Best Products for Oily Skin

/ Erin

If you have oily skin, trust me, I feel your pain. Sometimes all the blotting in the world can’t help you out and it’s just one big shine fest with makeup sliding off your face. Pretty picture, I know. But in my oily skin travels, I have found a few products that seem to improve the situation and keep me matte.

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  1. Bare Minerals Matte Loose Powder

Ilove this powder. It’s designed to work well with oily skin, it has medium coverage and its’ formula doesn’t break me out. Although it doesn’t keep me matte all day, I can usually go about 4 – 5 hours without blotting and it even seems to boost the clarity and overall texture of my skin. I’ve tried plenty of other powders, but I always find myself reaching for this one. I pair it with just concealer or even liquid foundation if I need extra coverage.

  1. Benefit POREfessional Primer

This primer is a godsend. Not only does it completely smooth out my skin, it also reduces shine. When I wear this under my makeup, blotting can be pushed off for an extra few hours and makeup application is a dream. I really like it because even though it offers a matte finish, it doesn’t accentuate or cause dry patches at all. The one thing I will say about this is that is has silicone in it, so I don’t like to wear it every single day for fear of clogged pores. You gotta let your skin breathe sometimes, ya know?

  1. Clinique Advanced Concealer

This was such a lucky find. I was in search of an oil-free concealer and I’d used Clinique’s products before, so I figured I’d give it a shot. Wow. It’s a completely matte concealer, doesn’t crease, has amazing coverage and it’s extremely smooth and blendable. The only reason it’s not my all-time favorite is because it does highlight and cause dryness. But if you rarely get dry patches, you NEED this in your life. Seriously.

  1. Beauty Blender

I actually use the Real Techniques version of the beauty blender. But if you’re a liquid foundation kind of gal, try applying it with a damp beauty blender. It offers smoother, fuller coverage and somehow mattifies almost any foundation I’ve tried. It’s like magic.

What are your favorite products for oily skin? I’d love to try some new ones!

4 thoughts on “Best Products for Oily Skin”

  1. Great recommendations! So nice to have another oily skin blogger 🙂 I tried the BM Matte years and years ago and it didn’t do the job, maybe it’s different now!? But I love Hourglass Mineral Veil for a primer and Estée Lauder double wear foundation! XO

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      • I was apprehensive to buy it because it’s SO expensive, I opted for the trial size which was $18. I don’t think it’s my holy grail for oil control but it greats an amazing surface and the Estée Lauder does all the work for controlling oil anyway. I’m still on the lookout for that HG primer 🙂

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