BEAUTY

Finding the right foundation can seem an impossible task. Some foundations are too yellow, too cakey while other brands offer something too oily. Research has been shown that only 20% of women around the world successfully choose their matching foundation; but, whenever you find it, it is truly the best wonderful makeup weapon which delivers lightweight, buildable coverage while improving the look and feel of skin. We've chosen the 10 foundations that we believe perform best, please most and meet the needs of women with a wide variety of skin types and concerns.

Giorgio Armani

Giorgio Armani Maestro Fusion Foundation

An industry favourite, this lightweight formula blends easily and dries matt. Ideal for oily skin types and those who don't like their make-up too heavy. Inspired by the thinnest fabric in the world, super organza, Maestro Fusion Makeup is a waterless suspension of volatile oils and pigments to allow ultimate comfort and weightless coverage.

SPF: 15

Price: ~64$

Chanel

Chanel Vitalumière Aqua Skin Perfecting Makeup

Extra light, easily blendable and long-lasting, Chanel's Vitalumière Aqua offers sheer, natural coverage with a hint of youthful dewiness. The texture is weightless and blends like a dream, providing sheer to light coverage that diffuses flaws yet let your natural skin tone show through. This looks simply gorgeous on skin and holds up quite well over oily areas.

SPF: 15

Yves Saint Laurent

Yves Saint Laurent Le Teint Touche Éclat Foundation.

Yves Saint Laurent took its amazing Touche Éclat Complexion Highlighter, turned it into a foundation, and has never looked back since. 8 hours of beauty sleep in a drop. This product genuinely makes skin look great – even smooth and glowing. The coverage is light with only one layer, with two or three layers it becomes a true medium. However, you can build up to 10 layers and still look natural.

Dolce & Gabbana

Dolce & Gabbana Makeup Perfect Matte Liquid Foundation.

A veil of colour which perfects and conceals, Dolce & Gabbana's mattifying formulation comes in a range of colours to suit pretty much everyone. The Perfect Matte Liquid Foundation formula has a soft matte finish and suitable for all skin types.

SPF: 20

Price:  ~67$       

Guerlain

Guerlain Lingerie De Peau Invisible Skin Fusion Foundation

This foundation claims to fit your skin tone so perfectly that It’ll feel like your favorite piece of lingerie, clinging to your skin and defining every curve. Its silky texture glides over skin and blends perfectly to a natural matte finish with just a hint of glow.

SPF: 20

Price: ~61$

Matt or glossy, deep or bright shade, it is undeniable that a RED lipstick is the most powerful thing of women through the ages, which can brighten your look instantly. However, each woman always has their own favorite red lipstick as fellow-traveler in all events. While someone loves rich red-based shades, others prefer bright orange-toned hues. Here are 5 best red lipsticks all the time:

Chanel

Chanel Rouge Allure Luminous Satin Lip Colour in Pirate

A rich, blue-toned red, Chanel's classic Pirate is particularly flattering on golden skin tones. Also, the chic, click-open case never fails to impress. Chanel Rouge Allure Velvet is a slightly muted, medium red with neutral-to-warm undertones and a satin finish.

Dior

Dior Rouge Dior in Trafalgar

A true, brilliant - in both senses of the word - red with a hint of orange, Rouge Dior’s luxurious formula provides full coverage with a satiny finish for smooth and supple lips. Moreover, this lipstick also have long-lasting figure; it will stay on for hours with very little fade, no feathering or smudging at all.

MAC

MAC Lipstick in Ruby Woo

Perhaps the most famous red lipstick of them all, MAC's much-loved Ruby Woo is extra matt, extra red and lasts the whole night long. This lipstick is also regarded as THE RED that everyone MUST HAVE. It is really matte and the texture is quite standing out. This red is so vibrant, with the exact amount of blue undertones.   

Tom Ford

Tom Ford Lip Color in Cherry Lush

Tom Ford’s first entry into the world of color cosmetics was lipstick which remains one of the brand’s standout options. Housed in a luxurious-looking black and gold tube. This lipstick has a creamy formula that glides onto lips smoothly. For a bolt of highly-pigmented, long-lasting lip colour, Tom Ford is the go-to brand. Creamy in texture and slightly pinkish-red in colour, Cherry Lush is best worn alone for maximum impact.

Burberry

Burberry Kisses in Military Red

Lightweight, buildable and comfortable to wear, Burberry Kisses is ideal for those who like to be able to put on their lipstick and forget about it for the rest of the day. Military Red is bold, British and beautiful.