Youth Defense Foundation

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Youth Defense Foundation is a lightweight, breathable foundation designed for sensitive, aging, and hormonal skin. It delivers buildable, natural coverage while supporting hydration, brightness, and overall skin glow, with a finish that looks like skin and feels like skincare.

When you have sensitive skin, traditional foundation can feel like a compromise, risking breakouts, clogged pores, or settling into fine lines and uneven texture. Youth Defense blends seamlessly, evens tone, and softly enhances radiance for a smooth, luminous finish. Comfortable, breathable, and nourishing, it gives you coverage you can trust, while helping your skin look healthier with every wear.

Healthy-looking skin needs hydration, brightness, and support, not formulas that sit on the surface or dry it out. Many traditional foundations mask the skin, rather than improve how it looks and feels., skin can feel tight, dull, or uneven, especially as hydration levels decline and texture becomes more visible over time.

Youth Defense changes that. Smooth and lightweight, it blends effortlessly to even tone, boost radiance, and maintain lasting hydration without heaviness. Coverage is buildable and flexible, never settling into fine lines, leaving skin feeling soft, comfortable, and supported throughout the day. Because when makeup acts like skincare, confidence comes from knowing your skin is being cared for. With niacinamide and hyaluronic acid, skin looks more hydrated, brighter, and refined, minimizing the look of pores, fine lines, redness, and uneven tone instantly and over time.

Skin that is sensitive, dehydrated, or showing early signs of aging needs a different kind of foundation. With Youth Defense, skin feels more hydrated, more radiant, and visibly smoother. The complexion looks brighter, more even, and refreshed, with improved softness and a healthy, natural glow.

Traditional foundations can leave skin looking dull or fatigued over time. With continued use, skin appears more balanced, more luminous, and more comfortable, never tight, never flat. The experience shifts from covering signs of aging to supporting healthier-looking skin.

The texture is silky, lightweight, and breathable. Youth Defense feels like skincare that glides on smoothly and melts into the skin, creating a soft, radiant finish that never feels heavy, oily or drying.

From the first application, skin feels hydrated, comfortable, and refreshed. The formula helps maintain moisture while enhancing natural brightness, so the complexion looks smooth and luminous throughout the day. Coverage is buildable and forgiving, evening tone, softening the look of fine lines, and refining texture without settling or creasing. Made for everyday wear, it feels effortless on the skin, so comfortable, it becomes part of your skincare routine.

Use a dime-size drop of the formula—a little goes a long way. Emani foundation can be blended with your moisturizer, serum or sunscreen for a tinted finish.

Using clean fingers, a sponge, or a brush, apply a small amount of foundation to the center of your face and blend outward for a seamless, natural finish.

> Hyaluronic Acid - Plumps, hydrates skin and improving skin elasticity.

> Niacinamide - Treats acne scars, and improves hyperpigmentation.

> Licorice Root Extract - Brightening, and reduces skin inflammation.

Full ingredients list:
Water, Sorbitan Sesquioleate, Sorbitan Olivate (Olive), 1,2-Hexanediol, Niacinamide, Sodium Hyaluronate, Magnesium Sulfate, Limnanthes Alba (Meadowfoam) Seed Oil, Betaine, Prunus Armeniaca (Apricot) Kernel Oil, Olea Europaea (Olive), Fruit Oil, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Polygonum Cuspidatum Root Extract, Scutellaria Baicalensis Root Extract, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Glycyrrhiza Glabra (Licorice) Root Extract, Rosmarinus Officinalis(Rosemary) Leaf Extract, Chamomilla Recutita (Matricaria) Flower Extract, Centella Asiatica Extract, Madecassoside, Asiaticoside, Allantoin, Oryzanol, Euphorbia Cerifera (Candelilla) Wax, Propylene Glycol Dicaprylate/Dicaprate, Octyldodecanol, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Glycerin, Polyglyceryl-2, Oleate, Polyhydroxystearic Acid, Magnesium Stearate Tocopherol, Butylene Glycol, Sodium Chloride, Silica, Cymbopogon Citratus Leaf Oil, Polyglyceryl-2-Stearate, Stearalkonium Hectorite, Propylene Carbonate, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Disodium EDTA, Ethylhexylglycerin. May Contain: Titanium Dioxide, Iron Oxides (CI 77891, CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499).

Estimated delivery between March 22 and March 24. Order within .

Light

Youth Defense Foundation

$38.00

$38.00

Micro-Absorbed Actives

Supports Skin Recovery

Helps Calm Sensitive Skin

Dermatologist Tested

Makeup That Loves Your Skin Back

Default
Default

100%

agreed it covers imperfections*

96%

agreed skin looks soft and hydrated*

94%

agreed it brightened and evened skin tone*

*Self assessment on 32 subjects during 4 weeks

Key Ingredients

NIACINAMIDE

Brightens skin, treats acne scars, and improves hyperpigmentation.

HYALURONIC ACID

Plumps, hydrates skin and improving skin elasticity.

CENTELLA ASIATICA

Improves hydration and shields skin from oxidative stress.

LICORICE ROOT

Promotes brightening, soothes irritated skin, and reduces skin inflammation.

Solutions for Every Skin Type

Soft Cloud Cleanser
Perfect 10 Serum
Miracle 7in1 Serum
Sleep & Renew Serum
Halo Collagen Serum
Soft Cloud Cleanser
Perfect 10 Serum
Miracle 7in1 Serum
Sleep & Renew Serum
Halo Collagen Serum
Acne
Dry + Dull
Oily + Combination
Microbiome Strengthening
Pores
Fine Lines
Brightening

Have questions? We have answers!

Yes, the Emani Youth Defense Foundation with niacinamide is non-comedogenic, meaning it is formulated to not clog pores.

I'm glad you asked about the safety of titanium dioxide, it's very important to us as well.


We formulate with only cosmetic grade (non-nano) titanium dioxide in Emani products, pure titanium dioxide is a fine, white powder that provides a bright, white finish. This ingredient along with mica and iron oxides are used to aid in hiding blemishes, brightening the look of skin or yield colors in cosmetics. All makeup products that provide skin coverage like foundations/concealers or shaded products such as eye shadows, blushes and lipsticks will have either titanium dioxide, iron oxide or mica. These ingredients are deemed safe by FDA for cosmetic use. There are a lot of other ingredients that will and can have a negative impact on your health and especially if you have skin sensitivities. We encourage all women to read labels and hold manufacturer responsible for the consumer products they produces.


We've included a few expert's research for your reference. We do NOT use nanoparticles in our product range (see more information below)


https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3423755/
Titanium dioxide (TiO2) is considered as an inert and safe material and has been used in many applications for decades. However, with the development of nanotechnologies TiO2 nanoparticles, with numerous novel and useful properties, are increasingly manufactured and used. Therefore increased human and environmental exposure can be expected, which has put TiO2 nanoparticles under toxicological scrutiny. Mechanistic toxicological studies show that TiO2 nanoparticles predominantly cause adverse effects via induction of oxidative stress resulting in cell damage, genotoxicity, inflammation, immune response etc. The extent and type of damage strongly depends on physical and chemical characteristics of TiO2nanoparticles, which govern their bioavailability and reactivity. Based on the experimental evidence from animal inhalation studies TiO2 nanoparticles are classified as “possible carcinogenic to humans” by the International Agency for Research on Cancer and as occupational carcinogen by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.

Great question! Typically, you'll only need about 3-5 pumps of foundation to cover your entire face. However, if you're not completely satisfied with the coverage, feel free to add a bit more to build up to the coverage you desire.

For a seamless finish, try using a damp makeup sponge or a foundation brush to blend the foundation gently into your skin. Start from the center of your face and blend outwards for a natural look. It's all about finding what works best for you!

You can definitely use our foundation alongside your other skincare and treatments without any issues.

You can definitely use our foundation alongside your other skincare and treatments without any issues.

Feel free to wear it solo for a dewy look or add setting powder on top for a matte finish. It's all up to your preference.