A guide to the best foundation for dry skin

This medium-coverage foundation gives you a healthy glow which is perfect for boosting dry skin. Available in 12 shades, it's super long-lasting. One reviewer dubbed it her "favourite foundation", loving its dewy (but not oily) finish and ability to cover any redness.

Want to treat your skin while you wear make-up? Bourjois's offering contains vitamin C, vitamin E, vitamin B5 and hyaluronic acid for intense hydration. This medium coverage foundation gives the wearer a soft-focus effect and makes your skin feel lovely and soft. It won't show up any dry patches you have and it smells amazing.

Sick to death of crying over your pores? Clinique's Even Better Refresh Hydrating & Repairing Makeup is a super-hydrating, full coverage foundation. It sinks right into those pores with a natural finish, but it won't clog them as it's non-comedogenic and oil-free. It has hyaluronic acid to plump the skin and salicylic acid to re-texturise skin. It's also allergy tested so it's even suitable for sensitive skin.

Hand up if tarte's shape tape concealer changed your life?! Naturally, we jumped for joy when this foundation landed. It smoothes skin, hydrates and promises not to crease, cake or fade. It can become your go-to foundation as it's buildable and contains collagen and hyaluronic acid to hydrate and plump skin. The handy wand makes it easy to apply, it feels lightweight and makes skin feel wonderfully soft.

Ah, Rihanna, is there anything you can't do? This hydrating long wear foundation is really lightweight even though it's medium to full coverage. It comes in fifty shades and has grape seed oil and hyaluronic acid so it's ideal for normal/dry skin types. Sweat and humidity resistant, it won't clog your pores either. GLORIOUS!

Charlotte Tilbury's award-winning foundation is a semi-matte formula which is long-lasting and buildable - this will be your new night out foundation for sure! It has concentrated mushroom extract, vitamin C and hyaluronic filling spheres to make your skin plumped and radiant. It's ideal for summer and is best applied with a Beauty Blender for a radiant finish.

Hello, Monday morning saviour! This foundation will really boost your skin and blend away the remnants of the weekend. It does have good coverage but it also allows the skin to breathe. It's water-based, with added hyaluronic acid to deliver up to 24hr hydration. Get ready to nail your no make-up-make-up look.

This foundation not only firms and lifts skin, but it relaxes fine lines and wrinkles. Its anti-ageing formula gives a soft-focus effect and a nice under-glow. The purse-friendly price is made even sweeter by the fact that one pot will last for ages, and the SPF 15 means your skin is protected from those pesky UV rays, too.

Humidity and sweat resistant, this oil-free foundation formula gives a natural finish but is buildable for day-to-night wear. It's SPF 20 and contains hyaluronic acid for skin hydration. Reviewers with pale skin especially love the range of shades on offer, avoiding the dreaded ashy or ghostly look.

Suitable for even sensitive skin, you'll find glycerin, aloe vera and hyaluronic acid in this formula to keep skin plump and hydrated. It's also has vitamin B2 and B5, an anti-pollutant formula and is SPF 17. The demi-matte formula means you get a lovely skin-like finish without any cakeyness and you can build it up for your night out looks.

Can't be bothered with primer, concealer AND foundation? Opt for this 3-in-1 formula, instead. This foundation is lightweight with a matte finish and covers imperfections well. It's SPF 20 and oil-free. Even the paler shades won't oxidise and it's best applied with a damp Beauty Blender.