Beauty Counter: Get the autumn glow

Choosing the right colours for your skin tone – as autumn approaches, it’s essential to switch to foundations that provide hydration to combat the cooler, drier air.

As summer fades and crisp autumn days set in, it’s time to rethink your beauty routine.

The shift in seasons brings a change in natural light, meaning the colours that complement your skin may differ from those of warmer months.

Understanding your undertone – whether warm, cool, or neutral – can help you choose make-up and wardrobe colours that enhance your natural beauty.

• Finding your autumn palette
• Warm undertones (golden, peachy, olive skin) suit earthy hues like burnt orange, warm browns, deep reds, and golden caramel.
• Cool undertones (pink, rosy, fair skin) glow in shades like plum, deep berry, cool-toned reds, and taupe.
• Neutral undertones can experiment with both warm and cool tones – think rich mauves, bronze, and terracotta.
• Seasonal beauty tips
• Swap lightweight foundations for hydrating formulas to combat drier air.
• Deepen your lipstick shades – berry, cinnamon, and chestnut are perfect choices.
• Embrace creamy textures over powders for a natural, dewy finish.
• Top five hydrating foundations for autumn in New Zealand

Here are top-rated hydrating foundations available in New Zealand:

• Shiseido Synchro Skin Radiant Lifting Foundation: This foundation offers buildable coverage with light-adjusting technology to address fine lines, uneven skin tone, and hydration loss. It’s infused with humectants to hydrate skin for up to 24 hours.
• Chanel Sublimage L’Essence de Teint Foundation: A lightweight, illuminating serum foundation that uses light-reflecting particles to blur imperfections and diffuse light, providing a radiant finish.
• Estée Lauder Futurist Hydra Rescue Moisturising Makeup SPF 45: Combines high-performance skincare with lightweight make-up, covering redness and imperfections while providing a healthy, radiant glow.
• NARS Sheer Glow Foundation: Suitable for various skin types, this foundation offers buildable coverage with a natural finish and contains skincare ingredients that hydrate the skin over time.
• Charlotte Tilbury Beautiful Skin Foundation: A creamy foundation featuring hyaluronic acid and a rose complex to hydrate the skin, providing medium coverage with a natural glow.