Sulwhasoo Perfecting Cushion Intense, $80, is intense on benefits as well as on pigmentation. Red pine extract fights fine lines and skin laxity, and antioxidant plum blossom fights free radicals in the environment. The formula comes in seven shades, and boasts broad-spectrum SPF 50+. While the price tag may seem like a shock, this cushion foundation is a surprisingly great value. A little goes a really, really long way, and each compact comes with a refill -- so convenient, especially since most cushion compacts don't hold a lot of product.

Erborian Liquid BB Creme Au Ginseng Cushion Compact, $48, comes in just two shades, so if you don't have light-medium or medium skin tone, look elsewhere. But even if this cushion foundation isn't a perfect match, a light application will brighten and smooth your skin with satin coverage, ginseng and licorice root extract, known to fight dark spots.

True to form, Clinique Super City Block BB Cushion Compact Broad Spectrum SPF 50, $35, is a high-performing product at an easy-to-swallow price point. This BB cushion won't blow your hair back with fancy anti-aging ingredients, but it offers a high SPF, skin-nourishing antioxidants and natural-looking pigmentation. It's also fragrance-free, which women with sensitive skin will appreciate.

IT Cosmetics CC Plus Veil Fluid Beauty SPF 50+, $38, was the first cushion compact created by an American brand, and it's just as good as the Korean iterations. Given that rubbery sponge applicator is not very porous, it blends the fluid-like formula surprisingly easily (it even completely covers pimples). Plus, it's packed with good-for-skin ingredients like hyaluronic acid, algae and vitamins A, B, C and E. Together, these antioxidant ingredients and SPF 50 provide powerful protection against the sun.

Michelle Phan likes Amore Pacific Color Control Cushion Compact, $60, and after looking at its bevy of bells and whistles, like green tea and an antimicrobial, cooling puff application (not to mention SPF 50), it's easy to see why. "It contains a special pressed puff used to soak up the formula through a springy netted surface," she says. "This sponge-on-sponge technique gives you a light application so you can reapply all day without it getting cakey."