Over the years I've tested many products to find what works best for my oily skin while enduring the tropical weather in Hawai'i. Here are my all-time favorites, both high-end and affordable options!
Sections
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Primers
Concealers
Foundations
Brows
Setting Powders
Contour/Bronzer
Primers
Primer is essential for minimizing pores, makeup longevity, and creating a barrier between your skin and makeup
Lightweight but works like heavy-duty primers
Pro Filt'r Mattifying Primer
Thick blurring bestie🤝
Photo Finish Foundation Primer
Lightweight blurring bestie🤌
The POREfessional Face Primer
Affordable makeup that works!
Matte Putty Primer
Concealers
I often get acne scars and suffer from hyperpigmentation. Here are concealers that help me even out my skin tone 🤎
By far the baddest in the game!! MY ALL TIME FAVE
Shape Tape™ Full-Coverage 16-Hour Concealer
Not too creamy or too drying. Perfect for everyday wear
Born This Way Super Coverage Multi-Use Concealer
THE BEST DRUGSTORE CONCEALER EVER
Instant Age Rewind Eraser Dark Circle Concealer
Affordable, buildable, and oil-free. Need I say more?
Fit Me! Natural Coverage Liquid Concealer Makeup
I don't think it lasts 16hrs BUT it does hold up very well for a low price!
16HR Camo Concealer - e.l.f. Cosmetics
The MOST AFFORDABLE concealer that actually works!
HD Pro.Conceal
Foundations
My fave oily girl friendly foundations
Let me just say, it's ranked #1 for a reason. Couldn't agree more!
Double Wear Stay-in-Place Foundation
There's no way there ISN'T a shade for you
Foundation
Wears beautifully & feels like you aren't wearing anything 🤩
Fenty Beauty by Rihanna Eaze Drop Blurring Skin Tint
MY FAVE pressed powder foundation! Tons of shades & wears nicely
Pro Filt'r Soft Matte Powder Foundation - Fenty Beauty
Skin-like, has SPF, and is made with clean ingredients! ✨
CLE Cosmetics | Sheer-Medium Coverage | CCC CREAM
Get the luxury foundation look without having to break the bank
Fit Me Matte & Poreless Foundation - Maybelline
Not cakey or dry looking
Fit Me Matte + Poreless Makeup Powder
One of my fave drugstore foundations with medium/full coverage.
Milani - Conceal + Perfect 2-In-1 Foundation and Concealer
KimChi Chic never disappoints
KimChi Chic's A Really Good Foundation
Brows
I'm VERY picky when it comes to brow products. I need staying power and pigment if I'm going to have a good makeup day!
This will give you THE MOST BUDGE-PROOF brows you will ever have!
WUNDERBROW
Best brow pencils in the game💯
Benefit Brow Pencils
Long-lasting, pigmented, and manageable
Benefit Cosmetics POWmade Brow Pomade
Affordable while giving luxury results
Morphe Brow Pencils
It's not a brow gel but this works great on my stingy brows😭
Got2b Glued Styling Hair Glue
This is my favorite brow wax. It holds ALL day!
Patrick Ta Major Brow Shaping Wax
My favorite way to get nice hair like strokes
BDB Microblade Brow Pen
My go-to everyday brow pencil
BDB Brows On Point® Micro Brow Pencil
Setting Powders
Set it and forget it 😉
THE BEST SETTING POWDER EVER
Laura Mercier Translucent Loose Setting Powder
Affordable and comes in many shades!
Fit Me Mineral Loose Finishing Powder
Their powders sell out so fast and for good reason. It's TOO good
