Flawless skin skin#
The glow is unreal, and the skin compliments are plentiful.Ĭoverage: What stands out is that this foundation is billed as lightweight but can easily be layered to create your desired finish. There’s enough oomph to cover areas of pigmentation or redness but it’s a far cry from appearing cakey. Well, thank goodness it delivered: the serum formula effortlessly glides on to give a gentle sheen of coverage, mastering the true-to-skin effect. As you can probably tell, I love the dew so my expectations were high for the brand’s first-ever foundation.
Flawless skin full#
Many Saie products have my full attention: its Super Gel is the gateway to glowing skin, while the Slip Tint Tinted Moisturiser is 10/10 for a fresh-face base. However, I do find that it oxidises ever so slightly, but it’s nothing that a translucent powder and a beauty sponge can’t fix. Lasting power: If you’ve got a grippy primer and a great setting spray, the lasting potential on this foundation is top-tier (a great pick for partygoers). So, I’d suggest using a handy shade finder tool, like, to find your best-suited match. Shade range: The highest shade range I can find is 8, which obviously isn’t great. Plus, its liquid-y formula is great for building coverage. I’d say it sits in the middle of the spectrum, as you’ll still need a concealer to cover darker blemishes, but all in all, it works hard to create a flawless, even finish. Plus, it feels so hydrating it’s like a water bottle for thirsty skin.Ĭoverage: This BB cream definitely moonlights as a foundation. As for the overall finish, it lends a dewy, fresh-faced glow that never feels cakey. It’s got enough oomph to conceal small blemishes and redness, but you’ll notice freckles and beauty spots still peeping through. I included it in this edit as even though it’s billed as a BB cream, it has the same (if not more) coverage as a lightweight foundation. Now, it’s one of my favourite formulas in my collection. I love the way I was introduced to this BB cream: I was visiting a friend and realised I’d left my foundation at home, so I frantically ran into Superdrug, saw this on offer and gave it a go. Scroll on to see our favourites – there are lightweight skin tints, blurring creams, and even a flawless foundation for under a tenner. Couple a hydrating foundation formula with a moisture-packed skincare base (we’re talking moisturiser, primer and a hydrating SPF) and you’ll never feel cakey or uncomfortable in a complexion base again. It's also crucial to make sure you’ve prepped your base correctly. Is a hydrating, weightless texture that can cover our blemishes and mask dryness too much to ask? Luckily not! There are tons of formulas out there now to help you figure out your perfect match. Overzealous blending can aggravate your skin and make dry patches more noticeable, so a formula that is both blendable and buildable (harder to find than it sounds) is key.įinally, it’s got to be long-lasting, non-drying, and never settling into fine lines or dry patches of skin. Next up, the formula needs to include plenty of moisturising ingredients like hyaluronic acid to keep our skin dewy and hydrated. First, the shade range has to be decent - we’re not messing around with limited shades and minimal undertones these days. We really do expect a lot out of our foundations. What to look for in a foundation for dry skin But we promise, there are formulas out there to help combat this. Throw into the mix a complexion that's drier than the Sahara desert, and finding a foundation that stays looking dewy can feel near impossible.įor those with an eternally thirsty complexion, foundation can often feel heavy, uncomfortable and make your skin look even more parched. Best gift ever to yourself if you're feeling flush.Discovering your perfect foundation is pretty much the makeup equivalent of finding your soulmate. It's not cheap, I should add, but my god is it epic. I love it in winter and in summer (though I use an even teensier amount during sticky New York City summers). "It smells like heaven, melts in instantly, is excellent for sensitive and breakout types, and it just makes me feel beautiful knowing I'm smoothing myself down in pure goodness. (I usually end up splitting mine with my mom-the ingredients are so pure and thus perishable.)
It comes luxuriously packaged in black glass, and you need, like, half a pea-size amount for your entire face. It leaves your skin deeply moisturized, gleamy, and happy. It's this luscious blue balm that's infused with the most glow-boosting, soothing botanicals like blue tansy (great for helping to treat blemishes) and camellia seed and marula oil. Photo: combination of exfoliating more (as in every night) and smoothing on May Lindstrom's The Blue Cocoon before bed and in the morning has made an enormous difference for my breakout-prone skin.