Base Coat Makeup

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Base coats are a must-have for any beauty enthusiast. They're the first step to creating a smooth, even surface for your face, and they can also help protect your natural skin from future damage. Here are some of the best base coats on the market today.

ONE/SIZE by Patrick StarrrTurn Up the Base Blurring Foundation

ITEM: 2548162

Color: Light 2 - light, golden undertones

830 Reviews

$47.50

What it is: A hybrid foundation with up to all-day wear that blurs skin, visibly minimizes oil, and boosts hydration.

Coverage: Medium

Finish:
Natural

Formulation:
Liquid

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Japanese White Rose Stem Cells: Quickly improve the appearance of skin tone and visibly minimize oil over time.
- Skin-Like Treated Pigments: Rapidly blur and feel like skin.
- Avocado and Mango Hydra-Blend: Boosts hydration for smooth-feeling skin.

Ingredient Callouts: This product is vegan and cruelty-free.

What Else You Need to Know: This versatile formula combines the coverage of a foundation with the benefits of a BB cream.

NARSPro-Prime™ Smudge Proof Eyeshadow Base

Size: 0.26 oz/ 7 mL·ITEM: 1236843

Color: Original

2.6K Reviews

$35.00

This is definitely a makeup must have! I have tried numerous eye shadow bases and none of them have worked as well as the Nars product....A makeup bag must have!...Best Base Ever!...THE BEST BASE!

What it is:
A lightweight primer that creates a seamless canvas that keeps cream and powder eye color looking brilliant, fresh, and just-applied all day.

What it does:
This smudge-proof eyeshadow base uses a unique polymer and mineral powder blend to get a firm grip on color for long-lasting, gorgeous wear. Fortified with a special deep-sea extract and an antioxidant rice extract, it dries on contact and keeps the delicate eye lid smooth and ready for eyeshadow application.

What else you need to know:
This fragrance-free product is ophthalmologist and dermatologist tested.

MAC CosmeticsPrep + Prime Lip Primer

ITEM: 2096964

Size: 0.05 oz/ 1.7 g

55 Reviews

$34.00

Good base, bad smell...This works pretty well to create a base for liquid lips. Put it on several minutes in advance. ...This product is a great base before applying lipstick or a lip colour. It helps keeps your lips soft and smooth, and I find my lipstick stays on longer when I use it.


A color-free lipstick base that adds light moisture, smooths, and refines the look of lips.

What it does:
This conditioning, color-free base is made to be worn under lipstick. It adds light moisture, smooths, and refines the look of lips. It also creates a smooth lip surface, for easier makeup application and appearance—reducing lipstick feathering and providing long-term hydration.

What else you need to know:
This product is dermatologist-tested, fragrance-free, and oil-free.

Bobbi BrownHighlighting Powder

Size: 0.23 oz/ 8 g·ITEM: 1786680

Color: Bronze Glow - a shimmering warm gold

802 Reviews

$77.00

What it is: This cult-favorite highlighter powder creates a light-reflecting, shimmering pearl radiance for perfectly luminous cheeks and eyes. 


Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, phthalates, and sulfates SLS & SLES.


What Else You Need to Know: A silky gel-powder hybrid highlighter that glides onto skin with a cushiony bounce to smooth, brighten, and deliver a sheer, lit-from-within glow. Formulated with a clear base and highly reflective pearl pigments to impart a naturally translucent radiance.

$39.50

It goes smoothly on the skin and it helps set my makeup in place, love it!!...It gives my skin a smooth finish and keeps my makeup looking great throughout the day.

What it is: A light-reflecting loose setting powder with a velvet-matte, airbrushed finish.

Finish: Natural

Formulation:
Loose Powder

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Hyaluronic Acid Spheres: Retain moisture and visibly smooth fine lines for an even-, plump-looking complexion.
- Micro-Refined Silica Powders: Create a sheer veil for a mattified, blurred finish with natural luminosity.
- Mango Seed Butter and Vitamin E: Protect skin from external aggressors with antioxidant properties.

Ingredient Callouts: This product is cruelty-free.

What Else You Need to Know: A base essential for gorgeous, mattified skin, this truly universal setting powder has been carefully formulated to lock in your look, w

$48.50

Aussi beau utilisé seul que comme base de maquillage....Obsessed with this primer! Perfect base layer for all my makeup, would highly recommend!

Which skin type is it good for?
✔ Normal
✔ Oily
✔ Combination
✔ Dry
✔ Sensitive

What it is:
A lightweight primer formulated with coconut alkanes in an antioxidant-rich, organic base of botanical juices infused with an age-defying serum.

Solutions for:
- Dryness
- Fine lines and wrinkles

If you want to know more…
Phyto Pigments Illuminating Primer is formulated to illuminate skin, smooth the appearance of lines and wrinkles, and blur imperfections for a flawless complexion and naturally beautiful radiance. It hydrates skin and controls oil with coconut alkanes and organic glycerin.

Ami ColéLight-Catching Highlighter Balm

Size: 0.14 oz / 4 g·ITEM: 2631695

Color: Glaze - clear with golden light-reflective minerals

20 Reviews

$30.00

Use this for an everyday natural dewy glow. Perfect for no makeup days....FYI / OTHER THOUGHTS: * Clear base with fine gold shimmers - does not leave glitter on skin * Buildable but not for those looking for an intense glow * Highly recommend BUY, BUY, BUY 🛍️ or BYE-BYE 👋🏼?

What it is: A lightweight highlighter balm with golden, light-reflective minerals for a dewy glow in seconds.

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Baobab Seed Oil: Hydrates and nourishes skin.

Ingredient Callouts: This product is vegan, gluten-free, and cruelty-free.

What Else You Need to Know: Made in one universally flattering shade with a translucent base, this subtle highlighter gives your skin a dewy, natural-looking glow.

tarteBase Tape Hydrating Primer

ITEM: 2453355

Size: 1 oz/ 30 mL

25 Reviews

$46.00

This really helps get a nice smooth and seamless base that is actually compatible with Nars Matte foundation. ...This primer helps my makeup stay all day, but even without makeup on top I feel like it gives me a "clean girl" aesthetic

What it is: A priming serum that acts like a makeup magnet.

Skin Type:
Normal, Oily, Dry, Combination

Concerns: Dryness

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Coconut: Nourishes, leaving skin smooth and soft.
- Jojoba: Leaves skin soothed, soft, and supple.
- Grapeseed: Hydrates without the weight.

Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, phthalates, mineral oil, sulfates SLS & SLES, and triclosan. It is also vegan, gluten-free, and cruelty-free.

What Else You Need to Know: This lightweight serum primer keeps skin hydrated for up to 12 hours while improving foundation application and extending wear. It also helps keep makeup from caking in lines and pores.

$35.50

The velvet matte finish provides a stunning blush shade that stays put all day without appearing oily. I apply it over the base on my cheeks, a dab on my lips, and sometimes as a hint of eyeshadow. ...The Blurring Blush Stick delivers a vibrant yet natural-looking color that suits various skin tones and its buildable formula allows for both a subtle flush and a more intense pop of color, making it suitable for different makeup styles and occasions.

What it is: A buttery soft lip and cheek blush in a velvet matte finish that gives a beautiful, blurred satin-skin look all day long.

Finish: 
Matte


Formulation: 
Stick

Highlighted Ingredients: 
- Avocado Oil: Supports collagen synthesis.

- African Yellow Wood Bark Extract: Nixes excess oil production while visibly smoothing out texture.

- Blurring Microspheres: Give an airy, soft-focus blurred effect to the skin.


Ingredient Callouts: This product is vegan and cruelty-free.

Fashion FairLuxe Highlighter Duo

Size: .16 oz / 4.5 g·ITEM: 2591741

Color: Dreamy Topaz - golden undertones

43 Reviews

$53.00

It is a very versatile duo to create a beautiful makeup! I love the golden color, it gives a luminous effect and the bronze tone leaves a more tanned effect, you can also use it mixing both tones as eye shadows and the combination is perfect! ...The packaging itself feels very luxe, but easily fits in my makeup bag.

What it is: A transformative, high-gloss hybrid highlighter with a silky, skin-hugging texture and rich, lasting color with pure pearl impact.


Finish: Radiant


Formulation: Cream


Highlighted Ingredients:

- Squalane and Sodium Hyaluronate: Hydrate and visibly plump skin.


Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens and mineral oil. It is also vegan and cruelty-free.


What Else You Need to Know: Formulated with a clear base for optimal color clarity and translucent payoff, this weightless highlighter blends and layers seamlessly. Its color adheres to skin, attracting light to your facial features.

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“It is so easy to apply, color is a natural healthy glow. No streaking. I really enjoy the scent”
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