Paige, I'd try something that is marked for light to medium coverage. Usually full coverage foundations are tricky to apply and blend. Also, do you use a setting powder? Sometimes when I go crazy with my setting powder it looks cakey
I have combination skin and I get oily too and I use revlon color stay as well and I switched from the pro longwear to that and I love it. It covers really well and doesn't look Cakey. I use the combination/oily skin one though, not the one for normal/dry skin. There is quite a big difference between the two in my opinion.
It could be that you're choosing a shade or two darker than you need. A good rule of thumb is to choose a foundation that is the lightest shade your face had. For example: I have medium skin with olive undertones, but in the winter when I loose any tan and my brunette hair looses its sun, I look much paler, and since my skintone isnt even, sometimes I actually have to use medium ivory in the winter.
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Sep 07, 2012
Paige L.
Alot of my foundations I have tried, loook cakey, && just not smoooth or natural. Any goood foundation sugggestions?
Sep 07, 2012
Agnes M.
I'm a type of oily skin.what kind of foundation is fit to my oily type of skin?
Sep 08, 2012
Paige L.
I have oily skin also.
Sep 08, 2012
Yesenia P.
Revlon Colorstay? If the original is too thick, maybe the whipped version??
Sep 08, 2012
Simera H.
I really like the Revlon ColorStay Foundation.
Sep 08, 2012
Yesenia P.
Try the formula for dry/normal skin.
Sep 08, 2012
Alexis G.
Try maybelline dream nude air foam it is really good for oily skin because it's mattefying!
Sep 08, 2012
Kati A.
Revlon photoready is lovely :)
Sep 08, 2012
Paige L.
Otay. Thaaaanks mucho girlys! (:
Sep 08, 2012
Niki C.
Paige, I'd try something that is marked for light to medium coverage. Usually full coverage foundations are tricky to apply and blend. Also, do you use a setting powder? Sometimes when I go crazy with my setting powder it looks cakey
Sep 09, 2012
Mary P.
If you have oily skin & only need light-medium coverage, try the new Urban Decay Naked Skin foundation, it feels light & looks natural.
Sep 12, 2012
Kimberleigh A.
I use Mac Pro Longwear concealer, it comes in a little bottle thing lol but works AMAZING on oily skin, I have acne scars so this is my holy grail!
Sep 12, 2012
Ashley W.
I have combination skin and I get oily too and I use revlon color stay as well and I switched from the pro longwear to that and I love it. It covers really well and doesn't look Cakey. I use the combination/oily skin one though, not the one for normal/dry skin. There is quite a big difference between the two in my opinion.
Sep 12, 2012
Ashley W.
I also have acne scars and spots ! **
Sep 13, 2012
Shelly T.
Are you using primer underneath?
How much foundation are you using, and how are you applying it?
Do you set it with a powder?
Do you moisturize your skin after cleansing it?
Sep 13, 2012
Mandy J.
Bare minerals
Sep 13, 2012
Katelynn D.
It could be that you're choosing a shade or two darker than you need. A good rule of thumb is to choose a foundation that is the lightest shade your face had. For example: I have medium skin with olive undertones, but in the winter when I loose any tan and my brunette hair looses its sun, I look much paler, and since my skintone isnt even, sometimes I actually have to use medium ivory in the winter.