Powder Foundations For Oily Skin

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If you have oily skin, you know that the right foundation can make all the difference. But finding the right one can be tricky. There are so many options available, and each one has its own pros and cons. Here are some of the best powder foundations for oily skin.

CLINIQUEStay-Matte Sheer Pressed Powder

ITEM: 51573

Color: Stay Buff

1.4K Reviews

$55.50

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GREAT FOR OILY SKIN...It is great for oily skin! Even though you do have to touch it up, don't you have to for all powders? ...great for oily skin...This powder is fantastic for oily skin, gives great coverage and has a bit of sparkle that makes your skin shine.

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.

$70.00

I was looking for an alternative to the messy Bare Minerals foundations. I liked the all day coverage for my oily skin, but the fragrance was so heavy that I had to return it....Great for oily skin...Great to use with sponge dry. Good for oily skin with great coverage and light feel. Does not case breakouts like other pressed powders.

What it is: A sheer-to-full-coverage powder foundation has a versatile, mattifying, and long-wearing finish that is perfect for all skin types, including oily.

Coverage: Full

Finish: Matte

Formulation: Pressed Powder

Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily

What Else You Need to Know: This versatile matte foundation is buildable, long-lasting, and can be used wet or dry. The face powder is perfect for on-the-go touch-ups, covering imperfections, and as a sheer-coverage setting powder. The lightweight formula does not cake and offers a shine-free, natural look.

IT CosmeticsBye Bye Pores Translucent Pressed Setting Powder

Size: 0.31 oz/ 9 g·ITEM: 1868264

Color: Translucent

799 Reviews

$49.00

great product for oily skin...Great for oily skin! Use it with a big fluffy brush and gives great results. ...Amazing for oily skin/enlarged pores...I have oily skin and applying a double layer of this powder keeps me matte for most of my workday.

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.

NARSLight Reflecting Pressed Setting Powder

Size: .35 oz/ 10 g·ITEM: 2268654

Color: Crystal - very light to light

863 Reviews

$57.00

This is the only pressed setting powder that I use now. i have five different loose powders that I cycle through, but this is the only pressed powder that I own. i have it in a full size and two minis, one mini from my car and one for touch ups. i can only thank the Japanese girls on TikTok who are raving about this powder. ...must have for oily skin in a hot weather...Don’t care any more to have a matting foundation or other product. This powder just makes everything perfect right away and stays for a whole day

What it is: A bestselling pressed powder that locks makeup in place up to all day with a luminous, photo-ready finish.

Coverage: Light

Finish:
Radiant

Formulation:
Pressed Powder

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Micro-fine Mineral Powders: Glycerin and vitamin E guard against dryness and keep skin comfortable.
- Light Reflecting Complex™: Visibly restores skin’s youthful radiance.
- Photochromic Technology: No-flashback formula makes skin look perfect in person and on camera.

CLINIQUESuperbalanced™ Makeup Foundation

Size: 1 oz/ 30 mL·ITEM: 126441

Color: Alabaster

934 Reviews

$57.00

I have combo oily skin so i needed a foundation for coverage that would not break me out...this foundation does just that and the alabaster color matches my skintone so well!...Not good for oily skin...This foundation has light to medium coverage. But its way too moisturizing for me and my oily skin.

Coverage:
✔ Medium

Skin type:
✔ Combination
✔ Oily

Finish:
✔ Natural

What it is:
An oil-free liquid foundation that adds hydration and minimizes oil where it’s needed.

MAKE UP FOR EVERMatte Velvet Skin Full Coverage Foundation

Size: 1.01 oz/ 30 mL·ITEM: 2106458

Color: Y425 Honey - for tan skin with golden undertones

2.1K Reviews

$54.00

Good for oily skin...This foundation works real well for oily skin. It also lasts. ...Great for oily skin!...Decided to change my foundation and asked an employee for a matte full coverage for oily skins foundation and she recommended this foundation.

What it is: A full-coverage, waterproof foundation that provides a velvety-matte finish and up to 24 hours of wear.

Coverage: Full

Finish: Matte

Formulation: Liquid

Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily

What Else You Need to Know: This foundation is ideal for normal-to-oily skin types and provides full coverage. It is formulated with flexi-fit complex technology to deliver oil-absorbing powders that ensure shine control and up to 24 hours of wear that doesn't cake, flake, or fade.

Danessa Myricks BeautyYummy Skin Blurring Balm Powder - Tinted Primer & Foundation

Size: 0.63 oz / 18 g·ITEM: 2576197

Color: 6 - tan skin with olive undertones

2K Reviews

$49.00

The best primer for oily skin. If you have oily skin this is the best primer it keeps my oils at bay unlike any other product. ...If you have oily skin, you might like this a lot. I have super oily skin. ...The best primer for oily skin...Oily Skin Approved!!

What it is: An award-winning, visibly balancing balm-to-powder primer/foundation for a smooth, refined finish and all-day absorption of sweat and oil.

Coverage: Light

Finish:
Matte

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Upsalite: Absorbs excess sebum and sweat without depleting skin's hydration.
- Olive-Derived Squalane: Visibly balances oily skin and diminishes signs of aging.
- Hyaluronic Acid: Hydrates.

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 gluten-free and cruelty-free.

HourglassVanish™ Seamless Finish Foundation Stick

Size: 0.25 oz/ 7 g·ITEM: 1841048

Color: 13 Golden Amber - medium deep, golden undertones

6.6K Reviews

$67.00

Bad for Oily Skin...I tried so hard to love this foundation because I had a friend who absolutely loved it, but this was really bad for oily skin. ...Not for oily skin...It makes your skin look flawless, but with all hourglass foundations, I find it doesn't last on oily skin whatsoever.

What it is: A weightless, waterproof foundation with long-wearing, concentrated coverage in a custom, triangular component for fast and easy full coverage on-the-go.

Coverage: Full

Finish: Natural

Formulation: Stick

Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily

Ingredient Callouts: Free of mineral oil, parabens, phthalates, and triclosan, and contains less than one percent of synthetic fragrances. This product is also vegan, cruelty-free, and gluten-free.

CLINIQUEBeyond Perfecting Foundation + Concealer

Size: 1 oz/ 30 mL·ITEM: 1917632

Color: 6.75 Sesame

2.6K Reviews

$54.00

Not great for oily skin...Even though this foundation is oil-free and looked flawless initially, after a few hours it completely broke down on my very oily skin. ...Foundation is ok for oily skin...This foundation was good for oily skin, also if you need something full coverage.

What it is: A 24-hour wear, oil-free foundation and concealer in one that is lightweight and moisturizing—offering full-coverage without clogging pores.

Coverage: Full

Finish: Natural

Formulation: Cream

Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Trehalose
- Lechitin
- Sodium Hyaluronate

Ingredient Callouts: Free of sulfates SLS and SLES, parabens, and phthalates.

What Else You Need to Know: Clinique’s Beyond Perfecting Liquid Foundation has a natural matte finish with full coverage.

Danessa Myricks BeautyYummy Skin Serum Foundation

Size: 0.85 oz/ 25mL·ITEM: 2574861

Color: 1P - very fair skin with pink undertones

340 Reviews

$46.00

Best Foundation Ever!...Get this product !!! This is the best foundation I have ever worn. I do have very fair pink skin so I have to tinker with the color of the foundation using the color fix product in white but such a tiny amount is needed and the coverage is so complete.

What it is: A skincare-hybrid foundation with medium, buildable coverage that effortlessly creates a natural-looking, skin-like glow.

Coverage: Medium

Finish:
Radiant

Formulation:
Liquid

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Jojoba Oil: Intensely moisturizes and softens skin.
- Hyaluronic Acid: Hydrates and plumps the look of fine lines and wrinkles.
- Olive-Derived Squalane: Known to balance oil production and diminish visible signs of aging.

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

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