During Spring and the beginning of Summer I tend to favour a dewier makeup look, a base that looks glowy and natural for the warmer months. That being said, there is a very fine line between dewy and oily, so here's my pick of the best glow-givers.
The L'Oreal Lumi Magique Foundation is one I've had in my arsenal for a while. This is a great medium coverage foundation with reflective particles that really add a luminosity to the skin. This still looks really natural on the skin and is really buildable. A good all rounder.
You guys know by now that the Chanel Vitalumiere Aqua is a favourite of mine, and whilst I wouldn't say this necessarily has a 'dewy' finish, it definitely gives a gorgeous glow to the skin, and makes you look naturally healthy. The downside of this one is that it doesn't have the best lasting power, but with a good primer underneath, it'll be your best friend!
An oldie but goodie, I recently pulled the Rimmel Wake Me Up Foundation out of my stash and started giving it a bit of love again. It's a smidge dark for me right now but after tonights fake tanning sesh we should be good to go again. This looks shimmery in the bottle but that doesn't translate to the face, it just looks incredibly glowy and light reflecting. Like the L'Oreal offering, this has a good buildable coverage, and is one I reach for if I'm having a dodgy skin day, since it seems to hide a multitude of sins (read: pizza induced breakouts).
The reliable one of the bunch is of course the Bourjois Healthy Mix Serum. I wasn't completely taken by this foundation when we first met, but it's grown on me, and it's one I reach for regularly throughout the year. This has a great coverage, it really covers redness and under eye darkness well, but the gel/serum texture means that it stays natural looking on the skin. This has an 'anti fatigue' formula, and whilst I'm not entirely sure what that means, I'd agree, since this just makes my skin look so alive and healthy!
And lastly, my long-term love, the YSL Le Teint Touche Eclat Foundation, a beautiful glowy, gorgeous foundation that I just can't fault. This contains gold particles which is what gives your skin a fantastic glow. I used to work for YSL and applied this to so many people, and never once found someone whose skin didn't just glow after!
What are your favourite glow-giving bases?
I have recently pulled my Bourjois Healthy Mix out of my stash and giving it a bit of love again, its one of those foundations that looks better as the day goes by and really stacks up against more expensive foundations. I miss my YSL foundation....I feel a repurchase is on the cards! :) Lxwww.elisabethrilatt.com
ReplyDeleteI've been on the hunt for some new bases/foundations so this post is just in time! love your picks xwww.peachy-milk.blogspot.co.uk
ReplyDeleteI'm in love with L'oreal Lumi Magique foundation! The only thing that it's upsetting me is the shade that I got is to pink and it was the lightest in store and I looked at every beauty department to see if they had more shades and no, always the same ones! It's so annoying... Which shade are you? We seem to have the same skin shade and undertone xxAna Leote
ReplyDeleteGreat post you have here! I love the L'Oreal Magic Lumi Foundation, its one of my favorite foundation during the winter!<3 Pauline, Addicted to Makeup
ReplyDeleteI love a good skinlike finish so I've taken to mixing my L'Oreal true match and lumi foundationsAllison from www.mercuteify.com
ReplyDeleteAre you dry skin? I want a great dewy look as my dry skin is awful.Chloe // throughchloeslens.blogspot.co.uk x
ReplyDeleteI can see why a lot of people don't like it but it does work for me! If you like the Chanel and YSL you'll like the L'Oreal and Bourjois! Thank you :) x
ReplyDeleteI really love the Chanel, it's amazing! If you like the Chanel you'll like the Bourjois!
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry. What is even wrong with your skin why does it reject the good stuff.
ReplyDeleteI have normal skin but I have some dry days and these all work for me when I have dry skin! The best is probably the Bourjois Healthy Mix Serum for dry skin! x
ReplyDeleteOooh I'll have to try that!
ReplyDeleteIt is so expensive, I bought it with a voucher, I wouldn't have paid full price! xx
ReplyDeleteThank you! It's amazing isn't it! x
ReplyDeleteAhh I hope this helps! Thank you! x
ReplyDeleteIt's super impressive! I love the YSL it's amazing! x
ReplyDeleteIt is expensive but definitely worth it!
ReplyDeleteThe YSL is BR10, the Chanel is B10, the L'Oreal True Match is R1 Rose Ivory, the Lumi Magique is R1 & Rimmel Wake Me up is 100 Ivory! Hope that helps! Thank you!
ReplyDeleteIt is amazing! I have R1 which is the the lightest one with a pink undertone but there is one with a yellow undertone! xx
ReplyDeleteI'm not really a fan of dewy bases to be honest. In my teenage years I had very oily skin (oh how different it is now) and whenever I do use some kind of base that is more dewy I always think it just makes me look oily, they just don't really suit me. I'd much rather use a matte base and if I'm feeling in need of a bit of a glow then I'll use a highlighter x Becky @ The Little Blog of Beauty
ReplyDeleteI need to look for that one with the yellow undertone! xx
ReplyDeleteI don't know why it makes me so happy that I have three of the five bases you mention. I'm a dewy skin fanatic. I have fairly dull skin so the dewier the better!
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