I have oily skin and my favorite primer is the NYX First Base Primer Spray. I've tried other ones like the Monistat one and the Mally primer balm, but by the end of the day my face looks extra oily when I use them. Not so with the NYX one.

L’oreal Magic Skin BB cream is a wonderful primer and will keep makeup sitting tight all day.

I've done okay with The Ordinary Hi-Adherence Primer, but I like the Becca EverMatte better. I apply them with a Sephora #70 brush, otherwise I wouldn't get even coverage and would use way more with my fingers. I, too, am in the market for a new primer. I just want to know if the Becca is as good as it gets. From these comments I'm interested to try the NYX First Base and Angel Veils. I'm also keen to try the Hourglass Mineral Veil.

Becca Ever Matte on the T zone and Laura Mercier oil-free on the cheeks. I find Ever Matte can be too drying when applied all over the face.

Maybelline baby skin keeps my oil in control all day

I bought the Supergoop Matte and it’s tinted and silicone-y, so it’s a sunscreen, primer and on the weekends, enough coverage for the low key bare minimum makeup for running errands, etc. I also wear foundation over it as the mood strikes, but I’ve found in my 50’s less is more when it comes to foundation. Most days I use a brightening concealer around my nose, under my eyes, with a bit also down the center of my nose, my chin and the lower middle of my forehead

But it wears beautifully alone and under makeup, and by the end of the day I’m still matte, and on a longer day, there might be a slight glow in the T zone, but not an oil slick or the foundation sitting weirdly on top of the oil. It’s pricey, but it does 3 jobs for me… sunscreen/primer/light coverage, and I’m willing to pay a bit more for something that finally works for me… I have super oily skin.

Edited to add you’ll need to double cleanse at night to get the sunscreen off. I use a cleansing balm for the first cleanse to break it down.

I have 3 I switch between.

My absolute favorite is touch in sol no pore-blem primer.

2nd is MILK hydrogrip.

3rd ELF primer putty.

The real key is a good skincare routine will help your primer work longer, and actually perform they way you expect it to.

Smash box pore one or nars but can’t remember specific name

Good skincare

I like milk brand primer, my full face doesn’t get very oily but tzone does for sure and it helps. I use witch hazel before I put it on as well, I think that helps.

I’m a fan of First Aid Beauty’s matte primer, but is getting hard to find so it might have been discontinued. Rimmel Stay Matte and Hourglass Veil are the two best in my current rotation.

I’m super oily and have tried about 40 primers in my search for the holy grail. I can tell you I hated elf putty primer the most.

I'm very oily myself and have really liked the Milk eclipse mattifying primer. Also what I have found works wonders for me is applying a loose setting powder after the primer/before the foundation.

My skin is quite oily and there's a few primers I like in regards to how well they control my oily skin:

-Universal Danessa Myricks blurring balm powder: feels kinda like thin Vaseline and smells like it, but honestly, it does a great job absorbing oil throughout the day. Also very lightweight and it might still be available as a GWP.

-Milk Makeup Pore Eclipse primer: also very good at controlling oil, only major issue is it seemed to cause some acne for me. But if you're not prone to breakouts, it's a great option.

-Smashbox Oil Control Primer: can feel slightly drying on the skin at first, but with makeup on top, it feels fine. It does a good job with controlling oil. My least favorite of the 3 high end primers, but worth considering.

Budget option: Elf putty primer (original)

Also does a good job as a primer and usually keeps my oils in check, though for straight oil control, I like the Danessa Myricks better. But if you've wanted to try the Tatcha primer, this one is a better, cheaper dupe of it.

No advice but following cause also wondering. Well, I have tried Porefessional by Benefit and didn’t like it same with Smashbox.

Danesa Myricks Blurring Balm Power. I like to use it on my oily t-zones!!!

Have you considered Danessa Myrics Yummy Skin Blurring Balm Powder? I have skin like yours and have been using this for a couple of years in my t-zone, under foundation. I use the Universal (clear) shade, but also own a couple of tined shades to mix for a light makeup day.

I would reccomend trying the Cali Ray So Blown primer. They make a mini so you can try it and not feel terrible if you don’t like it.

One thing though, it doesn't "fill" in large pores, it just kinda mattifies the skin and holds the makeup longer

I use Hourglass Vanish primer on areas with larger pores and then a very thin layer on Danessa on my nose, sides of the nose and forehead where I get shiny

Smash box primer , light version is the best and tarte smoothing primer (white and comes in a jar)

I second Danessa Blurring Balm too

I think your skincare (especially sunscreen) goes a long way in terms of oil control. But I love the Danessa myricks yummy skin balm in translucent for extra longevity. I also really have been liking grippy primers. I used to think they sucked but I think it was just the specific one I used to use. I really like the pink elf one.

I’ve got super oily skin and my favorite primer for keeping my skin matte all day is Innisfree’s No Sebum Blur Primer! They also have a No Sebum finishing powder, or Skinfood’s Peach Cotton Powder works amazingly as well, if you want extra help keeping oil at bay.

Soap and Glory One heck of a blot primer has worked wonders for my oily skin

I third Mineral Veil. It doesn't budge. Also, as long as there aren't any silicones in your primer, it should last on oily skin.

Hourglass Veil Primer. Waterproof and foundation WILL NOT BUDGE over it. Also makes every foundation look so much better and you will definitely decrease the amount of powder you use, if you're alresdy using one.

I'm a huge fan of elf's primers. They have a great oil control primer mist. For extra control I'll use it over either their poreless primer or blemish control primer depending on how my skin is behaving for the day.

Best High End: Smashbox Photo Finish Oil and Shine Control Primer.

Best Drug Store: Rimmel Stay Matte.

You can thank me later! ��

I really like the Laura Mercier primers - the blemish-less one was the best but they discontinued that so now I use the Perfecting one. They aren't silicon heavy, feel quite cooling when you apply and give the right amount of grip to keep your foundation in place while also allowing you to blend really easily too.

i love "too faced hangover rx 3 in 1 peach" its a prime,set,& refresh spray i have dry/ oily as well. i just got the same brand but in watermelon. a little pricey but sometimes tj max carries it for $12.99 silicone ones tend to clog pores and make the makeup slip and slide however if silicone the "touch in sol no pore blem"smells amazing & goes along way.

Don't laugh. Not Sephora, not high end, but....Wet n Wild Prime Focus primer serums work amazingly on my oily, mature skin.

I use the purple one with foundations like Dior Forever Skin Glow and the orange one with my Dior Forever Matte.

My skin isn't as oily as it used to be (it's more combination now), but I liked these ones:

-Smashbox oil control primer

-Danessa Myricks universal blurring balm

-Milk Makeup Mattifying primer (black tube)

-not marketed as a primer for oily skin but I also like the Elf original putty primer. It's always worked for me, whether I've got super oily skin or dry patches.

The only primer that’s ever worked for me is danessa myricks blurring balm

I’ve had some luck with Danessa Myricks blurring balm!

For me, the best thing I’ve ever used that actually keeps my oil under control is actually the supergoop matte screen sunscreen. It’s the texture of benefit Porefessional primer and it works as a primer and sunscreen in one. That’s the only thingsthat keeps me from having to powder all day long.

Which ones have you tried? I like recommending the Smashbox primer, NYX Face Glue, MAC Mattifying Primer

try the Pore Eclipse primer from Milk Makeup!

that stuff is a banger! 

Have you tried Benefit’s matte primer? It’s in a pink tube and I find that it works great for oily skin.

I didn’t mind the Too Faced Primed and Peachy primer, which I just finished using. I liked the Dr Brandt Pores No More, and right now I’m liking a moisturizer/primer combo from Origins (Original Skin pore perfecting line).

My two cents, though, is that Benefit porefessional did not work for me; it didn’t keep my oil at bay at all and compared to other primers I have used actually seemed to make my nose more oily. Maybe just try a sample or travel size first?

Hourglass Mineral Veil & UD Optical Illusion! They work great on my oily skin.

Laura Mercier (I prefer the anti blemish but the oil one is good too). I like it because it's got more of a thin, lotion feel that sinks into my skin, I feel like silicone primers actually make me more oily

Cover FX mattifying primer!

Becca ever matte for oily areas and Innisfree no sebum primer for areas with big pores!