The Best Concealers For Oily Skin

Finding a concealer for oily skin can sometimes feel like the hardest job in the world. Okay, slight exaggeration but hear us out. 

Having oily skin means you need a formula that wont 1. Slip and slide all over our face 2. Turn into an oil slick as soon as we step outside and 3. Be so drying that they make our faces look dry and cakey. No. Thank you

It goes without saying that mattifying concealer formulas will be your best friend if you have oily skin. Usually made without oil and containing ingredients designed to counteract and absorb excess oil, we’ve rounded up our favourite concealers created with oily skin in mind, to keep excess shine at bay and stay firmly put on your face.

Oh hey, smooth, mattified finish.

For coverage that lasts (even on oily skin), you need the Estee Lauder Double Wear Stay-In-Place Flawless Wear Concealer. This flawless concealer offers full coverage that lasts for 24 hours, without feeling cakey, turning patchy, or creasing. The lightweight formula is transfer-resistant and has buildable coverage with a natural matte finish. Oh, and it’s free from oil.

If you were looking for a concealer that instantly corrects and blurs with full coverage, the Clinique’s Even Better All-Over Concealer + Eraser is what your makeup bag is missing. This concealer’s lightweight and hydrating formula hides the tell-tail signs of tiredness and smooths fine lines whilst repelling humidity. 

Staying put for up to 24 hours, Stay Naked Concealer expertly covers imperfections whilst offering a real-skin matte finish. With a range of 25 shades to choose from and an innovative wave tip applicator to put you in total control of your coverage, this lightweight concealer sounds like your perfect match.

Conceal blemishes, dark spots, skin discolouration and undereye circles with the MAC Cosmetics Pro Longwear Concealer. This lightweight, liquid, long-lasting concealer deliver a comfortable matte finish to the skin, for a smooth and flawless look, that never creases and withstands the test of sweat and humidity.

The Born This Way Super Coverage Concealer is what you should haul if you want maximum coverage but with a skin-like finish and feel. Its formula is super weightless and hydrating without clogging your pores, so you won’t have to worry about your makeup looking cakey. Plus, it’s photo-friendly which means you can say goodbye to flashback. 

Get seamless, blurred and buildable coverage with the MAC Cosmetics Studio Fix 24-Hour Smooth Wear Concealer. With a sponge-tip applicator for effortless application, this lightweight, fluid concealer provides a seamless, easy to blend and natural matte finish to the skin. 

Suitable for all skin types, including oily skin, the Close-Up Concealer from Nabla effectively covers imperfections, dark circles, redness and discoloration for a natural, flawless finish.

Formulated with Hyaluronic Acid and Resveratrol, the Jouer Essential High Coverage Liquid Concealer seamlessly delivers a smooth, creaseless matte finish. Designed to cover imperfections and colour correct the skin, this concealer is an oily-skin must-have.

The LORAC Pro Soft Focus Longwear Concealer is a concealer you can turn to for building a medium to full coverage. Its oil-free formula is loaded with skin-loving ingredients like vitamin C and moisture-retaining humectants, as well as blurring powders to seamlessly smooth the look of fine lines.

Treat your oily skin to the ultimate everyday concealer. With a lightweight, long wearing formula, Revolution’s Conceal and Define Concealer effortlessly covers blemishes, counteracts dark circles and adds definition for a smooth, matte finish. 

Meet your perfect matte match with the e.l.f. Cosetics 16HR Camo Concealer. This full-coverage, matte finish liquid concealer covers up imperfections and under-eye circles while giving your skin a moisturising boost and controlling excess oil, thanks to added avocado oil and kaolin clay. 

Oily skin and a matte finish are always an unbeatable duo. This oil-free concealer is packed with antioxidants to brighten and conceal with breathable and long-lasting matte coverage. It offers an effortless blend without caking or creasing, what more could you ask for? 

FYI: This article was originally published at an earlier date and has since been updated.