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Stephanie Maylor

How to swap to a lighter foundation if you've been stuck on full-coverage formulas for too long

A woman's smiling face with brown hair and glowing skin, with dots of foundation on her cheek, beside three smudges of foundation in different colours with a pink beauty blender sponge.

Foundation is the cornerstone of any makeup look, setting the scene for blusher, bronzer and highlighter, and yet, it’s also the only part that you don't want anyone to notice.

If you’ve always hidden behind the comfort blanket of a high-coverage foundation, it might be time to switch it up. Opaque formulas don’t always serve us - they can feel moisture-sapping, cling to rough patches and gather in lines.

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