Casey types, “Hey. I have really bad oily skin and my eye shadow and eyeliner always seems to come off. I’m always having to reapply every hour. What do I do?”
Having oily skin is tough, but there are so many options for you.
1. Try a primer.
Primers do just that: prime the skin for makeup. Primers provide staying power and will give you several hours of crease-free makeup, locking your eyeshadow and eyeliner into place. I recommend Too Faced Shadow Insurance or Urban Decay’s Primer Potion. Just taking an extra minute to swipe on a bit–it’ll save you time throughout the day on touch ups.
2. Try a gel or cream eyeliner.
Gel and cream eyeliners have a ton of staying power, but you have to work quickly. As soon as they dry (within seconds), they don’t budge at all. As an extra step, make sure to set your liner with a similar colored eyeshadow or a translucent powder. Setting the liner will ensure it lasts all day. Some great gel liners are Urban Decay’s 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil and Bobbi Brown Long-Wear Gel Eyeliner
3. Stick with powder eyeshadows.
Cream shadows don’t work well on oily lids and will crease throughout the day. Apply your powder eyeshadow with a stiff brush and pat along your lid ( don’t just swipe). Some great powder shadows are L’Oreal HIP Eyeshadow and LORAC Eyeshadow (they’re long-lasting and nicely pigmented).
What do you do to combat oily lids?
~Lexi from Lexiwithcurls.com
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October 30, 2012 12:28 pm
these beauty post aren’t very “Fashionbomb” brand……
October 30, 2012 12:29 pm
they seem so generic
October 30, 2012 12:34 pm
Ive tried those options and still have problems…even when I have professionals apply.
BUT Im a little confused- you say try cream shadows and then ONLY powder shadows….. eeeek
October 30, 2012 12:40 pm
I was thinking the same thing @ Mrs Windy City. So which is it? Creamy or powder?
October 30, 2012 12:42 pm
I have the same problem (oily skin) as for eyeshadows I like Macs Paint Pot I have two of the colors and they stay on all day. As for eyeliners I’m still trying to find what works. I thought I found in with Sephora’s water proof liners and I’ll be darned it doesn’t work.
October 30, 2012 12:46 pm
@NayNay @Mrs Windy City – Cream eyeliner is okay just to line your eyes because it doesn’t budge…. but cream shadows are totally different. They are made different as well. The Cream Shadows for your entire lid will crease throughout the day if you have oily skin.
October 30, 2012 12:48 pm
Ohhhh ok
October 30, 2012 1:23 pm
Not to sound ungrateful, but I was hoping for a beauty bomb post with more pizazz! I know you can do it Lexi!!
October 30, 2012 1:38 pm
@ Naynay and @Mrs Windy City she said try cream liner that drys quickly and powder eyeshadows…Primers really help too and as they say patting instead of swiping works too.
October 30, 2012 2:41 pm
The Urban Decay primer made all the difference for me
October 30, 2012 3:12 pm
I have EXTREMELY oily skin and the only eyeliner that works is Lineur Intense by Loreal. I swear, by the end of the day, it looks like I fried chicken on my face! Everything else is all blurry and oily by the end of the day but that eyeliner stays put, no matter how long I wear it. It’s under ten bucks and so worth the money. Give it a try
October 30, 2012 3:25 pm
Reading is fundamental. She stated to use gel or cream “eyeliner” and power “eyeshadow”. A primer is a must for me before applying eyeshadow to prevent creasing.
October 30, 2012 5:35 pm
glad that the beauty posts are back!
October 30, 2012 11:12 pm
i so agree beauty post on this site is way beyond generic. and um cream shadows do not crease on oily lids, unless your prob talking about drugstore or certain brands. how do i know because i am beyond oily and i wear mac paint pots and make up forever and bobbi brown cream shadows and they DO NOT crease on my beyond oily skin/lids and i wear them from 6am until night time.
October 30, 2012 11:13 pm
oh and i wear my cream shadows without any primer.
October 31, 2012 8:39 am
For oily skin, consider getting chemical peels from the doctor. Will help immensely. Will not help the eye area. Be grateful that you won’t wrinkle around the eyes and keep it moving. I would also try a dusting of powder before apply eyeshadow. Go lightly. And then set the liner with powder too
October 31, 2012 8:39 am
And you need a waterproof pencil. No gels
October 31, 2012 11:53 am
what happened to danielle…i clicked on the beauty post section recently and realized that they are out of date…still found them useful #noshade
October 31, 2012 8:10 pm
I have the same problem and found that liquid eyeliner works for me. Gels still seem to disappear. Elf eye lid primer works very well. And Maybeline 24 hour eyeshadow (which happens to be a cream but dries like a powder) lasts the entire day for me no fading. HTH
October 31, 2012 9:45 pm
with oily skin, such as mine, i love a mattifying or setting spray…. it works wonders for me. it works in addition to primer to help set my makeup in its intended form… try urban decay (crowd favorite) in all nighter long lasting setting spray…
October 31, 2012 9:54 pm
@nope I started using Neutrogena (wash) and Ambi (moisturizer) and that seemed to tame the oil. I used to look like I poured baby oil all over my face or I was ready for a fight and rubbed on Vaseline….people would think I was sweating but I wasn’t and then add to that the breakouts!! A mess. But these two seemed to help.
November 1, 2012 12:50 pm
all these comments are incredibly helpful! i will definitely give some of these products and tips a try! you guys rock :-)
November 3, 2012 12:58 pm
What do you all mean by generic? Goodness, some children were raised wrong. You are getting this for free and you whine like little losers. @tricia, cream shadow creases on my lids, no matter which one it is, and what is wrong with drugstore stuff? Not everyone has your (suggested) long money. Lol people with money don’t really say things like that though. Rude!