THE BEST FOUNDATIONS FOR OILY SKIN
With that in mind, here at Cult Beauty, we’ve collated a list of some of the very best base players – from lightweight finishes to full-coverage powerhouses, so you can find the best foundation for oily skin.
Brushes, blenders and powder puffs at the ready...
Huda Beauty #FauxFilter Skin Finish Buildable Coverage Foundation Stick Westman Atelier Vital Skin Foundation Stick Hourglass Vanish Seamless Foundation Stick NARS Soft Matte Complete Foundation Make Up For Ever HD Skin Foundation - Too Faced Born This Way Foundation
bareMinerals Original SPF 15 Foundation IT Cosmetics Your Skin But Better CC+ Natural Matte
THE BEST FOUNDATIONS FOR OILY SKIN
Stick Foundations
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RRP: £32.00Current price: £25.60
With a waterproof formula and a filter-like finish, Huda Beauty’s #FauxFilter Skin Finish Buildable Coverage Foundation Stick is a must-have for an oilier complexion. Melting into skin, this powerhouse formula delivers both an illuminating finish when sheered and blended out, or a more pigmented, blemish-disguising finish.
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£62.00
Mixing both a concealer and a foundation in one, Westman Atelier’s Vital Skin Foundation is the super- creamy formula that effortlessly sinks into skin. Powered by good-for-skin ingredients, like antioxidant-rich coconut and camellia seed oils and hydrating hero squalane, it delivers a second-skin finish that doesn’t look greasy *or* too oily.
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£49.00
With a powerfully pigmented formula housed in a luxuriously designed tube, Hourglass’s Vanish Seamless Foundation Stick combines both the coverage of a concealer, the fluidity of a foundation and the weightlessness of a powder. Providing your complexion with super high-coverage that doesn’t feel heavy, this high-performing formula sits on your skin delivering a natural, satin finish that feels as light as air...
Matte Foundations
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£34.00
With a comfortable, 16-hour wear formula, NARS’s Soft Matte Complete Foundation mattifies the complexion with its superior oil-absorbing powders and patented Hydramatte Balancing Complex. Transfer proof and resistant to oxidation, this base-player simultaneously protects the skin against environmental aggressors while delivering a finish that’s natural *and* matte.
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£36.00
Delivering a matte finish that’s medium-to-full coverage, MAKE UP FOR EVER’s HD Skin Powder Foundation offers customisable coverage you can build up or sheer out. Boasting a velvety texture that’s feels featherlight, it covers uneven skin texture, reduces the look of redness and smooths out skin tone. Plus, lasting for up to 24 hours (!) and housed in a convenient compact (and handy sponge) means you can stay on top of your coverage, whenever and wherever you are...
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£35.00
Ideal for those who prefer a liquid version of the iconic HD Powder Foundation, MAKE UP FOR EVER’s HD Skin Foundation is the long wearing, smoothing and blurring formula that won't settle into fine lines, or look thick and cakey. Powered by the brand’s patented Micro-Skin System Technology that encourages a true-to-skin finish means it’s virtually undetectable once applied...
Oil-Control Foundations
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£38.00
A staple in many an MUA’s kit, Too Faced’s Born This Way Foundation not only glides on skin smoothly but covers the appearance redness and blemishes without looking heavy on the skin. Powered by coconut water which helps to replenish the complexion and alpine rose to brighten and promote skin suppleness, this matte finish foundation means your skin looks like skin... but better. Alexa, play Beyonce’s Flawless...
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£38.50
An award-wining formula (and oily-skin approved), bareMinerals’s Original SPF 15 Foundation is the versatile loose powder that effortlessly tackles the unwanted midday shine. Pigmented via a blend of pearls and iron oxides, plus miniscule micca to promote skin softness, it’s an ideal make up bag must-have for when you want a no-make up make up look *or* a full-coverage glam finish.
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£33.00
Looking for a matte finish foundation that *also* gives you sun protection? Say hello to IT Cosmetic's Your Skin But Better CC+ Natural Matte Foundation with SPF 40+. Delivering a soft matte finish that also colour corrects, this base-acer makes quick work of sorting out your skin. Enriched with hyaluronic acid and lentil seed extract, it not only covers what you want it to, but ensures your complexion is comforted, supported *and* shielded.
BEST FOUNDATION FOR OILY SKIN FAQ’s
Is matte or dewy foundation better for oily skin?
Adding something is always easier than taking something away, RIGHT? For oilier skin types this means that it is easier (and better) to use a matte finish foundation and add highlighter where you *actually* want shine, rather than starting with a dewy base and trying to mattify.
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£39.00
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RRP: £39.00Current price: £27.30
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£34.00
30
£38.50
How do you blend foundation for oily skin?
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£28.00
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£21.00
138
£51.00
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£36.00
153
£17.50
27
£14.00
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£19.00
How to stop make up from looking greasy?
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£18.00
3
£32.00
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£47.00
3
£38.00
Now you’ve learnt about the best foundations for oily skin, all that’s left to do is pick your favourite formula... Are you adding a stick, liquid or powder to your basket?
Rina is Cult Beauty’s Junior SEO Copywriter and has always had a passion for beauty and skin care (rich moisturisers are her obsession). What started as a love for The Body Shop and their famed Born Lippy lip balms (in ‘Watermelon’ of course!), she is now more interested in finding products with proven effectiveness instead of broken promises. A loud and proud VIEVE fan, Rina owns nearly every item of the range and recommends the brand to anyone who will listen... When she’s not intently reading ingredient lists, you can find her either immersed in multiple true crime podcasts or co-hosting her own parenting one, with an *extra* hot cappuccino in hand.
