foundation primers for oily skin

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If you have oily skin, you know that finding a foundation primer that works with your skin can be a challenge. Fortunately, there are plenty of primers that would work with oily skin. Primers are facial products that provide a smooth stage for makeup application and help keep your makeup last longer.

tartePoreless Mattifying Primer

Size: 1 oz/ 30 mL·ITEM: 1935329

739 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

Dry to Normal Skin! Not for oily girls...I absolutely loved it from a brightening and hydrating perspective. I have oily skin and live in Texas so the heat and humidity definitely made my T-Zone look oily after a few hours....Great for dry skin!!...HOWEVER, I would not recommend for oily skin. The product did not give any kind of oil control, so an hour into wearing it, I looked a bit too shiny.

What it is: A refreshing, lightweight, and hydrating face primer enhanced with a natural glow for up to 12 hours of smooth and seamless makeup wear.

Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily

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

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Double Hyaluronic Acid: Immediately hydrates the surface of skin and delivers long-lasting hydration.
- Squalane: Supports skin’s barrier by locking in hydration and retaining moisture.
- Cacao Peptides and Moringa Seed: Helps defend skin from harmful blue light and pollution.

Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, phthalates, mineral oil, retinyl palmitate, o

Danessa Myricks BeautyYummy Skin Glow Serum with Hyaluronic Acid & Niacinamide

Size: 1.1 oz/ 32.5mL·ITEM: 2575322

Color: Main Squeeze - champagne gold for all skin types

355 Reviews

$34.00

No matter which shade, it blends out onto the skin stunningly!! Not only does it look amazing with the yummy skin foundation, but it’s looked beautiful with every other foundation I’ve tried it wirh...The perfect dewy light weight primer for a beautiful glowy base! Works well with all foundations but just melts with the yummy skin foundation and vision cream cover!

What it is: A skincare-infused, radiant priming serum that hydrates, preps, and protects skin for a lit-from-within glow.

Finish:
Radiant

Skin Type:
Normal, Oily, Dry, Combination

Concerns: Dryness, Pores, and Uneven Skin Tone

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Vitamin C: Visibly brightens dullness and protects skin from free radicals.
- Niacinamide: Minimizes the appearance of pores.
- Hyaluronic Acid: Hydrates and visibly plumps fine lines and wrinkles.

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 perc

$34.00

Must have for oily skin...I have been trying this primer for almost two months and it’s the best thing I’ve ever tried for my oily skin. ...Oily skin girlies must haves...This primer works like magic for oily skin girlies. I’ve always struggled with my foundation/ makeup getting shiny after few hours but not anymore.

What it is: A non-comedogenic oil absorbing primer that delivers an immediate and extreme matte finish while tightening the appearance of pores. Extends makeup wear to up to 12 hours and dermatologist tested.


Coverage: Light


Finish: 
Matte


Formulation: 
Liquid


Highlighted Ingredients: 
- Alkaline pH: Absorbs excess oil to visibly balance and mattify.

- 15 Percent Mineral Silicate Complex: Tightens the appearance of pores.

- Micro-Hyaluronic Acid: Visibly plumps and prevents dryness.

$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!...Not for oily skin...I would recommend the porefessional primer from benefit for oily skin type.

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.

$38.00

One of my favorites! I do have oily skin so I use it minimally or when I have dehydrated areas on my face. ...Good to pair with drying foundations...I have oily skin I tend to use this on foundations that dry out patchy.

What it is: A gripping cream to oil primer that can be worn alone or to lock in makeup.

Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily

Skincare Concerns: Dryness, Dullness, and Uneven Texture

Formulation: Liquid

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Prickly Pear Seed Oil: Provides hydration and supports skin barrier.
- Yam Root Extract: Supports skin elasticity.
- Japanese Camelia Oil: Visibly improve skin texture.

Ingredient Callouts: This product is vegan, gluten-free, and cruelty-free.

What Else You Need to Know: This multi-benefit primer serum melts into skin, transforming from a lightweight cream to oil texture that’s hydrating, nourishing, and supporting. It also works to i

DermalogicaSkinperfect Primer SPF 30

ITEM: 2221190

Size: 0.75 oz/ 22 mL

34 Reviews

$59.00

Must for Oily Skin...Nothing has worked this well ever for not getting oily shiny in my Tzone throughout the day until I found this primer. ...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.

$36.00

Great for oily skin. Goes on smooth and silky. It's not grippy and hard to apply like some mattifying primers....Great for oily skin...It is songreat for my oily skin, I only use it in the zones I usually get oily!

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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