Oxygenetix Foundation: The Most Gift-Worthy Beauty Present This Season

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links."

Buying a gift takes special consideration. And we’ve all been on both sides of the exchange, whether it’s gone well or not so well. You know when the wrapping paper comes off whether a present is a winner. In our Gifted & Approved series, we tell the stories of those winners, the best presents our editors have either given or received. We hope they provide a little inspiration and advice as you go about your holiday shopping and gift search.

Gone are the days of heavy, goopy makeup that looks like a scary mask. Oxygenetix foundation is the ultimate beauty gift for those who want to enhance their look without worrying about irritants, acne, and other skin concerns. This foundation doesn’t just camouflage rosacea, pimples, and cosmetic treatments like lasers, injectables, and microneedles. Its aloe-based formula delivers oxygen (hence the brand name) to stimulate cell growth and minimize scarring. I’ve been using this foundation since 2019 and have gifted it to loved ones, like my mom and best friend. Here’s my beauty editor insight on why everyone, including Kourtney Kardashian, can’t get enough of this gift-worthy foundation.

Why Oxygentix Foundation Seamlessly Fits Into Your Giftee's Lifestyle

Need more convincing as to why the Oxygenetix Foundation is the ultimate beauty gift of 2023? Well, beyond taking advantage of two-day Amazon Prime shipping, this last-minute gift idea was well appreciated by my two favorite beauty lovers: my hard-to-shop mom and my best friend.

I appreciate the flawless yet natural-looking results the Oxygenetix Foundation provides so much that I treated my mom to this foundation just because, like all mother figures, she prioritizes her loved ones over herself. After unwrapping her beauty gift, my mom immediately pumped the foundation onto the top of her hand and blended the whipped foundation. She was impressed that I accurately guessed her foundation shade match. (Oxygenetix has a handy foundation shade matcher on their site).

My mom was so elated with her gift that she immediately dampened her beautyblender and applied the foundation. She was so happy with achieving natural results with minimal effort that she wore the foundation daily, even if she lounged around at home. Once, after my mom got sunburned, she even popped on this foundation a few days later to help camouflage any lingering pinkness to her skin with satisfactory results.

Since my mom doesn't wear makeup daily and only needs a pump or two to achieve her desired look, her foundation bottle has lasted about a year and a half before running out. Oxygenetix Foundation has a unique bottle design that only pumps out a small amount of product at a time to prevent the elements from causing it to deteriorate quickly, which is why each bottle of foundation doesn't expire for at least two years.

Given my mom's positive results using the foundation, she's since incorporated the Oxygenetix Hydro-Matrix into her routine, even on makeup-free days. It is a moisturizer that doubles as a face primer — it’s also definitely worth gifting — and has helped her dry skin look dewy on no-makeup makeup days.

I surprised my friend with the Oxygenetix Foundation because she wanted a way to flawlessly hide hormonal breakouts and her lifelong dark circles without layering a ton of different products. This foundation quickly covers up dark spots, sans concealer, so I knew it was her ideal beauty solution. (Oxygenetix makes a fantastic concealer fit for days your giftee wants extra full coverage).

She also finds that it’s one of the only makeup products that works wonderfully with her combination skin. Her dry cheeks look less flakey, while her shiny T-Zone experiences wonderful oil control. (My mom has dry skin, and I have very oil skin, and we're all pleased with the finish and its ability to play nicely with our trusty setting powders).

Gen-Z is notoriously hard to shop for, and this foundation was the perfect beauty gift for my 20-something bestie with combination skin. And if your giftee is anything like my BFF, they spend hours watching beauty tutorials on YouTube and TikTokers. Oxygenetix is a totally underrated brand used by stars like Margot Robbie on the red carpet. By gifting them this foundation, they can post trendy TikToks and Instagram Reels using this wonderful gift before the market becomes oversaturated.

Plus, cosmetic brands offering foundations with skincare-quality ingredients are rare — and it’s even rarer to find one that provides full coverage in an inclusive range of colors. My friend is equally pleased with her Oxygenetix Foundation — and even gifted a bottle to her mom and boyfriend’s sisters and mom. Talk about an endorsement!

More Reasons to Gift this Foundation

It's like an IRL beauty filter

Oxygenetix Foundation is so lightweight that I forget I’m even wearing it unless I walk by a mirror or someone compliments my skin. Speaking of compliments, your giftee should be prepared for people they see daily and strangers to walk up and ask what they did to their skin. It provides full coverage, but in an extremely natural way.

It doesn't emphasize skin texture, and it’s never cakey

Unlike other foundations, it doesn’t seep into my pores or settle along my smile lines. Your giftee can achieve the elusive your skin but better effect with minimal effort.

Multiple ways to use this beauty gift

This foundation has a beautiful whipped texture that I like to dot over my face and blend with either the warmth of my fingers, a makeup sponge like the beautyblender, or my trusty foundation brushes. Coverage can be amplified for full-coverage glam or quickly mixed with my go-to face cream for a transparent tint for impromptu work video calls. It can also be spot-applied to conceal acne that loves to pop up at the worst time. Hello, class picture day!

Wears beautifully during different seasons and climates

I trust this foundation so much that I wore it to a friend’s wedding in the Deep South where humidity is king. In addition to looking incredible during the North Carolina wedding, I have worn mine visiting family in Miami, and San Francisco, and daily life in NYC, including through brutal winters, ridiculously hot subway train cars with no AC, and crisp fall mornings.

It Stops Breakouts for Kourtney Kardashian — And Now Your Loved One

Although I am acne-prone, I was always very pleased with the original Oxygenetix Foundation. Someone with serious acne breakouts can take a page from Kourtney Kardashian’s book and opt for the Acne Control Oyxgentix. It utilizes 2% salicylic acid, a derm-approved skincare ingredient loved for its ability to shrink pimples. Kardashian mixes the shades Honey and Almond to get her perfect color match. “I swear that this is one of the things that helped really get my skin together,” Kardashian said in her Vogue Beauty Secrets video.

Buy the Oxygenetix Foundation

You Might Also Like

• The Paris Hilton Housewares Collection Brings ‘That’s Hot’ Energy to Your Kitchen

• 16 Best Noise-Canceling Headphones Perfect for Rocking Out in Quiet Bliss

• Beyoncé Uses This $26 Amazon Product for Her Glossy Blonde Hair