Setting powder for oily skin

Fenty Beauty Invisimatte Blotting Powder leads for oily skin: 22 of 23 reviewers said it keeps shine under control, and it is sold at Sephora and Ulta. Huda Beauty Easy Bake Loose Powder is right behind at 21 of 22. Laura Mercier Translucent Loose Setting Powder is the best pick sold on Amazon, at 30 of 34.

  • 294 store reviews counted
  • Ulta and Sephora shoppers
  • Nov 2019 to Sep 2026

Updated . How we count

Does it control shine? What buyers said
  1. Fenty Beauty Invisimatte Setting Powder 23 said either way
  2. Huda Beauty Easy Bake Loose Setting Powder 22 said either way
  3. Laura Mercier Translucent Loose Setting Powder 34 said either way
  4. bareMinerals Original Mineral Veil Powder 24 said either way
  5. ONE/SIZE Ultimate Blurring Setting Powder 21 said either way
  6. e.l.f. High Definition Powder 11 said either way
  7. Laura Mercier Translucent Powder Ultra-Blur 36 said either way

Share of reviewers who stated an outcome for shine on oily skin. Ranked by the lower bound of a 90% confidence interval, so a product needs both a good share and enough reports to rank high.

Best record Fenty Beauty Invisimatte Setting Powder 22 of 23 say it keeps shine under control See it at Ulta
Best pick on Amazon Laura Mercier Translucent Loose Setting Powder 30 of 34 say it keeps shine under control Check price on Amazon
What stands out

Laura Mercier's two powders split. The original has 30 of 34, while the Ultra-Blur version has 22 of 36 and 23% of its reviews say shine comes back.

The ranking, product by product

Praise and complaints are the points buyers repeat most, shown as a share of each product's counted store reviews.

1

Fenty Beauty

Invisimatte Setting Powder

Best for blotting shine

22/23 say it keeps shine under control

Nearly everyone who weighed in said it keeps oil down, including 18 of 19 at Ulta. 31% also mention a blurred look, and 12% complain about messy packaging.

What buyers praise

  • Blurs pores and texture 31%
  • Keeps makeup in place 23%
  • Doesn't look cakey 19%
  • No flashback in photos 8%

What buyers complain about

  • Messy packaging 12%
Where buyers said it
  • Ulta 18 of 19
  • Sephora 4 of 4
See it at Ulta

Share of 26 store reviews that mention each point. A full bar is 50%.

2

Huda Beauty

Easy Bake Loose Setting Powder

Best for oily and combination skin

21/22 say it keeps shine under control

Reviewers with oily skin liked it: 5 of 5 said it holds shine back, and so did 6 of 7 with combination skin. 10% say it looks cakey and 7% find it pricey.

What buyers praise

  • Keeps makeup in place 27%
  • Blurs pores and texture 23%
  • Stops concealer creasing 10%
  • Doesn't look cakey 10%

What buyers complain about

  • Looks cakey 10%
  • Too expensive 7%
  • Messy packaging 7%
Where buyers said it
  • Sephora 21 of 22
By skin type (Sephora reviewers)
  • Combination6 of 7
  • Oily5 of 5
By skin tone (Sephora reviewers)
  • Fair to light5 of 6
  • Light-medium to medium7 of 7
Acne-prone reviewers
  • Said it worked9 of 9
See it at Sephora

Share of 30 store reviews that mention each point. A full bar is 50%.

3

Laura Mercier

Translucent Loose Setting Powder

30/34 say it keeps shine under control

Steady at both stores, with 17 of 19 at Ulta and 13 of 15 at Sephora. The complaints are that shine comes back (12%) and the price (10%).

What buyers praise

  • Keeps makeup in place 17%
  • Blurs pores and texture 14%
  • Doesn't look cakey 10%
  • Good value 7%
  • Natural finish 5%

What buyers complain about

  • Too expensive 10%
Where buyers said it
  • Ulta 17 of 19
  • Sephora 13 of 15
4

bareMinerals

Original Mineral Veil Powder

20/24 say it keeps shine under control

7 of 8 reviewers with oily skin said it works. Some find it drying (12%) and 12% say shine comes back.

What buyers praise

  • Keeps makeup in place 22%
  • Blurs pores and texture 16%
  • Natural finish 6%
  • Doesn't look cakey 6%

What buyers complain about

  • Too drying 13%
  • Emphasizes texture or lines 6%
Where buyers said it
  • Ulta 0 of 1
  • Sephora 20 of 23
  • Brand site 23 of 25 shown, not counted
By skin type (Sephora reviewers)
  • Combination11 of 13
  • Oily7 of 8
By skin tone (Sephora reviewers)
  • Fair to light11 of 13
  • Light-medium to medium6 of 7
Acne-prone reviewers
  • Said it worked10 of 10
5

ONE/SIZE

Ultimate Blurring Setting Powder

17/21 say it keeps shine under control

5 of 6 reviewers with oily skin said it works. Complaints are spread out: 13% mention messy packaging, 13% dryness and 13% shine coming back.

What buyers praise

  • Keeps makeup in place 23%
  • Blurs pores and texture 17%

What buyers complain about

  • Too drying 13%
  • Messy packaging 13%
  • Looks cakey 7%
Where buyers said it
  • Sephora 17 of 21
By skin type (Sephora reviewers)
  • Combination4 of 6
  • Oily5 of 6
By skin tone (Sephora reviewers)
  • Fair to light6 of 8
  • Light-medium to medium2 of 3
See it at Sephora

Share of 30 store reviews that mention each point. A full bar is 50%.

6

e.l.f.

High Definition Powder

Best for a budget pick

8/11 say it keeps shine under control

38% praise the price, and 8 of 11 at Ulta said it controls oil. 23% say shine comes back.

What buyers praise

  • Good value 38%
  • Blurs pores and texture 15%
  • Keeps makeup in place 15%

What buyers complain about

No repeated complaints yet.

Where buyers said it
  • Ulta 8 of 11
  • Brand site 13 of 14 shown, not counted
7

Laura Mercier

Translucent Powder Ultra-Blur

22/36 say it keeps shine under control

The most reviewers weighed in on this powder, and the result is the weakest record here: 22 of 36 said it controls oil. 23% say shine comes back, though 34% praise the blur.

What buyers praise

  • Blurs pores and texture 34%
  • Keeps makeup in place 17%
  • Natural finish 11%
  • Doesn't look cakey 9%
  • Good value 6%

What buyers complain about

  • Too expensive 9%
  • Emphasizes texture or lines 6%
  • Too drying 4%
Where buyers said it
  • Ulta 10 of 19
  • Sephora 12 of 17
By skin type (Sephora reviewers)
  • Oily2 of 4
  • Combination4 of 4

Where these numbers come from

The 7 products ranked here carry 54,806 reviews at Ulta and Sephora. We searched them for shine on oily skin and read the newest matching reviews, up to 30 per product and store, posted between Nov 2019 and Sep 2026.

A review counts only when the reviewer used the product themselves. We drop reviews written in exchange for a free product or a sweepstakes entry (0 on this page), and products that are no longer sold.

Ulta also shows reviews first posted on brands' own websites. They run much more positive than store reviews of the same products (across 19 products with both, 76% of brand-site reviewers said the product solved the problem, against 55% of Ulta shoppers), so we show them on product cards but never count them.

Because we searched for the problem, people who had it are overrepresented. Compare products with each other rather than reading a share as your own odds.

Skin type, skin tone and age splits use what reviewers chose on Sephora's review form (and age on Ulta's when given). We only show a split when enough reviewers fall on each side.

Amazon buttons appear only on products that Amazon sells from the brand and that most reviewers here say fix the problem (at least 60%, with enough reviews to trust it). Everything else links to the store page, unpaid.

An AI model labels each review against a fixed list of points, and we spot-check the labels before publishing. We publish counts and link to the product pages, never the reviews themselves.

Read the full method

Product pages we read

  1. Fenty Beauty Invisimatte Setting Powder Ulta, Sephora (26 reviews counted)
  2. Huda Beauty Easy Bake Loose Setting Powder Sephora (30 reviews counted)
  3. Laura Mercier Translucent Loose Setting Powder Ulta, Sephora (42 reviews counted)
  4. bareMinerals Original Mineral Veil Powder Ulta, Sephora (32 reviews counted)
  5. ONE/SIZE Ultimate Blurring Setting Powder Sephora (30 reviews counted)
  6. e.l.f. High Definition Powder Ulta (13 reviews counted)
  7. Laura Mercier Translucent Powder Ultra-Blur Ulta, Sephora (47 reviews counted)

People asking about it on Reddit

  1. Best powders for oily skin? r/beauty, Jan 2025, 49 comments
  2. Best blurring setting powder for oiliest skin that last all day? r/Sephora, Oct 2024, 33 comments
  3. Best drugstore setting powder for combination/oily skin? Need something that controls T-zone oil! r/drugstoreMUA, Aug 2026, 32 comments

Questions buyers ask

Which setting powder works for oily skin?

Fenty Beauty Invisimatte Blotting Powder leads at 22 of 23, with Huda Beauty Easy Bake Loose Powder just behind at 21 of 22.

Is Laura Mercier Translucent Powder good for oily skin?

Mostly yes. 30 of 34 reviewers said it controls oil. 12% say shine comes back, so you may still want to blot on a long day.

Does Laura Mercier Ultra-Blur control oil?

Less reliably than the original. 22 of 36 said it does, and 23% of its reviews say shine comes back.

Is there a cheap setting powder for oily skin?

e.l.f. High Definition Powder is the budget option here. 38% of its reviews mention good value, and 8 of 11 said it controls oil. It is also sold on Amazon.

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