Base Makeup Products: Japanese Cosmetics Ranking 2020

Best Base Makeup Products to Buy in Japan 2020–2021

Are you into Japanese beauty culture? Looking for the latest and the most trending beauty products in Japan?? Then you should definitely check out the Best Cosmetics Awards by @cosme!

@cosme is one of the biggest online beauty portal sites in the world today, where you can get the latest and most reliable information about Japanese beauty products. The website hosts the cosmetics awards twice a year in June and December, introducing the latest rankings of the best cosmetics products chosen by real users in Japan. These awards are extremely popular and influential among cosmetics fans, and winning products tend to become even more popular or sell out quickly after awards are revealed.

In early December, The Best Cosmetics Awards 2020 Year-End has been announced! Today, I’m sharing the latest rankings of top three products from the base makeup category including sunscreen, primer, foundation, BB cream and face powder. Let’s check out 2020–2021’s most trendy and popular base makeup products to create perfect, flawless skin!

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Best Sunscreen

1st place: &be UV Milk (1,800 yen)

2nd place: SOFINA iP UV Register Rich Cream (3,000 yen)

3rd place: Bioré UV Aqua Rich Watery Essence (877 yen) [Shop Online]

Best Face Primer

1st place: PAUL & JOE BEAUTE Protecting Foundation Primer (3,500 yen)

2nd place: LA ROCHE-POSAY UVidea XL Tone-up Light (3,400 yen)

3rd place: LA ROCHE-POSAY UVidea XL Tone-up Rosy (3,400 yen)

Best Cream & Gel Foundation

1st place: RMK Creamy Foundation EX (5,500 yen)

2nd place: HAKU Brightening Beauty Serum Foundation (4,800 yen)

3rd place: COVERMARK Flawless Fit (7,000 yen)

Best Liquid Foundation

1st place: shu uemura unlimited breathable lasting foundation (5,400 yen)

2nd place: DIOR Forever Skin Glow (6,000 yen)

3rd place: MiMC Mineral Liquidly Foudation (6,500 yen)

Best Powder Foundation

1st place: INTEGRATE Pro Finish Foundation (1,300 yen)

2nd place: ALBION White Powderlesst (5,000 yen)

3rd place: ALBION Powderlesst (4,000 yen)

Best Cushion Foundation

1st place: NARS Natural Radiant Longwear Cushion Foundation (5,000 yen)

2nd place: LAURA MERCIER Flawless Lumiere Radiance Perfecting Cushion (4,300 yen)

3rd place: DIOR Forever Perfect Cushion (6,500 yen)

Best BB & CC Cream

1st place: DECORTÉ Sun Shelter Tone up CC (3,000 yen)

2nd place: naturaglacé Make-up Cream N (2,800 yen)

3rd place: d program Allerbarrier Essence BB (3,000 yen)

Best Face Powder

1st place: DECORTÉ Face Powder (5,000 yen)

2nd place: innisfree No-Sebum Mineral Powder (800 yen)

3rd place: Elégance La Poudre Haute Nuance (10,000 yen)

Best Concealer

1st place: DIOR Forever Skin Correct (4,200 yen)

2nd place: &be Founcealer (3,500 yen)

3rd place: CEZANNE Poreless Concealer (650 yen)

Best Highlighter & Contour

1st place: CEZANNE Pearl Glow Highlight (600 yen) [Shop Online]

2nd place: MAC Mineralize Skinfinish (3,800 yen)

3rd place: THREE Shimmering Glow Duo (4,500 yen) [Shop Online]

Best Setting Spray

1st place: KOSE Cosmenience Make Keep Mist (1,200 yen)

2nd place: CLARINS Fix’ Make-Up (4,000 yen)

3rd place: d program Allerbarrier Mist (1,500 yen)


(The full list of the Best Cosmetics Awards 2020 can be found at the @cosme website! → https://us.cosme.net/bestcosmeRankings)

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For more cosmetics rankings from different categories and the “Hall of Fame” beauty products listed on The Best Cosmetics Awards by @cosme, please check out listed articles, below!

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