The Reliable Base

A reliable base combo is like an old friend, your favourite pair of jeans, a hot drink on a cold day - you get the picture, it's good. Having a combination of products that you can rely on no matter how your skin is behaving is so important. It takes the stress away from oily days, spotty days, or days when you just don't have time to think about what to use.

The Hourglass Mineral Veil Primer is, without a doubt, the best primer I've ever used. It's not for everyone, people seem to either love it or hate it, but for me, this just works. Today for example, It's now 14 hours since I applied my makeup, and it still looks freshly done. This not only creates a perfect barrier between my skin and makeup, stopping oily or dry patches affecting the finish of my makeup, but it also creates a perfect silky surface for the makeup to adhere to, keeping it intact. I keep buying the small size because it's so damn pricey, but I wouldn't be without this. 

As far as foundation goes, I've found nothing as good as the Max Factor Face Finity Foundation. Flawless high coverage that still looks natural on the skin, it doesn't get better than that, does it? You can also really sheer this foundation out if need be, just use a little and really work it into the skin with the brush. A good all rounder.

Concealer-wise, it's gotta be the NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer. This thing is dual purpose, great for under eyes and blemishes, it covers everything really well without looking cakey at all, and you can use it to top up throughout the day if need be, and it won't look weird.

I've spoken about my love for taking the MAC Mineralize Skinfinish in Lightscapade under my eyes as a highlighter, but it also works wonders when you take a little on a fluffy powder brush all over the face. It just really adds a bit of glow, and makes you look so much healthier!

What are your go-to reliable base products?