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Beauty experts have shared the perfect foundation choice whatever decade you’re in and why thousands of women swear by these options when it comes to their everyday products.
The Mecca Cosmetica team said that no matter what you do, your skin will look and feel different every decade, so it’s important to adjust the foundation you’re using accordingly.
From your teens to your 50s and 60s, your complexion will have different requirements due to hormones, whether it’s something more matte or a dewier finish.
The texture will also change, which means that you will have different requirements.
Beauty experts have shared the perfect foundation choice whatever decade you’re in, and why thousands of women swear by these options when it comes to their everyday products.
The best foundation for your teenage years according to Mecca is MAC Cosmetics Strobe Dewy Skin Tint ($59; pictured)
IN YOUR ADOLESCENCE
MAC Cosmetics Strobe Dewy Skin Tint, $59
The best base for your adolescence according to Mecca is MAC Cosmetics Strobe Dewy Skin Tint ($59).
The team explained that in your youth, it’s time to let your natural skin shine, and this is the “perfect hybrid of makeup and skincare.”
“With the hydrating properties of a moisturizer and a pearl finish for a hint of radiant coverage, you get just a hint of tint while letting your natural features shine through,” Mecca’s team said.
The product is available in a wide range of different shades for every skin tone and texture.
When it comes to your twenties, Mecca advises you to go for a little more coverage than when you were a teenager (pictured wearing Summer Fridays)
‘Summer Fridays’ is a step up from a tinted moisturizer, but not as heavy as a full foundation,’ they advised (pictured)
IN YOUR TWENTIES
Summer Fridays Sheer Skin Dye$70
When it comes to your twenties, Mecca advises you to opt for slightly more coverage than what you had in your teens.
‘Summer Fridays’ is a step up from a tinted moisturizer, but it’s not as heavy as a full foundation,’ they advised.
You can apply the product lightly for full coverage or build it up on days when you need more.
Shoppers on Mecca’s website have given the $70 purchase five stars, writing that it’s a “new favorite” and “so flawless.”
“This is my new favorite everyday skin product,” wrote one reviewer.
‘I love this sheer skin tint! It applies very well,” added another.
“Packed with skincare ingredients like Tsubaki oil and ginseng, this formula glides on to actively hydrate and nourish skin as you wear it,” Mecca said of Westman Atelier Skin Drops (pictured). .
IN YOUR THIRTY
Westman Atelier Vital Skincare Complexion Drops$113
Mecca advises that you switch from powders to creams and liquids in your 30s, which will help you look younger (complexion drops pictured)
Your thirties require a robust and dedicated skincare routine, with plenty of serums, acids, and even retinols, which can help with cell renewal.
“After all, by our 30s, most of us start to see the beginning of fine lines and volume loss as collagen production gradually slows down,” Mecca said.
With this, you need a medium coverage foundation ‘that acts like a serum’.
Enter Westman Atelier Complexion Drops.
“Packed with skincare ingredients like Tsubaki oil and ginseng, this formula glides on to actively hydrate and nourish skin as you wear it,” Mecca said.
It also includes pomegranate extract, which neutralizes free radicals and promotes healthy-looking skin.
Ginger Root Complex calms and soothes instantly and over time. The drops are made without parabens, silicones, phthalates, chatter, and synthetic fragrance.
Mecca advises that you also switch from powders to creams and liquids in your 30s, which will help you look younger.
Your thirties require a robust and dedicated skincare routine, with plenty of serums, acids, and even retinol, which can help with cell renewal (pictured using Westman Atelier Drops)
AT FORTY AND FIFTY
Ellis Faas Skin Veil Foundation$108
Mecca noted that as your complexion ages, it becomes drier and loses elasticity, which can mean the product sits more easily into your fine lines and looks “caking”; therefore you need a lighter foundation (Pictured by Ellis Faas)
All beauty experts agree that your skin texture changes drastically in your forties and fifties, so it might be time to change what you’re wearing.
Mecca noted that as your complexion ages, it becomes drier and loses elasticity, which can mean the product sits more easily into your fine lines and looks “caking.”
‘The solution? Opting for a luminous, hydrating formula with a natural finish,’ they said.
Ellie Faas Skin Veil Foundation ($108) is excellent in this regard, and has long been popular with brides who want full coverage.
Those who have tried the product have left rave reviews, saying it gives a “super smooth look and stays put all day” and is the “best foundation for dry and mature skin.”
“I’ve always loved a medium/full coverage foundation, however, as I approached my 40s, I needed to rethink my foundation,” wrote one woman.
‘A Mecca staff member raved about this and said that all makeup artists use it for weddings etc. I am now on my fifth bottle and I love it. It looks like skin, doesn’t set in fine lines, and is extremely hydrating (but not slippery).’
IN YOUR SIXTY AND BEYOND
Finally, starting at age 60, you’ll want something that’s not full coverage but also not too light, especially if you need to cover anything from redness to hyperpigmentation to sun damage (Kevyn Aucoin pictured)
Kevyn Aucoin The Etherealist Skin Illuminating Foundation$96
Finally, starting at age 60, you’ll want something that’s not full coverage but also not too sheer, especially if you need to cover anything from redness to hyperpigmentation to sun damage.
“With thin skin that demands hydrated, glowing coverage, Kevyn Aucoin’s foundation strikes the perfect balance,” Mecca said.
Its ‘ultra-fine pearlescent pigments’ reflect light for a flattering airbrushed effect, while the inclusion of hyaluronic acid means your skin stays hydrated as well as covered.
Once again, the foundation has rave reviews, with one woman writing “can’t hype this enough.”
“I feel like after years of searching I finally found the perfect foundation,” said another.
‘I’m 41 so I think denser bases really age. This one melts into my skin and takes years off me. It’s like it’s been perfectly airbrushed but not cakey. like magic. Highly recommended!!’