MATCH POINT

Buying foundation is the beauty equivalent of buying jeans: It’s hard to find something that fits, and the idea of trying them all on is exhausting. But with these latest formulas, it’s easy to find the perfect match. “My mother always said that sun is beauty suicide,” says fair-skinned Charlotte Tilbury, who made sure to include an SPF 15 in Charlotte Tilbury Magic Foundation ($49). The weightless yet full-coverage skin fix has a range of shades for all skin tones—from Lily Cole to Lupita Nyong’o. If you want to look glow-y (but not greasy), the oil-based Giorgio Armani Maestro Glow ($68) has sebum-absorbing fillers made of aerogel—the same material NASA uses to collect interstellar dust—that can hold up to four times their weight, so pigment stays in place. For darker skin tones, try Lancôme Teint Idole Ultra 24H ($47); its deeper shades are formulated with a blue pigment to keep colour vibrant and never ashy. YSL Beauté Touche Éclat Le Teint ($64) bottles the glow of the brand’s highlighter as well as its Anti-Fatigue Complex to keep your skin looking alive, even when you might not be feeling it. (Hi, Monday.) And if your skin tends to change colour a little with the seasons, there’s The Body Shop Shade Adjusting Drops ($22 each). This product lightens or darkens your foundation by half a shade per drop so you don’t have to go through that tricky buying process all over again. For details, see Shopping Guide.