ok my greasy girls and boys … I could fry an egg on my face. AN EGG. 🥲 My cheeks are a bit dry so I like to call myself, a bit ambitiously, * combo *. All cakes, bunches, folds and separates in my T zone. I’m getting married soon and have a bridal shower that I would like to look semi-decent in. What are your favorite long-lasting smoothing primers and foundation? or just your favorite combo in general! I’m always looking to try new things !! TIA 💘
Commenting to follow cuz I’m also interested 😆
I too am a natural frying pan, following in the hopes of good answers 😃
Only pore filler that works for me is Benefit’s The Porefessional but I can’t put anything else on top except finishing powder, from Avon
ETA I’m not really greasy, just a bit shiny. I don’t know if that’s age or Korean type skin care
Tbh I like the smash box photo finish pore filling primer, the maybelline one is a great dupe for it too it’s what I’m using lol
Okay trust me on this… Charlotte tilbury transfer proof setting spray! I had the same exact problems forever, cross my heart but I picked it up at Sephora and it has changed the game for me. I use a very light moisturizer before giving a good spritz of it, do my foundation and everything else then spray again to set. It’s essentially a primer and setting spray. I highly recommend trying it out!
Also living that combo skin life and for a primer, I have been loving Thrive’s Filtered Effects Blurring Primer. It’s nourishing enough to not make my dry spots worse but also mattifying only my t-zone and really comfortable all day. I also break out super easily if a primer clogs my pores, but this one has been great.
[https://thrivecausemetics.com/products/filtered-effects-blurring-primer](https://thrivecausemetics.com/products/filtered-effects-blurring-primer)
Sorry, no help on the foundation however, I’ve been on the lookout as well ^.^
Have you tried Hourglass Veil primer?
I’m a bit combo (some greasy bits, some dry bits and some large pored bits!) and I use a few different primers. I like the becca matte and poreless but as the brand is soon closing I’ve found others. I currently use the ole henriksen banana brightening primer all over and gently press some elf poreless putty primer into my shiny and large pores areas.
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