When it comes to achieving a flawless makeup look, finding the right foundation is key. After all, a good makeup base helps to create a smooth and even canvas for other products to apply seamlessly. This season, beauty brands are stepping up their game with a fresh lineup of foundations designed to suit a wide range of skin tones, textures, and concerns.
From lightweight formulas that feel like a second skin to long-lasting coverage that withstands the elements, these new releases promise to deliver a radiant, picture-perfect finish. We’ve taken the liberty of scouring the latest innovations worth adding to your makeup cart based on your skin types and needs.
Bobbi Brown Weightless Skin Foundation SPF 15 PA++
Best for: All-day, every-day coverage
There’s a reason why Bobbi Brown’s latest foundation is named “Weightless Skin”, and it’s all thanks to its hydrating, long-wear formula. Made with Bobbi Brown’s Smart Skin-Balancing Technology, this lightweight foundation controls oil without drying you out, delivering medium coverage that blurs pores yet feels light and breathable all day. The result is a smooth finish that complements your natural beauty – perfect for achieving that “no makeup” makeup look!
It Cosmetics CC+ Cream Natural Matte Foundation
Best for: Oily and combination skin
For those with oily, combination, and/or blemish-prone skin, It Cosmetics’ latest addition to its CC+ cream range promises to be your new favourite lifesaver. This Natural Matte Foundation helps to reduce shine and offer full coverage – concealing uneven skin tone, facial redness, and blemishes without looking flat or one-dimensional. It also acts as a skin-balancing serum that delivers all-day hydration and broad-spectrum SPF 40 sunscreen in one. Who doesn’t love a multitasker?
Estée Lauder Double Wear Soft Glow Matte Cushion Makeup SPF45 PA+++ Foundation
Best for: On-the-go application
If you’re a fan of Estée Lauder’s best-selling Double Wear Foundation, meet its younger, pocketable sister. This all-new luminous matte foundation with 24-hour wear creates a seamless finish that is soft and comfortable, almost like second skin. It can be used on its own for effortless, on-the-go application or layered over its cult-favourite liquid foundation sibling for enhanced coverage without caking, streaking, settling, or emphasising pores. Available in six shades, it also ensures your skin is protected from the sun and stays radiant from dawn until dusk.
Huda Beauty Ultra-Blurred Airbrushed Foundation
Best for: A filtered skin look
Another winning option for oily and textured skin is the all-new Huda Beauty Ultra-Blurred Airbrushed Foundation. This lightweight, serum-like foundation is packed with skin-smoothing niacinamide and pore-blurring silica to deliver a natural, airbrushed soft matte finish that’s comfortable to wear and easy to apply. Arriving in 29 shades, the foundation also offers buildable coverage to achieve your desired seamless, filtered look.
Shiseido Synchro Skin range
Best for: A natural, radiant glow
Shiseido has introduced not one but two new formulations to the Synchro Foundation range to achieve your ideal makeup finish. The Synchro Skin Self-Refreshing Foundation is formulated with advanced ActiveForce+ technology that is great for all-day wear as it adapts to changing heat, humidity, and schedules. It offers a medium-to-full buildable coverage with a natural, semi-matte finish that keeps you hydrated while protecting the skin from blue light and pollution.
Meanwhile, the Synchro Skin Radiant Lifting Foundation blends enriching skincare ingredients with outstanding makeup performance. Powered by Shiseido’s Light-Adjusting technology, this foundation is designed to enhance your skin’s natural luminosity, delivering medium-to-full coverage with a radiant finish. Both foundations offer 24-hour coverage and arrive in 20 diverse shades.
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