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10 Foundations for the Most Youthful Skin of Your Life

Fill in wrinkles, airbrush age spots and give dehydrated skin a dewy finish with these amazing, decade-erasing foundations
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Best Foundation for a Stay-Put Finish
Dry, aging skin often doesn't hold product as well, so look for water-resistant foundations that have a high-melting point, which prevents them from sliding off skin, Glaser explains. Elizabeth Arden Flawless Finish Perfectly Satin 24HR Makeup, $38.50, stands up to heat, sweat and humidity. It also contains a protective broad spectrum sunscreen SPF 15 and light diffusing properties to diminish the look of fine lines.

How to Use It: For precise application, employ short, light-handed strokes with a foundation brush. For a sheerer, more even finish, opt for a BeautyBlender or sponge.

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Best Foundation to Energize Skin
Bobbi Brown Intensive Skin Serum Foundation, $62, is ultra lightweight and has a texture that feels more like BB cream than foundation. Formulated with extracts from goodies like lychee and bamboo grass, the serum gives skin a concentrated pick-me-up and dewy finish. To boot, it contains a whopping SPF 40 to prevent future damage.

How to Use It: Feel free to choose between a sponge, brush or your fingertips, depending on how precise you want your coverage.

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Best Foundation for an Overall Boost
Estee Lauder Perfectionist Youth-Infusing Makeup SPF 25, $45, has several age-defying powerhouses working together: a lightweight serum-infused formula for a brightened finish, hyaluronic acid for moisture, peptides to promote the skin's natural collagen, and elastin products to diminish the look of fine lines.

How to Use It: With your fingers or a foundation brush (try Estee Lauder Sculpting Foundation Brush, $45), apply product up the cheekbone, across the chin and jawline and in the center of the forehead. Use quick upward motions to blend from the center of the face out.

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Best Customizable Foundation
Meet the future of foundation: Cover FX Custom Cover Drops, $44, contain concentrated pigments that you can add to any skin care product to create a custom formula. Blend it with your favorite water-, oil- or silicone-based moisturizer, serum or primer to create a whole new product with your ideal concentration and texture. The drops contain pigment and only pigment, so as long as you have a skin care product that works well for your skin, you're safe to get mixing.

How to Use It: Squeeze the Cover Drops into the product of your choice and mix together with your fingertips. For a sheer tint, use one drop, for medium coverage use two and so on. Apply it with your fingertips from the center of your face toward the edges.

BY AMANDA MONTELL | AUG 3, 2016 | SHARES
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