Help! Need a fundation for very oily skin

[LilaBard]

I am pretty hopeless with make up and have really only started wearing more than mascara in recent years.

Day to day I wear hylamide matte 12, Bare Minerals Prime Time BB with a dusting of their matte mineral veil over the top, which lasts about 1/2 a day and then starts to break up badly on my T-zone. But I'm about to start a new job and want to look a little more polished.

So I'm after:
Liquid foundation
Lasts on really oily skin
Good shade range as I'm very pale (Irish complexion and pasty with it - 1.0/1.2 in the ordinary)
Maybe a good setting powder to help lock it in place?
Cheapish/high street prices as I don't have a lot of spare cash atm.

Any recommendations?

Ah ffs MN please sort out this app and it's paragraph destroying ways!

Revlon colorstay for oily skin might be worth a try. Not sure about powder options.

Revlon colorstay for oily skin gives good coverage.
I also like Maybelline fit me matte & poreless for medium coverage.

Thank you ladies! I feel like I've tried every foundation under the sun but never tried that somehow. I will take a trip into town tomorrow to see if I can get a shade match. Fingers crossed!

Are you in Ireland op?

myheart I am in Northern Ireland :)

How about a setting spray? I use L'Oréal infallible, it's fairly cheap. You HAVE to shake it well before you spray otherwise you get white bits apparently

I'm 1.0 in TO, and have revlon colour stay in Ivory if that helps

I'm gonna post a pic of my foundation as I struggled just like you. Two ticks.....

Hope this works....

Op this is lovely stuff and cheap as chips. I'm mad about make up and was so impressed with this product. Believe me when I tell you I've wasted a fortune trying to find the right colour.

I could a pic of myself with this on if that helps.

Do you use powder? I used to have the same problem and I used a very light loose powder over ( nothing fancy, just Rimmel or similar).

If you have very oily skin powder can only do so much

myheart thank you so much! I see there are a couple of stockists not to far from me so I will definitely give that a try!

bugger yes I use powder most days and it does help a little.

I know with my skin type I'm unlikely to get anything that will last a full day, but I'd like something that lasts reasonably well and doesn't go patchy when I have to blot

Give it a go op, I love it!

Might help you also to use a primer instead of moisturising. I do this and it helps massively.

I went through a phase of using Nanoblur as a primer with minimum foundation, perhaps just a bit of concealer instead. With a bit of powder I found my face lasted much longer.

I've just been testing the Revlon oil free-seems good.

I put on my powder first, then No.7 beautifully matt in the palest shade. It lasts reasonably well on my t-zone and I then blot with boots skin clear blotting sheets as necessary.

Op you can't beat good old fashioned toilet or kitchen roll for blotting.

I like this which I realise isn't liquid, but does the job well

Estée Lauder double wear is by far the best liquid foundation I've ever used. I tried revlon colour stay recently but I still looked really oily. The double wear has a colour called shell which is super pale so should be fine for you.

Ah the only problem is Estée Lauder is pretty expensive but it's worth it for me.

Again a bit pricey but Clinique foundation is great, and they have different ones for different skin. I get one for my really dry skin. If you go in to a counter they'll do a little consultation with you and see what works best

Don't buy Ester Lauder without getting a sample first - they're usually give pretty generously sized ones away. I've got incredibly oily skin and find that difficult to blend in because it's so thick.
I'm watching with interest as I find it difficult to get a decent coverage that doesn't go shiny after a couple of hours. I have had some success recently with Avene cleanance mat mattifying toner.

I've tried Estee Lauder Doublewear and Doublewear light and didn't really like them and their palest shade is a bit too dark for me, even in the summer. Shiseido Synchro Skin is the best I've found, and I've tried a lot, and its lightest shade is a good match for me. Max Factor's Facefinity is also quite decent for oily skin. With all foundations I have to blot at least once a day.