L’Oreal True Match

This has been a favourite foundation of mine for ages now & I always make sure I have a bottle in my stash. I have the shade Vanille & it’s a perfect match for me, I think they have reformulated since I last purchased it & changed the packaging slightly too. This foundation always blends really well and sits lovely on my skin. It gives me a medium coverage and I love the silky finish it gives my skin. It’s an affordable foundation and one I reach for when I want a base that I can rely on, it never feels heavy or greasy.

Bioderma Sensibio AR BB Cream

I wear a lot of BB creams, they tend to be quite low coverage, but this Bioderma one gives more coverage than the average BB cream. I like to use this when my skin is looking red and a little stressed, this BB Cream is a skincare and make-up hybrid and specifically to combat redness. I love the coverage and the radiant finish, it contains SPF 30, so your skin has a little more protection from the suns harmful UVA & UVB rays. A cocktail active ingredients reduce inflammation, anti-irritant allantoin and canola immediately soothe, and glycerin promotes hydration. 

Glo & Ray CC Foundation

This is a lovely CC Cream, it’s great at evening out skin tone and still letting your freckles show through. This glides on the skin, blends beautifully and adds a much-needed luminosity to my complexion. If you want glowing, healthy but still quite a natural base then this Glo & Ray offering is very good value for money. It’s a particularly lovely base for the warmer months, as it lets your skin breath and never feels heavy.

Bourjois CC Cream

This is a skin correcting base which contains three-colour correcting pigments – Apricot for anti-fatigue, Green for anti-redness, White for anti-dark spots. I do have redness across my cheeks and this does a good job at reducing that and evening out my skin tone. It feels nice on the skin & never goes greasy over the course of the day. I reach for this during the day, when I want a lightweight, natural coverage just to perk my skin up.

Maybelline Dream Flawless Nude

I love this product but hate the packaging, this formula is quite watery and if you knock the bottle over you better believe me it will go everywhere! I wish it had a pump. If you take time to blend this is it will give you the most beautiful flawless finish. The longer I wear this throughout the day, the better it seems to look on my skin.

INIKA Mineral Foundation

I use this mineral foundation in two ways, if I want a lovely lightweight quite flawless foundation I will reach for this, but I also like to layer this on top of a liquid foundation for more coverage and a smooth soft focus finish. This mineral foundation is very fine and easy to wear, it has SPF15 and is a great base to wear as the weather gets warmer – as it never looks greasy or heavy on the skin. I use this almost daily, as I said, either alone or as a finishing powder, and I still have so much product left. A pot will last you ages! I have to say I wouldn’t travel with this because it’s just a powder explosion waiting to happen, but that’s the only negative.

BareMinerals Complexion Rescue*

This Complexion Rescue feels like you have nothing on your skin but makes you look like you have healthy, radiant skin. I hear some people say they like to apply this with their fingers, but I think I get a better finish when I use my beauty sponge. This has a cocktail of skincare benefits including,

• Olive derived squalane – nourishing, hydrating and boosts the skins’ ability to regenerate
• Marine botanicals – help refuel thirsty skin and enhance skins appearance
• Water loving humectants, Tehalsose and glycerine-which locks in moisture
• Heart leaf globe daisy – an antioxidant, defends skin from environmental aggressors
• Calcium and Magnesium – help replenish the skin and promote the skins’ moisture balance
• SPF30 PA+++ this also contains a broad spectrum SPF to protect the skin against UVA & UVB rays

So it truly is make-up with added skincare, it’s one of my favourite ever make-up bases and I highly recommend giving it a go if you like a natural, light – medium coverage.

Rimmel Match Perfection 

This is quite a hydrating foundation and this is the one I reach for when my skin is dry, and I need a good amount of coverage. A little product goes a long way and I like to use a beauty blender to get an even, flawless finish. I like the luminous finish this gives, I find that I do have to powder through my t zone otherwise I will look shiny by the end of the day.

As you can see, I am very much a highstreet foundation kind of girl. I think you get incredible quality bases on the high street, and they perform as well as more expensive alternatives. What foundations do you have on the go right now & let me know if you have any recommendations.

*PR Sample