When you find the right setting powder for your skin down, the formula will be able to seamlessly lock down your foundation in place for all-day wear, without leaving an age-exaggerating powdery cast or downright cakey finish. For those of us with oily skin types, topping off your foundation with a finely-milled, shine-controlling setting powder is absolutely essential if you want your makeup to stay in place for more just a couple of hours.
Not only do these powders evenly help to extend the wear of your complexion products, but they also offer oil-controlling properties—-all without leaving the skin looking parched and textured. After all, the goal is to set your base and give the skin an Instagram filter-mimicking soft-focus finish—-not emphasize imperfections.
It’s important to find a non-drying matte finish if you have oily skin but you also don’t want a product that’s going to leave your skin feeling parched and tight either. Fortunately, finding a mattifying setting powder that diffuses the light and leaves the skin looking shine-free and photo-ready without the cracking and tightness if indeed, possible. Ahead, we’ve rounded up some of our favorite loose finishing powders for oily skin.
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1. Coty Airspun Setting Powder
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This powder has a slight hint of color, but goes on more or less translucent once dusted over the skin. The finely milled formula diffuses the light and leaves the skin with a shine-free filter-like look.
2. Maybelline Fit Me Setting Powder
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This finishing powder will add a bit more coverage and color to your base. However, while not entirely translucent, another bonus to this loose powder is its extended shade range that offers a wide range from fair to dark shades.
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