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Mirror, mirror on the wall, who’s the fairest of them all? Start your makeup look with a silky-smooth natural foundation and the answer has got to be you. A base layer for your skin, foundation is applied to the face and neck to provide an even-looking complexion minus any blemishes, imperfections or dry spots. There are foundations for all skin types, whether oily, dry, acne-prone or super sensitive, and they come in varying formats including powders, creams, sticks, mousses and liquids.
From offering full coverage to last throughout the day and into the night, to an ‘I just got out of bed looking like this’ no-foundation foundation look, to a sculpted and more dewy finish, finding the right foundation to glide onto your skin is paramount. To avoid streaks and cracks, too much shine and a cakey, thick appearance, shop our edit of the best foundations for all skin types and say hello to a picture-perfect makeup look.
Charlotte Tilbury Unreal Skin Hydrating Foundation Stick
Makeup queen Charlotte Tilbury nails flawless skin with her Unreal Skin foundation stick, ideal for carrying in your handbag for last-minute touch-ups when on the move. Available in 20 different shades, from fair through to deep with neutral undertones, build up your natural-looking glow and show off a smooth and snatched complexion. Infused with hyaluronic acid, collageneer, daikon radish seed oil and vitamin E, your skin will keep hydrated for up to 24 hours.
Bare Minerals Original Foundation
Light with a barely-there feel, blend this powder foundation into your skin and get up to eight hours of coverage. Ideal for those with sensitive skin with just five natural mineral ingredients (including iron oxides and mica) and added SPF for full protection, skin will be left silky smooth with no nasties; no cakey-ness. A choice of 30 shades means there is something for everyone.
Dolce & Gabbana Everlast Foundation
Find your match from one of the 40 different shades and prime your face with this flawless foundation for a perfect glow. An SPF-infused formula promising 24-hour full coverage without a blemish or any shine in sight, Dolce & Gabbana is here to save the day with their skin-friendly, inclusive and beautifully bottled foundation providing a smooth matte base.
Laura Mercier Real Flawless Foundation
Treat your skin to Laura Mercier’s flawless foundation for a streak-free, long-lasting impeccable makeup look that will illuminate your skin. Packed with auto-balancing technology and lipid matrix to control shine and moisture plus an antioxidant-rich infusion of camellia seed, vitamin E and cacao extract, this foundation will provide the perfect coverage for a fresh-faced complexion. Choose from 30 shades for a seamless application and fresh-faced look.
Bobbi Brown Weightless Skin Foundation
24-hour moisture, 24-hour wear and more than 50 shades, this matte foundation from Bobbi Brown needs to be a priority in your makeup bag. Named ‘weightless’ for good reason, the lightweight formula creates an effortlessly blended finish for a ‘real skin’ natural look while being breathable and sweat, humidity and water resistant. Win-win. Plus, with its tri-moisture complex featuring hyaluronic acid, glycerin and honey extract to boost moisture, your skin should be nourished and radiate all day long.
Beauty Pie Everyday Great Skin Foundation
Apply this foundation to your skin, whether oily, sensitive or dry, and give your skin the glow-up it deserves. A lightweight, illuminating formula infused with micro-pearls for a natural matte finish, your skin will be left sculpted and supple with no streaks or cracks in sight. With 21 shades for medium to full coverage, it’s the ideal everyday foundation to see you through from dusk ’til dawn.
La Mer The Powder Compact Foundation
Blemishes be gone with La Mer’s powder foundation fit for a beauty queen. Enriched with SPF30 and the brand’s iconic Miracle Broth complex – to firm, plump and moisturise skin – this foundation will provide full coverage in a speedy application and has a handy mirror included for last-minute scenarios. Available in 11 shades, get your hands on this concealing product for a pure and polished makeup vibe.
Dior Forever Skin Multi-Use Foundation Stick
Dior’s first multi-tasking foundation stick; use for full face coverage, as a targeted concealer, or as a stick for last-minute edits on the go. A light texture, the foundation is non-comedogenic (won’t clog your pores) and provides 24-hour hydration – your skin will be left radiant in one single sweep. Pick your shade and glide over blemishes to even out your skin’s appearance for a sharp and tightened finish.
Illamasqua Skin Base Foundation
Find your perfect match with Illamasqua’s 26 shades of matte finish liquid foundation, perfect for everyday wear. A super lightweight formula, enriched with vitamins for healthy-looking skin, blur into your cheeks, chin and forehead to even out any imperfections and achieve a radiant base layer to your makeup look.
Lisa Eldridge Seamless Skin Foundation
Lisa Eldridge has developed a makeup essential for all skin types. A foundation that sculpts and smooths skin in one easy application. One that contains the naturally active ingredient oxygeskin to boost oxygen levels in the skin for a healthy glow, and Uji tea extract to reduce any inflammation and signs of ageing. And, best yet, a foundation that comes in 43 different shades, so no skin tone is forgotten. Long-wearing, soft and supple, this sounds like our kind of foundation.
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