With its pore-smoothing, long-lasting, matte texture, Maybelline Fit Me Matte + Poreless Liquid Foundation, £7.99 in 38 shades, covers well and perfects flaws making it the ultimate budget base that suits pretty much everyone. One of the best collections of shades ‘for every face’, this covering cream contains vitamins, peptides, and hyaluronic acid to help deliver an even, natural-looking base and a decent SPF 30 protection. Camo CC Cream SPF30, £14 in 30 shades, is as much skincare as makeup. Try the online shade matcher, it’s surprisingly accurate.įrom the ultimate green caring cosmetics company e.l.f. It lasts beautifully throughout the day, controlling oil and shine without looking thick or caked on. Perfect for older skins or blemishes, the blurring effect gives a smoother finish that minimises pores, lines and texture. Super-blendable, Il Makiage ‘Woke Up Like This’ Flawless Base Foundation, £36 in 50 shades, looks just like your skin did 30 years ago (almost). My favourites include: Max Factor, Ariane Poole, and Bobbi Brown, but the pricier Milk Sunshine Skin Tint, £39 in 14 shades, with a high SPF30, is vegan, coral reef-friendly, and packed with nourishing avocado and jojoba skin oils, to give your skin such a super-light dewiness you’ll be ecstatic. This is an easy base, smooth one of these on and you’re done (they’ll blur not cover freckles and blemishes). Adore.īB creams, aka barely-there beauty balms, have made a serious comeback since screen time went crazy over lockdown. I mix mine with my face cream on drier days to create my own tinted moisturiser. The trick is to buff it on with a brush ( sold separately) and just apply where you need it most, rather than all over, much like you would a concealer. Seriously handy, you can go super sheer and minimal, or build it up in areas that need more. Glow-y, but never greasy, it’s not majorly long-wearing as some of the others here, but daytime touch up is easy when you avoid face powder…Ī new favourite for all no-makeup, makeup-lovers, Monika Beauty Blunder Cover, £45 in 14 shades, is like a genius foundation-concealer hybrid that gives a natural look and lasts all day. That will help you achieve that second-skin finish.īelow, I've compiled the best foundations that won't settle into lines and wrinkles, plus have anti-aging benefits to boot.Convenient to reapply without spilling who doesn’t love foundation in a stick, right? If you’re thinking they’re too heavy, check out this water-based bareMinerals Complexion Rescue Hydrating SPF25 Foundation Stick, £30 in 20 shades, which is super-light, builds cover easily but allows the skin to breathe. And although primer isn't entirely necessary, you're going to want to have applied at least moisturizer so you're starting with a smooth base. Clean skin is a no-brainer, but to really supercharge that youthful glow, a basic lymphatic drainage massage beforehand can help reduce puffiness and bring the blood circulation to your face. And with all the great makeup-skincare hybrids being released into the market, you should also find options that benefit your complexion over time (who says makeup has to be bad for your skin?).Ī couple pointers on applying foundation to mature skin: You want people to say, 'your skin looks amazing,' not 'your foundation looks great,' so prepping your skin beforehand is crucial. A great foundation will take that natural texture into account so that it blurs over imperfections, not emphasizes them. If you've ever tried to apply foundation over anything-but-smooth skin, you'll know the horror of pigment clinging on to dry patches and fine lines, making your skin look even worse post-application. But skin in real life is three dimensional, complete with pores, bumps, and wrinkles that inevitably develop over time. Reader question: Can you recommend the best foundations for old age? - a perfect world, we would all have perfect skin texture, and foundation would glide on flawlessly like you see in beauty commercials. Tune in every Tuesday and submit your own burning beauty questions here for a chance to be featured. In our weekly series, Ask a Beauty Editor, beauty editor Hana Hong answers your biggest skincare, haircare, and makeup questions, all submitted by Real Simple readers. Ever wanted to pick the brain of a beauty editor? Or get beauty product recommendations from someone who has tried them all? You've come to the right place.
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