Looking for a good budget foundation

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For everyday wear, that gives decent coverage, won't clog pores and looks natural

L'Oreal Pro Glow is good.
I also love Maybelline dream satin liquid and repeat purchase.
Bourjois Health Mix is good and often cited as a holy grail for a high street foundation but the colours are very limited and a bit yellowy and I can't find one that matches me.
I'm reading very good things about CYO foundations and will definitely try them.

Suprisingly primark foundations are actually really good and less than a fiver

Also heard good things about the CYO longwear foundation but not tried it out yet.

Revolution conceal and define

Aldi own brand. Lacuna I think. I bought some on impulse last week because I was getting the moisturiser after a recommendation on here. Works a treat... Also has a concealer with it.

The new mua one at Superdrug, it's on offer at about £4, my dd is a make up hoarder/expert and I always respect her 'finds'!
The concealer is £2.
I used it the other day on my 40 year plus skin and it's very good.
Doesn't sit in the lines, doesn't dry out.
Very blendable.

I'm so glad you posted this op.

I was going to start my own thread, and still might do anyway.

I have been looking for the perfect foundation for 30 years and never quite hit the mark.

Chanel Vitalumiere comes closest for me, but I've never really been able to find exactly the right shade and anyway it isn't exactly budget.

So, the other day I was getting ready to go out and my daughter's foundation was on the bathroom shelf right in front of me and I thought what the hell I'm going to give this a try.

I swear it is the perfect medium coverage foundation! Light and blendable but with good coverage for my rosacea and dark circles and open pores and everything else. I felt like a new person wearing it, I really couldn't believe how perfect it was.

Wasn't perfectly obvious from the bottle where she bought it the writing was too small for me to read without my specs on. So I asked her.

It only came from ...

Primark!

Revolution pro foundation drops is my favourite

Thanks for the replies. I've never heard of revolution, is this brand available in boots/Superdrug by any chance?

I'm saying Primark too. The double wear copy in the glass bottle for a fiver. Very good coverage and lasts pretty much all day, but I don't find it drying.

Ooh I’m going to Primark today - thanks OP for this thread and the recommendations - been meaning to sort this for ages. (Didn’t even know they did make up).

You really can’t go wrong with the Boots number 7 foundations. They’re all under £20 and they have ones to suit every skin type. They use a colour matching camera thingy too.

Flower Beauty by Drew Barrymore's foundation gets rave reviews. Only available from Superdrug in the U.K. but seems to be online rather than in their shops. I've tried the concealer and it's excellent but haven't been able to try the foundation as my shade is out of stock grr.

The new Boots No 7 hydraluminous foundation. I’ve used all the expensive foundations - Chanel, Dior, Estée Lauder, Bobbi Brown but this is amazing and £15. It blends so well, feels lovely on the skin and good coverage but very natural.

CYO lifeproof for me.
I have everything from Chanel to Lancôme to Rimmel and this beats them all. It even just has the edge over the no7 hydraluminous

Thanks everyone! Seems like there's a lot of amazing budget options out there! I have been using a boots no 7 one for everyday (use a Lancôme one for going out out) which I've been fairly happy with but wondered what else was out there. I might try primark or revolution. Thanks

I agree with the pp about CYO,it's excellent.

i’ve tried dozens of foundations over the years and my absolute favourite is a £5 revolution one from superdrug. it’s the fast base stick foundation. the coverage is amazing and it lasts ages!

I currently use Younique with Estée Lauder primer, i can never find my perfect match but at £30 for foundation i would like to find something cheaper 🤞🏻🤞🏻

I bought a brilliant bb cream from home bargains. The packaging looked like the Holly Willoughby L’oreal? one and it’s brilliant: I rarely wear make up and everyone comments that it’s really natural when I do.

I like Rimmel 25 hour.