In theory, all our faces look better veiled in a light, glowy base than smothered in a flat, full-cover one. In practice, light bases can’t even be trusted to make it to the end of a long night taxi ride, but the sandwich technique can help. Begin with a thin spreading of grippy, invisible, face primer, buff in a coat of lightweight base, then top it off with a smattering of soft-focus loose powder. Yes, that’s three products instead of one, but those extra workhorse layers allow you to wear a skin-like, dewy base and have it last.
NARS Soft Matte Primer, £30.50, narscosmetics.co.uk, and Laura Mercier Light Catcher Setting Powder, £34, cultbeauty.co.uk, make a hardworking, weightless duo. L’Oréal Paris True Match Nude Plumping Tinted Serum, £14.99, Boots, is water-light…
