When planning a wedding, there’s a mountain of decisions to make. From guest lists to location to table planning, the list is endless. However, one decision that remains at the height of importance for any bride is the best foundation to wear. The pressure to look perfect is pretty intense, and your make-up needs to survive a day of photography, emotional moments and a long evening of dancing, to say the least – and make your skin look its absolute best.
It’s hard to find the perfect foundation that meets all of these requirements, let alone for the most important day of your life, but in a nutshell, I want a product that looks like skin, but better. If you scour Reddit threads and ask former brides, there’s one foundation that comes up time and time again – DiorBackstage Face & Body Foundation. It glides on to skin seamlessly, covering imperfections but still allowing skin to look (and most importantly, feel) like skin. Used by Dior for its in-house fashion shows, it’s a hard-working formula that’s developed to last.
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Dior Price: £32.80 (was £41)
Jade Moscrop, commercial content editor, says:
‘I’m not joking with you when I say that I tested around ten different foundations for my wedding day. As someone with oily skin who requires regular powder top-ups and who generally only wears a CC cream most days, the last thing I wanted on my wedding day was to feel caked in make-up and have to reapply it constantly. Add to that a May wedding day (where the temperature reached up to 28 degrees at points), and my foundation needed to be hard-working, lightweight and sweat-proof. Luckily, my cousin, a trained MUA, offered to do my make-up, which meant that I wasn’t tied down to any one brand, and so my mission began.
‘Out of all the ones I tested – and I’m talking Fenty, KVD, Nars, Estee Lauder and more – Dior Face & Body was the clear winner, and it’s the one I eventually went with on the day. It glides on to skin seamlessly, covering imperfections but still allowing skin to look (and most importantly, feel) like skin. It withstood countless bouts of happy tears as well as plenty of cheek kisses and hugs – this stuff does not budge. Part way through the day when I went to freshen up, all I needed was a quick spritz of my trusty Caudalie Beauty Elixir and a few pats from my Beauty Blender for it to come to life once more, seeing me through until the early hours. Our wedding concluded with a pool party, and it even managed to stay put (and still look great!) after all of that. I’ll never stop raving about it!’
Georgia Scott, beauty commerce writer, says:
‘Not only do I love the glowing finish of Face and Body, but this foundation applies effortlessly on the skin, whether you use a brush, blender or your fingers. The super-light, liquid texture feels weightless while boosting hydration. The formula combines squalane and hyaluronic acid, saving my make-up from looking dehydrated throughout a hot day. The thing I love most is that the water-based formula glides onto the skin, but it sets in place, giving me the security of a velvet finish that will stay intact until I decide to cleanse. I wear shade 2N out of the impressive 40-shade range, and with a range of undertones available, it’s unlikely for you not to find your perfect ‘your-skin-but-better’ match.’
Looking to read the full review? Find out more about Dior’s Face & Body Foundation here.
If you’re in the market for a new foundation that makes your skin look like your skin, but better – there’s never been a better time to buy. Did you know Black Friday is almost here? And, although the official day doesn’t land until the 28th November, so many beauty deals are already live, including 20% off the perfect wedding day foundation.
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Dior Price: £32.80 (was £41)
Georgia Scott is a beauty commerce writer for Grazia. She has been obsessed with beauty products for as long as she can remember, and spends her days hunting for the latest trending products to get her hands on to review.
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