In beauty, and fashion, the foundation of your look sets the tone for everything. To create the ultimate base, SG rounded up the new products, tried and tested and current favorites dominating make-up routines of the beauty set right now. Whether you want it matte, radiant, light, or full coverage, these top picks are all designed to refine the complexion, keep you looking your best, and lay the foundation to enhance your natural features. Get your blending brushes ready.
Dior Backstage Face & Body Foundation
Like so many iconic Dior products this multi-purpose workhorse was born backstage, brand vetted, and refined before ever hitting the market. In a seriously impressive shade range of 40 distinct colors, the light liquid formula offers a customizable complexion and can be worn sheered out or layered to create nude to fully flawless coverage as desired. In addition to its elite application, Backstage Face & Body is also waterproof and sweat-resistant for next level wear. Tested through weather, light workouts, and long days at the office, you can add setting powder depending on your skin type or preference, though it will wear beautifully, and consistently with a soft matte finish on its own.
Charlotte Tilbury Light Wonder Foundation
An aptly named sheer foundation from the incomparable Charlotte Tilbury that lives up to the hype. Radiant and flattering, in a definitively your-skin-but-better finish, this less is more product gives the complexion a definitive boost, particularly ideal during this time of year. It compliments beautifully with the brand’s primers and highlighters if you want to enhance the longevity, and though some might find the brightening effect best toned down with setting powder - the Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Flawless Finish is a must-have - you can adjust the finish to suit. With hydrating properties and SPF 15 consider it a step above a tinted moisturizer, for luminous, lightweight coverage.
Westman Atelier Vital Skin Foundation Stick
Created by legendary make-up artist and business-woman Gucci Westman, the exclusive Westman Atelier line features meticulously designed products, like the Vital Skin Foundation Stick, beloved by celebrities and editors the world over. A thicker consistency than fluid foundation, it melts effortlessly into the skin and is sleek and easy to use at home or on the go. Create a full face by letting it warm up and blend outward or use it as a corrector on imperfections and popped under the eye for a freshened, polished finish. Free of parabens, silicones, talc, or synthetic fragrances, it works wonders for those with sensitivities, or those focused on clean beauty.
Dior Forever Skin Glow
If you are after a radiant complexion, look no further, for when it comes to balancing subtle glow with coverage, Dior Forever Skin Glow is at the top of the list. Boasting a creamy, naturally radiant finish this ultra-long-wearing product offers everything you would want from a medium coverage base. It blends seamlessly with a brush or sponge application, sits comfortably throughout the day, and hides moderate imperfections. Enriched with hydration boosting pansy extract and protective rose hip oil, which has led the all-star formula for years, it is a foundation best-seller for good reason.
Chanel CC cream
Skin care never offered such a flawless finish. Created to highlight, improve, and moisturize the complexion this cult classic CC Cream contains antioxidant rich murunga plum, hyaluronic acid, and is designed to conceal, hydrate, and correct, all whilst illuminating for a healthy, evened tone. In the brand’s signature chic black and white packaging, the formula can be built up for additional full coverage but packs a powerful punch with even a light layer. It also features broad-spectrum SPF 50 for a boost in sun protection, arguably taking an already excellent product to the next level.
Pat McGrath Labs Sublime Perfection Foundation
Considered the ‘mother of make-up’ Pat McGrath has redefined the world of cosmetics in so many ways. Self-setting and long-wearing Sublime Perfection is yet another game-changer. Lauded for its weightlessness this fluid foundation feels almost like tinted luxury water, sinking instantly into the skin, but it can also be built up to a smooth medium coverage. The inclusivity of the shade range is exceptional, with 36 individual colors, but ultimately the stand-out feature of this product is the stunning finish on the skin. Neither true matte nor full glow, it is beauty unrivaled, creating a fresh, soft-focus blur so lovely the impact is pure confidence.