Take a moment and close your eyes, and yes really close them. Are they closed? I see you peeking. Now that your eyes are closed. I want you to imagine your bathroom counter; strange I know. Imagine standing in front of your bathroom counter, staring at it; what do you see? If your answer includes a crowded counter scoured with foundation products that just don’t work for your skin, well that’s known as being a woman. Am I right?
We all know the never-ending struggle of trying to find the perfect foundation. Trial foundation after trial foundation and nothing works! Especially for those of us with oily skin. It seems like every time I try a foundation I either look like a glowing saucer or my face feels like it’s suffocating. It’s never easy finding makeup for oily skin, trying to navigate through aisles and aisles of foundations, and never knowing what you’re looking for; talk about your deer in headlights look!
Luckily most drugstore foundations are matte, oil-free, and full coverage. Which narrows down nothing! Foundation is still tricky, with different complexion-enhancing formulas and BB and CC creams; I mean what even are those? Women just want to walk into a store and be able to know the right foundation to buy for their oily skin without the hassle. So to make it easier on you lovely ladies with oily skin, here are a few things to look for when buying your foundation for oily skin. Also, a few recommendations of drugstore foundations for oily skin to help keep you matte and shine-free all day!. Be sure to check out my previous blog post on the do’s and don’ts for oily skin.
5 Things to look for in foundations if you have oily skin:
Matte Finish
If suffering from oily skin, you definitely want to look for a matte drugstore foundation for oily skin that will help keep oily skin under control. Without a matte finish, you’ll be shiny in no time!
Pore Refining
Pores tend to be more visible for someone with oily skin, so finding a foundation for oily skin that is pore refining or pore blurring would be great. Of course, you can also use a pore-filling primer to blur your pores even more!
Long-lasting
With oily skin, it’s important to find an oily skin foundation that will stay put! Oil tends to break up makeup, so when you’re wearing a foundation that doesn’t last long in the first place, your oils will break up your foundation even faster!
Oil-free
If you have oily skin, you totally want makeup that’s oil-free! You don’t want to put oil on top of oil, right? Choosing an oil-free foundation will no doubt extend the wear of your oily skin foundation and help control oil.
Medium to Full Coverage
When trying to stay matte, a medium coverage foundation for oily skin is the best way to go. There isn’t enough coverage in a light coverage oily skin foundation to keep your oils from getting through. It’ll probably be pretty tough to find a foundation for oily skin you like that hits every single one of those points, but it’s possible!
7 Best Drug Store Foundation For Oily Skin
Maybelline – Fit Me Matte + Pore less Foundation
This drugstore foundation for oily skin is definitely one of the most popular ones out there. I would definitely recommend this foundation in a heartbeat. It’s a medium to full coverage foundation made to tackle texture issues for those of us with normal to oily skin. It is oil-free and also includes Maybelline’s special blurring micro-powders that erase pores and absorb oil. It’s not quite as long-wearing as other foundations, but it’ll most likely last through an 8-hr workday.
NYX – Can’t Stop Won’t Stop Foundation
This full coverage foundation for oily skin will keep you matte all day long with its shine control. It’s lightweight, waterproof, transfer-resistant, and claims to be a 24-hr wear foundation. It’s also non-comedogenic so it won’t clog your pores!
L’Oreal – Infallible Pro-Matte 24HR Foundation
It’s an amazing drugstore foundation for oily skin that is matte, has great coverage, and will no doubt last all day long. The formula contains L’Oreal’s Shine Defy Blotting Sphere that acts like blotting paper to control oil, and it is oil-free and has high water content to provide comfort while wearing it throughout the day.
Revlon – Color Stay Liquid Foundation for Combo/Oily Skin
The name itself says it all! This oily skin foundation is buildable to full coverage that has a matte finish and will stay in place all day! It’s lightweight, Oil-free, and contains SPF 15.
Wet n Wild – Photo Focus Foundation
Here is another popular favorite drugstore foundation for oily skin for its amazing quality at a really low price. It’s a medium coverage oily skin foundation that’s buildable to full coverage and has a matte finish.This foundation for oily skin smooths texture and is made with a light-adjusting complex that helps prevent white cast in photos.
L.A. Girl – Pro.Matte Foundation
For under $10, this oily skin foundation is one of the best full-coverage matte foundations around. It is super long-wearing and definitely helps to control oil and keep you matte all day.
Covergirl – TruBlend Matte Made Liquid Foundation
No doubt this foundation was made for those with oily skin in mind. A medium coverage oily skin foundation that doesn’t dry you out or cake up, even with how matte it is. The formula is oil-free and infused with mattifying powders to absorb oil and minimize pores, and it is comfortable to wear all day long!