best makeup primer for oily skin

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A good primer can help you get the most out of your makeup. It can smooth out the skin underneath your makeup, making it look younger and more even. It can also help keep your makeup from creasing or fading.

$69.00

i saw reviews about how its great for oily skin and i tried to use it with my foundation and it just made it super oily! ...I love this! I have VERY oily skin and this controls my oil all day!...LOVE THIS FOR OILY SKIN...not for oily skin

What it is: A bestselling hydrating primer and moisturizer that nourishes, plumps, and preps skin to improve the look of foundation.


Highlighted Ingredients: 
- Vitamins B, C, and E: Help replenish and condition skin with essential nourishment.
- Hyaluronic Acid, Squalane, and Shea Butter: Help quickly hydrate, visibly plump, and prep skin for a fresh, healthy-looking glow.
- Grapefruit and Geranium: Leave a light, uplifting scent on skin.


What Else You Need to Know: This hydrating formula blends the performance of a makeup primer with the cushion of a moisturizer. 

MAKE UP FOR EVERMini Step 1 Primer Pore Minimizer

Size: 0.5 oz / 15 ml·ITEM: 2424778

Color: Pore Minimizer

431 Reviews

$24.00

Good for oily skin!...I love this primer! I have super oily skin and pores and it does help conceal them! ...A must have for oily skin...Good primer for oily skin, give this mate effect to your skin instantly

What it is: A mini-size smoothing makeup primer that visibly reduces the appearance of pores and fine lines for a smooth texture and blurred finish.

Finish:
Natural

Skin Type:
Normal, Oily, and Combination

Concerns: Pores

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Ginseng: Known to protect, promote radiant-looking skin, and maintain a smooth complexion.

What Else You Need to Know: Reduce the appearance of pores for up to 24 hours and instantly smooth skin's appearance with the Mini Step 1 Primer Pore Minimizer. Innovative polymers and silica visibly blur and smooth fine lines and skin’s texture, while ginseng maintains balance. The translucent formula works on all skin tones.

tartePoreless Mattifying Primer

Size: 1 oz/ 30 mL·ITEM: 1935329

737 Reviews

$34.00

Great Primer for Oily Skin...This is the best primer for Oily Skin. I have use a lot of different primer to help with my Oily control . ...Great primer for oily skin. Has helped my makeup last all day even with my extremely oily skin.

What it is:
A vegan, 12-hour makeup primer that fights shine and minimizes the look of pores for a smooth, matte surface.

What it does:
This waterproof mattifying and re-texturizing complexion primer features optical matte-blur technology that reduces the look of imperfections.

$42.00

Great Primer for Oily Skin!...It’s a very light weight hydrating primer (works well as a moisturizer for oily skin as well) and I love how it makes my make up stay in place!...great for oily skin...Only primer I have found to work for my oily skin. Keeps makeup in place without setting powder.

What it is: A replenishing face primer that hydrates, smooths, and brightens for a dewy, healthy-looking complexion.

Skin Type:
Normal, Dry, Combination

Concerns: Dryness

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Coconut Water: Hydrates skin.
- Probiotics: Boosts skin’s visible radiance and elasticity.

Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens. It is also vegan, gluten-free, and cruelty-free.

DermalogicaSkinperfect Primer SPF 30

ITEM: 2221190

Size: 0.75 oz/ 22 mL

33 Reviews

$59.00

Best primer: goes on soooo smooth, smell isnt too strong, contains spf (awesome!!) ...Holy Grail Primer...My makeup always looks perfect when using this. Also, I have oily skin and this primer has held up despite it not being an oil control primer.

What it is: A primer that helps smooth fine lines, brighten, and prep for makeup application and flawless skin.

Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily

Skincare Concerns: Fine Lines and Wrinkles, Loss of Firmness and Elasticity, and Dullness and Uneven Texture

Formulation: Gel

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Titanium Dioxide (4%): Protects skin from UVA and UVB radiation.
- Zinc Oxide (14%): Creates a protective barrier and deflects UVA and UVB rays off.
- Hyaluronic Acid: Hydrates the skin.

Ingredient Callouts: Free of sulfates SLS and SLES, parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, phthalates, mineral oil, retinyl palmitate, oxybenzone, coal tar, and hydroquinone.

$28.00

OK Primer...This is a good primer for oily skin.. It is a bit too sparky for an older person....Very good for oily skin....I really like this primer so far, I have very extremely oily skin & live in humid south Texas.

What it is: A weightless, silicone-free, gel primer enriched with ultra-fine pearls for a lit-from-within glow.

Finish: Radiant

Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily

Concerns: Dryness

$25.00

not for oily skin...Not for me, not for oily skin, broke out with two zits on forehead after first time/day of use ,...Actually amazing for oily skin!...I read glowing reviews for this, however all bloggers mentioned it doesn’t work for longevity of makeup and might not be the best for oily skin. I actually found that it helps my makeup last way better than other primers intended for oily skin including my old regular, hourglass mineral primer.

Which skin type is it good for?
✔ Normal
✔ Oily
✔ Combination

What it is:
An advanced, oil-free face formula that hydrates, softens, and cushions skin.

Solutions for:
- Dryness
- Fine lines and wrinkles
- Oiliness

If you want to know more…
This oil-free formula combines the moisturizing power of shea butter with vitamins B, C, and E for antioxidant protection to fend off environmental damage. Grapefruit and geranium fragrances leave a light, uplifting scent on skin. With daily use, this cream—rich in feel, but never greasy—helps skin to look and feel its best.

What it is formulated WITHOUT:
- Parabens
- Sulfates
- Phthalates

$22.00

A little goes a long way! Good for oily skin types too!...I don’t recommend this for oily skin.

What it is:  A glowy tinted sunscreen that hydrates skin & primes for makeup with a radiant finish & broad spectrum SPF protection.

$39.00

An Awesome Primer!!...I can tell it’s helps keep the oils at bay, so I’m not sure how it would work for dry skin, but for oily skin it’s awesome! It’ll definitely become a new favorite primer that I’ll be repurchasing to keep it in my rotation!...I used without and with makeup and I liked the both ways. I have oily skin and control a lot the oil.

What it is: A skincare-infused primer that instantly blurs the look of wrinkles and keeps makeup from settling in creases while prolonging makeup wear.

Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily

Skincare Concerns: Fine Lines and Wrinkles, Pores, Uneven Texture

Formulation: Cream

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Optical Microspheres: Scatter light to visibly blur wrinkles and imperfections.

Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, phthalates, mineral oil, retinyl palmitate, oxybenzone, coal tar, hydroquinone, sulfates SLS & SLES, triclocarban, triclosan, and contains less than one percent synthetic fragrance. It is also vegan.

$20.00

A MUST FOR OILY SKINS GALS...Paired with the fenty pro filter for my oily skin is amazing! Super smooth skin! If I don't use it my foundation looks terrible...Great for oily skin...My go-to primer for oily skin. Doesn’t make me look sweaty and works well with every foundation I’ve used.

What it is: A mattifying primer for combination-to-oily skin that delivers maximum all-day shine control while improving and extending the wear of foundation.

Skin Type: Normal, Combination, and Oily

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Blue Agave Extract: Helps to mattify the skin.

Ingredient Callouts: This product is oil-free and cruelty-free.

What Else You Need to Know: Mattify skin, fight shine all day, and smooth the look of pores without feeling tight or dry with the Pro Filt'r Mattifying Primer. Paired with Pro Filt'r foundation (sold separately), this oil-free primer—made with Blue Agave Extract and blurring powder—helps makeup blend better, last longer, and stay fresh all day without caking.

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