When you have oily skin, it’s important to find products that directly target this skin type. This doesn’t mean stripping your skin of all moisturising and hydrating products but rather finding ones that replenish your skin while also keeping oil and shine at bay. The same goes for makeup and it’s especially important to find base products that are both lightweight but have matte finishes.
There are a plethora of matte foundation options to choose from, but to make this decision easier for you, we’ve rounded up our favourites ones. These foundations suit a myriad of budgets and are designed to diffuse breakouts and pores while keeping shine to a minimum.
Keep reading for seven of the best matte finish foundations for oily skin.
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Fenty Beauty Pro Filt'r Soft Matte Longwear Foundation
Fenty Beauty’s Pro Filt’r Soft Matte Longwear Foundation ($53) offers buildable medium to full coverage that smooths skin. The oil-free formula diffuses the look of pores, while using climate-adaptive technology to resist sweat and humidity. While the formula is matte, it feels incredibly light on the skin and it doesn’t clog pores. And, this baby comes in 50 shades, making it one of the most inclusive foundation shade ranges on the market.
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Estée Lauder Double Wear Stay-In-Place Makeup SPF 10 Foundation
Estée Lauder’s Double Wear Stay-In-Place Makeup SPF 10 Foundation ($60) is an oil-free formula that works to control oil on the skin, while also being waterproof and transfer-resistant. It doesn’t clog pores, but does help improve uneven skin tone and covers imperfections with its medium to full buildable coverage that dries to a natural matte finish.
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Maybelline Superstay Active Wear 30HR Full Coverage Liquid Foundation
When it comes to long-wearing products, you can’t go past Maybelline’s Superstay Active Wear 30HR Full Coverage Liquid Foundation ($26.95). This matte finish foundation provides full coverage but is incredibly lightweight on the skin. It can stay put for up to 30 hours and is designed to be transfer, sweat and water-resistant, so you can wear it from day to night without worrying about it moving.
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Gucci Natural Finish Fluid Foundation
Gucci’s Natural Finish Fluid Foundation ($100) is designed to blur blemishes and pores. The matte finish feels feather light on the skin, but can be built up to full coverage.
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The Ordinary Coverage Foundation
Budget-friendly options don’t get much better than The Ordinary’s Coverage Foundation ($12.90). This medium to full coverage formula is available in 21 shades and has a semi-matte finish that is lightweight. If you’re not sure if you can commit to a matte product, this is a great compromise.
MECCA
Nars Soft Matte Complete Foundation
The Nars Soft Matte Complete Foundation ($57) contains micro-algae and bio hyaluronic acid to help balance excess sebum while keeping skin hydrated. Once applied, it leaves a smooth and mattified finish that can stay put for 16 hours.
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Too Faced Born This Way Matte Foundation
Oily skin is no match for Too Faced’s Born This Way Matte Foundation ($57). Described as a “true matte formula”, this foundation covers imperfections and keeps shine at bay, while the he addition of coconut water and hyaluronic acid helps to replenish skin’s moisture levels and keep it looking smooth and supple.
