Mattifying primer for really oily skin?

[Fluffycloudland77]

What really works?. I'm shiny by noon

Fluffycloudland77- I wish I could give you a recommendation. Alas, I'm in the same boat too. I spend money on products which promise to keep me matte all day, and then I look in the mirror at noon and I'm an oil slick. I don't fancy having to take blotting paper and powder everywhere with me. I'm happy to pay up to £30 if something does what it says it does. Hopefully someone will be along soon...

I've got combination skin which can be oily at times. I use Lanacane gel, it's an anti chaffing gel, but it works really well as a primer and I don't find it makes my skin oily. It costs less than a tenner on Amazon.

P.S. I'm not a loon for using an anti chaffing gel as a primer there are plenty of other people on the 'net who recommend it.

I use Becca mattifying primer, my skin is oily/combination and this really keeps the shine away all day

I have used the smash box primer, which is ok. I'm currently using YSL ink fusion foundation that does seem to be doing a good job ( you don't need a primer with it). I'm also using Clarins lotus oil in the evenings.

I have to confess, it seems like the holy grail to find effective products! Good luck and I hope you find a primer that suits you.

I use the one from number seven and then use the rose setting powder from jurlique on top of foundation or tinted moisturiser

I have oily acne prone skin but the up side is that the oil slick that is my face has preserved me no lines or wrinkles

Boots no 7 airbrush primer is pretty good, keeps me matt for longer than anything else I've tried. I think no 7 also do a mattifying primer, which I'll try next time.

I have yet to find a primer that lasts all day and does not dry my face out. The Oil-free Smashbox primer is good but doesnt last all day on me - probably about 4-5 hours on me. Benefit porefessional, again is good but shine breaks through on my face about 4 hours later - though you can dab a little on over your make up (it doesnt smudge make up) and it takes the shine away. However I have in addition to using primers also started using Tarte finishing powder and this does work on me and keeps my face shine free.

If you are really oily-try Phillips Milk of Magnesia (unflavored version). It's cheap, it's not bad for your skin, and most important of all, it works.

Google for reviews or check on MakeupAlley.com.

I use boots no 7 airbrush it's the best I've found so far.

Lanacane gel for me too - I find it very effective.

Nothing works on me. I am extremely oily (shiny after 30 minutes). The best thing for me is a good skincare routine.

Becca and The Body Shop matte primer. Also try oil cleansing, my oily skin was actually dehydrated and oil cleansing has helped tons

Agree that primers don't really do much - it's more about your skin care regime and serum. Do you use La Roche Posay Effaclair?

I used to have very oil shiny skin. I started the oil cleansing method 7 years ago, best thing ever. I no longer have open pores, shiny t zone, dry patches, blackheads or spots. I don't use primer or moisturiser. My skin only needs a little under eye concealer.

Ocm makes me very spotty. I have sensitive, oily yet dry skin. I use effaclar.

Lanacane has made me break out on my cheeks which I never do normally.

I'm going to try the milk of magnesia first.

I have very oily skin, I use becca mattifying primer. It's really good.

I have oily skin. Shu uemura under based mousse is exactly what you need in your life. I love it. Your make up stays longer, skin is flawless before foundation and you don't shine.

I have tried endless primers before finding the flower perfection primer by bourjois. This stuff is brilliant, it mattifies, evens out my skin tone, reduces pore size and provides a silky smooth base to work with. Best of all, my make up now stays put for a full day when before it was sliding of after a few hours thanks to my oily skin. I use this with my bourjois 123 perfect and maxfactor whipped cream foundations. For me, it really is a miricle product. While I have nothing bad to say about the product itself, I have issues with the amount of product for the price -7mls for £9, 99 (I think) is really quite expensive. Despite this I still think anyone with oily skin should try it, its by far the best primer I have tried, and I have tried heaps!

Shu Uemura Poreaser is fantastic for oily skin, it's a lightweight mousse which absorbs oil without making the skin look flat or dull.

Clean and Clear oil blotting sheets are also a godsend and available fairly cheaply in bulk from eBay. Also look into MAC prep & prime translucent powder, together these three products are my shine fighters.

Sounds like I have the same skin as you.

I've tried loads of different primers, and haven't found any that work all day. I find a translucent finishing powder much more effective.

Watching with interest as have just come off the pill hoping to TTC in a few months, I had forgotten that the pill was keeping some of my oilyness at bay! As someone up the thread said though - oily skin tends to age well. My mum is 60 with basically no wrinkles....if you are looking for an upside : )

I do love the kleenex oil absorbing sheets too - but would obviously prefer to keep some of the oil at bay in the first place. I use effaclar too, and a separate spf 30 (boots soltan face one)...am wondering if the sunscreen isn't helping. It does state it doesn't block pores though.

The benefit porefessional primer works well for me. I didn't like the no7 one.

Have you also tried a make up setting spray? I have used urban decay before but got the superdrug MUA one at the moment which is only a fiver. It does seem to stop oil coming through as much. I apply after powder.