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Your foundation needs to last all day, at least, but what if it could improve your skin over time? HOLLY O’NEILL lines up the skincare-packed formulas that promise just that.
The foundations full of promise
1 Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Flawless Foundation, €40 at Brown Thomas and Arnotts
With a natural matte finish, you might think this would leave skin dry, but it boosts hydration by 216 per cent, protects against pollutants, wrinkles appear reduced, and it feels light.
2 Bobbi Brown Intensive Skin Serum Foundation, €50 at Brown Thomas
A blend of apple, lychee and cordyceps makes skin brighter, hydrated and healthier over time, while SPF 40 protects skin from environmental damage and UV filters.
3 bare Minerals Complexion Rescue Hydrating Foundation Stick, €33 at Boots, Brown Thomas and Arnotts
This water-based, vegan, liquid foundation gives radiant, medium coverage with SPF 25, blue light and pollution protection, 12-hour wear, plus skin-plumping benefits.
4 Vichy MinéralBlend Fluid Foundation, €18.95 at pharmacies nationwide
This 70 per cent mineralising waterbased lightweight foundation leaves skin fresh and glowing with hydration, while concealing all blemishes.
5 Shiseido Synchro Skin Self-Refreshing Foundation, €48 at Arnotts
Infused with antioxidant wild thyme extract, this lightweight foundation has buildable coverage that lasts 24 hours and SPF 30, plus it protects against air pollution.
6 Glossier Stretch Concealer, €18 at glossier.com
This buildable concealer covers while keeping skin glowy, goes on smoothly while brightening the skin, and nourishes it with hydrating avocado and jojoba oil and cocoa butter.
7 Nudestix Tinted Cover, €26.50 at The Loop at Dublin Airport
New and exclusive to Dublin Airport, this Nudestix foundation ticks all your boxes: natural finish, improves skin’s texture, protects from environmental ageing, plus it’s antipollution and anti-bacterial.
8 Clarins Everlasting Youth Fluid, €40 at pharmacies nationwide
Extracts of chicory and red jania infused in this foundation give the skin luminosity and radiance while over time, skin is firmer and smoothed.
9 IT Cosmetics Your Skin But Better CC+ Illumination Cream, €39 at Boots, Brown Thomas and Arnotts
This all-in-one beauty miracle does it all: it has SPF 50+, it’s colour correcting with full coverage, it’s hydrating, plus it’s infused with a powerhouse of ingredients including hydrolysed collagen, peptides, niacin, hyaluronic acid, antioxidants and vitamins.