The year is 2024; and if your base makeup isn’t nourishing your face with skin-loving ingredients, you may want to consider trying these formulas out. While caked-on foundations and heavy primers may have once sent your pores into a meltdown, a new host of skincare-infused formulas are here to ensure your base makeup is kinder to your skin. Here’s everything you need to know:
The evolution of skincare and base makeup
In the aftermath of a pandemic, the world sought refuge from the heavy toll of multi-step skincare routines. As a consequence, formulas that could deliver that elusive my-skin-but-better finish started becoming highly sought-after. With a paring back of excesses and an increased focus on skin-loving ingredients, the staples of base makeup have evolved to ensure that you can simultaneously tick off your skincare goals—think hyaluronic acid-infused foundations for hydration, primers spiked with salicylic acid and concealers with vitamin C for a brighter finish.
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Looking to hydrate your skin? Seek out a medium-coverage foundation with skincare benefits from moisturising agents like hyaluronic acid. Or perhaps you are in the quest for a radiant glow? A primer infused with niacinamide will offer natural-looking coverage while also pampering your skin with an added boost of brightness. Consider this the best of both worlds.
Can skincare-infused makeup replace your skincare routine?
While the promise of condensing your multiple-step skincare and makeup routines may sound tempting, you might want to pause before replacing your sunscreen with an SPF-enriched foundation. The influx of active ingredients in the world of makeup is always good news, but it should be considered as backup protection and not your main line of defense.
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If you are ready to level up, here are the foundations, tinted moisturisers, primers and concealers that clock in double-duty:
Clinique Even Better Clinical Serum Foundation Broad Spectrum SPF 20
Just Herbs 3-In-1 Pore Refining Mattifying and Hydrating Primer SPF 15+
Ilana Soft Blur Cream Concealer & Foundation With SPF 50
Smashbox Halo Healthy Glow All-In-One Tinted Moisturizer SPF 25
Bobbi Brown Mini Skin Full Cover Concealer
