14 Best Foundations for Oily Skin That’ll Keep You Shine-Free

A GH Beauty Award winner for good reason, this skin tint is impressively lightweight yet lasts all day. With a natural finish that gives a your-skin-but-better look, it’s infused with hydrating ingredients like squalane and glycerin, which help it seamlessly blend into skin.

TESTER NOTES: "Wow! This is a really nice skin tint and nothing like I have tried in the past," says GH Beauty Lab Senior Chemist Danusia Wnek. "The skin tints I am familiar with and like are typically just lightweight liquidy formulas that are on the fuller coverage side. It still has the liquid-y texture, but it is medium coverage and a super natural finish—not too glowy or matte. It feels really nice on the skin, like I am not wearing anything, and it lasted all day long without breaking up into an oily mess on my skin. My other products lay nicely on top of it. It is easy to apply with a brush or fingertips. Very wearable and user-friendly." She adds that it does require good shaking before use.

Like a filter for your face, this skin tint has impressive blurring powers, helping to smooth fine lines, pores, and texture. Delivering buildable light to medium coverage with a natural finish, it's spiked with hyaluronic acid for hydration.

TESTER NOTES: "I liked how this tint goes from liquid to powder once dried, feeling weightless on skin," Wnek says. "It almost feels like I have nothing on, yet I do feel the oil control. It blends easily into the skin for an even coating. My skin looked like skin, but even and healthy. It does have shimmer, which adds a little luminosity.

"It does a phenomenal job at blurring skin. For a tint, it blurred my pores well. The tip of the package is interesting, almost like a dropper. You can build this formula up a bit, but I needed concealer for active blemish spots that were red. It did break apart a bit halfway through the day. Also, it is very important to shake the product before use."

A skin tint that provides medium coverage, Maybelline's Super Stay foundation is a great option for a satin finish that won't leave your skin greasy.

TESTER NOTES: "I love the lightweight texture of this product and that it lies on my skin so nicely, even without a primer for my large pores," Wnek says. "It makes skin look smooth, even, and healthy. I truly like reaching for this product because it is so easy to use and lasts all day without my greasy T-zone breaking through." However, she did note that she was not a fan of the dropper packaging.

With a full-coverage formula that effortlessly covers imperfections, including acne, dark spots, and redness, Double Wear foundation is perfect for glam makeup days.

TESTER NOTES: Wnek says it "truly lasts all day on the skin without causing me to look like a slick mess by dinnertime." She also loves its smooth application. "Once it is dry, it doesn't move," she notes. "Although it is full coverage, it doesn't feel heavy or look cakey on skin."

It should be noted that this packaging doesn't include a pump, so consumers have to pour it out.

Snagging a Beauty Award, Gucci Beauty's liquid foundation has already gained the approval of the GH Beauty Lab. Testers found the foundation, which is full coverage with a satin-matte finish, to be buildable, great at hiding blemishes, and long-lasting on oily skin.

TESTER NOTES: "The finish on this foundation is simply beautiful," a GH staffer said. "I have oily/combination skin, and I found that it kept me from being too shiny without making my skin feel cakey or too dry."

Sephora reviewers noted that while they love the foundation's look, even if some oil peeks through, it sets quickly and may settle into fine lines on mature skin.

With 51 shades, this Haus Labs foundation allows for flexibility in selecting your match. It features a lightweight formula that covers imperfections and has a smooth finish.

TESTER NOTES: "This is my most used foundation of the year, and I do not give this type of review for any product, let alone a foundation," says Wnek. "It doesn't settle into my lines, nor does it break up throughout the day on my combo/oily skin. I love that I can trust this formula for my long days, where I need it to look good in person and on camera."

Backed by the Good Housekeeping Seal, Mary Kay's matte foundation is boosted with anti-aging active ingredients like peptides and antioxidants.

TESTER NOTES: The formula controls oil on skin for 12 hours after application, and 88% of testers agreed it smoothed the appearance of wrinkles after one week of use, GH Beauty Lab data evaluation confirmed.

However, one reviewer found that the shade range didn't include enough variety for deeper skin tones.

A foundation and acne treatment in one, Clinique’s base is infused with the blemish-fighting ingredient salicylic acid to reduce breakouts as it covers.

TESTER NOTES: A go-to for Wnek, "the best part is that it feels lightweight yet keeps my skin matte all day," she says. However, some reviewers noted that newer formulations of the product may be greasy or pull orange on their skin.

The pioneer of mineral foundation, BareMinerals' oil-free SPF 15 matte formula set the standard for the best loose powder in the GH Beauty Lab's test. With amazingly buildable coverage, it stood out in evaluations by professional makeup artists for its silkiness and ability to hide redness.

TESTER NOTES: "Beautiful—you cannot do powder much better than this," makeup artist Birgitte Philippides raves. However, one reviewer noted that the foundation led them to break out, and others found the formula chalky.

The foundation that broke the internet, Fenty Beauty offers an impressive collection of colors to match a wide range of skin tones, from fair to deep. The matte finish formula was one of the first to include a huge range of 50 shades, and at a reasonable price compared to other high-end brands—we get the hype!

TESTER NOTES: "This was one of the first foundations I ever tried that actually had my shade," a GH staffer shared. "I love how it stays oil-free all day and wears great with my concealer and blush."

Reviewers love that it lasts long on their skin, isn't cakey when applied, and keeps oil away. Some noted that because it dries down so quickly, it can be difficult to blend.

Get the most bang for your buck with the two-in-one package from Stila—you get a foundation and matching concealer in the cap. The long-wearing formula is lightweight, oil-free, and water-resistant, so the matte finish will last all day.

REVIEWER NOTES: Some reviewers reported that it was difficult to find an exact shade match.

From sheer to full and everything in between, NYX's matte finish drops make it a breeze to get your perfect coverage level. Start with a few drops on your brush, blender, or fingertips and keep adding more until you're happy with the look.

REVIEWER NOTES: "The coverage is excellent and I will definitely be using this as my go-to foundation," an Amazon reviewer shared. "I do feel like it holds up better and doesn't look nearly as oily as other products I've used." Another reviewer noted that the foundation tends to be a bit watery.