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. If you have oily skin, it’s important to choose a primer specifically designed for this type of skin. We've rounded up our top makeup primers for oily skin to help you find the perfect one.
Size: 1 oz / 30 ml·ITEM: 2424679
Color: Shine Control - for oily, normal, combination skin
$57.00
Great primer for oily skin! It works fantastic as an eye primer too....Great for Oily Skin...If you don't have oily skin, it may not flow over your skin. It works WONDERS for me and my oily skin!
What it is: A mattifying makeup primer that absorbs oil to control shine, delivers a blurred, velvety finish, and extends makeup wear.
Finish: Natural
Skin Type: Normal, Oily, and Combination
Concerns: Oil
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Ginseng: Known to protect, promote radiant-looking skin, and maintain a smooth complexion.
What Else You Need to Know: Achieve a blurred, matte complexion for up to 20 hours with the Step 1 Primer Shine Control. This comfortable formula is made with mineral clay powder, absorbs oil, and controls shine while extending the wear of makeup.
Size: 1 oz / 30 ml·ITEM: 2424695
Color: Hydra Booster - for dry, normal, combination skin
$57.00
Wish I can use it. If you have oily skin I do not recommend though. My forehead got rlly oily....This is a must if you have normal to dry skin. I’m not sure how well it would be for oily skin but I would still try!
What it is: A makeup primer that boosts skin's hydration and radiance for up to 24 hours while extending makeup wear.
Finish: Radiant
Skin Type: Normal, Dry, and Combination
Concerns: Dryness
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Ginseng: Known to protect, promote radiant-looking skin, and maintain a smooth complexion.
What Else You Need to Know: Refresh dry or dehydrated skin instantly with Step 1 Primer Hydra Booster. Its rich, creamy texture features ginseng, glycerin, and glycols to boost skin's hydration and a radiant look for up to 24 hours, while the invisible wear extends makeup. This primer works perfectly for all skin tones.
Size: 1 oz / 30 ml·ITEM: 2424687
Color: Pore Minimizer - for oily, normal, combination skin
$57.00
Great quality! Makes me skin feel so soft and keeps my makeup on all day, even with oily skin....Good for oily skin!...I love this primer! I have super oily skin and pores and it does help conceal them!
What it is: A 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 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.
Size: 1.35 oz / 40 mL·ITEM: 2572857
Color: Translucent
$52.00
Great for oily skin!...I have very oily skin that always breaks through primer and foundation. ...A must have in my makeup routine!...This is the one and only primer that keeps my skin on check ! I have super oily skin and this primer is the best one out there for people with extremely oily skin.
What it is: A non-comedogenic makeup primer with skincare benefits that blurs pores, controls shine, and locks makeup for up to 12 hours with a soft matte finish.
Finish: Matte
Skin Type: Normal, Oily, and Combination
Concerns: Oil and Pores
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Niacinamide: Helps minimize the appearance of pores.
- Bakuchiol: Helps visibly smooth skin texture and even skin tone.
- Lentil Extract: Helps reduce shine.
ITEM: 2498897
Size: 1 oz/ 30 mL
$48.00
IF YOU HAVE OILY SKIN THIS IS FOR YOU...This is the best primer ever for someone with oily skin I literally have no complaints whatsoever?????...Amazing primer for oily skin...Bought this for my wedding as I have super oily skin, and I was not disappointed!! My makeup stayed beautiful all day - I don’t think I needed to touch up once??
What it is: An ultimate sidekick for MAC Cosmetics’ number one foundation—start your cloud-skin makeup routine with this must-have mattifying face primer.
Finish: Matte
Formulation: Cream
What Else You Need to Know: Achieve complexion perfection with this matte primer that delivers an all-day reduction in the appearance of pores, absorbs excess oil and shine, improves the wear of foundation for up to 12 hours, and promises a visible improvement in skin texture for up to six hours.
Size: 1.7 oz/ 50 mL·ITEM: 2097657
Color: Radiant Pink
$61.00
Wearing this is better than no primer, but it doesn’t work as a primer very well. ...Absolutely love this primer. Works very well for my combination skin and makeup lasts much longer.
What it is:
A makeup primer that's specifically beneficial for oily and combination skin types.
What it does:
A silky gel emulsion, rich in natural ingredients, Prep + Prime Natural Radiance hydrates and primes to improve foundation or powder application, control oil, and promote smooth texture. Vitamins E and C protect with antioxidants, while caffeine calms skin. Illuminating pearl powders reflect optic radiance. The formula disappears upon application, resulting in a beautiful glow. The formula controls shine, provides long-term hydration, and improves radiance while smoothing and softening the look of skin.
What else you need to know:
This product is silicone-free.
Size: 0.5 oz / 15 ml·ITEM: 2424760
Color: Shine Control
$34.00
GREAT FOT OILY SKIN...Amazing for my oily skin girlies! For a full review you can check out my YouTube channel, NVRLATE28...As a makeup artist this primer one of the best primer i’m using with oily skin will control the shine up to 12 hours
What it is: A mattifying makeup primer that absorbs oil to control shine, delivers a blurred, velvety finish, and extends makeup wear.
Finish: Natural
Skin Type: Normal, Oily, and Combination
Concerns: Oil
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Ginseng: Known to protect, promote radiant-looking skin, and maintain a smooth complexion.
Ingredient Callouts: This product is vegan and cruelty-free.
What Else You Need to Know: Achieve a blurred, matte complexion for up to 20 hours with the Mini Step 1 Primer Shine Control. This comfortable formula is made with mineral clay powder, absorbs oil, and controls shine while extending the wear of makeup.
$48.00
Best Primer for my oily skin...I'm obsessed with this primer! I have tried so many for my oily skin and this keeps my makeup on all day and minimizes my shine all day. ...Good for oily skin...The light formula of Photo Finish Foundation Primer is excellent for oily skin. It makes makeup glide on and doesn't make my oily skin feel greasy, even after hours of wearing it.
What it is: A clear primer gel that smooths skin and pores so your makeup lasts, while vitamins A and E protect your skin.
Ingredient Callouts: Free of sulfates SLS and SLES, parabens, phthalates, and contains less than one percent of synthetic fragrances. This product is also vegan and cruelty-free.
What Else You Need to Know: Reduce the appearance of fine lines and pores while locking in your makeup with this primer. Lightweight and oil-free, it gives you a flawless finish, while antioxidants and vitamins A and E help protect your skin from pollutants, damage, and stress.
Size: 1 oz/ 30 mL·ITEM: 1713114
Color: Blur Primer Gold - brightens and evens skintone
$76.00
I’m giving 3 stars because it was not the best for my oily skin. I generally didn’t and don’t like the texture of this particular primer or primers with this texture. ...The best blurring primer for oily skin. My makeup applies smoothly, imperfections are blurred and my face is not saturated with oil at the end of my day.
What it is: A non-greasy, lightweight makeup primer with light-infused pigments and four nourishing oils that blur imperfections and smooths the look of skin.
Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Corn Oil, Apricot Kernel Oil, Passiflora oil, and Rice Bran Oil: Nurture and leave skin feeling soft.
Ingredient Callouts: Free of sulfates SLS and SLES, parabens, formaldehydes, and phthalates.
Size: 0.33 oz/10 mL·ITEM: 2888832
$26.00
This primer is absolutely perfect for oily skin and blends well with makeup. ...I actually like this primer,I have very oily skin and big pores and it works great under my foundation the moment I stopped using the elf primer and started using this my face doesn’t look oily.
What it is: A non-comedogenic, jelly-like primer that immediately absorbs excess oil, adds smooth texture, and blurs pores for an airbrushed, soft-focus finish.
Finish: Sheer
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Milk Thistle Extract: Antioxidant-rich, soothes oily skin.
- Glycerine: Moisturizing, soothes oily skin.
- Polymers: Blurs appearance of pores and smooths texture.
Ingredient Callouts: It is also vegan and cruelty-free.
What Else You Need to Know: Now in compact travel size, this ultra-blurring silicone-free primer is good for your skin and is so easy to use. It’s lightweight, long-lasting, and has a refreshing, cooling, jelly-like texture that layers well on top of skincare and SPF.
