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The Best HD Makeup Products For Your Next Close-Up

Get movie star level coverage for your selfies, wedding photos and profile pics with products designed to offset a camera's unforgiving lens
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Temptu Cosmetics
Want to take the guesswork and brushwork out of the equation altogether? If you're lacking in the application department and want professional, on-set results stat, consider the Temptu Air, $195, a cordless airbrush makeup device that's designed for your face. Simply switching out different Airpods, that are sealed with foundation, blush and even highlighter, will give you a hands-free, HD-friendly finish that's even, blended and light on the skin.

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Smashbox
Founders and photographers at Smashbox tested products in sunlight, flash and overcast lighting to formulate their Camera Ready Line. Smashbox Camera High Definition Concealer, $23, contains soft focus pearls to minimize fine lines and pores and comes in an easy-to-use, portable stick to touch up dark circles and blotchy spots on the go. For SPF coverage, try Smashbox Camera Ready BB Cream SPF 35, $39, a superlight moisturizer, primer and color corrector that controls shine. It's also infused with optical pearl pigments to give a slight glow and a sheer, not shiny, natural look on camera.

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Revlon PhotoReady
Revlon's PhotoReady line features everything from foundation and concealer to a 3-D volume mascara. Revlon PhotoReady Airbrush Effect Makeup, $13.99, has an ultra-light, whipped texture and photochromatic pigments to get that airbrushed finish sans compressor.

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Make Up For Ever
Make Up For Ever has a wide range of HD products including foundations, finishing powders and blush for a full camera-friendly look. The secret is in the shape of the particles — spherical micro particles blur and smooth over texture to hide any imperfections. To minimize the appearance of pores and give your face a flawless base, try Make Up For Ever Ultra HD Foundation, $43. If you tend to get a bit greasy, try the Make Up For Ever HD Pressed Powder, $36, for oil and shine control with added aloe vera and sodium hyaluronate for hydration (without grease).

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Dior
Perfect for mature skin and those looking to for an anti-aging HD option, Dior Capture Totale Foundation, $82, is a unique serum foundation that relies on optical correctors, HD liquid crystal pigments and multi-toned pigments (that go beyond the usual red, yellow, white and black pigments found in most foundations), to create a super natural finish and subtle boost to tired skin.

BY ERICA SMITH, JESSICA AMARIS | MAR 23, 2016 | SHARES
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