Rating of makeup bases

When it’s summer outside, the problem of applying makeup for girls becomes more complicated: in hot conditions, low-quality cosmetics simply “flow” along with the secretions of the sweat glands. Therefore, it's time to talk about what serves the basis for flawless makeup, that is, about primers. We offer the TOP 10 makeup bases from the point of view of the fairer sex, omitting the superlatives used in advertising slogans.

Which makeup base is better: inexpensive or luxury?

The eternal question of whether to prefer an affordable price or buy something more expensive is something every woman decides for herself. It has long been proven that the most important thing in cosmetics is how it suits YOUR skin. Hence the relativity of compiling ratings - what has become a panacea for thousands of lucky women before you can fail on your face. However, the number of positive reviews indicates quality, so we explore women’s forums to evaluate makeup bases.

We take several indicators as a basis:

1. how effectively the base evens out the complexion, hides skin imperfections,
2. does it keep makeup in perfect condition for a long time,
3. Is it suitable for all skin types (if not, then what kind of skin owners should beware of purchasing),
4. Naturally, the cost.

The best makeup bases for any skin type: firming, moisturizing, mattifying

The multifunctional fixing base for makeup from the domestic brand Librederm provides complete hydration of the skin throughout the day. The primer is designed to even out the texture and complexion of the face, mask minor imperfections and mattify. For its ideal price-quality ratio, many Russian women in reviews recognized this primer as the best.

The texture of the base is quite thick, but on the face it becomes light and airy, spreading perfectly over the skin. The primer smoothes pores well, hides shallow wrinkles and lightens redness. It is not felt on the face, significantly extends the life of makeup, and prevents oily shine. But after applying the foundation, you need to give it time to absorb, and only then use foundation. Tube volume - 50 ml.

1. affordable price
2. very economical consumption
3. does not clog pores.

1. not detected.

The French makeup base of the Givenchy brand is presented in six transparent shades with different purposes: Milk (whitening and refreshing), Strawberry (healthy glow), Kiwi (disguising acne, redness and rosacea), Plum (neutralizing yellowness of the skin), Mango (for dark-skinned women ) and Peach (a universal primer for everyone). There is also a limited-edition Poetique Tulip shade with a subtle tan effect.

The texture of the base is weightless, fluid, with subtle shimmer. It gives the skin a natural glow and sleek look, significantly increases the durability of makeup, moisturizes, nourishes and softens. Suitable for local application. Tube volume - 30 ml.

1. possibility of individual choice of shade
2. UV protection filter SPF15
3. economical consumption.

1. impressive cost.

The Korean makeup base Sweet Cotton Pore Cover Base from Holika Holika contains a healing cocktail of extracts of cotton, purslane, orange, lemon, blueberry, lotus and noni. Thanks to them, the primer improves the condition of the skin, controls the activity of the sebaceous glands, heals and refreshes the complexion and is suitable even for problem skin.

The texture of the foundation is silky, delicate, slightly pigmented, but looks colorless on the face. The base is perfectly absorbed, does not give a filmy feeling, wonderfully moisturizes and evens out the skin, and layers well. However, to achieve maximum effect, you need to let the previous one dry before applying the next layer. Tube volume: 25 ml.

Girls often use fluids or any available moisturizing products as a basis for applying foundation. They make the skin silky and ensure uniform application of cosmetics. A makeup base is needed to obtain perfect skin with an even, radiant color, as well as to extend the life of your makeup.

What is a makeup base and why is it needed?

A makeup base is a special cosmetic product that helps prepare the skin for further application of makeup. According to many makeup artists, this product is not a must-have in your makeup bag, but will be very useful for special occasions. It is not recommended to use the base every day due to its ability to clog pores. It is thanks to its dense consistency that it eliminates small wrinkles and irregularities on the epidermis, which make it difficult to distribute foundation.

Why do you need a makeup base:

1. For long-lasting make-up. Due to the mineral particles that are often included in such products, this product absorbs skin secretions and moisture. Due to this, shadows, powder and foundation stay on the face much longer than usual
2. For perfectly smooth skin. Many people have noticed that even after applying a thick foundation, some imperfections remain noticeable. In order for the epidermis to be smooth and brightened, “like in the picture,” you need to use a special base
3. To create the effect of inner glow. Mineral particles, in addition to absorbing properties, also have the ability to reflect light. Thanks to this property, the makeup base creates the effect of a soft natural glow of the epidermis.

Types of makeup bases

Depending on the functions they perform, makeup bases are classified according to their properties.

Among all products there are types:

Leveling base

Almost no professional make-up is complete without smoothing the epidermis. There is an opinion that such a procedure can be replaced with moisturizing cream, but this is not so. The skin of the eyes, cheeks, lips and even décolleté requires deep nourishment and filling of folds. Only this approach will ensure high-quality foundation application.

This option is also worth choosing if you urgently need to moisturize your face before applying the main layer of makeup, and also eliminate peeling. Often, products are enriched with vitamin or moisturizing complexes and have a light fluid or mousse structure.

Givenchy Actimine (Givenchy) – a good base for any makeup, characterized by the ability to neutralize yellow tints. Ideal for use with foundation that has a yellow or other unnaturally warm tint. Contains milk extracts, kiwi and other fruit extracts. A little cheaper, but very similar, Givenchy Mister smooth base lissante.

Givenchy Actimine

L’Oreal Lumi Magique Base Concentre (Loreal Magic) – an inexpensive makeup base that performs several properties at once. It mattifies and hides skin imperfections, normalizes the functioning of the sebaceous glands, and prepares the epidermis for applying foundation or pressed cosmetic products. From a series of products, we also recommend trying L’Oreal Paris Infaillible Primer Base (L'Oreal Infaillible).

L'Oreal Lumi Magique Base Concentre

Just Make Up Base SPF 18 An excellent summer leveling base. Provides SPF 18, enriched with vitamins and mineral particles. Additionally, it has a soft moisturizing complex: smoothes the skin, but does not create a “wet” shine effect.

Just Make Up Base SPF 18

Concealing base

This is a pigmented or colored base. It differs from similar products by the presence of a certain shade in the structure. This allows you to more effectively hide some imperfections. For example, green VOV Pure Make-up Base is often used to correct problem skin.

Another feature of such products is their high density. To narrow pores and hide certain unevenness, the product should have a fairly thick consistency. Therefore, such products are often not suitable for daily use.

Collistar Face Primer Evening Brightening (Colistrar) – an elite base containing microdispersed mineral powder, stearic acid, mica. Tops the ranking of the most recommended databases of last year. It has reflective properties and does not contain silicones.

Collistar Face Primer Evening Brightening

Maybelline Baby Skin Instant Pore Eraser (Maybelline) – a chic corrective base for everyday makeup. Unlike many analogues, it can be used daily and belongs to the middle segment. Contains cherry extract and safe silicones.

Maybelline Baby Skin Instant Pore Eraser

Chanel Le Blanc de Chanel (Chanel) An almost completely natural moisturizing foundation for any age group of women. The main feature of this product is its versatility: when applied locally, the base becomes a highlighter, foundation or tint veil. Contains kelp extract, licorice extracts, witch hazel, rose water, mineral particles.

Chanel Le Blanc de Chanel

Silicone base

Contains silicones as the main components. With their help, it provides a soft and uniform coating, a kind of beige veil. Ideal for creating evening makeup, as it is often water-repellent. Helps add radiance to the skin, prolong durability and improve evenness of foundation application.

Artdeco Make Up Base with Anti-aging Effect (Artdeco) – a dense enough base to replace the main foundation. On the face it creates the effect of a thin veil, evenly distributed over the folds and depressions. It has a slight lifting effect, contains safe silicones, and does not clog pores.

Artdeco Make Up Base with Anti-aging Effect

Manly Pro Elixir HD (Menly) Suitable for dry and dehydrated skin. It can be used as an everyday moisturizer, but applied in a thin layer, without excess. It is a budget analogue of the more famous Givenchy product. Contains extracts from plants, as well as silicone compounds.

Manly Pro Elixir HD

Eclat Minute – pearlescent silicone base with polymers that add shine. As a result of application, the effect of illuminating the epidermis is formed. Very durable, but soft, due to which it does not clog pores. Suitable for use as a highlighter.

Eclat Minute

Base for oily skin

The main difference between a base for oily skin and any other is its consistency. It should be as light as possible so as not to clog pores, but at the same time dense enough to eliminate shine. Enriched with mineral components, extracts from various plants and oils.

Often non-comedogenic, which means it can be used every day. Also contains a minimal amount of silicones and additional moisturizing complexes. The most famous products are:

Korean Holika Holika Naked Face Tone-Up Base (Holika Holika) – ideal for problematic skin. This makeup base is enriched with minerals, plant extracts and reflective particles.

Holika Holika Naked Face Tone-Up Base

Smashbox Photo Finish Foundation Primer oil-free (Smashbox) – a shining base for any makeup. It has strong absorbent properties, eliminates oily shine and inflammation. Enriched with vitamins A, C, E, plant extracts, fruit extracts.

Smashbox Photo Finish Foundation Primer oil-free

Max Factor Face Finiti All Day Primer (Max Factor) – professional basis. Known for its non-comedogenicity, due to which it can be used on problematic and sensitive skin. Contains moisturizing components and vitamin complexes.

Max Factor Face Finiti All Day Primer

How to apply makeup base on your face

To properly apply your makeup base, it is important to prepare your face. The skin is cleansed of dead cells by scrubbing, after which it is moisturized with day cream. Depending on the type of foundation chosen, it is recommended to select a cream with UF factors. We recommend NIVEA pre-makeup (Nivea).

Video: makeup base - choosing a primer
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Instructions on how to use Nyx Photo-loving primer (Nyx):

1. To create a dense layer, you need to apply the base using tapping movements using your fingertips. This technique is suitable for those with problematic or very dry epidermis. If you need a thin layer (to improve the distribution of foundation), then it is better to use a sponge
2. The product should be applied along massage lines. The base does not rub, but is driven into the skin. The fact is that any top or primer becomes invisible with intensive rubbing. Therefore, it is better to simply gently distribute the product over the skin by tapping
3. When the base is absorbed, you can apply foundation.

Which makeup base is better - review

Eva Mosaic Perfect Matt Primer (Eva Mosaic) consists of mineral particles and silicone compounds. Gives the skin a matte glow, normalizes pore function, and prolongs the durability of makeup.

Eva Mosaic Perfect Matt Primer

Dior Glow Maximizer Light Boosting Primer (Dior) Offers not only the creation of a dense and uniform base for makeup, but also gentle moisturizing. This base has a very delicate mousse structure and does not form a film on the face when applied. Contains foam oil and alpinia extract.

Dior Glow Maximizer Light Boosting Primer

Oriflame The ONE IlluSkin Face Primer (Oriflame) – an excellent tool for visually narrowing pores and smoothing the skin. Contains silicone components and a moisturizing complex, prolongs the durability of the foundation, suitable for use on the eyes. This is a complete analogue of Avon (Avon) Lux, but costs slightly less.

Oriflame The ONE IlluSkin Face Primer

Reviews claim that the base Guerlain Meteorites Perles (Guerlain Meteorites) – the best option for makeup base. It is needed to even out skin color and make the surface of the epidermis velvety. The special feature of the product is that it contains real pearls. The closest, but more affordable analogue is the Mary Kay Foundation Primer (Mary Kay, Mary Kay).

Guerlain Meteorites Perles

Makeup forever HD High Definition Primer (Make Up Forever) – an excellent foundation if you need to quickly even out skin color, eliminate minor imperfections, remove shine and add radiance. It is often used by famous bloggers, including Krygina. Due to the unique proprietary complex, it also effectively moisturizes and nourishes the skin.

Makeup forever HD High Definition Primer

Eveline Cosmetics Art Scenic Silicone Make-Up Base Smoothing And Matting (Eveline, Evelyn) - an affordable Polish makeup base, which in terms of quality is practically no different from some brands in the premium segment. Suitable for normal and combination skin. Due to silicone oil, it is quickly and evenly distributed over the surface of the epidermis without being absorbed inside.

Eveline Cosmetics Art Scenic Silicone Make-Up Base Smoothing And Matting

Milk or light cream Embryolisse Lait-Crème Concentré (Embryolis) – a liquid primer that is suitable for oily and combination skin. After application, it leaves a pleasant effect of hydration and nutrition, reduces skin secretions, helps normalize the functioning of the sebaceous glands and prolongs the durability of cosmetics.

Embryolisse Lait-Crème Concentré

Ultra-light fluid base Poetea from the Tiara brand helps even out even the driest skin, smoothing out scales and filling pores with a weightless mousse. Contains proprietary moisturizing complex and vitamins.

Poetea

Clarins Eclat minute base illuminatrice de teint (Clarence, Clarence) – gives the skin a pleasant natural glow, helps to effectively hide imperfections and ensure even distribution of foundation. Due to reflective particles, it emphasizes the main advantages and hides disadvantages.

Clarins Eclat minute base illuminatrice de teint

Lancome la base pro (Lancome) has a smoothing effect and a very light structure. Refers to premium cosmetics. Suitable for everyday use due to its fluid form, it does not clog pores. Its almost complete, but more affordable analogue is Lumene Beauty Base (Lumene).

Lancome la base pro

Bobbi Brown Vitamin Enriched Face Base – amazing silk base. Contains silk powder, so upon application the skin is almost perfectly evened out. Can be used as an independent cosmetic product (instead of foundation). Its action is similar to transparent Gosh.

Bobbi Brown Vitamin Enriched Face Base

Versatile smoothing product Revlon PhotoReady Primer Suitable even for very delicate and sensitive skin. Like Belita, the Revlon brand uses exclusively natural, safe ingredients for its products. This foundation will moisturize and nourish the skin, as well as even out its surface.

Revlon PhotoReady Primer

Lush Shine – a unique base of its kind. Used mainly for problem and oily skin, it contains extracts from medicinal plants, various extracts and oils. Helps not only hide imperfections, but also relieve inflammation.

Lush Shine

According to reviews, the best base for problem and combination skin is a makeup base Sephora Mattifying (Sephora). It effectively hides imperfections, has strong absorbent properties, and eliminates shine. Este Launder is slightly more expensive in price, but more affordable than Shiseido. At the same time, the effect is at the same level.

Sephora Mattifying

New products, thanks to which every woman can look flawless, are developed every year. And what motivates cosmetics manufacturers to do this is precisely the desire of the fair sex for perfection. Therefore, such a product as a makeup base quickly became popular and in demand. Not all women use the services of makeup artists, so it was they who gave a worthy assessment to bases and foundations for makeup. Foundation does not always cope with a number of facial skin imperfections, which cannot be said about the foundation. In addition, it is with its use that you can change your complexion, visually, of course, and radically transform.

All means are different and it is impossible to immediately say which is better. After all, women’s preferences also differ significantly. That's why we've compiled a rating of the best makeup bases based on customer reviews and expert opinions.

Premium makeup bases

The products that we have classified in this category are not available to every woman due to their cost. But such basics are quite good and have few disadvantages. Often, the products perform all the functions declared by the manufacturer, with rare exceptions. At the same time, a fairly large part of the female population prefers just such products.