oily skin primers

Sephora customers often prefer the following products when searching for oily skin primers.

Oily skin is a common problem, and it's often difficult to find a primer that will help your skin look less shiny. However, there are several primers that can help you achieve this goal. Here are some primers for oily skin on the market today.

MAKE UP FOR EVERMini Step 1 Primer Pore Minimizer

Size: 0.5 oz / 15 ml·ITEM: 2424778

Color: Pore Minimizer

438 Reviews

$24.00

I love this primer! I have super oily skin and pores and it does help conceal them! ...Good primer for oily skin, give this mate effect to your skin instantly...A must have for oily skin...Good for oily skin!

What it is: A mini-size smoothing makeup primer that visibly reduces the appearance of pores and fine lines for a smooth texture and blurred finish.

Finish:
Natural

Skin Type:
Normal, Oily, and Combination

Concerns: Pores

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Ginseng: Known to protect, promote radiant-looking skin, and maintain a smooth complexion.

What Else You Need to Know: Reduce the appearance of pores for up to 24 hours and instantly smooth skin's appearance with the Mini Step 1 Primer Pore Minimizer. Innovative polymers and silica visibly blur and smooth fine lines and skin’s texture, while ginseng maintains balance. The translucent formula works on all skin tones.

MAKE UP FOR EVERStep 1 Primer Pore Minimizer

Size: 1 oz / 30 ml·ITEM: 2424687

Color: Pore Minimizer - for oily, normal, combination skin

374 Reviews

$41.00

Great quality! Makes me skin feel so soft and keeps my makeup on all day, even with oily skin....Great primer...This is the best clear matte facial cover I have ever used, keeps my oily skin balanced, gives my skin an insanely smooth and poreless appearance, This one won my loyalty forever.

What it is: A smoothing makeup primer that visibly reduces the appearance of pores and fine lines for a smooth texture and blurred finish.

Finish:
Natural

Skin Type:
Normal, Oily, and Combination

Concerns: Pores

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Ginseng: Known to protect, promote radiant-looking skin, and maintain a smooth complexion.

What Else You Need to Know: Reduce the appearance of pores for up to 24 hours and instantly smooth skin's appearance with the Step 1 Primer Pore Minimizer. Innovative polymers and silica visibly blur and smooth fine lines and skin’s texture, while ginseng maintains balance. The translucent formula works on all skin tones.

$42.00

Dry to Normal Skin! Not for oily girls...I absolutely loved it from a brightening and hydrating perspective. I have oily skin and live in Texas so the heat and humidity definitely made my T-Zone look oily after a few hours....My new favorite primer!...With normal/oily skin, I have to be careful of anything that says hydrating, but this has the perfect amount of hydration.

What it is: A refreshing, lightweight, and hydrating face primer enhanced with a natural glow for up to 12 hours of smooth and seamless makeup wear.

Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily

Skincare Concerns: Dryness, Fine Lines and Wrinkles, and Uneven Texture

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Double Hyaluronic Acid: Immediately hydrates the surface of skin and delivers long-lasting hydration.
- Squalane: Supports skin’s barrier by locking in hydration and retaining moisture.
- Cacao Peptides and Moringa Seed: Helps defend skin from harmful blue light and pollution.

Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, phthalates, mineral oil, retinyl palmitate, o

tartePoreless Mattifying Primer

Size: 1 oz/ 30 mL·ITEM: 1935329

738 Reviews

$34.00

Great for oily skin...This is the best primer I have tried so far. I have oily skin and a lot of primers do not do well with my skin but this one does. ...Great primer for oily skin. Has helped my makeup last all day even with my extremely oily skin.

What it is:
A vegan, 12-hour makeup primer that fights shine and minimizes the look of pores for a smooth, matte surface.

What it does:
This waterproof mattifying and re-texturizing complexion primer features optical matte-blur technology that reduces the look of imperfections.

Danessa Myricks BeautyYummy Skin Glow Serum with Hyaluronic Acid & Niacinamide

Size: 1.1 oz/ 32.5mL·ITEM: 2575322

Color: Main Squeeze - champagne gold for all skin types

352 Reviews

$34.00

I wouldn’t recommend for combination oily skin but if you’re dry I would recommend...The immediate hydration Ans glow this product gives my dry skin is amazing!! Even my mom is in love with this product Ans she has extremely oily skin!!

What it is: A skincare-infused, radiant priming serum that hydrates, preps, and protects skin for a lit-from-within glow.

Finish:
Radiant

Skin Type:
Normal, Oily, Dry, and Combination

Concerns: Dryness, Pores, and Uneven Tone

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Vitamin C: Visibly brightens dullness and protects skin from free radicals.
- Niacinamide: Minimizes the appearance of pores.
- Hyaluronic Acid: Hydrates and visibly plumps fine lines and wrinkles.

Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, phthalates, mineral oil, retinyl palmitate, oxybenzone, coal tar, hydroquinone, sulfates SLS & SLES, triclocarban, triclosan.

$34.00

I am obsessed with this primer. If you have oily skin but still want to feel moisturized without feeling too oily, this is for you! ...Must have primer!...This is the best primer I have ever used. I have oily skin, I have tried primers targeted for oily skin, mattifying and they end up making me super oily or they make my face look heavy.

What it is: A primer that blurs, absorbs oil, and primes the skin, leaving a cloud like finish without mattifying.

Finish:
Natural

Formulation:
Cream

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Shea Butter: Boosts moisture and nourishes skin.
- Sodium Hyaluronate: Hydrates the skin and leaves it looking plumper.
- Polymethylsilesquiloxane: Increases long wear of makeup while reducing the appearance of pores.

Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, phthalates, mineral oil, retinyl palmitate, oxybenzone, coal tar, hydroquinone, sulfates SLS & SLES, triclocarban, triclosan, and contains less than one percent synthetic fragrance. It is also vegan, gluten-free, and cruel

$42.00

not for oily skin...It smells nice and didn't make me break out, which a lot of primers do. Worked great on my friend who does not have oily skin...great for oily skin...Only primer I have found to work for my oily skin. Keeps makeup in place without setting powder.

What it is: A replenishing face primer that hydrates, smooths, and brightens for a dewy, healthy-looking complexion.

Skin Type:
Normal, Dry, Combination

Concerns: Dryness

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Coconut Water: Hydrates skin.
- Probiotics: Boosts skin’s visible radiance and elasticity.

Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens. It is also vegan, gluten-free, and cruelty-free.

$38.00

Best primer for OILY SKIN!!...Best primer for oily skin! I absolutely love it!! Best primer i have ever used. ...great for oily skin!!...great for oily skin. only primer that’s ever kept my makeup on all day

What it is: An award-winning longwear gel makeup primer that grips makeup for up to 12 hours and hydrates with hyaluronic acid and niacinamide for a dewy finish.


Finish: Radiant


Formulation: Lightweight, Gel


Skin Type: Normal, Dry, and Combination


Highlighted Ingredients:

- Blue Agave Extract: Grips makeup to prevent melting, fading, and caking.

- Hyaluronic Acid and Niacinamide (Vitamin B3) : Boost hydration to visibly smooth uneven texture.

HourglassMini Veil Mineral Primer

ITEM: 1319193

Size: Mini Size - 0.31 oz/ 8.9 mL

6.5K Reviews

$24.00

Best Primer for Oily Skin...This is the best primer for oily skin! I have tried a tone of primers! ...WOW, works wonders for super oily skin!...The holy grail of primers for super oily skin. Well worth the money, and a little goes a long way.

What it is:
An oil-free primer with a silky, airy texture that leaves a smooth canvas for makeup, while reducing the look of redness, pores, and wrinkles.

What it does:
With a texture unlike any other, this silky primer extends the wear of makeup while also concealing redness, minimizing the appearance of pores, fine lines and wrinkles, and providing broad spectrum SPF 15 for a perfect complexion that lasts.

What else you need to know:
Hourglass products are 100 percent cruelty-free.

$20.00

A MUST FOR OILY SKINS GALS...Paired with the fenty pro filter for my oily skin is amazing! Super smooth skin! If I don't use it my foundation looks terrible...Great for oily skin...My go-to primer for oily skin. Doesn’t make me look sweaty and works well with every foundation I’ve used.

What it is: A mattifying primer for combination-to-oily skin that delivers maximum all-day shine control while improving and extending the wear of foundation.

Skin Type: Normal, Combination, and Oily

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Blue Agave Extract: Helps to mattify the skin.

Ingredient Callouts: This product is oil-free and cruelty-free.

What Else You Need to Know: Mattify skin, fight shine all day, and smooth the look of pores without feeling tight or dry with the Pro Filt'r Mattifying Primer. Paired with Pro Filt'r foundation (sold separately), this oil-free primer—made with Blue Agave Extract and blurring powder—helps makeup blend better, last longer, and stay fresh all day without caking.

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