Make 'Em Wonder 24H Soft Matte Foundation
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NYX Make 'Em Wonder 24H Soft Matte Foundation offers buildable medium-to-full coverage with a lightweight, natural matte finish that wears all day. Professional makeup artist Risa Does Makeup finds it long-lasting and non-cakey, while several creators note it excels on oily and combination skin but can emphasize dry patches. Beauty content creator Monica Ravi-Conway warns that darker shades may have undertone issues and the foundation can settle into smile lines, rating it 3-4 out of 5.
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POSITIVE
Variant: 08 Vanilla
- “I just love how this looks, but I love how it wears even better within a couple hours. I feel like it just looks really fresh, but still flawless”3:27–3:33
- “And then at the end of the day, it still looks amazing. It does not budge”3:35–3:42
- “I could not believe how amazing it looked after. It almost looked even better after because the humidity just like brought a glow to it”4:03–4:08
- “It's seriously such an impressive foundation”4:11–4:14
- Source: Everyday drugstore makeup routine - Jun 14, 2026
- “Extremely lightweight. You're not going to feel this on your skin throughout the day”7:35–7:40
- “It holds up very, very well”7:38–7:42
- “You can absolutely shear it out. You can build it up to get like intense full coverage as well”7:43–7:49
- “My skin stays pretty matte throughout the day”7:52–7:56
- “If you have very dry skin or you tend to deal with dry patches on your skin, this can tend to enhance them”7:54–7:59
- “This is most ideal for those of you with oily skin or those of you that prep your skin really well”8:03–8:09
- “This is one of my favorites, too”
- Source: Best drugstore makeup for hot weather - May 18, 2026
- “This is officially my favorite drugstore complexion product for more coverage and more of a matte finish”20:58–21:02
- “The way that this kind of melts together with my oilier skin ends up looking so so nice”21:23–21:28
- “It is definitely more matte, but I feel like it looks like a fresh natural matte once my oils come through a couple hours after applying it”21:28–21:34
- “It's just one of those foundations that looks flawless”21:36–21:41
- “The airbrushed effect, how longwear it is is so impressive”21:38–21:43
- “It holds up so well”21:41–21:45
- “I cannot stop reaching for this”21:43–21:46
- “I think it is so good”
- Source: The best new products I've tried in a long time - Apr 26, 2026
- “It has become an absolute fave”
- “I think it's a holy grail foundation”
- “This is really, really good”
- “Beautiful, long-wearing foundation”
- Source: Amazon Big Spring Sale Top Picks - Mar 27, 2026
- “This blends out, looks, and wears beautifully on all areas of my combination skin, the normal dry areas around the perimeter, and the center of my face, which gets some oil and shine right through during the day”4:31–4:40
- “This is buildable from light to medium full coverage”4:47–4:52
- “It has a skin-like pore-blurring soft matte finish that morphs into a natural matte finish as it settles into my skin throughout the day”4:52–4:59
- “It feels lightweight and is long-wearing and wears just beautifully throughout the entire day”5:01–5:06
- Source: Best of Beauty 2026: Makeup, Skincare & More - Apr 3, 2026
- “This would be gorgeous on oily skin”1:13–1:18
- “It is friendly for someone that has combo leaning dry”1:18–1:22
- “If you have super super dry skin, do yourself a favor. Just don't even wear it”1:21–1:24
- “Phenomenal, gorgeous, truly does wear all day long”1:28–1:34
- Source: Drugstore vs. Luxury: Best in Category - Mar 16, 2026
- “I love the nyx make them wonder”
- “The reason I want to mix these also is actually to color adjust them”
- “This one has a more warm golden base, but it's also lighter than this next foundation”
- Source: Grwm in Austin - Mar 27, 2026
Variant: Vanilla
- “It is such a lightweight foundation. Like you really can't feel this on the skin and you can absolutely sheer it out to look a little bit more natural on the skin, but it truly is a buildable foundation”5:47–5:52
- “If you want more coverage, whether that is medium coverage, even full coverage, you can easily get there and it doesn't look heavy or cakey on the skin as you build it up”5:58–6:02
- “I would say this is most ideal for oily or combo skin”6:06–6:13
- “It has a gorgeous matte finish and if you use a glowy primer underneath, like you can get a little bit of glow through, which is kind of nice, but at the same time, I do feel like it stays pretty matte throughout the day”
- “I really like this foundation, but I just have a feeling as we move into spring and the warmer weather that I'm going to end up reaching for it even more”5:38–5:43
- Source: New drugstore makeup launches for spring 2026 - Apr 19, 2026
Variant: 12 Natural
- “The shade number 12 natural is perfect when I have not used any sort of self-tanner”4:26–4:31
- Source: Best drugstore makeup in every category 2026 - Apr 2, 2026
- “They're small, which makes them great for travel and they are extremely long-lasting”3:41–3:49
- “I would say this foundation is more for someone who is looking for that medium buildable to full coverage look”3:59–4:05
- “I still don't find that it looks cakey and it does not feel heavy at all”4:16–4:24
- Source: Best drugstore makeup in every category 2026 - Apr 2, 2026
Variant: 16 Natural Beige
- “16 natural beige is great for when I have used a self-tanner on my body because I do not self-tan my face”
- Source: Best drugstore makeup in every category 2026 - Apr 2, 2026
MIXED / NEGATIVE
Variant: 28 Cinnamon
- “It covers up all my hyperpigmentation. Like, that is full coverage”
- “It feels like nothing”
- “It doesn't also look that super matte. It looks natural”4:26–4:34
- “It covered up all of my acne scars and hyperpigmentation”4:32–4:38
- “It will dry down a little darker”
- “I really do feel like the brown shades and the darker shades kind of have an undertone problem”5:31–5:35
- “I'm going to give it a three out of five”5:41–5:43
- “I do think that I'm going to have to evaluate how it wears over time, but it looks good”5:53–5:59
- Source: Full face of new overhyped viral makeup review - Jan 24, 2026
WHAT CREATORS SAY
- Consensus
- 4.4 / 5 from 10 creator reviewsGrailPeople ratings based on creator reviews.
- Good for
- Oily skin (4) · Combination skin (2)
- Features
- Long-wearing (9) · Lightweight (5) · Natural finish (5) · Matte finish (5) · Buildable (4)
- ⚠ creators flagged issues with wide shade range (1)
- ⚠ may not suit dry skin (1)
Product details
Details
- Type
- foundation
- Finish
- matte
- Shade
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- Key ingredients
- Vitamin C, Hyaluronic Acid, Guarana Seed Extract
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