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The Best Dewy Foundations for Instaglow

If glow is high on your skin agenda, be sure that your foundation isn't letting you down. These are the best formulas for that elusive sheen
By: Shannon Peter

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The Best Dewy Foundation for Instaglow

The Best Dewy Foundation for Instaglow

If glow is high on your skin agenda, be sure that your foundation isn't letting you down. These are the best formulas for that elusive sheen

By: Shannon Peter

Curating the dream skincare routine is undoubtedly the first step towards achieving your glowing skin dreams, but loading your makeup bag with one of the best dewy foundations out there will certainly help, too. You want a formula that offers your preferred amount of coverage without dulling your skin’s natural sheen; something that looks radiant but doesn’t feel sticky, and won’t migrate southwards come 3pm. Good news: you’ve come to the right place…

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Westman Atelier Vital Skincare Complexion Drops, £62

The epitome of no-makeup-makeup, Westman Atelier’s formulation is incredibly lightweight, tinting skin ever so slightly while also flooding it with energising and smoothing ingredients like ginseng extract and Tsubaki oil. A decidedly modern foundation.

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Jones Road What the Foundation, £42

It may appear a little intimidating, but there's so much to love about Jones Road's What the Foundation. A tinted balm laced with plenty of skin-nourishing ingredients, it lays down an authentic-looking veil of coverage that leaves skin look fresh, radiant and even. Plus, it's a dream to blend.

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Bobbi Brown Intensive Skin Serum Foundation SPF 30, £53

At the junction where skincare meets makeup, Bobbi Brown’s formula goes big on skin-nourishing actives (think: cordyceps mushroom, lychee and herbs) to wake up tired complexions, while tiny colour pigments create a more uniform (but totally realistic) canvas.

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Rose Inc Skin Enhance Luminous Tinted Serum, £36

Look closely at this formula; it’s made up of tiny pigment spheres suspended in an incredibly hydrating serum, which contains plenty of hyaluronic acid, squalane and peptides. As you buff it onto the skin, the spheres burst, treating skin to a dewy, blurred finish.

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Hourglass Vanish Seamless Finish Foundation Stick, £49

It might offer a sturdier kind of coverage than other formulas in this edit, but Hourglass’ formula is equally as dewy. The triangular nib allows for targeted application; simply swipe on where you’d like a little help, and use a brush or your fingertips to blend.

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Suqqu The Cream Foundation, £68

The glow from Suqqu’s foundation seems to develop over the day. At first, rich oils give skin an instant sheen, but once they’ve settled into skin by midday, the light-reflective pearlescent pigments continue the radiance.

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Sisley Sisleÿa Le Teint Foundation, £122

An anti-ageing cream with skin coverage benefits, Sisley’s formula contains acacia, chlorella and soy peptide to firm, tone and awaken the complexion. Incredibly lightweight, it somehow seems to melt into the skin for a completely undetectable finish.

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