Time and time again, folk I meet ask the same question – ‘What is the best foundation out there, I’m never happy with mine…’.  So after years of trying out all sorts of bases that promise the sun, moon and stars, I’ve narrowed my favourites down to a firm six.  It was supposed to be a top 5 list, but all of these cut the mustard in my book!

Knowing your skin type and treating it accordingly is half the battle.  It also makes choosing a foundation a hell of a lot easier – treat yourself to a consultation with a good beautician who will analyse your skin and recommend suitable skin care products for it.  Prepping your skin correctly is just as important as having the right base on!

Make Up Forever HD foundation is a base I use on dehyradated/dry skin that needs medium to full cover.  It’s a super lightweight foundation that glides on and gives a seamless, flawless finish without looking heavy.  It’s perfect for brides as it photographs really beautifully making average skin look like perfect skin! It is a tad on the expensive side, but a little goes a long way!  It’s one floating on the top of my list …

I LOVE this foundation.  It’s the Estee Lauder double wear light and I use it on brides who have combination/oily skin.  It gives a beauiful, matt finish and covers uneven skintone and imperfections perfectly.  When I use this, clients love how it feels and looks.  Again this foundation makes your skin look like your own skin on its very best behavior!  I use it with the 190 MAC foundation brush.  You need to work quite quickly with though as it sets straight away.

MAC studio sculpt.  Perfect for drier skin.  It gives a medium cover, but builds nicely to a fuller finish if needs be.  I use this mainly on shoots as it looks fantastic on camera and on screen.  Use MAC careblend powder over it to set to give a gorgeous soft focus finish.  I love buffing this onto skin using the MAC 187 foundation brush for a quick and natural application.

Also from MAC is the pro longwear range of foundation/concealor which promises to last for up to 12 hours.  And it really does!  I like this on normal/combination skin.  It gives fantastic cover and is completely buildable so you can create both a natural or full cover finish with it.  Pro longwear foundation also has a buddy in a concealor which is just amazing for covering and concealing to full effect without looking in anyway heavy.  Top marks from me!  N.B if your skin is anyway dehyrated, make sure to use plenty of moisuriser and primer underneath this product so it doesn’t look tacky.

DIOR flash foundation – heaven in an aerosol can!!  I’m normally pretty dubious when it comes to anything gimmicky but after SERIOUS consideration (yes, I’m a complete geek when it comes to makeup!) I bit the bullet and bought this baby – it didn’t disappoint.  I’m always on the quest for the perfect foundation for oily skin and this hit the nail on the head.  It gives fantastic cover, works beautifully on oily skin, giving a matt but not chalky finish and even manages to make large pores disappear!  It also holds perfectly throughout the day.  WIN!. Apply with a sponge and stipple onto skin for fuller cover.

This is the perfect foundation for people who want their base to look like a second skin.  It’s ultra light but gives enough cover to even skintone.  It’s fresh and dewy finish brightens up your complexion making it the best daytime foundation you could hope for!  Suitable for normal/combination skin with little or no blemishes.  Angels in a bottle!

And that’s it!  Feel free to post a comment on here to let us know how you get on, or for any questions you have about this topic!

Laters Ladies …