If you have oily/combination skin you will know how problematic it is to find products that help
prevent make-up from melting off your face make-up on your face all day.
Being an oily skinned Chica I thought it would be a good idea to share the products that I have discovered over the past months that help prevent my base from slipping and sliding!
Two of the best mattifying moisturiser type products I have found are MAC Oil Control Lotion - link
and Neutrogena's Pink Grapefruit Oil Free Moisturiser* - link.
Neither are quite intense enough to be used alone to keep oil at bay but they do both provide a matte finish which is perfect for applying foundation etc on top of.
As they have been designed for oily skin types they don't have the tendencies to over hydrate nor do they encourage the skin to produce excess sebum.
Once I've applied an oil control lotion I give my face a quick spritz with Urban Decay's De Slick Oil Control Make-Up Setting Spray -link, allow to dry and then begin to prime with Clarins Instant Smooth Primer.
Not only is Urban Decay's De Slick Oil Control Make-Up Setting Spray essentially a liquid primer that reduces oil production but it doubles up as a make-up setting spray that you can use as a final step to keep make-up in place all day...bonus!
I swear by this product, it works even in the most humid conditions (pack it the next time you jet off to a balmy destination and thank me later), it is one of the very products that I constantly repurchase
as I know I can rely on to keep me shiny skin free!
For years I relied on Benefit's Porefessional to disguise my enlarged pores and mattify the skin
but in waltzed Clarins Instant Smooth Primer* -link and I have not looked back since.
This silky balm like primer not only fills enlarged pores, controls excess sebum but it also gives the skin the most airbrushed effect I have ever encountered from one single cosmetic purchase.
It is one of those products that transforms your skin, I promise that once you try this primer you will be hooked and the bonus is that it does not break the skin out nor does in clog pores.
I don't just recommend this for oily skin types but to everyone on the look out for a wonderful primer.
Every person out there that struggles with an oily or combination skin type will understand the importance of not a good setting powder but a great setting powder, without one you will be inviting oily areas
to rear their ugly heads at some point throughout the day.
After buying, testing and researching many a loose and pressed face powder I finally stumbled across Smashbox's Photo Set Finishing Powder* - link which is so finely milled it is weightless on the skin.
It gives a matte yet natural finish and my goodness does it keep make-up in place without any dreaded oily areas peeping through for at least 8 hours!
Unlike some setting powders this does not cake nor will it settle into enlarged pores or fine lines,
the term holy grail has been a little over used this weekend on this blog and I do hate uttering it one more but the truth is this is by far my holy grail oil busting setting powder...sorry I'm not sorry!
Of course I can not guarantee that the above products will work quite as well as they do for me
but if you do have oily/combination skin they certainly are worth trying out.
Something to remember is that those with oily skin tend to age better than those who don't...kerching!
I have quite oily skin and will be picking up the Mac oil control lotion and Urban Decays De slick! Thanks
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I really want to try the Neutragena moisturize, ive tried so many mattifying moisturizers and they always leave my skin a bit more oily
ReplyDeleteAbsolute life saver of a post - I'm a mega oily lady! Definitely be looking into these :-)
ReplyDeleteOh thanks for sharing this! I have oily skin an its very annoying sometimes. Really fancy trying the Urban Decay spray! xx
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Pakistanis gonna hve summers soon somy skin will go cazy! Definetly going to look i to some f these products :) having a giveaway on my blog featuring goodies from victorias secret, revlon, elf and wet n wild incase anyones interested!
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Everytime I read posts on your oily skin products I just want to buy them all, particularly the Clarins primer!
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I can't see myself every being without De-Slick now, an amazing seriously life-changing product!
ReplyDeleteI loved the results I had with the clarins instant smooth primer but I'm 100% sure it caused me to break out :(
ReplyDeleteI tried the De Slick but didn't really seem to do much. Maybe I have to give it another try.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing your tricks for oily skin!! I have very oily skin and I always reach for your blog when I wanna know if a product will work for me!
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Urban Decay's Deslick is good stuff! I definitely want to try out one the mattifying moisturisers though, and see if that makes even more of a difference.
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Great post! I love the Neutrogena Moisturiser, gone through so many tubes! Still need to try the de-slick! xx
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for this! I genuinely believe I have the world's oiliest face these days, definitely trying the Neutrogena as well as the Clarins once I can afford it!
ReplyDeletehi how do you use the clarins primer? do you wait it will absorb or imdiatly put the make on? 2. which make up do u use? thank you so much
ReplyDeleteYou use it before you put any make-up on, I tend to wear MAC Studio Sculpt Foundation or Clarins Ever Matte Foundation :)
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I find these posts so helpful! I adore the Claris primer, I've been hooked on it since a MUA used it for my wedding make up. Literally no other primer has quite the same effect on my skin and make up. Love it!
ReplyDeletehavent tried any of these but the clarins has caught my eye, ill definitely add that to my beauty wish list! the illamasqua matte primer is amazing - even on my majorly oily skin!
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I really want to try the urban decay de slick!
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I have combination skin and find its an absolute nightmare to find products that can work with my skin :) Great post and will definately be checking out a few of the products you have mentioned. Thank you :)
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I'm so desperate to try the Clarins primer, I'm trying to justify the price tag to myself! The Neutrogena moisturiser sounds great too! xo
ReplyDeleteI like Mark. Matte Chance Mattifying Lotion, it really mattifies the face and I felt primed enough to apply my makeup and I didn't have to blot or powder my face throughout the day.
ReplyDeleteI'm a mark rep, so I sell it, but I seriously love it, and it's a daily moisturizer, so it's 2 in 1.
This is a great post, at 23 I'm only just realising that I need to change the products I buy to suit my skin better. I have oily skin and have just bought a matte foundation (have yet to use it) so it's great to see other products that will help! Do you have a post on matte foundations?
ReplyDeleteI just purchased the Urban Decay De Slick a couple days ago and can't wait to try it out :)
ReplyDeleteGreat post, will definitely be trying a few of these products!
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Thank you for doing this post- it's ace! I've got oily skin too and have never tried any of these products so I'll have to get involved! I really rate Superdrug's Oil Balancing Serum as a good mattifying base and it's under £5 :] Great post dear x
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Girl you are the reason I am so into Clarins now!
ReplyDeleteI need to try out that primer and hope for the best!
exactly the post I needed, need to try that powder for sure! x
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Thanks for sharing this! I've been struggling with particularly oily skin lately, so any help I can get is much appreciated! I think I might have to look into that Smashbox setting powder now ;)
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I've became a real big fan of Two Faced Primed And Poreless Primer lately, the Urban Decay didn't work that well for me. I also love the fact it has added benefits like Vitamin A, C, retinols, and 5% zinc oxide. Controls my shine and makes me more pretty when I take off my makeup at the same time. Stinks having such oily skin sometimes!
ReplyDeleteIm more of a MAC user but recently i noticed that urban Decay is getting popular so I also tried one and its not a bad choice also i've tried Smashbox as a setting powder, its a really good choice for a perfect finish
ReplyDeleteI find these posts so helpful! I adore the Claris primer, I've been hooked on it since a MUA used it for my wedding make up. Literally no other primer has quite the same effect on my skin and makeup. Love it!
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