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Our Picks to Ace Your Base

When it comes to achieving a long-lasting, smooth makeup look, the base products make all the difference. This is where primer and foundation come in.
Whether you’re aiming for a natural, dewy finish or full-glam, these are the powerhouse pairings that will help you craft your look.
1. Yves Saint Laurent Touche Éclat Blur Primer 30ml
Yves Saint Laurent’s beloved Touche Éclat Blur Primer utilises light-diffusing technology to deliver a silky, seamless finish that helps even skin tone and provides a flawless canvas for foundation. Boasting a shimmer-flecked and gel-based texture, this illuminating primer is a surefire way of creating an enviable look.
2. Armani Luminous Silk Foundation 30ml (Various Shades)
If radiance is what you’re seeking, Armani’s acclaimed Luminous Silk Foundation is the product that delivers. Ideal for creating a natural, dewy and fresh-faced complexion, this oil-free foundation is blended with blurring and brightening technology to encourage a lit-from-within glow.
3. IT Cosmetics Your Skin But Better CC+ Cream with SPF50 32ml (Various Shades)
Featuring SPF50 protection, hyaluronic acid and antioxidants, this is the product that looks good and does good. IT Cosmetics’ Your Skin But Better CC+ Cream offers an airbrushed finish that helps to diminish the appearance of fine lines and hydrate the skin for a plump, supple complexion.
4. Yves Saint Laurent Make Me Blush Bold Blurring Blush 5g (Various Shades)
For a radiant flush, Yves Saint Laurent’s Make Me Blush Blurring Blush is a multi-tasking makeup must-have. Boasting a finely-milled texture and skin-blurring pigments, the silky finish allows the product to glide over the planes of the face to sculpt and brighten your look.
5. Urban Decay All Nighter Setting Spray 118ml
The iconic best-seller itself. Urban Decay’s All Nighter Spray is the go-to setting spray to lock in your look around the clock. Ultra-fine, hydrating and lightweight, this product cloaks the skin in a comfortable spritz to help your makeup withstand humidity and heat, to ensure your look stays put.
6. Lancôme Teint Idôle Ultra Wear Foundation 30ml (Various Shades)
For that your-skin-but-better look, Lancôme’s Teint Idôle Ultra Wear Foundation is the product to reach for. Combining hyaluronic acid and vitamin E, this lightweight and breathable formula is made to adapt to skin tones effortlessly for near-undetectable coverage. And with SPF35, this does-it-all foundation boasts added protection too.

jessclarke92 Writer and expert