In the age of selfies and instant digital photography, looking beautiful is no longer a whim, but rather a necessity.
Today, photo correction programs allow you to create the perfect image on your screen: retouch wrinkles, even out your complexion, or hide unevenness and acne. But is it possible to look like the girl from the cover without using numerous filters? “Yes,” answer the manufacturers of modern decorative cosmetics, and offer consumers an ultra-modern foundation with a Photoshop effect, with which any retouching will be unnecessary.
A little about foundations
Foundations improve the appearance of the skin. Their main functions are to disguise imperfections and protect against negative external influences. Creams containing SPF create a barrier to the penetration of UV rays and reduce the risk of dryness and chapping of the skin.
BB or CC creams are suitable for everyday use. They “transition” into the natural shade of the skin and give it a well-groomed natural look. To create an evening look, you can use products with a bronzing effect.
Before purchasing, it is recommended to read consumer ratings in reviews with photos.
The best glow creams from the store
When you don’t have time for homemade recipes and want to trust only trusted cosmetics stores, you need to look at the rating of the best store-bought creams that are popular today.
Kenzoki radiant face cream
The product contains reflective particles that make your face beautiful, smooth and radiant. The texture of the cream is medium, not dense. It is easily applied to the skin, absorbed in a matter of minutes, guaranteeing lasting and good results throughout the day. You can use the product 1-2 times a day. After it, you can notice incredible elasticity, it becomes smooth, blood circulation and microcirculation in tissues improves, and fatigue is relieved.
The product has an approximate cost of 3,000 rubles per 50 ml, but if you buy several jars at once and catch discounts, you can significantly save your family budget.
To get the desired result from this product, you need to use it continuously for at least 2 months.
Lumene Bright Skin Radiance Nectar
Lumene is another effective face cream that will quickly give you smooth, radiant skin at any age. It can be used starting from 20-25 years old, the effect in the future will be amazing. It is produced for both day and night care, is anti-aging, and is allowed for use at a young age.
Recently, the product has gained enormous popularity, because its composition with a radiance effect is to the taste of all modern girls, regardless of age. It allows you to remain bright and beautiful, tighten your skin, moisturize, fight fatigue and other negative manifestations of the external environment. Among the large assortment, you can choose the appropriate option for the product, use it, and watch the rapid changes.
Clarins Multi-Active
The product with a natural composition is intended to quickly moisturize the face, giving it radiance and shine. To achieve the desired effect, you just need to distribute it over the entire area, including the neck, and massage it in with your fingertips until completely absorbed.
The composition contains pink algae, which stimulate cell renewal, moisturize, and soften rough skin. The effect is observed instantly, just absorb it well into the skin, leave for 15 minutes, and after this time you will observe a fabulous radiance and tenderness of the face.
Garnier BB cream is the secret of perfection for combination and oily skin
Garnier BB cream is an excellent solution for those women who want to achieve a beautiful glow, get rid of redness and flaking, enlarge pores and eliminate the appearance of fine wrinkles and rashes. BB cream makes the skin smooth, gives it a natural look, creates a natural shine that does not change the beauty of the face. It is enough to distribute it evenly over the entire face area, without using any additional care products for 15-20 minutes.
Types of foundations
Due to the differences in properties, there are several types of foundation creams:
- Liquid. Evens out tone, gently blurring pores and pigmentation.
- Thick. Effectively disguises minor defects. Recommended for dry skin.
- Concentrated. It has a dense consistency. Before application, it must be mixed with moisturizer.
- Tinted moisturizer. Evens out facial tone. Has the most liquid texture.
- Cream mousse. Almost does not mask skin defects. Suitable for people with healthy, clear skin.
- Cream stick. Effectively hides imperfections. On aged skin (40+) it has the opposite effect.
- Cream powder. Masks significant flaws. Not recommended for use by people with wrinkled skin or enlarged pores.
- Powder. In addition to this, it contains a small amount of fat. Not recommended for very dry skin.
It is important to choose the right toner.
Foundation with a Photoshop effect: composition features, results
Modern decorative cosmetics are strikingly different from the products that our mothers and grandmothers used just 30 years ago.
New generation foundation creams contain dozens of components that help transform a person beyond recognition in one second:
- Even out your complexion without turning it into a monochromatic mask.
- Hide wrinkles, unevenness and redness.
- Conceal oily shine and moisturize dry areas.
- Protect from harmful UV radiation.
- Hide circles under the eyes.
- Remove traces of lack of sleep and fatigue.
How does this happen, and what should you pay attention to first in the cream?
- Modern reflective particles contained in Photoshop creams allow you to avoid the mask effect. Such microelements work like a mirror: they collect and scatter light on the surface of the skin, creating natural shade transitions and making the skin glow.
- Hyaluronic acid. It has an immediate effect and moisturizes those areas that need additional care.
- Silk extract provides a healthy glow.
- Salicylic acid. Relieves inflammation and redness.
- Oils and vitamins. Instantly nourish, reduce swelling and enhance regeneration processes.
Modern foundations, as a rule, do not cause allergies and are suitable for girls and women over 18 years of age.
If just a couple of years ago only elite brands produced such creams, today you can choose cosmetics with a Photoshop effect in the budget line.
Storage rules and little tricks for using tone
Cosmetics should be stored in a dry place, protected from light. Cream products are more susceptible to changes in humidity, temperature and exposure to sunlight. Therefore, foundations should not be placed in the bathroom or near a window. A suitable place is a chest of drawers, a closet.
Foundations containing oils should not be stored in the refrigerator. Low temperatures contribute to their thickening, loss of properties, and reduction in quality. Only products with an organic composition need cold. In this case, it can extend their shelf life.
It is best to keep creams in a special mini-fridge for cosmetics. It maintains the optimal temperature for storing them - from 8 to 12 degrees.
A life hack for the best effect of a mattifying product: to cover up redness, the foundation can be mixed with a color corrector of the same texture. To give it a warmer summer tone, add a little primer. Its consistency should be the same as the base, or lighter. The ideal tone can be created by mixing different shades of products created on the same base (oil-free, water-based, silicone).
You can choose the best moisturizing foundation for dry skin from our rating. It is worth taking into account the characteristics of all funds.
Sheer Glow Foundation, NARS
The foundation for radiant skin is a fairly pigmented product that covers skin imperfections. Best applied with fingers or a sponge, leaving skin glowing from within. I advise you to apply the product in a thin layer, and when applying with a sponge, you can apply the tone more densely to individual areas of the face.
Sheer Glow Foundation, NARS (RUB 2,983)
Designer Lift Foundation, Giorgio Armani
This is my favorite foundation, which is ideal not only for my clients, but also for me personally, and I have quite problematic skin. Instantly transforms the face, making even the most difficult areas look beautiful. I don't know how it works, but it works! Having tried this particular foundation, I understood why the best makeup artists around the world choose Giorgio Armani products for their skin: high-quality pigments, good formulations, sun protection. In the autumn-winter period, many suffer from flaking skin; this tone does not magically highlight this problem, but, on the contrary, smoothes it out.
Designer Lift Foundation, Giorgio Armani (RUB 5,575)
Corrective fluid Dermablend SPF 35, Vichy
Tested by BeautyHack editor Natalia Kapitsa
If you need a level 90 concealer, this is the corrective fluid from Vichy. The stylish black tube hides a real “thunderstorm” of skin unevenness and age spots. The cream has incredible covering power, but at the same time it does not leave the feeling of multi-layered makeup - light as a feather. The product is durable - it even survived a jog. It contains thermal water that nourishes and moisturizes the skin - I love it when makeup can be combined with skin care. Everything about this “baby” is perfect - after a month of daily use, not a single negative was found.
Price: 2,500 rub.
Skin Tone Foundation SPF 15 shade Warm Rose 20, Kiko Milano
Tested by BeautyHack editor Yulia Kozoliy
This foundation can safely be called a fluid - the lightest texture, and the product is absorbed instantly. Skin Tone Foundation is packaged in a dispenser with a dispenser, which on the one hand is very cool: it will decorate your bathroom and help you control the amount of cream applied. On the other hand, greedy people may remain dissatisfied: they most likely will not be able to use the cream to the last drop. If without lyrics, then after two weeks of testing the conclusions are the following: the cream masks imperfections well, it can be layered, gives the skin radiance due to the shimmering particles in the composition, does not clog pores, and evens out the tone.
There are no fragrances or alcohol among the ingredients. I use a neutral warm shade 20 - it’s good for those who haven’t had time to tan, but definitely want to look rested at the beginning of summer. In any case, I counted 28 colors in the palette - you will definitely choose yours.
Price: 1,350 rub.
Dolce&Gabbana Perfect Matte Liquid Foundation
Price: from 3500 rubles
This professional foundation from leading makeup artists at Dolce&Gabbana is created for girls who are constantly looking for the perfect option. It will help you achieve the effect of professional makeup without much effort, and will hide and smooth out skin imperfections. The SPF 20 protective factor, coupled with mattifying elements and other beneficial properties, will allow the cream to penetrate into empty spaces at the cellular level and smooth out fine wrinkles. It quickly adapts to the natural complexion and evens it out, giving a healthy glow. It will help hide traces of acne and other imperfections.
Main advantages:
- It applies well and lies on the skin;
- Does not emphasize peeling;
- Perfect tone;
- Doesn't clog pores;
- Does not irritate with rashes;
- Long lasting and lasts all day.
Minuses:
- Quite dense for the summer season.
The cream is able to protect the face from UV rays and drying out, cold and wind. The delicate and airy texture of the cream will allow you to quickly and easily distribute it over areas of the skin. The bottle is small and elegant and can easily fit in your purse.
Estee Lauder Double Wear All Day Glow
Price: from 2000 rubles
This BB cream for all skin types from Estee Lauder is a popular product among other luxury foundations with wide use. There are no oils in the composition, which is an important aspect when using the product on oily skin. Covers the face easily and effortlessly, giving it a discreet glow. Vitamins C and E do an excellent job of moisturizing and nourishing the skin. Has a high degree of protection SPF30.
Main advantages:
- Easy to apply and quickly absorbed;
- Evens out complexion;
- Masks minor imperfections;
- Doesn't clog pores and moisturizes.
Minuses:
- Strong shine;
- May not be suitable for excessively oily skin.
The cream is long-lasting and stays on the skin for about 8 hours. Available in 7 tones. Estee Lauder Double Wear All Day Glow BB cream is a comprehensive skin care product that simultaneously disguises its imperfections, protects against UV rays and other external adverse influences. The finish is natural, almost invisible. It is not felt on the skin after use, does not cause redness or peeling, and does not dry out. Together with this foundation, the face looks healthy and radiant. More suitable for dry skin.
CC cream Age Defense CC Elexir Spf 15, Ciel
Tested by BeautyHack editor Natalia Kapitsa
So the time came when I was forced to look towards anti-aging creams - including foundations. So Age Defense CC Elexir appeared on the shelf, and a new attitude in my head was “you’re not even 29.” Spring is a time of light textures. Heavy and dense coatings were sent to a well-deserved rest back in March, giving way to the SS and BB brothers. Ciel foundation has a delicate, light texture - the same as freshly prepared strawberry mousse. It fits perfectly, perfectly masks imperfections and does not settle into wrinkles. The product is made on the basis of imperial pearl powder - it mattifies perfectly! The SPF factor is another important argument in favor. The product has a pleasant, delicate floral aroma of spring flowers - my hypersensitive nose was pleased.
Price: 720 rub.
Shimmering Petit BB Cream SPF 45 Pa+++, Holika Holika
Tested by editorial assistant Anya Khobotova
In the spring, I always switch from foundation to BB and CC creams. The Korean brand Holika Holika has a large line of products in this category; I chose Shimmering Petit, which, according to the manufacturer, makes the skin porcelain and radiant.
I warn everyone who cares: the aroma of the product is very strong, floral notes are felt immediately after opening the tube.
The cream itself has a medium density, but spreads well on the skin. It won’t cover up significant imperfections (the line includes Clearing Petit for these purposes), but it evens out the tone and adds moderate radiance to the skin.
During the day, the cream does not slide, does not flow, and does not clog pores.
Price: 550 rub.
