If I told you I had the oiliest skin in the world, I’m sure you wouldn’t believe me. I have very oily skin. Trust me.
I blot my forehead and cheeks with that brown paper towel in public bathrooms every chance I get, maybe then you would trust and believe what I’m going through.
Having oily skin is hard, especially if you are in front of people all day long.
One day, while I was only a few hours into my day of teaching, one of my students asked me why was I sweating.
I thought for a few minutes, why is he asking me this?
I knew I wasn’t sweating. For the most part, I’m cold 9 times out of 10. I do sweat a lot but under the normal sweating circumstances of sweat, like at the gym. Remember, I was teaching class and that wasn’t a normal circumstance. But I finally figured it out.
I wasn’t sweating at all…I was just oily.
That night, I went to Target and bought a couple of packs of blotting sheets. One to keep with me and one to take to work.
Otherwise, I do what any oily person does. Pat their face with whatever. I’ve used Kleenex, my arm, back of my hand, and even regular plain white paper at times. I just pat my entire face in between classes if I can a chance and I always keep some extra face powder in my desk.
But the first line of defense in terms of oiliness next to face lotion is a solid foundation. Especially for us full face makeup wearers. And I do wear a full face of make-up probably about 300 days out of the year.
I try a lot of different foundations, and pick up samples and see what works best for my skin. I love full coverage matte foundations because the full coverage will last beyond the oils of my face. And the matte finish will try and hopefully keep me matte.
I know a lot of oily skin make-up wearers do not like full coverage make-up. They are especially against this during summer months but if you don’t want your make-up to slip I suggest you give it a try.
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9 Foundations for Oily Skin
The following foundations are the list of my best foundations for oily skin. These are all tried and true foundations that I bought and some re-purchased multiple times. I usually wear make-up for at least 12 hours a day, and these will do the trick.
3. L’Oreal Paris Infallible Pro-Matte
4. Revlon ColorStay Foundation for Combination/Oily Skin
5. Lancome Teint Idole Full Coverage & Long Wear Foundation
6. Kat Von D Lock-It Tattoo Foundation
7. Maybelline Fit Me Matte & Poreless Liquid Foundation
8. M.A.C Studio Fix Fluid Foundation
9. Maybelline SuperStay Full Coverage Foundations
**Bonus Update
I just wanted to give an Honorable Mention to a product I just recently purchased: the NYX Can’t Stop Won’t Stop super matte 24-hour foundation AND Fenty Beauty Pro Filt’r by Rihanna. Both are made for us with the oiliest skin and I love them! I’ve heard claims that they were too matte…and if that is the case, you do not have very oily skin!
Final Thoughts
These are my top 9 foundations for my oily skin. I do appreciate the oils keeping me looking young but not looking sweaty.
If you have tried these or have one to add to the list, please put in the comments section below!
