If you have oily skin, you know that powder foundations can be a challenge. The powdery finish can look cakey and accentuate your skin's oiliness. But there are some great pressed powders on the market that are better suited to dry skin than traditional loose powders. Here are some of our favorites.
$31.00
This powder is only average in my opinion. It doesn't control the oilies very well and I returned mine. ...GREAT FOR OILY SKINS
What it is: An oil-free formula that maintains a fresh look and feel, all day and night.
Skin Type: Combination and Oily
Skincare Concerns: Oiliness, Dryness, and Uneven Skin Tone
Formulation: Pressed Powder
Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, mineral oil, and fragrances.
What Else You Need to Know: Clinique’s Stay-Matte Sheer Pressed Powder Stay has a matte finish with sheer coverage. It’s also dermatologist-tested and non-acnegenic.
Size: 0.38 oz/ 11 g·ITEM: 1287481
Color: Pale Yellow - very light yellow; sets and controls shine on fair to medium skin
$45.00
Nice touch up powder...The square is actually annoying. The fine powder does a nice job of touching up the oilies without adding a layer....Pretty great for problem skin!...Too much product throughout the day, including repeated applications of pressed powders, just create a goopy, discolored, oily mess.
What it is: A pressed powder that sets and perfects foundation for a smooth, flawless finish.
Finish: Matte
Formulation: Pressed Powder
Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, phthalates, and sulfates SLS & SLES.
What Else You Need to Know: The unique yellow base complements all skin tones to create a natural-looking tone—it even looks natural on pink complexions. Sheer Finish Pressed Setting Powder comes with a powder puff.
Size: 0.264 oz/ 7.5 g·ITEM: 1787589
Color: 04 Porcelain Pink
$20.00
I work in sephora and I been trying this new powders in clients that have combination and oily skin and it looks amazing you don't even need a setting powder with this, BEST SEPHORA PRODUCT EVER!!!...Great powder!...Best thing- NO BREAKOUTS! I’m combo oily skin.
What it is: A creamy, medium coverage powder foundation with a lightweight, buildable formula and a natural, matte finish.
Coverage: Medium
Finish: Matte
Formulation: Pressed Powder
What Else You Need to Know: The FlexMatte technology in this formula creates medium buildable, weightless coverage that moves with your skin and doesn't crack, cake, or clog your pores. Not tested on animals and complies with international product safety requirements.
Size: 0.28 oz/ 8 g·ITEM: 1914498
Color: Deep
$33.00
kvd finally made a good powder...I don't get oily, my pores aren't visible and its just a nice powder, especially for oily skin and the packaging is beautiful...I have very oily T-zone and this powder made my skin stay less oily almost the whole day.
What it is: A lightweight, refillable, pressed finishing powder that layers smoothly over foundation for a fresh, soft-matte finish that lasts all day.
Coverage: Light
Finish: Matte
Formulation: Pressed Powder
Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens and phthalates. It is also vegan and cruelty-free.
What Else You Need to Know: Enriched with skin conditioners and ultra-fine absorbing powders that help blot away excess oil, this powder is designed to appear invisible on most complexions and won't settle in fine lines. Compact is refillable—once you hit pan, just pop in a refill (sold separately). It includes a cushion-puff applicator.
$100.00
Best Pressed Powder...This powder is the best pressed powder I own, even tops the Tom Ford pressed powder that I also own. ...Unfortunately, like all pressed powders before it, it couldn't hold up to my mega-oily skin and only lasted about 2-3 hours.
What it is: A pressed powder that blends away the look of imperfections and softens shine for a longwearing, matte finish, making this the ideal compact companion.
Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily
Skincare Concerns: Pores, Dryness, and Uneven Skin Tone
Formulation: Pressed Powder
Ingredient Callouts: Free of sulfates SLS and SLES, parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, phthalates, mineral oil, retinyl palmitate, oxybenzone, coal tar, hydroquinone, triclosan, and contains less than one percent of synthetic fragrances. This product is also gluten-free.
Size: 1.0 fl oz/ 30 mL·ITEM: 2247195
Color: 70WR - dark warm with a rich undertone
$40.00
Best Foundation for oily skins...I always love UD products, I used to live the previous foundation but the problem it was I was alway oily and shiny within 2 hrs. With this new foundation it lasted me 12 hrs before I took it off....This foundation melts perfectly into my and stays matte for as long as I can ask for since I have oily skins AND live in Louisiana.
What it is: A vegan, buildable, medium-coverage, lightweight foundation with a real-skin, long-lasting matte finish that stays put for up to 24 hours.
Coverage: Medium
Finish: Matte
Formulation: Liquid
Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily
Ingredient Callouts: This product is vegan and cruelty-free.
What Else You Need to Know: This foundation is designed with nine shade intensities, three master tones, and seven undertones and has a lightweight, second-skin feel thanks to its breathable formula. Its medium coverage conceals uneven skin tone and minimizes the appearance of pores with a matte finish.
$30.00
It’s soo lightweight, I forget I have it on. Also doesn’t make me oily and my skin appears smooth....Best powder for touch ups!...The shea extract and velvet finish make it very light weight and does not leave a “powdery finish” like most foundation/pressed powders.
What it is: A lightweight, powder foundation with buildable coverage and a matte finish.
Coverage: Medium
Finish: Natural
Formulation: Pressed Powder
Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily
What Else You Need to Know: Lightweight and buildable, Hello Happy Velvet Power Foundation mattifies all day, yet feels creamy-soft. It’s formulated with shea-butter extracts to create a luxuriously-smooth feel. The mirrored compact includes a sponge and brush applicator, so you can customize your coverage.
Clinical Results: In a self-evaluation by 107 women, after 1 week:
- 96% said it minimizes shine
- 93% said it’s easy to build coverage
Size: 0.4 oz/ 11 g·ITEM: 2361087
Color: 3 Neutral - light medium skin, neutral undertones
$40.00
Smooth texture and doesn't leave a weird residue. If you have super oily skin though, i don't know if it will be matteifying enough....It’s a decent light pressed powder, formula looks light in the pan but oxidizes a little on the face and made my fair skin a bit orange.
What it is: A weightless translucent powder that reduces shine, sets makeup, and warms the complexion.
Coverage: Light
Finish: Matte
Formulation: Pressed Powder
Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, phthalates, mineral oil, retinyl palmitate, oxybenzone, coal tar, hydroquinone, sulfates SLS & SLES, triclocarban, and triclosan.
What Else You Need to Know: Dior Backstage Face & Body Powder-No-Powder blurs imperfections, reduces shine, and visibly evens out the complexion for a luminous matte finish. Completely foolproof, this compact powder infused in a gel base applies seamlessly on the skin for a natural, non-powdery effect.
Size: 0.28 oz/ 8 g·ITEM: 2426930
Color: Medium 5 (G) - medium to tan, golden undertones (Patrick's Shade)
$33.00
I love how soft and velvety this makes my skin look! Almost airbrushed but isn’t too thick or heavy. ...It perfects my skins appearance to where you’d ask “pores where???”
What it is: A buttery-smooth, buildable, medium- to full-coverage powder foundation with a multiuse formula, a soft-matte finish and up to 12 hours of wear.
Coverage: Medium
Finish: Matte
Formulation: Pressed Powder
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Texturizers and Microspheres: Visibly blur pores, fine lines, wrinkles, and texture with a soft-focus effect.
- Rice Silk Powder: Helps create a soft-focus appearance.
- Triple-Milled Micronized Purest Pigments: Create undetectable, seamless, true-color coverage that lasts for up to 12 hours.
Size: 0.31 oz/ 9 g·ITEM: 2476380
Color: Tan Rich
$30.00
Bye Bye Pores Pressed Powder is a very natural, light wearing, skin like, non cakey powder. ...I am pleased with this pressed powder. I have oily skin and was not quite sure it would absorb the oil without caking up, but it worked beautifully.
What it is: A talc-free setting powder infused with silk that mattifies, minimizes pores’ appearance, and sets foundation and concealer in a convenient pressed-powder compact.
Coverage: Light
Finish: Matte
Formulation: Pressed Powder
Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily
What Else You Need to Know: Developed with plastic surgeons, this setting powder is infused with silk, collagen, antioxidants, and peptides to ensure it won’t settle into wrinkles while delivering an airbrushed look. Keep this translucent setting powder in your makeup bag for mattifying touch-ups.
