Rating All Of My Clean Foundations | A Guide To Clean Beauty Bases

Hey youtube fam! I'm so excited to bring you today's video, a little overview and guide on my favorite (and unfavorite!) clean beauty foundations and clean bases. I'll be spilling the tea on which brands might be overhyped, overpriced, and problematic! There are so many clean beauty products starting to launch, its sometimes hard to know what to pick!

TIME STAMPS:
Ilia True Skin Foundation: 1:28
Tarte Foundcealer: 3:19
Milk Flex Foundation Stick: 4:57
Ilia Skin Tint: 6:04
Physicians Formula Natural Defense: 7:40
Kosas Tinted Face Oil: 8:52
Milk Sunshine Skin Tint: 10:55
Sen Skin Silk Foundation: 12:35
RMS Beauty Cream Foundation: 14:44
Covergirl Skin Milk: 16:25

I do feel like I may have been a little harsh with my numeric ratings, 1-10 is not always an easy scale to use! But to some up my favorite of the bunch are the ilia bases, kosas, sen organics, and tarte. I do also really like the milk skin tint and the rms, and physicians fornula but they have some cons. The covergirl and milk stick were big fails for me!

PRODUCTS MENTIONED/USED:
Charlotte Tilbury Hollywood Complexion Brush $40

Ilia True Serum Skin Foundation (I wear the shade Texel) $54

Tarte babassu foundcealer skincare foundation (I wear the shade 13N) $39

Milk Flex Foundation Stick (I wear the shade Nude) $36 on sale for $29

Ilia Super Serum Skin Tint $46 ( I wear the shade 6)

Milk Sunshine Skin Tint (I wear the shade medium) $42 -on sale for $29

Kosas Tinted Face Oil (I wear the shades 3 and 3.5) $42

Physician’s Formula Natural Defense (I wear the shade light) $15.99 on sale for $11.99

Sen Organics Sen Silk Foundation (I wear the shade 10) $35.99 on sale for $20.99

RMS Beauty “Un” Cover Up Cream Foundation (I wear the shade 22) $52

Covergirl Clean Fresh Skin Milk Foundation (I wear the shade Fair/Light 530) $11.98

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[sarahpalmyra]

I’m sorry for the random silence at 3:58! Don’t know what quite happened there 😅 also if you’re a skipper, I got you, the time stamps are in the description box 😉 also please tell me..how do you guys feel about background music? Do you like videos with background music better or does it depend on the video? The last two videos I uploaded have been without and I’m curious to know your thoughts!

[raeanndeegan]

Make sure to check ingredients & do your research… My Yuka app also said the covergirl skin milk was rated 22/100. Because it includes bad ingredients such as cyclopentasiloxane (silicone). And like most makeup & skincare phenoxyethanol (like a paraben) and both have been linked to hormone/fertility issues (endocrine disruptors).

[StateofKait]

LOVED the intro and editing on this vid. You're killing it! I also really appreciate time stamps so thanks for that. I'm definitely interested in the Ilia skin tint. :)

[Jenniferamy.j]

Loved this! I really want to try out Ilia and Sen now.. these looked so gorgeous on your skin and love the pros! X

[claudiac.]

I do have the Ilia True Serum Skin foundation and I love it. Everyone says I look really healthy when I use it. It is pretty hard to find a foundation that makes you look alive when your skin is so fair lol.

[sls]

Girl, if my skin was as flawless and gorgeous as yours I probably wouldn't even wear Foundation. I hope someday my skin can clear up and look as beautiful as yours does! I love your review on the products! Keep up the great work.

[kaywoodsxox]

Okay LOVING THE DEWY FINISH of the ilia and I like that it includes SPF 👌👌👌 also love the honest opinions and how you show exactly how much coverage there will be for each.

[gracewhitty]

Great video! I think I’m going to try the Sen Skin Silk Foundation when my other foundation runs out :)

[senorganics]

Thank you so much for giving us the opportunity to serve you and your beauty ritual. ❤️ We are deeply honored! 🥰

[alyssahannan]

Where do you purchase the sen silk foundation?

[maddysweden]

Aweome vidoe!! This was super helpful thank you. I'm keen to try the Sen Organics one after your comment :) I use RMS and really love it. I have dry to normal skin and find that it sits really nice on my skin and gives great coverage. I didn't know about their response to the BLM movement though... that's a real bummer! Another great clean foundation is Ere Perez oat milk. I find it really good in warmer weather. I've tried the Ilia True Serum but didn't like how it looked on my skin and I reacted to some ingredients in it. We all have our different preferences but still really appreciate this video! :) X

[whitk]

I've been trying to 'clean'up my beauty routine and love learning new products to try. What brushes are you using to apply? I love the double end, seems way less wasteful.

[nancyquixotic]

Thank you! I'm contemplating between Kosas and Sen. I might save the Sen for winter.

[ruthanderson]

I have the milk makeup one and I like it, I also have dry patches on my cheek (because of retinol). I find it works better when I blend it with my fingers, maybe that's why? It also sheer out the coverage. But I always use it on top of a heavy duty moisturiser, so that could be another factor on why it works for me. But hey, it's makeup, it works on some people and doesn't on some others, no hard feelings :D
I would also love to hear your thought on some of the Hourglass makeup. I believe they're cruelty free and vegan?
Anyway, don't know why I always rambled but I love your vids. It's always very clear and informative :)

[someoneelse]

i loove you videos!!💕💕
you’re so pretty!

[marie]

Does SEN organize still exist? Can’t find their products

[faithandree]

Did the SEN Organic go out of business? I can't find their product.

[VanCrane]

This was very helpful, thanks 😊 I noticed the same about the dry patches with the Kosas Tinted Face Oil. But I love it for the ‚No makeup makeup look‘, it‘s buildable and so leight 🤩 I use a Aloe Vera or an other serum, then a clean oil based sunscreen and above a cream without silicons or my holy grail, the 100% Pure Mattifying Primer. This primer works perfectly in the warmer months in the t-zone on my combination skin. 100% Pure has a Luminous Primer, too and both primers are Aloe Vera and oil based, so they work perfect under the Kosas. 100% pure is a great green brand for all sorts of makeup products by the way 😉

[Maaadizzlee]

Sen may be discontinued or out of business. Their website doesn’t work and their Instagram hasn’t been active since 2021. So disappointed, I really wanted to try it!

[missmantis]

I m super confused - just searched for the tarte foundation on my codecheck app and the ingredients dont really seem to be clean ?