Favourite Foundations/Bases for Spring & Summer

Like everybody else, when it comes to Spring/Summer I can’t stand the feeling of heavy foundation and prefer to let my skin breath. My logic is that during the colder months, your skin needs extra barrier against the cold air and so heavier foundations give you that extra protective cushion. But once Spring and Summer arrive and it gets abit warmer it’s nice to finally let your skin breath and go abit bare (minus sun protection of course).

Here are my top picks in the foundation/skin base category during Spring and Summer months;

1) BareMinerals Complexion Rescue. My absolute favourite at the moment (if you’ve been following my blog for a while you’re probably tired of hearing me talking about this product by now. Apology!). Super lightweight and hydrating. Skin perfecting quality with stunning glowing/dewy finish. Personally I’ll be happy to just use this for the rest of the year.

2) Bourjois 123 Perfect CC Cream. I love the colour correcting quality of this cream. It really does correct and perfect your complexion and it gives a very smooth and almost matte finish. For a CC Cream it gives ‘amazing’ coverage and so I tend to reach for it on days that I want abit more coverage but don’t want the heavy feeling of a foundation on my skin.

3) YSL Le Tient Touche Eclat Foundation. For me this is one of the most comfortable liquid foundations to wear. It sits so comfortably on the skin and gives a very healthy dewy finish. I would say the coverage is light to medium and I tend to use a light layer of this and just add concealer to any problem areas if I need to. This is one of my staple foundations and I will definitely keep repurchasing it whenever I run out.

4) MAC Studio Fix Powder Plus Foundation. This is my go to foundation whenever I’m in a rush. It’s a foundation in pressed powder form and gives very decent coverage that is equal to any liquid foundations. Because it’s in a powder form it does feel lighter to the skin than regular liquid foundation. For me this is the most convenient, easy to use foundation ever; just a quick dusting with a big powder brush or a kubuki brush and you’re done. It’s absolutely perfect for days that you just want to get up and go.

5) BareMinerals Original SPF 15 Foundation. I save my all time favourite to last and it has to be the original BareMinerals foundation. Before I got into makeup I was only using this religiously every single days for years and it has done a great deal to my skin. This is a foundation in the form of loose mineral powder that has all kind of benefits and it is the only foundation that you can sleep with at night should you be too tired to remove it at the end of the day. So I also love this for when I go on a plane because I can still wear makeup and not having to worry about removing and reapplying or that it would break me out if I leave makeup on.

The way to apply this foundation can be a bit tricky if you are not used to loose powder foundation but basically I use my real technique buffing brush and just tap the powder on to the lid and swirl the brush around to gather the product. Then I tap any excess off and just start buffing it all over my face. You won’t feel ‘anything’ on your skin, it’s as if you are wearing no makeup at all, which I LOVE. But the coverage it gives is as good as any liquid foundations minus the feeling of cakiness that some foundations can give.

What’s your favourite foundation/base for Srping/Summer?