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Double wear Estée Lauder
It's the best coverage foundation but can feel really heavy and cakey on combination skin and won't help at all with breakouts.
OP I started to get hormonal spots just after Dd2 was born, it was dire I've not had a spot since I was 18!!
The first thing that I switched up was cleansing. Aztec clay masks (with apple cider vinegar) worked wonders for drying up the little buggers and really help with oil control (try youtube for a demo, amazon sells the Aztec powder).
The second was a good moisturiser, for me Clinique dramatically different.
Then after plenty of foundation tries, one just wasn't going to work! Start with a good concealer- Clinique, Estee Lauder for me. Dot on the red areas lightly then blend smooth. Also under eye, and blend.
The foundation is something you'll have to get a good colour match for, after spending £££s on every different brand, my go to is still max factor perfectly balanced! I use lightly and its really just to blend the colour.
The next is what works for coverage and oil control, two different Pressed powders, Clinique stay matte & Clinique double wear.
Start with the stay matte on you Tzone, over eye area (great for setting and also holding eyeshadow in place), the the doublewear powder, which is also a foundation in itself but gives great coverage. Dab and lightly blend.
It seems like alot but really isn't, sparingly and blend! (I also use smashbox light diffusing powder as a contour and brightener, with a really good brush!)
Hope some (any) of that helps! I still get some cystic spots around my chin/forehead but zap with the surgical spot treatment (Clinique, again!) Which smells like surgical spirits but dries them up immediately. Still use the clay mask once a week.