Combination skin has nothing to do with deciding if you want fries
and soda with your burger to make it a "combo." It's referring to the
fact that your complexion doesn't just have one concern. Some
areas of
your skin, like your T-zone, may be excessively oily while the rest is
overly dry. The struggle to keep everything balanced is exactly why it's
tough to find makeup products that work with your complexion, instead of making the situation worse.
"People with combination skin tend to see more oil buildup in their
foundations, especially in the T-zone area, including the forehead,
inner parts of the cheeks, nose, and chin," explains NYC-based makeup
artist Neil Scibelli.
"After periods of long-wear, and oil buildup, the makeup that is
layered onto the skin tends to separate. In other words, you'll start to
notice your blush breaking up, the oil will break up the foundation
around your mouth, particularly if you have smile lines, and so forth.
It's a natural separation that happens over time but it can be minimized
or avoided with the right products, like a mattifying primer, as well
as a change in foundation formula."
Scibelli suggests looking for a foundation formula that targets
enlarged pores and excess oil production. Although it can be
pore-clogging if you don't wash it off at the end of the day,
dimethicone is widely found in these formulations. "Dimethicone gently
blocks the pores from producing too much oil, and leaves a silky,
silicone-like finish on the skin," says Scibelli. Other ingredients to
look for? Oil-absoribing clay, as seen in Tarte's stick foundation, and
rice bran like Chantecaille's Future Skin foundation. "Clay helps to
control oil throughout the day and draws out impurities. Rice bran and
rice powder works similar to dimethicone and refines pores, slows down
oil production and absorbs oil buildup," says Scibelli.
While a dewy finish may be in, combination skin should avoid reaching
for foundations with illuminizing finishes since this skin type tends
to look radiant on its own when wearing foundation. "Steer away from
those types of products because they can also have fine pigments of
shimmer in them, which sometimes accentuates pores and seems oily.
Anything with too much light reflecting on the skin can build up with
the skin's oil and just start to look too wet," Scibelli explains.
The following seven formulas meet all of the aforementioned
requirements. Keep scrolling for our favorite foundations for
combination skin.
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