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Best Base Makeup Over 40 | Skin Tints, Concealers & More
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items Somewhere in my 40s, traditional foundation and I just stopped getting along. I don’t want to feel like I’m wearing makeup anymore. I want my skin to look like my skin, just fresher, glowier and a little more even. This is a collection of the base pr...
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Skin Tints & foundations
This is my current everyday choice instead of foundation. The texture is incredibly watery, almost like tinted water, and the first time you use it you genuinely wonder if you’re putting anything on your skin! But that’s exactly why I love it. It see...
Perfecting Skin Tint
This is my number one everyday concealer and I’m never without it. I use Light 2, and for me it’s the perfect partner to Glossier Skin Tint.
Because the Skin Tint gives such light coverage, I use this underneath my eyes, around my nose and on a litt...
Stretch Balm Concealer
I’ve talked before about my complicated relationship with bronzer. 😂 I hate orange-toned bronzers. Who has an orange face? Nobody, I hope.
Cream bronzers, though, I can get on with, and Glossier Cloud Paint Bronzer in Sail is my current number one....
Cloud Paint
This is the final product in my everyday Glossier base, and Puff is my go-to shade for daytime.
What I love most is the texture. It’s not watery, but it has a really light, thin consistency that I find so much easier to work with than a thick cream ...
Cloud Paint
This is one I reach for when I want a little more coverage than a skin tint, but still don’t want to wear a full foundation. It gives my skin a lovely healthy, even finish without making it look overly made-up.
What I particularly like about it is t...
Cc Cream Estee Lauder
This is another gorgeous option for days when I want light coverage and really fresh, glowy skin rather than anything that looks or feels like traditional foundation.
The clue is definitely in the name with this one. It gives the skin a beautiful lu...
Superluminous Tinted Skin Glow Serum in Fair
This is one of those products I use when my skin is looking a bit dull, tired or just needs a bit of life put back into it. It gives the most beautiful glow without looking glittery or sparkly, which is very important to me. I want glow, not disco ba...
Charlotte Tilbury Hollywood Flawless Filter
This is such a clever product for no-makeup makeup days. It comes out looking almost colourless and then adapts as you blend it into your skin, giving you a really natural hint of warmth and colour.
I like this when I don’t particularly want coverag...
Unisex Healthy Glow - Hydrating Tinted Moisturiser
I really like this for days when I want a little more coverage but still want my skin to look like skin. The stick format makes it incredibly quick and easy to apply. I can swipe a little where I need it and blend it out rather than covering my entir...
3 Fair Unreal Skin Sheer Glow Tint Hydrating Foundation ...
This is a beautiful concealer, especially if you want good coverage without anything heavy or drying around the eyes. It has an almost serum-like texture that feels really hydrating and silky, but never greasy.
What I love is that despite feeling so...
Touche Éclat | Illuminating Concealer Pen | YSL Beauty UK
This is a brilliant one if you want proper coverage but still want your under-eye area to look natural. It has a lovely creamy, hydrating texture that blends really easily and doesn’t feel heavy or dry on my skin.
What I particularly like is that it...
Clarins Instant Concealer 01 15ml
I hate to admit this because it is definitely on the pricier side, but this is absolutely beautiful. The finish reminds me a lot of my Glossier Skin Tint once it has settled into the skin, except… dare I say it… I think this is even nicer.
It gives ...
DEEP PLUS LES BEIGES Water-Fresh Tint - CHANEL
This is actually the only proper foundation I currently keep in my makeup drawer. I’m much more of a skin tint person for everyday makeup now, so this isn’t something I reach for day to day. But sometimes you just want to look a little more made up.
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Clarins Skin Illusion Foundation SPF15 108
I have to say, I’ve never really got on with Charlotte Tilbury foundations. They’re just a little too heavy and cakey for the type of finish I like. Her blushes, highlighters and contour products, though? Absolutely superb. The Beauty Light Wands are...
Charlotte Tilbury Beauty Light Wand Pillow Talk
Bobbi Brown is a bit old-school makeup royalty to me. She knows what she’s talking about, and I used the original version of this concealer for years in my 20s and 30s. It was superb for coverage, but eventually I stopped using it because I found it ...
Bobbi Brown Intensive Serum Concealer