Hi Style Best Beauty Buys Winners 2026 – Base
Achieving a flawless base is the secret to any great makeup look, whether you’re going for full glam or embracing the “clean girl” aesthetic. It all starts with the right foundation, bronzers, and finishing touches.
This year’s picks include everything from radiant primers and cream blushes to skin tints and long-lasting powders – all tried, tested and loved by the Hi Style team.
Here are our winning picks for foundation, bronzers, primers, and more – from everyday essentials to premium indulgences.
Best Primer
KASH Beauty Radiant Canvas Primer SPF 50 €22.00
The cult-favourite Radiant Canvas Primer SPF 50 smooths, protects and hydrates in one step, creating the perfect base that’s as much skincare as it is makeup.
This creamy primer is enriched with all kinds of skin-loving goodness. SPF 50 protects the skin from UV damage, preventing premature signs of ageing.
The lightweight feel and super-smooth finish of the primer creates the perfect base for makeup that’ll stay put after application. Your skin will be left feeling refreshed and renewed — even after you remove your makeup.
Best Foundation/Skin Tint
Trinny London BFF All Day €50
This long-lasting foundation smooths skin and helps reduce the appearance of fine lines. A breathable formula with a modern matte finish, it contains pro-ceramide to help smooth skin texture and vitamin B3 to help reduce the appearance of fine lines. No caking, no creasing, and no settling – a freshly applied finish from AM to PM.
MERIT Beauty The Minimalist €42
It’s not a foundation or a concealer, but it’ll replace both in your makeup bag.
This lightweight, buildable formula provides natural-looking coverage and is clinically proven to wear comfortably all day. The Minimalist visibly blurs imperfections and evens skin tone, and can be applied all over for full coverage or used to make small edits.
Transfer, sweat, and humidity-resistant, this non-comedogenic formula is safe for acne-prone and sensitive skin.
KASH Beauty Aura Foundation €32.00
The Aura Skin Radiant Foundation offers a medium, buildable coverage that feels like a second skin.
With a glowing finish, this foundation allows your inner light to shine through, creating a soft, ambient glow that mimics the delicate beauty of your aura. Available in 30 inclusive shades across a wide spectrum of tones, with names like Empower, Dreamer, Balance, Bold, and Eternal, each invites you to connect with your own energy and explore the deeper meaning of beauty. It is a celebration of individuality, encouraging you to embrace your natural aura and the unique energy you bring to the universe.
The Aura Skin Radiant Foundation isn’t about covering up, it’s about finding harmony between who you are and how you show up.
BPerfect Cosmetics Skin Studio – Skin Fusion Tint €22.95
This game-changing tint blends makeup with real, science- backed skincare in one, delivering light, buildable coverage that evens out your complexion, blurs imperfections, and lets your natural radiance shine through. Created by make-up artists and packed with high concentrations of active ingredients, this one is guaranteed to deliver.
Available in 30 inclusive shades, from Light Cool Fair to Deep Neutral Red, Skin Fusion Skin Tint makes it easy to find your perfect match. The lineup features 9 brand-new shades, including extra-light and deeper options, plus 21 that align with BPerfect’s popular Chroma range, so finding that perfect shade match has never been easier.
Packed with ingredients that hydrate, nourish, and protect, it’s all about giving your skin that extra love.
Best Concealer
Bellamianta Dreamy Creamy Concealer RRP €16.99
From spot concealing to brightening up your complexion in the way that a double espresso to start the day would with an instant eye lift, concealer has paved the way for a picture-perfect complexion throughout the years.
Now, wave goodbye to the appearance of dark circles and imperfections and banish those blemishes with the ultimate make-up bag essential, Bellamianta’s Dreamy Creamy Concealer.
Available in nine shades, this super pigmented, light reflecting formula enriched with hydrating properties diffuses the look of any imperfections and bestows your visage with an effortlessly radiant, second skin-like dewy glow. A creamy dream to apply, its silk-like, buttery texture melts onto the skin to give you full, stay-all-day coverage without any creasing or caking.
Trinny London BFF Eye €35
This hydrating, non-creasing under-eye concealer contains the powerful skincare benefits of a serum. It visibly improves dark circles with a cooling Zamac tip to help reduce puffiness; Duo Peptide Complex helps to firm and tone skin; hyaluronic acid hydrates and helps to improve texture; and stabilised vitamin C helps to brighten and awaken tired-looking eyes.
Best Bronzer/Contouring Product
Bellamianta Bronze Sculpting Balm RRP €22
Elevate your makeup routine with the Bellamianta Bronze Sculpting Balm, designed to deliver a flawless, contoured look with ease.
This luxurious balm stick offers a silky, buildable formula that blends seamlessly into the skin, creating natural looking dimensions without heavy coverage. Perfect for enhancing your best features, it effortlessly adds light and shadow for a radiant, dewy finish. Whether you’re aiming for a subtle everyday glow or a more defined, sculpted look, this versatile balm provides a sophisticated touch that lasts all day. Unlock your ultimate contour and achieve that red carpet ready glow with Bellamianta’s must have Bronze Sculpting Balm.
Best Blush
MERIT Beauty Flush Balm RRP €29
A cream tint that melts into skin for a lit-from-within colour that stays flush all day.
Clean, Vegan, Fragrance-free, this blush is safe for both sensitive and acne-prone skin. Microfine pigment powders provide a touch of color without covering up your natural skin texture, and a lightweight, buildable formula leaves a long-lasting glow that’s never heavy or cakey.
KIKO Milano Velvet Touch Creamy Stick Blush €13.99
KIKO Milano Velvet Touch Creamy Stick Blush is a radiant blush stick designed to give the skin a natural, healthy glow. The formula is enriched with African walnut oil and soothing pistachio extract, helping the product glide smoothly onto the skin. Its soft, creamy texture adheres easily, providing strong colour payoff while blending effortlessly for a flawless finish. The practical stick format allows for precise and easy application, helping to define facial features with a professional-looking result.
Best Highlighter
KIKO Milano Radiant Touch Creamy Stick Highlighter €13.99
KIKO Milano Radiant Touch Creamy Stick Highlighter is a radiant finish highlighter designed to add targeted points of light to the face. The formula is enriched with jojoba oil and a high pearl content, helping to create a luminous glow. Its soft, creamy texture melts effortlessly into the skin, providing good coverage and excellent blendability. The stick format allows for easy and precise application, leaving the skin looking smooth and radiant.
Best Setting/Finishing Powder
BPerfect Cosmetics MRS Glam – Glorious Skin Powder Foundation €23.95
A soft velvet matte powder foundation that gives a smooth, flawless finish. An easy to blend formula with medium to full coverage, this hybrid powder can be worn as a foundation or used to set your skin base. Infused with Hyaluronic Acid & Vitamin E, its powder puff and mirror is perfect for touch-ups and on-the-go glam!
Rimmel London Stay Matte Powder RRP €5.75
Rimmel Stay Matte Pressed Powder is a shine-controlling powder designed to mattify the skin and reduce excess oil throughout the day. This cult-favourite product helps control shine, especially on oily areas such as the T-zone, while setting makeup for a smooth, soft-focus finish. The lightweight formula can be easily applied with a brush to keep skin looking fresh and matte.
Best Setting Spray
KASH Beauty Total Hold RRP €25.00 / £23.00
Smudge-proof, transfer-resistant and built to perform, Total Hold keeps foundation, blush and contour exactly where they belong for up to 12 hours – without constant touch-ups.
A fine, weightless mist settles effortlessly over the skin, setting makeup in place without disturbing it. The alcohol-free formula keeps skin comfortable and breathable, avoiding the tightness or dryness often associated with traditional setting sprays and leaving a light, natural finish.
Beyond lasting performance, Total Hold is enriched with skin-loving ingredients that keep the complexion looking fresh throughout the day. Vitamin C and antioxidants revive dull-looking skin and boost radiance, while glycerine draws in moisture to create a smooth, hydrated base so makeup sits beautifully without appearing dry or cakey. Panthenol helps keep skin calm and balanced, while rose and sandalwood essential oils add a subtle, luxurious scent to every application.
Formulated to be non-comedogenic, Total Hold won’t clog pores, making it suitable for everyday wear across a wide range of skin types – the must-have finishing touch for long days, late nights, and everything in between.