Sunday, March 25, 2012

Oil Control Powders for oily skin

Catrice Prime and Fine, Essence fix&matte Powder, Innisfree No-Sebun Mineral powder

As you may already know- I tend to have really oily skin, which gets even worse during the summer. I am looking for any products which are able to get my oily skin under control.
I've tried many different brands like Mac prep and prime powder, as well as other high end and low end brands. In this post I will do a short but brief review about three different sebum control powders, which can be considered to be "low end" brands. The price range is between 2-6 Euros I guess.



Sebum Control Powders- REVIEW


1) Catrice Prime and Fine Powder

Color: white, translucent

Price: really cheap (around 4 Euro)

Texture:  loose powder, very fine texture

Smell: none

Finish: leaves a white cast right after application but is gone after a few minutes of wearing

Oil control: good but not perfect- I had to blot after a few hours 


Overall:

4/5

I like this powder because it is really fine in texture and is not so visible like the powder by Essence. The oil control though is not as good as the Essence one. 



2) Essence Fix& Matte powder

Color: white, translucent

Price: really cheap (around 3 Euro)

Texture: loose powder, but not so fine compared to the other 2

Smell: almost none 

Finish: leaves as well a white cast, more than the other 2, takes pretty long till this white cast gets invisible (also because of its "thicker" texture) 
If this was finer in texture, it would be the perfect translucent powder for oily skin

Oil control: was surprisingly good, was the best of all 3 



Overall

4/5 

This powder was surprisingly good in oil control. It lasts almost the whole day and there was no need to blot my face during the day, which is totally amazing!!! 
Negative: the thicker texture, which is visible right after application
Oil control-wise I would definitely give this 5/5 





3)  Innisfree No-Sebun Mineral powder


Color: white, translucent

Price: cheap, but more expensive compared to the other two (bought it on ebay)

Texture: loose powder, the finest of all 3

Smell: had a minty smell to it- may irritate your skin  

Finish: does not leave a white cast and looks really natural after application. Skin looks even softer and even 

Oil control: was better than the Catrice one, but not as good as the Essence powder



Overall: 

5/5

I give it full points because it looked more natural on my skin and did not leave a white cast like the other two. Due to its really fine texture (like MAC prep and prime powder) it evens out your skin texture. I do not care so much about the smell and therefore it gets the whole 5 points. 



Additional Information:

Do not waste your money by buying the MAC prep and prime powder. I mean....it is definitely a good powder, but a lot more expensive compared to these 3. The oil control of these powders is the same or even better to the MAC one.
It is definitely a good deal and especially the Innisfree powder gets really close to the MAC one. 
All 3 products will improve your oil production and keep your skin shine-free for at least a few hours. These are my HG for my everyday make-up routine =) 

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