These are our five favourite skin-care-first makeup products
These tried, tested and truly loved products are more than just makeup.
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The ‘skinification’ of makeup is in full swing.
The movement sees skin-caring ingredients such as squalane, hyaluronic acid and niacinamide added into a broad array of beauty products. From foundation to lip gloss, pretty much every makeup product category is popping up with skin-care benefits.
After testing our way through a variety of said releases, we’ve come up with a shortlist of five of our favourites:
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Guerlain Parure Gold 24K Radiance Primer
When it comes to makeup performance, it’s all about that bass. This gel-texture primer from Guerlain provides the ultimate prep step for your makeup thanks to skin-caring ingredients and 24-karat gold leaves for added radiance.
$115 | Sephora and Guerlain
ILIA Super Serum Skin Tint SPF 40 Foundation
This award-winning foundation features a full-on serum formulation that includes hydrating plant-based squalane, texture-improving niacinamide and plumping hyaluronic acid to give skin a perfectly dewy finish. Plus, the product boasts a mineral SPF of 40.
$65 | Sephora
Charlotte Tilbury Beautiful Skin Medium to Full Coverage Radiant Concealer
Concealers can often feel cakey on skin. But this skin-care-infused formulation stays smooth on skin (yes, even with fine lines). Available in 30 shades, the natural-finish concealer features ‘golden’ Vitamin C, niacinamide and hyaluronic acid to hydrate, brighten and smooth skin while boasting up to 16 hours of coverage.
$44.50 | Sephora
Merit Day Glow Highlighting Balm
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This multipurpose balm stick is enriched with vitamins and plant-based squalane to help boost skin while microfine pearls add radiance to the skin’s surface. The super-smooth formula glides on with ease, providing an instant glowing effect.
$44 | Meritbeauty.com and Sephora
Rhode Peptide Lip Tint
What’s better than a kiss of colour on your lips? When that kiss is also super-hydrating. This fan-favourite lip tint product features a sheer buildable colour along with seriously moisturizing ingredients for your lips such as shea butter, peptides and babassu oil.
$27 | Rhodeskin.com
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Beauty buzz: Rabanne Million Gold, Skinbetter Science Mystro Active Balance Serum, and NYX Professional Makeup Buttermelt Blush
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Beauty buzz: Guerlain Parure Gold Skin Diamond Micro-Powder, Olaplex No. 0 Intensive Bond Building Hair Treatment, and Functionalab Perfect Glow Protective Skin Tint Serum
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