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Hey gorgeous!! I was just wondering what primer and foundation products you would suggest for oily skin types? I use to have a whole routine, but sadly had to stop wearing makeup when my acne flared up due to wearing my mask & just stress in general. No rush to answer, just not too sure how to bounce back into the makeup world I suppose 😅 hope you have a great evening or day, thanks for taking time to read and answer!! 😙🦋🤍💖🧿✨

 Hello beautiful! Oh my gosh, I can’t even tell you how excited I am to get my first question (and a new follower!) on this blog, so please forgive me if I go overboard!!

I totally feel you about mask acne and stress, I have been breaking out like a high school freshman all year! Before I get into the products I use, a little disclaimer I want to offer is that I’m a pretty frugal person in general and don’t like spending tons of money on beauty products, so some of the stuff I use may come across as “cheap”. However! I also have very sensitive skin, so I’m at least a little picky about getting stuff that’s not super harsh! Also, my recommendations are based all on my personal experience and I have no formal education with any of this so, there is that lol.

The products I want to mention today are:

1. L’oreal Paris True Match Super Blendable Concealer

2. Covergirl Clean Matte BB Cream For Oily Skin (a foundation alternative)

3. Elf Putty Eye Primer

4. Equate Deep Clarifying Exfoliating Scrub

5. Neutrogena Clear Pore Cleanser/Mask

I’ll put the rest of the details under a cut here to keep things tidy, I hope you’ll find some useful information here! 

Anyway though! My skin is also on the oily side, and these are the current products I’ve been using and quite liking. I start with a mild face lotion (I use Arbonne Rejuvenating Cream b/c my mom worked for them and gifts it to me, but I think any would do if your mom was not sucked into a MLM like mine) because even though my skin tends toward oily, I can get bad dry spots around my eyebrows, nose, and hairline. I also find that it helps my next products apply smoother and blend a little easier.

1. L’oreal Paris True Match Super Blendable Concealer -  I use this first (after the lotion) to help conceal my suuuper dark circles under my eyes, highlight the bridge of my nose and chin, and to cover up any stubborn pimples. I use the fair/light variety and blend it in a bit with a makeup sponge. I buy it at Walmart.

2. Covergirl Clean Matte BB Cream For Oily Skin - This is the second product I use. A few years ago I switched from regular foundation to BB Cream because I found most foundations felt a little too thick on my skin (hated feeling like it was plastered on there). I love this BB cream, it goes on like lotion and blends seamlessly with the True Match Concealer, and I forget I’m even wearing makeup because it just feels natural and not thick. It also helps even out my skin tone a lot, as I carry a lot of redness in my cheeks. I kind of paint and blend it on with a makeup sponge, and I like to do one area (each side of the face and then the forehead) at a time because I do find it’s a little tougher to correct after it fully dries. I’ve also used it over full cream contouring and full powder contouring, and it always blends pretty darn well no matter what’s underneath it. I use the 530 Light/Medium, and I personally prefer the matte look for my base, but I’m sure they have varieties of BB cream that have a glowy or dewy look. I buy this at Walmart too.

3. Elf Putty Eye Primer - This is, admittedly, not my favorite eye primer, but it still does a darn good job. My preferred primer is NYX HD Eyeshadow Base because I find liquid primer easier to apply, but I’ve been having a hard time finding it locally so I tried this Elf Putty Eye Primer. It’s a little fiddly to apply (need v. short fingernails for that little puck), sometimes you have to warm it up a bit under your finger to get it the right smoothness for application, but once it’s on, it is on. The primer itself really smooths out the skin tone on your lids and brightens them up a lot, and it hold eyeshadow like a BOSS. My eyeshadow looks almost the same at the end of the day as the beginning, and that’s an AWESOME feeling :D I found it at Target, but Ulta sells it as well.  And then after I do my eye makeup, brows, blush etc, I finish everything with just a matte face powder to help reduce shine.  Finally, I wanted to mention two cleansing products as well. Especially since the dawn of the pandemic, acne has definitely been a problem for me, and I’ve found a couple products that have helped me a lot! My least favorite part of wearing makeup is having to remove it and wash my face, but I also told myself that if I'm going to wear makeup almost every day, I really need to be better about taking care of my skin too. 

1. Equate Deep Clarifying Exfoliating Scrub - this is the off-brand version of a Clean & Clear product, I actually like it better than the name brand and I like to save a few bucks. I use it after my makeup remover at the end of the night. I try to be really good about using it every night and it has really helped me with blackheads, I don't get them nearly as much anymore. It's very refreshing on your skin! But always make sure to clear your face of any exfoliating beads after using, those can be very damaging if they get in your eye (and of course don't use this product too close to your eyes anyway). I buy it at Walmart. 2. Neutrogena Clear Pore Cleanser/Mask - now this one is actually labelled as an acne medication, so I use it very sparingly as it has slightly more intense ingredients than a plain facewash. I use it once a week if I'm using it as an overall facewash (instead of the Equate Scrub on any day) if I'm having a really bad breakout week, but I also really like this for deep stubborn pimples. For those, I use it just on the specific spot, let it sit for no more than five minutes and then wash it off. Usually this brings the pimple to the surface by the next day! I get this at Walmart too.   SO. This might be a lot more information than you bargained for, and I do apologize that I'm long-winded and an over-sharer, haha. But I really love sharing info, and I hope that one or more of these products will be of interest and use to you! Thank you so much for your question and for following my blog! I really can't tell you how much joy those things brought me today! I'm also hoping to do guest spots here once in a while, so please let me know if you're ever interested in sharing some of your own makeup, photos, products, etc! Have a wonderful evening, morning, etc! Thank you!!!