This post is all about amazing base makeup products that give you that instant glow!
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If you love a good natural looking glow, you’re in the right place! To us, nothing looks better than when you apply your makeup and it looks like your skin is lit from within. It makes you appear healthy and luminous. There are several ways to get that beautiful glow through skin care, makeup and base products. You can easily use a glowy foundation or skin tint, but what if your favorite foundation formulation or skin tint is one that’s more on that matte side? Or maybe you’re looking for an extra bit of that radiance? Base products are perfect for this!
Base products that impart a gorgeous glow are great because they are usually lightweight and sink right into the skin. You also don’t have to cake on more of that makeup to get more of a glow. With radiant base products, you can even wear less makeup because they can also give a smoothing perfecting effect to the skin making you look naturally beautiful.
Below are the best of the best base makeup products to keep you looking radiant all day long!
Instant Glow
1. Glowbiotics – Probiotic Hydraglow Cream Oil
Providing the perfect amount of glow, I don’t see how this wouldn’t be a favorite in your collection! It comes in a super lightweight cream oil texture that you can apply really easily with your fingers under makeup or even over makeup. Because it is so natural looking it’s hard to overdo it so it is very forgiving. What makes this stand out, is that it’s not just your typical base product that only takes your makeup from dull to luminous, but it actually contains antioxidants to combat signs of aging, hydrates, and promotes a healthy skin barrier.
2. Rimmel – Lasting Finishing Primer
You wouldn’t think that this would be a glowy primer because it’s actually not marketed as one but you’re going to have to trust me on this. As soon asa you swatch it you’ll see what I mean. It gives such a gorgeous illuminating, smoothing and perfecting effect that you can use on your entire face under your makeup and it sticks to your foundation so that your makeup stays put all day long! Just make sure to wear a light to medium foundation so that luminosity can peak through!
3. 100% Pure – Luminous Primer
I mean what more could you want from a primer that is 100% pure? Seriously! The fact that you can pronounce all the ingredients are a plus! The chances of this primer irritating your skin are low. It contains an ingredient called red wine resverstrol which is a powerful antioxidant used to delay the aging process and protect your skin. Besides that, it gives a very natural radiance that is perfect for every day wear where you don’t want to look dull, but you don’t want to look greasy either. You will look healthy and fresh!
4. Osmosis – Luminous Treatment Primer
This makes your skin look amazing! It’s true sorcery. No but really. It does have awesome skin benefiting elements like blue light protection which protects you from aging rays that blue light emits. It also blurs the look of fine lines and wrinkles and perfects an uneven skin texture. Furthermore, the luminosity it gives you is insane. I’m not talking insane like you’ll look like a disco ball, but insane in the sense that it’s truly a perfecting primer it’s like you don’t have to put foundation on top. It also doubles as stunning highlighter as well!
5. Glossier – FutureDew
Calling all dewy skin lovers! I mean it is in the name. If you love a dewy look where you may look borderline greasy but not quite, you need this in your life. It uses plant based extracts to improve the brightness of your skin and stays with a glowy sheen for majority of the day. It’s great for the warmer months because as the day goes on it’ll look even dewier in the heat and when the sun hits your face during sunset, it’ll be the perfect golden hour look.
6. Milk- Hydro Grip Primer
If you want that extra hydrated looking and feeling skin, look no further! It makes you skin look smoother and your makeup will glide on so much more easily! If it’s worn with a heavier foundation, you’ll have a healthy hydrated look, but if it’s worn with a light foundation, you almost get that glass skin effect. This will even hold you down during those humid hot days where sometimes makeup isn’t even an option. You’re pretty much set all day using this primer because your makeup won’t melt off.
7. Saie – Glowy Super Gel
The glowy super gel is for the ladies (or gents) who want that delicate sheen of luminosity. It’s extremely lightweight to the point of feeling like you have nothing on which is probably one of the best feelings when you are wearing makeup. It’s includes ingredients like papaya and Vitamin C for that brightening effect. You can use it all over your face as a base product of course under your makeup or you can even use it to highlight the high points on your face.
8. Lilah B. – Aglow Priming Oil
This is such a stunning primer that makes your complexion look so radiant and just plain amazing. It leaves your skin feeling moisturized without that greasy feeling despite it being an oil, and keeps you glowing all day long. Your makeup on top will just glide on effortlessly you’ll wonder why you never had this in your collection. It’s a must!
