![]() With less than half the shade range of Clinique, but at half the cost, this is a very similar offering – minus some of the skincare problem-solving ingredients, but including a decent lineup of antioxidants. Nonetheless, don’t discount Hydra Luminous Moisturising Foundation SPF15, £15 (30ml), from No7, another brand I’ve scarcely recommended in the category, but which has also just knocked it out of the park. There’s some niacinamide and salicylic acid in there to minimise pores and clear blockages, no oil, and the overall texture is as I like it – slippery on application (I’ve been using fingertips to apply), smooth and dewy on the finish. What is your skin type? And it’s answered, at least for us dehydrated types (whether oily or dry), by Clinique’s Even Better Refresh, £30 (30ml), which takes the hyaluronic acid- and glycerin-rich hydration of its Moisture Surge franchise (her in the pink pot) and packs it into a medium-coverage base (the packaging says “full”, but I gladly beg to differ). This approach ignores a basic but more important question that makes for a better-looking base. ![]() Do you want to mask everything (including, frequently, the look of living skin), sport a sheer wash of healthy colour, or prefer to sit somewhere in the middle? Some context: when it comes to foundation, the beauty world seems solely interested in coverage. I’m obsessed with a Clinique foundation for the first time since I was 14 and wore base the colour of a bandage.
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