The 8 Best Body Makeup Products of 2024, Tested on Age Spots, Spider Veins, and Scars

Best Overall

Dior Backstage Face & Body Foundation

$47 at Amazon $43 at Sephora View on Dior.com

Designer doesn’t always guarantee high quality, but in the case of Dior’s Backstage Face & Body Foundation, paying a little more does get you a better value. Earning a flawless 5-star rating in every single test, this body makeup provided full coverage that felt airy on the skin and stayed locked in place.

We believe it compares favorably to the popular Fenty body foundation. It's smooth and extremely lightweight. We love that it’s available in so many shades (more than 40!), and provides full coverage. It covered our arm, veins, and everything in between. It comes in neutral, warm, and cool undertones to suit most skin types. We just wish there were more options for darker skin tones. Our testing feedback shows that this formula is an excellent option for mature-skin women seeking to smooth spider veins and age spots sans the feeling and look of weighty coverage.

During the resistance tests, this body makeup didn’t transfer any product to a white towel when rubbed against it, and didn’t come off even when sprayed with water. It felt like we were wearing a powder, but there was no transfer. We were very impressed that it completely stayed in place with no creases or smudges. And with regards to the water test, water beaded up on the product as suspected, but everything stayed in place with no streaking, running, or transfer.

Overall, we think this is the ideal body makeup because a little goes a long way, and as a medium coverage foundation, you can apply it lightly or build it up for a fuller coverage look. Though the price is higher than some on our list, this makeup is a good value for what you’re paying. There’s absolutely nothing we would change about this pick.

How it's held up:

After months of testing, we're still loving the tone-evening, yet natural results that this body foundation delivers. We did find that as the seasons turned cooler and our skin began to dry, we needed to be extra vigilant about moisturizing well before applying the makeup to ensure that it didn't enhance our dry spots. Working with this product in our day-to-day life also taught us that the amount of layers we applied granted us longer wear time — for example, one layer gave us about 4-5 hours of wear before fading, and two layers resulted in 7 hours. We still think it's worth the hype (and price) given its natural results and high performance in real life.

Coverage: Medium, buildable | Formula: Liquid | Skin Type: Normal, dry, combination, oily | Shades: 40 | Size: 1.6 ounces / 50 mL

Best Budget

BLK/OPL Face + Body Concealer

$14 at Amazon $11 at Walmart View on Blackopalbeauty.com

Developed by a dermatologist, this concealer from Black Opal is designed for melanin-rich skin and provides a rich coverage. While it's a matte formula that's even capable of covering tattoos, we found that the product didn't feel feel too heavy. It's lightweight, but you can still feel something is on the skin. Infused with nourishing minerals, this product feels as good as it looks.

The ultra-pigmented formula covered everything, but the shade range could be a little more varied and offer more skin tones. During our resistance tests, this body makeup did not transfer onto the towel or come off when sprayed with water. Considering its durability, smooth finish, wide availability, and budget-friendly price, we think this is a great product.

How it's held up:

This concealer continued to work its magic throughout the changing of the seasons and in several climates, from cooler weather to humidity. The thing that keeps us coming back to this one (besides its amiable price tag) is the color-correcting and tone-evening formula inside. We love to see our hyperpigmentation and spots of redness fade away with a quick blend of this product, leaving our skin looking more flawless than ever. It's become one of our staples, and its budget-friendly price allows it to be a repeat buy for us.

Coverage: Full | Formula: Liquid | Skin Type: All skin types, darker skin tones | Shades: 7 | Size: 0.5 oz

Best for Spider Veins

Dermablend Makeup Foundation

$40 at Amazon View on Ulta $40 at Dermstore

As one of the most popular body makeup brands, Dermablend’s Leg and Body Makeup Foundation is ideal for covering tattoos, scars, veins, stretch marks... you name it. With SPF 25, this formula also provides sun protection throughout the day. And if you're worried about something full-coverage drying out your skin, it's actually packed with moisturizing ingredients to nourish your complexion while it sits.

We loved the feel of this product, which didn't feel greasy, heavy, sticky, or chalky. We were able to run a hand across our arm with ease. We found a perfect shade match with this product and were able to build and blend the makeup up to full coverage. We could still see a faint trace of veins and scars, but found the makeup blended seamlessly onto our arm.

We noticed little to no transfer when we brushed against the white towel, but when we heavily wiped our arm there was some transfer. However, when you use this makeup in tandem with the Dermablend Setting Powder, it should set more thoroughly and have less risk of transfer, making this duo ideal for mature skin, covering age spots on the arms and hands without leaving a trail of makeup behind at an event. The makeup did not run at all when we spritzed it during the water test. With a near perfect score, good coverage, and durability, this product is a good pick for covering any unwanted marks.

How it's held up:

We continued to use this liquid over time for masking things like scars and veins, and we loved it for that function. But over time, we started to feel as if the formula were a bit drying to our skin. The finish is pretty matte, so we tried to keep the areas we applied it small in order to not attract too much attention to it and make the area still look like skin. We'd suggest using a good moisturizer on the spot beforehand in order to get the most seamless and hydrating wear out of this product.

Coverage: Full, buildable | Formula: Liquid | Skin Type: Normal | Shades: 12 | Size: 3.4  fluid ounces / 100 mL

Best for Age Spots

Fenty Beauty Body Luminizing Tint

$52 at Sephora $52 at Ulta $52 at Kohls.com

While Rihanna’s glow might come from the radiance of supreme talent and charisma, we can try to replicate it through Fenty beauty — and this Body Sauce Luminizing Tint is a good place to start. It felt smooth, lightweight, and velvety on our skin. 

Made with a blend of babassu oil and vitamin E, this formula also acts as a form of skincare — helping with inflammation, surface wounds, and certain skin conditions. The coverage is sheer, so it didn’t entirely cover our tattoo, but it blended beautifully, evened our skin tone, and covered our arm in a fine shimmery glow. And it’s important to note the formula is buildable.

So if there are age spots or spider veins that don’t feel like they have enough coverage on the first pass, wait for your first layer of makeup to dry, then slowly layer and blend in more coverage using a kabuki brush until you achieve your desired look.

This makeup passed our resistance tests with little effort, locking into place without smudging or wiping away. It transferred very little to the towel and stayed on our skin. We think it would come in handy for those who sweat a lot, and it’s easy to apply.

It doesn’t have a huge shade range, and the price is a touch high, but it delivers on the promise of smooth glowing skin.

How it's held up:

For the warmer parts of the year, this skin tint was a dream — gliding onto our skin like butter and giving us a luminous glow even after it had dried down. However, when the weather began to cool and our skin naturally got drier, it became a bit harder to apply this tint and make it look natural. It required a bit of body lotion before application in order to blend as smoothly as it did in the warmer months, and this eventually made us decide that we just don't love it for winter. But when summer comes around, you know this is our go-to.

Coverage: Sheer, light | Formula: Liquid | Skin Type: All skin types | Shades: 7 | Size: 3.21 ounces / 95 mL

Best Long Lasting

Estée Lauder Foundation For Face and Body SPF 15

$52 at Amazon $52 at Ulta View on Dermstore

For a body makeup that will cover spider veins on the arms, chest, legs, and face and last all day, look no further than Estée Lauder’s camouflage foundation. Made with a blend of aloe leaf extract, soybean oil, and linoleic acid (known to help inflammation), this non-acnegenic (means it won’t clog pores and cause acne) makeup also provides some of the nourishment of skincare products.

We found that this body foundation was pretty lightweight and dried to a matte finish when brushed on the skin. In one pass, it covered our arm tattoo. This product thoroughly passed our resistance tests, proving its durability against contact with materials like the white towel and water via our spray bottle. We were impressed with this product’s water resistance. Despite soaking our arm, the body foundation did not budge. So you can be assured that the waterproof, SPF-infused formula will wear well during a day at the beach or at an outdoor wedding where you work up a sweat on the dance floor.

The only caution is that while the product comes in 15 shades, there aren’t many options for darker skin tones. We had a hard time finding a shade that matched our warm undertone. We also found it was best to apply this product using a dense brush since the it is rather thick. 

How it's held up:

We used this product on bruises or discolored marks that we had on our skin for the months that we tested it, and it certainly exceeded in masking these areas thanks to its highly-pigmented formula. However, we do think that it's a little too drying in any time of year — dry skin or not. If you want a long-lasting formula, this is certainly a great contender, but you'll want to lather up with some moisturizer before applying to make this product look and feel natural.

Coverage: Full | Formula: Liquid | Skin Type: All skin types | Shades: 15 | Size: 1 ounce

Best for a Radiant Glow

Lux Unfiltered Blurring Body Glow

$46 at Amazon View on Luxunfiltered.com

If you’re looking for a subtle bronze glow, this tint will be the first thing you reach for. It doesn’t have a shade range, but rather one bronze-toned "universal" shade that has a shimmery finish and is very lightweight on the skin (it's virtually undetectable once it dries). We used a conservative amount and it covered about half of our forearm. It didn’t transfer at all on the white towel; only when we applied pressure did a small amount come off. It also didn’t run when we spritzed our arm with water.

With ingredients like shea butter, squalane, sunflower seed oil, and vitamin C, this product is extremely moisturizing, which only adds to the glow effect on your skin. If there was anything we would change, it would be to name it a shimmer instead of glow, due to the level of sparkle in this product, which might not be for everyone. Regardless of what it’s called, this body makeup will give you the subtle bronze glow of summer all year long.

How it's held up:

Over time, we discovered that this product was a little less on the pigmented side, especially when compared to some other contenders on this list — our tester says that it "doesn't 'cover' flaws, [but] sort of makes them softer." We ended up loving the shimmer in this formula, which gave us just enough of a glow without looking sparkly. It could stand to be a little more hydrating, but this didn't keep us from reaching for it throughout the months of testing.

Coverage: Sheer | Formula: Liquid | Skin Type: All skin types | Shades: 1 | Size: 6.8 fluid ounces

Best Shade Range

MAC Studio Radiance Face and Body Radiant Sheer Foundation

$19 at Amazon $42 at Nordstrom $30 at Walmart

This sheer foundation acts more like a tint upon first application, but can be built upon to add extra coverage — an ideal quality in body makeup to smooth age spots with gradual application. We loved the super lightweight, breathable feel, and noticed very little transfer during our tests. “It offers a glowing natural skin like finish that can also be set with powder depending on what type of finish you are looking to create,” says Blair.

“As a professional makeup artist that has worked on countless bodies backstage for well over 20 years — one of the most versatile products I carry with me is MAC Studio Radiance Face & Body Foundation,” Blair says. “It’s a water-based product that contains various types of silicones which create excellent skin adhesion as well as long wear. It also is extremely buildable — upon initial application, it provides a veil of coverage, however the more layers you apply, the [more opaque] the coverage becomes.”

Though advertised as waterproof, when sprayed with water, it took on a somewhat greasy consistency (so maybe just don’t wear this one to the beach!). However, once it dried, this body makeup went back to its original consistency and didn’t run at all. We love the diverse shade range for a variety of skin tones, we only wish there was slightly more opacity. You can build this one, it just might take a few extra layers.

How it's held up:

This one was a real winner throughout all of the months (and seasons) that we tested it. We changed up its utility as the weather turned cool and our skin naturally became drier, where we instead used it more as a face and neck foundation rather than a body product. However, this doesn't mean that it didn't work fabulously on our hands and arms — it continued to make our skin look natural while feeling lightweight, we just didn't need the extra layers of product when we had longer sleeves and pants on. What we did grow to love, surprisingly, was its plastic packaging, as this made it super easy to travel with.

Coverage: Sheer | Formula: Liquid | Skin Types: All skin types | Shades: 30 | Size: 1.7 ounces

Best for Travel

Dermablend Body Foundation Stick

$32 at Amazon $32 at Ulta $32 at Dermstore

If you’re planning a getaway and still want your skin to look smooth and even while you travel, then this body makeup stick should be the first thing you pack. It's perfect for touching up small areas (like the "concealer" name suggests) or spot-treating throughout the day. Like the previous Dermablend product, you can enjoy up to 16 hours of transfer-resistant staying power so long as it's set with the brand's setting powder. On top of its portability and longevity, the overall application is incredibly smooth. We also noticed how creamy the application is and how lightweight it feels.

We did struggle with finding a seamless shade match, and of the existing 10 shades, there is only one that errs on the darker end of the skin tone spectrum. However, as far as coverage, the ultra-pigmented formula did completely veil arm tattoos.

During the transfer test, this body makeup held up as well, staying in place and looking just as great after exposure to water. It also didn’t transfer to the towel at all. Overall, this is a good product for travel needs because of its small size. The cream stick makes it easy to apply targeted coverage to age spots on the neck and chest or c-section scarring. To build out seamless, impactful coverage, allow each layer to dry before adding more product, and apply powder after you reach your desired coverage to lock in the formula.

How it's held up:

We think it's worth calling out that this foundation stick, though great at covering dark spots, isn't the best when it comes to hydration. It began to feel drying and came off a little too matte to look like real skin, but we did love to get creative and use it as concealer when we had bad under-eye bags. If you want to conceal certain spots on your skin, this one will certainly do the trick — just make sure you're setting it with powder afterwards, or it risks fading.

Coverage: Full | Formula: Cream stick | Skin Type: All skin types | Shades: 10 | Size: 0.42 ounce