The 5 Best Powder Foundations to Keep Your Oily Skin in Check
If you have oily skin, using a powder foundation can be a total gamechanger. While liquid foundations can make your skin feel even oiler, powder foundations do the opposite. In fact, they can actually help to absorb excess oil throughout the day, leaving you both covered and shine-free. With the right formula, you can finally kiss those blotting papers goodbye.
Below are five of the best powder foundations for oily skin–three of which have been reviewed by Ipsters who received these products in past Glam Bags. Whether you're looking for a pressed powder, a loose powder, a matte finish, or something more luminous, there's something in here for you.
Other foundation types can also work for oily skin with the right formulation - check out our guide to the best foundations for oily skin if you're interested in more than just powder.
One common downside of some powder foundation formulas is that they sit atop the skin, leaving it feeling slightly dry and uncomfortable. That's not the case here. This full-coverage foundation is breathable, buildable, and blends beautifully. Wave goodbye to cakey, flakey coverage. Instead, expect to be wowed by the foundation's built-in blurring technology, which helps to further even out skin tone and make it appear almost poreless.
"The coverage was amazing on my face," writes Ipster pinkpuffer2000. "I have several age spots and red blemishes that it covered up nicely without that 'caked on' look. It's very smooth and light-feeling on my skin."
If you have oily skin, a matte powder foundation is going to be a win-win. This best-seller from MAC is a super smooth, long-wear matte formula that also offers buildable coverage. Apply this product with a damp beauty sponge for full coverage, or lightly dust it on with a foundation brush for something closer to light-to-medium coverage.
"I’ve used this product for ages upon ages," writes Ipster gdoutwitotb. "It goes on smooth and can be worn alone as a powder foundation or added to a liquid to set it for all-day wear. It’s also a fab touch-up product! This is a cosmetic staple item!"
Is there anything better than a makeup product with built-in skincare benefits? This powder foundation, which acts as both a concealer and a foundation, is formulated with shea butter, vitamin E, waltheria extract, and a unique retinol and ceramide complex. Shea butter and vitamin E team up to hydrate the skin and create a soft dewy finish, waltheria extract helps to brighten up dark spots, and PUR's unique age-defying complex helps to reduce the appearance of fine lines. This foundation also features SPF 15 to protect the skin from free radicals and harmful UV rays. Whether you have dry, oily, combination, or sensitive skin, this formula is a must-try.
After testing out this powder foundation, Ipster k_cunningham5191996 wrote, "Fabulous! I usually can’t use powder foundation because of my dry skin but HOLY COW this looked so good! Clean, clear, and no caking."
Oily skin types, this loose mineral foundation was made specifically with you in mind. This is a matte finish foundation that uses a special blend of minerals to absorb excess oil. It's also non-comedogenic and can actually help to promote clearer, healthier-looking skin over time. Finally, a blend of titanium dioxide and zinc oxide work together to act as a mineral-based sunscreen. Like all of BAREMINERAL's products, this is a foundation you can feel good about wearing. It's vegan, cruelty-free, and made without parabens, talc, gluten, or sodium lauryl sulfate.
This luminous powder can offer medium-to-full coverage depending on how you choose to apply it–use a sponge for full coverage or a foundation brush for something lighter. The mineral mica gives skin a radiant glow while a blend of emollients and finely-milled pigments work to diffused the skin, blurring away imperfections, pores, and fine lines.
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