Luxury Beauty Awards: Best in Face
Armani vs. Chanel. May the best foundation win.
Face makeup is the one beauty category we're willing to dish out the big bucks for. Especially when those :money_with_wings: :money_with_wings: promise a near-flawless (but still natural, because freckles) complexion that conceals our pre-sunscreen sins, post-midnight Netflix marathon circles and current acne dilemmas. Plus, anything to avoid that high school-aged fear of your face and neck not matching—#tbt to the days before ColorIQ and beauty blenders. Thankfully, formulas have come a long way since, specifically in the form of these concealers, BB creams and powders. Not surprisingly, our awards this week we're filled with the OGs—tinted moisturizer courtesy of Laura Mercier, NARS blush in, you guessed it, Orgasm and lots of luxury foundations. Now all you have to do is choose between 0-30 to find your perfect shade. Godspeed, friends.
Saving $$$? We rounded up the best in drugstore face makeup here.
Concealers
“I can’t go a day without Estée Lauder’s Double Wear Concealer, mainly because it hides the dark circles under my eyes.”
- Negin Mirsalehi
“I use YSL Touche Eclat under my eyes followed by a MAC x Daphne Guinness blush, now out of stock that I have to buy at an exorbitant price on eBay!”
- Bettina Prentice
“For concealer and coverage, I love Bobbi Brown. Burberry also does a great tinted moisturizer, like a really nice, dewy balm.”
- Tali Lennox
“Some of my essential products include Clé de Peau Concealer and Armani 6.5 Foundation.”
- Jenn Bandier
“I only ever wear makeup if I’m meeting people, which is usually NARS concealer and powder.”
- Jayne Min
“RMS Uncoverup in 22, Living Luminizer on my lids, brow bone, temples, cheek bones, cupid's bow and the bridge of my nose.”
- Sally Lyndley
“Benefit Erase Paste (to hide a hangover), Lancome UV Expert BB (it’s a weird color out of the tube, but makes your skin look flawless. I wear it with and without foundation).”
- Carmen Hamilton
Foundation
“I like to wear Giorgio Armani’s foundation and recently I discovered Wonder Glow from Charlotte Tilbury, it gives you a nice sunny glow. I even wear it at the beach on top of my sunscreen.”
- Amalia Spinardi
“I use two tones of M.A.C. Foundation to kind of give a rounded definition, so your skin isn’t as flat. I use two different tones of M.A.C. and then one by Makeup Forever, so it’s not as flat when you apply it.”
- Uzo Aduba
“I love Laura Mercier—she is my blemish cover-up, foundation, everything. It’s really hard to find products that match my skin tone, so I wear her everyday.”
- Kai Avent-deLeon
“I put on Georgio Armani foundation and if I’m oily around my nose, I’ll just put on the translucent Laura Mercier powder.”
- Sofia Richie
“I just discovered Marc Jacobs’s foundation through a makeup artist friend and it’s awesome.”
- J.J. Martin
“I use Charlotte Tilbury base and Wonder Glow for my skin with Laura Mercier blusher.”
- Rosemary Ferguson
“I like to wear Giorgio Armani’s foundation and blush from NARS. Recently I discovered Wonder Glow from Charlotte Tilbury, it gives you a nice sunny glow.”
- Amalia Spinardi
Tinted Moisturizers
“I like to use Estée Lauder BB Cream in summer because it’s a tinted moisturizer with SPF.”
- Carolyn Murphy
“I don’t wear much in the way of makeup, but I use Bobbi Brown BB Cream for a little bit of coverage.”
- Julie Heller
“My makeup routine has always been pretty basic, I use Bobbi Brown’s tinted moisturizer as it gives a good glow without a thick feel.”
- Charlotte Simone
"As far as getting ready, I use a combination of the Jouer Tinted Moisturizer and Tarte Tinted Moisturizer.”
- Shay Mitchell
“Bobbi Brown’s tinted moisturizer with SPF is amazing, plus a little Stila cream blush in Petunia.”
- Liz Dennery Sanders
“Laura Mercier tinted moisturizer is the best because it covers me up without feeling like I have makeup on.”
- Nikki Erwin
“Bobbi Brown’s Tinted Moisturizing Balm. Totally un-makeup makeup. I also use her Tinted Eye Brightener. Laura Mercier Secret Camouflage concealer.”
- Jean Godfrey-June
Powders
“I use CHANEL’s Les Beiges to unify my skin texture and a little brightening powder from Laura Mercier.”
- Maria Sole Cecchi
“I’ve always been a fan of Tom Ford bronzer and NARS Orgasm—it’s great on the cheeks—the new version of that for me would be Charlotte Tilbury’s little lip and cheek stubbies.”
- Sunhee Grinnell
“Bobbi Brown Weightless Powder for the face, NARS Copacabana highlighter for the cheek bones”
- Sami Miro
Highlighters
"My beauty secret weapon would have to be one of Charlotte Tilbury’s beach sticks, they give you that sunshine feeling."
- Poppy Delevingne