Top 5 High Street Foundations

I think I probably go against the beauty grain here by saying at I actually prefer high street foundations, to most of the high end, premium ones I've dabbled with.

The high street has an amazing array of foundations on offer.  

Ok so you don't get the personalised colour matching or recommendations you'd get from visiting a conesssion in a department store, but if you can spend a bit of time at one of the high street stands then you can pretty much figure out what you need by using the testers provided. 

My favourite high street foundations range from matte and full, to sheer and dewy, with a few in-betweens. 

The Revlon Colorstay Foundation (£12.49, Boots) comes in two formulas, one for combination/oily skin, and the other for normal/dry skin, and it has a brilliant range of shades especially if you're particularly pale.  It has a very natural, soft finish and coverage is decent enough - it won't cover up very stubborn blemishes though, but it will create a nice base for concealer. 

Rimmel Match Perfection Foundation (£6.99, Boots) is an amazing quality foundation, for it's teeny tiny price tag.  I picked this up on a whim one day when I needed something a bit more moisturising and it really worked well to add a nice healthy looking glow to my very dehydrated skin.  The technology in this foundation is also quite interesting - it has something called Smart-Tones, which helps the foundation to adapt to changing light, so even in those horrible, harsh fluorescent lights skin is supposed to stay looking flawless. 

Another one from Rimmel, this time from their Wake Me Up range (£8.99), which aims to awaken skin and give a 100% pore less coverage.  This one is slightly darker and the rest of my foundations because it end to use it while I'm on holiday.  A lot of the shades in this range run on the darker side, with much warmer undertones. 

My favourite pick of the bunch, and the one I've been reaching for for the past few months is the Bourjois Health Mix Serum Gel Foundation (£10.99, Boots).  If it's one thing Bourjois does well, it's foundations, and they hit the sport perfectly with this little gem.  The forumla and finish is above anything else I've tried.  It sinks into the skin and lasts really well, it provides a flawless coverage and it blends like an absolute dream.  I use my Real Techniques complexion sponge to apply it which helps to sheer it out in places where I don't need too much coverage. 

Lastly, and probably one of the best known foundations is the L'Oreal Infaliable Foundation (£9.99 ,Boots) as it has recently been repackaged and there has been quite a bit of advertising for it.  This foundation is my saviour for bad skin days, as the coverage is quite high and it does last on the skin really well. It is quite a thick foundation, so using a very moisturising primer would be a good idea, just to stop it looking too dry or cakey. It has a bold 24hour wear claim, but don't buy into that one too much - it does help,to hide tired eyes and dull skin for a good 6-8 hours though. 

You can find all my to picks online or in-store in Boots - or if you have a quick Google, you may be able to find some of them at a discounted price (HINT: AllBeauty have Revlon for £7-ish).