How to ace your base with Laura Mercier
Finding the perfect foundation feels not unlike finding your soulmate. You'll date some disasters, have high hopes for one then discover it has a weird, undisclosed 'quirk' (sigh!) but, with bases to suit every taste and occasion, {Laura Mercier} will help you find lasting love...
Opt for one of the game-changing, multi-award-winning tints. With three {Tinted Moisturisers} to choose from, these featherweight formulas blur without masking your skin's unique characteristics (free the freckle!). All with SPF 20 and free radical-fighting antioxidants to ward against the elemental onslaught, here's how to find the right match...
If you like a natural, dewy finish choose the OG {Tinted Moisturiser} - this barely-there base comes in 15 sheer shades to hydrate, plump and unify uneven tone.
If you crave a shot of radiance, reach for the {Tinted Moisturiser - Illuminating} - which features light-scattering pigments to blur and recapture misplaced radiance. With only five, neutral-toned colour-adaptive shades, this makes all complexions look incandescent - perfect whenever you're looking a little lacklustre!
If you need shine-control, try the {Oil Free} formulation... granting a demi-matte, suede-effect finish that looks like real skin (just less shiny!), this base blends effortlessly with a brush or your fingers to grant seamless, long-wear enhancement.
Brilliantly versatile, the powder foundations are perfect for those who're a bit indecisive - varying from sheer to full coverage, depending on your preference (and your application method). And for a dose of dew with bonus pigments, you cannot go wrong with the glorious Candleglow...
If you like a light touch try the {Mineral Powder} - incredibly finely milled, this loose powder lends skin a luminous finish, and builds beautifully for custom, sheer-to-medium coverage. Pearlescent pigments create a 'soft focus' effect, while a cocktail of amino acids helps to strengthen fragile skin.
If you need versatility, try the {Smooth Finish Foundation Powder} - a silky formula that has a liquid feel on application, building from sheer and demi-matte (if used dry) to full coverage and 'natural' (if applied with a dampened sponge). Perfect for skin that won't make up its mind, this makes it easy to tailor your base to suit your inconsistent complexion...
And if you want the luminosity, {Candleglow Soft Luminous Foundation} feels likes silk and can be layered to conceal (or reveal) just as much, or as little, as you like. Brilliantly blurring, this softens visibility of fine lines, blemishes and any imperfections without ever looking 'obvious'. It's a great gateway base for those looking for more than a tint but unwilling to sacrifice 'dewiness'.
Get set for your close-up with these gorgeous, second-skin liquids that unify, blur and create the most flawless and poreless complexion. Long-wearing and crease-resistant, the flexible formulas hide every blemish without any artifice - so you look like 'you', only airbrushed...
And if you want an HD-ready finish you *need* the Silk Crème which comes in a choice of two formulas - {Moisturising} to hydrate and {Oil Free} to minimise shine. Remarkably lightweight, this 'moves' with your face to grant 12-hour wear that looks great in real life and amazing on photos.
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Cult Beauty’s Content Editor and a Cult Beauty OG, Verity loves nothing more than the marriage of language and lip balm. A quintessential Libran, she’s a self-professed magpie for luxury ‘must-haves' and always pursuing the new and the niche — from the boujee-est skin care to cutting-edge tech. Balancing an urge to stop the clock with her desire to embrace the ageing process (and set a positive example for her daughter), Verity's a retinol obsessive and will gladly share her thoughts about the time-defying gadgets, masks and treatments worth the splurge...
