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Must-Have Products for Oily Skin Makeup Prep That Leave you Matte & Poreless
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items If you love a matte and poreless-as-possible makeup base as much as the next person, but I don’t want to have oily and shiny skin a few hours in, this is the list for you. I’ve put together this list of products that I’ve used as a skin prep routine ...
Sections
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Step 1: Cleanser
Step 2: Toner
Step 3: Serum
Step 4: Under Eye (Optional)
Step 5: Moisturizer
Step 6: Sunscreen
Step 1: Cleanser
Price: $$$
This cleanser is creamy but you can also feel the rice powder, which breaks down while gently cleansing your skin. This is another one of those cleansers that leaves your skin soft and smooth, a great start to your skin prep routine. This...
Tatcha The Rice Wash Soft Cream Cleanser
Price: $$
People with oily skin know that gel cleaners are amazing at cleansing excess oil buildup. This is no exception, and it’s one of the least drying formulas on the market. This will leave your skin deeply cleansed before makeup application so...
medicube PDRN Hydrating Gel Cleanser
**AFFILIATE**
Price: $$
Here’s a brand you’ve probably never heard of before! I did a gifted collab with them and out of the 4 products they sent me, this is my favourite. It deeply cleanses the pores so they don’t appear as enlarged or full. I usu...
[Redence] Green Grape 3-in-1 Pore Mask Cleanser
Step 2: Toner
**YESSTYLE Affiliate**
Price: $$
If your skin looooves niacinamide, then it will definitely love this! It’s a watery toner with niacinamide and glutathione which are great for oil control and antioxidant protection. This toner plays well with every...
ONE THING - Niacinamide Glutathione Toner
Price: $$
If you’re looking to hydrate without overdoing it, the Moisture Balancing line is literally made for oily skin! It’s slightly more viscous than water, but it has that perfect balance of moisture and oil. I like to use this in the drier mon...
Baegayul Moisture Balancing Toner
Step 3: Serum
**YESSTYLE Affiliate***
Price: $$
I have enlarged pores on my nose and right where my glasses sit on my cheeks. So when I’m going for a poreless look, I find that this Frankly Pore Closer Serum helps reduce the appearance of them just a touch! The ...
FRANKLY Closer Pore Minimizer Serum
Price: $$$$
I know this serum has a lot of discourse around it because so many influencers are “ObSeSsEd” with it, but I think they’re onto something here. This serum does have some great skincare benefits, but when I apply this, it almost gives my ...
Charlotte's Magic Serum Crystal Elixir
Price: $$$
I LOVE 🍉 SO MUCH. Sorry, that was a lot. But, this serum is so good when I want a slight glow boost to my matte makeup base. It smells like candy watermelon (which I love, but if you don’t I’ll have something similar without the fragranc...
Glow Recipe Watermelon Glow Niacinamide Dew Drops
Price: $
Now if you don’t like the Glow Recipe Dew Drops for any reason, here’s your more affordable and less fragrant alternative! This has the addition of hibiscus so it’s nice and hydrating. The glow boost I get when I apply this under makeup is ...
E.L.F. Thirst Burst Drops
Step 4: Under Eye (Optional)
Note: Under eye products are optional and based on preference and skin sensitivity
Price: $$$$$
This hurts my soul to put in this list because it’s SO EXPENSIVE. But, I have tried so many eye creams and serums. I find that this actually does what it claims. I notice a difference in under eye brightness after applying this serum an...
Charlotte Tilbury CRYO-RECOVERY EYE SERUM
Step 5: Moisturizer
Price: $$$$
Are there cheaper moisturizers that will work just fine? Yes, absolutely. As someone who has tried both Magic Cream formulas, this one is just so lightweight and beautiful. This is a treat yourself type of product.
To use: Apply after s...
Charlotte's Magic Water Cream
Price: $$$$
Sometimes I have super boujee products that I buy (while crying) then actually end up loving (but I’m still crying). The Water Cream is the lightest of the Tatcha moisturizers IMO and as you massage it in, it just breaks down into what f...
Tatcha The Water Cream Lightweight Pore-Refining Moisturizer
Price: $
How many moisturizers are on the market that literally have ingredients in it that actively combat oiliness? Well, a few, but those all have niacinamide. If your skin can’t handle niacinamide you should give this a try because it will help ...
Cocokind Electrolyte Water Cream | Lightweight Gel Moisturizer
Step 6: Sunscreen
One of these products doubles as a primer! Read the notes to find out how to combine sun care and primer into one!
Price: $$
It’s really hard to find sunscreens at the drugstore that don’t leave behind a greasy look & feel. I already look and feel greasy because I’m oily, I don’t want more. This product though, chef’s kiss. If you don’t want to end up greasy...
Naked Sundays CabanaClear™ Water Gel Serum SPF50
Price: $$$
Sunscreens that play well with makeup are the most notoriously difficult to find. That being said, if you want a super healthy glow AND no white cast left behind, this is a great mineral sunscreen that won’t break you out. Not to mention ...
Naked Sundays SPF50 Collagen Boost Mineral Perfecting Priming Lotion
Price: $$$$
Do you have some facial redness you want to even out before you apply makeup? This sunscreen will help. I’ve tried the original formula and it’s definitely gorgeous on its own but it’s also great as a coverage booster. I found this SPF t...
DreamBeam SPF 40 PA++++