergie line of products is known for. This foundation addresses mature skin concerns like sagging and wrinkles by enhancing the feeling of firmness (skincare benefit) and minimizing imperfections (makeup benefit). It combats dullness and sensitivities by hydrating skin for up to 12 hours while Micro-pearls allow light to reflect on skin for added luminosity and a radiant finish. After application, fine lines and wrinkles appear visibly smoothed, while imperfections like dark spots and blemishes are concealed.
Texture: Liquid
Coverage: Medium to Full Coverage
Finish: Luminous and Radiant
Makeup Artist Tips for Mature Skin with Lancôme MUAs, Jasmine Ferreira & Robert Cook
• Easily customize to add more moisture and radiance by mixing this foundation with its perfect pair, Rénergie Lift Multi-Action SPF 15 Day Cream.
• Apply with fingers for a barely there look, a fluffy flat brush using circular motions for an airbrushed effect, or with a damp sponge for a fresh, dewy skin finish.
• For a lifted makeup look, dot Care & Glow Serum Concealer from your outer eye corners towards your temples and corners of mouth towards top of ears, and blend in an upward motion. This easy contouring hack helps emphasize your facial features and creates the illusion of a face lift with makeup!
The Science with Dr. Jotie Saini, National Scientific Director at Lancôme
“Rénergie Lift foundation is packed with skin-loving ingredients that can help address mature skin concerns like deep wrinkles, sagging, dullness, and sensitive skin. Hydrolyzed linseed extract, rich in peptides and omega fatty acids, moisturize and soothe the skin while improving elasticity and firmness. Humectants address dullness and sensitive skin. Where makeup meets skincare, pearlescent mineral particles, such as silica silylate and perlite, create a soft-focus effect on skin, reducing shadows for smoother looking skin.”
Rénergie Lift Makeup Foundation SPF 27
Up to 12-Hours of Lifting, Hydration and Radiance
How can I find my perfect foundation shade?
Find your perfect foundation shade using E-Shade Finder by Lancôme. This tool uses AI-powered selfie video technology to analyze your skin tone and undertone to get an accurate foundation shade match online. You can also speak with an expert Beauty Advisor at Lancôme who can shade match you virtually.
If you’re new to Lancôme, you can also use your current foundation shade to find your best Lancôme match. Just use the Match My Shade feature on our foundation product pages below ‘Add to Cart.’
Meet the Experts at Lancôme
 Robert Cook, Lancôme National Makeup Artist |
 Jasmine Ferreira, Lancôme National Director of Makeup |
 Dr. Jotie Saini, Lancôme Scientific Communications Director |
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