6 Chantecaille products our beauty editor is adding to cart

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published 25 July 2023

When it comes to make-up, I'm low maintenance. I want my whole look to be executed in approximately five minutes, and I want the result to be a pulled-together, glowing, healthy-looking complexion. This is no mean feat, I can assure you. But after nearly a decade of being a beauty journalist, I can confirm that, if you buy the right products, it can be done. One of my go-to brands? Chantecaille.

Whether it be for a cream blusher or a tinted moisturiser, space in my make-up bag is exclusively reserved for low-maintenance, easy-to-use products that give a clean, polished finish. If a product doesn't hit that criteria, it's out. And sadly, I have to admit that most of the products that do meet the criteria, and therefore have permanent spots in my make-up bag, come with eye-watering price tags.

Although my make-up bag is expensive (in terms of its contents), it's also refined and carefully edited. I hold onto a handful of expensive products that I know I'm going to use to the last drop, many of which are from Chantecaille.

The French make-up and skincare brand is the definition of high quality, luxury beauty. The products do as they say, deliver an expensive-looking finish and, sadly, have a price tag that matches. As an example, you may have seen Chantecaille's viral Future Skin Foundation on TikTok. It garnered popularity after it was used on the set of Euphoria, and now content creators are reviewing it far and wide against its very hefty price tag.

Truthfully, the majority of my most-loved Chantecaille products have been purchased on discount (the rest are press samples). I hold out for seasonal sales and then stock up. But with these discounts only happening once or twice a year, they don't come around often.

But now I have some good news for you. To celebrate the brand's 25th birthday, Chantecaille is running an exclusive site-wide 25% off discount for Marie Claire UK readers (myself included in that) over the next couple of days. All you have to do is enter code: MARIECLAIRE25 at checkout on Chantecaille.co.uk. Whether you're wanting to give the Future Skin foundation a go or are looking to expand your no-fuss make-up horizons, keep scrolling for my top picks.

1. Chantecaille Future Skin Gel Foundation

Chantecaille Future Skin Gel Foundation

When using code MARIECLAIRE25 at checkout.

If you haven't heard of this foundation, there's no doubt you'll stumble across it on your FYP soon enough. When it was revealed Future Skin was used on the set of Euphoria, TikTok went mad for it. As a beauty editor, I know this foundation has been in make-up artists' kits for years. The lightweight gel formula blends seamlessly into skin, delivering a light-to-medium (but very buildable) finish. It has a natural-looking glow without being too dewy and 'wet'—instead leaving behind skin that looks like skin. My one ask? As is the case with so many French make-up brands, we need. a. more. diverse. shade. range.