A good foundation creates the perfect canvas for other make-up products by covering imperfections, evening out skin tone and imparting a dewy, natural or matte finish.
Sisley Phyto Hydra Teint Beautifying Tinted Moisturizer
An all-in-one formula combining daily skincare benefits with ultra-natural make-up, Sisley’s new Phyto Hydra Teint Beautifying Tinted Moisturizer with SPF 15 boasts seven skincare and make-up actions. Lasting up to eight hours and available in three shades, it hydrates, smooths skin, evens out skin tone, adds radiance, as well as protects from harsh environmental aggressions, and UVA and UVB rays.
Make Up For Ever Ultra HD Foundation
Make Up For Ever Ultra HD Foundation offers high coverage with a transparent finish. Formulated to last 24 hours without caking, the foundation is favoured by make-up artists for photo shoots. Available in 29 shades, it is buildable to a medium finish with hyaluronic spheres to ensure comfortable wear on all skin types.
Tom Ford Shade and Illuminate Soft Radiance Foundation SPF 50/PA++++
Tom Ford’s Shade and Illuminate refillable cushion compact is a medium to full coverage foundation featuring a blend of advanced elastomers and light-diffusing powders to create the perfect radiant surface that reflects soft light. The formula contains hyaluronic acid, noni fruit extract, and a trio of natural oils including balsam copaiba, andiroba and acai to moisturise for plump, dewy skin.
YSL Beauté Le Cushion Encre de Peau
The Le Cushion Encre de Peau is arguably one of the most iconic products from YSL Beauté. Now available in eight shades, its reformulation, infused with jasmine petals from the YSL Ourika Gardens, is buildable to a medium finish with shine control and provides a matte glow without drying out skin.
Burberry Matte Glow Foundation
Burberry introduces the Matte Glow foundation that imbues skin with a long-lasting luminous matte finish. Available in 30 shades, the formula helps keep shine under control and for those who perspire easily, it is also resistant to humidity and heat.
Armani Beauty Neo Nude Foundation
If you want a very natural, almost matte nude finish, the Neo Nude Foundation from Armani is your pick. A buildable formula that hydrates all day, it is also more suited for oilier skin types since it is in the form of a water-based light oil emulsion. It also contains hyaluronic acid, glycerine and mineral pigments to impart a natural glow to skin.
Dior Forever and Dior Forever Skin Glow
Two new foundations by Dior – Dior Forever, for a comfortable matte finish, and Dior Forever Skin Glow for a vibrant glow – boast impressive 24-hour wear and are infused with nourishing floral extracts of moisturising wild pansy and skin-refining rosehip. For a perfect colour match, use with the complementary Dior Forever Skin Correct concealer and Dior Forever Couture Perfect Cushion for touch-ups.
Estée Lauder Re- Nutriv Ultra Radiance Liquid Makeup SPF 20/PA+++
Each bottle of the Estée Lauder Re- Nutriv Ultra Radiance Liquid Makeup has been infused with two peridot stones, rhodochrosite, green jade and micro-fine gems like sapphires, rubies and South Sea pearls to impart radiant, glowing skin. Available in five shades.
By Terry Hyaluronic Hydra-Foundation
By Terry’s latest vegan Hyaluronic Hydra-Foundation offers long-lasting and hydrating buildable coverage for a lumi-matte finish. With hyaluronic acid as its key ingredient, it holds up to 1,000 times its weight in water, has antioxidant properties and is suitable for all skin types and ages. Available in 18 shades.
HERA Glow Lasting Foundation
If you prefer a natural sheer base, HERA’s Glow Lasting Foundation is a buildable medium coverage liquid formula that offers a second-skin finish with a sheer glow that lasts up to 24 hours. Its Sheer Voluming Complex technology comprises flexible polymers, reflecting powder and radiant oils to even out skin texture, while replacing traditional oils and pearls that create a high refractivity index for a glowing complexion. Available in 12 shades.
Shu Uemura Unlimited Glow
Shu Uemura’s signature foundation suitable for Asian skin tones now comes in a semi-matte glow finish. With 24 shades, the new Unlimited Glow Breathable Care-In-Foundation formula is infused with Japanese organic rice extract and white peony to condition and soften skin while imparting radiance.
Urban Decay Stay Naked Weightless Foundation
Urban Decay’s Stay Naked Weightless Liquid Foundation is a matte, waterproof and vegan formula that lasts up to 24 hours. Available in 24 shades spread over six intensities, three master tones and three undertones, the buildable medium coverage is lightweight and breathable too.
This story first appeared in the August issue of Prestige Singapore.
(Main and featured image: Dior)
Annabel Tan
Annabel Tan is a watches, jewellery, lifestyle and features writer who is also a true pleasure-seeking Taurus pursuing the finer things in life. When she’s not enraptured by shiny objects she enjoys stimulating her other senses with food, fragrances, Freddie Mercury’s vocal range and, to her own surprise, fitness (hello, endorphins!).