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Fenty Beauty Pro Filt'r Soft Matte Longwear Foundation
Fenty Beauty Pro Filt'r Soft Matte Longwear Foundation
Whether you're performing the half-time show at the Superbowl or just need something to last throughout a long day, Fenty's foundation will have you covered. The 50-strong shade range is guaranteed to suit every complexion under the sun because when it comes to make-up (and songs you play on loop), Rihanna's got your back.
Laura Mercier Flawless Fusion Ultra-Longwear Foundation
Laura Mercier Flawless Fusion Ultra-Longwear Foundation
Flawless, fussless and fresh: this foundation creates a uniform, skin-like finish that lasts all day. It even contains vitamin C extract for added luminosity. The formula is especially effective for those looking to reduce oil and shine.
Lisa Eldridge Seamless Skin Foundation
Lisa Eldridge Seamless Skin Foundation
Can't get A-list make-up artist Lisa Eldridge on your speed dial? Her foundation is the next best thing. It bills itself as a medium coverage formula but given how quickly this can be built up and how easily it covers everything from redness to pigmentation, it deserves a rightful place in this list. It has a soft matte, your-skin-but-better finish that doesn't look flat. A brilliant option for both weddings and daily wear.
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IT Cosmetics CC+ Cream Original SPF50+
IT Cosmetics CC+ Cream Original SPF50+
If acne or rosacea is your bugbear, this CC cream will do the job beautifully. The colour-correcting properties help take down any redness while the skin-soothing formula, which contains tea extracts, niacinamide and oat, will calm inflammation. It has the consistency of a moisturising cream which makes blending a breeze.
Beauty Pie Everyday Great Skin Foundation
Beauty Pie Everyday Great Skin Foundation
Beauty Pie uses micro pearls to provide a flawless, natural, matte finish which doesn’t sink into fine lines, resulting in an enviable everyday glow. The formula is fragrance and oil-free, ideal for all skin types. This foundation really does what it says on the tin “everyday great skin.”
Jouer Essential High Coverage Crème Foundation
Jouer Essential High Coverage Crème Foundation
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Blemishes, beware: this high-coverage foundation is a hero for special occasions, when a little extra cover is needed. Plus, it’s available in 50 fabulous shades.
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Lancôme Teint Idôle Ultra Wear Foundation
Lancôme Teint Idôle Ultra Wear Foundation
This is a foundation you can apply, then happily leave at home – it requiring zero retouching throughout the day. It also contains SPF35, is suited to all skin types, glides on easily and it stays put.
Guerlain Parure Gold Skin 24h No-Transfer High Perfection Foundation
Guerlain Parure Gold Skin 24h No-Transfer High Perfection Foundation
With both 24-hour coverage and 24 karat gold extract, Guerlain’s foundation is the ultimate long-lasting luxury. And thanks to the 85% skincare-based formula, your skin will be rejuvenated with every wear – a win-win in our books.
Kevyn Aucoin The Etherealist Skin Illuminating Foundation
Kevyn Aucoin The Etherealist Skin Illuminating Foundation
The ethereal, luminous glow this foundation offers will really have people thinking your makeup is Heaven sent. The satin finish is achieved through high-definition pearlescent pigments, ideal for minimising shadows and dark spots.
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Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Flawless Foundation
Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Flawless Foundation
After years of working with some of the world's most famous faces, Charlotte Tilbury knows exactly how to create a radiant, smooth finish that last for hours on end. This formula blurs out pores and blemishes without highlighting uneven skin texture.
Hourglass Ambient Soft Glow Foundation
Hourglass Ambient Soft Glow Foundation
Cheat a candlelit glow with Hourglass' new medium to full coverage foundation. The refined formula wears like second skin thanks to its 'blurring spheres', leaving skin looking plush, smooth and oh-so-luminous. It's vegan, too.
KVD Vegan Beauty Good Apple Full Coverage Liquid Foundation
KVD Vegan Beauty Good Apple Full Coverage Liquid Foundation
Following the success of its Good Apple balm foundation comes this liquid version which promises to have a serum-like feel; perfect if you find balm textures a tad too heavy. It makes light work of covering acne scars, hyperpigmentation and redness without melting in sunnier climes. One to throw in your bag once the weather starts warming up...
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Uoma Say What?! Weightless Soft Matte Hydrating Foundation
Uoma Say What?! Weightless Soft Matte Hydrating Foundation
Uoma's foundation range (there's a whopping 51 hues) goes one step further by customising its formula to suit the different needs of various skin tone groups. Oily complexions will love the velvety matte finish.
Sculpted by Aimee Satin Silk Longwear Foundation
Sculpted by Aimee Satin Silk Longwear Foundation
Full coverage foundations have a reputation for sitting in fine lines, but this sophisticated formula does anything but. Instead, it leaves the complexion looking extra polished yet oh-so-fresh, an impressive feat given how pigmented it is.
Tom Ford Traceless Soft Matte Foundation
Tom Ford Traceless Soft Matte Foundation
Full coverage foundation doesn't have to mean drying, matte textures that get caught in your face hair. Tom Ford's 'traceless' formula is made up of blurring microsphere powders to give you a decent whack of coverage with a seamless finish.
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Pat McGrath Labs Sublime Perfection Foundation
Pat McGrath Labs Sublime Perfection Foundation
When the Mother of make-up Pat McGrath drops a foundation, you know it's going to be major. infused with the brand's Diamond Core Powder Technology and soft-focus pigments, this genius foundation is the secret to model-worthy skin in an instant.
Anastasia Beverly Hills Luminous Foundation
Anastasia Beverly Hills Luminous Foundation
Outdoing herself once again, founder Anastasia Soare has developed a full coverage foundation that gives serious glow in a whopping 50 shades. Non-sticky and non-cakey, the skin-blurring formula gives a water-resistant luminous finish that lasts all day without needing to be set with powder.
Bobbi Brown Skin Long-Wear Weightless Foundation SPF15
Bobbi Brown Skin Long-Wear Weightless Foundation SPF15
This foundation is so smooth, it glides on like a dream and leaves skin with a hint of a dewy glow; making it a great option for those wanting a full-coverage base without the usual matte finish.
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YSL Touche Éclat Le Teint Foundation
YSL Touche Éclat Le Teint Foundation
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They say: 'eight hours of beauty sleep in a foundation.' We say, a smoothing base that's in it for the long haul, and doesn't falter when the going gets tough. Impressive stuff.
Huda Beauty #FauxFilter Foundation
Huda Beauty #FauxFilter Foundation
If there's a make-up artist that knows a thing or two about looking flawless it's Huda Kattan. Water-resistant and totally budge-proof, this foundation can outlast a host of other foundations while remaining perfectly matte seamlessly blended.
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