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Best mattifying products please

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Chicinwellies · 01/10/2011 20:33

Both skincare and cosmetics. I am 33 and have started obsessing about anti aging products over the past year or two as I am a real outdoor girl and have realised that my skin is actually really greasy and I need to address this!

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youngblowfish · 01/10/2011 22:28

Kryolan anti-shine powder is second to none. I gave up on finding cosmetics that reduce skin's oil production, as it is regulated by hormones and therefore unlikely to be affected by any creams/serums. Although if someone found a miracle cure that escaped my dermatologist, I'd love to hear about it!

youngblowfish · 01/10/2011 22:33

Sorry, gave up on finding skincare!

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youngblowfish · 02/10/2011 21:35

No, it is this one.

TigerseyeMum · 02/10/2011 21:40

Decleor toner - mattifying. They also do a serum (Ylang Ylang) which is good and a moisturiser that mattifies too but I have not tried it yet.

Tesco oil-free foundation is also good.

HazleNutt · 02/10/2011 21:42

you need oil. I had the oiliest skin ever and have tried all mattifying products out there, but they only made my skin produce more oil to combat the drying effect. I use Dr Hauschka normalizing oil now and am shine-free.

Chicinwellies · 03/10/2011 20:19

Thanks HazleNutt, am no beauty buff and would never have considered oil on oil, if you know what I mean. Want to trial it, but seen p&p is as much as the product. Do you think just worth getting without trying smaller size?

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chipping · 04/10/2011 09:11

I also have oily skin, the best moisturiser for me is Creme de la Mer oil absorbing lotion. It'sprobably one of the more expensive ones but worth it - it's fab!

Foundation - Bare Minerals matte, which has spf15. Their oil control primer 'prime time' is rubbish though - looks like you have dried egg white on your face - not good.

HazleNutt · 04/10/2011 10:51

Chicin, I was very sceptical myself, but it works.

I would recommend the trial size, what about here, no postage:
www.lookfantastic.com/beauty/dr-hauschka/dr-hauschka-face-care/dr-hauschka-kits/dr-hauschka-daily-face-care-kit-for-oily-skin.html

LoopyLucyLoo · 04/10/2011 11:04

I swear by this mattifier from Dermalogica: www.thefacebeauty.co.uk/clearing-mattifier-65 . It's brilliant, keeps my skin shine-free and non-greasy all day.

I also second the Bare Minerals matte foundation. So much better than their normal foundation which I found I had to reapply half way through the day.

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