Matte makeup is both a great makeup trend that lets you play with textures and a blessing to those who suffer from oily skin. Whatever your reason is for needing matte makeup, you need makeup products that will deliver on their promises without looking overly drying or bunching up on your skin. Here are 10 matte makeup products that you will love and need this summer!
The key to maintaining the perfect matte face throughout the day is to start with a good base. This Too-Faced Primer keeps your oils locked in and your pores covered. The cooling effect is perfect for a hot summer morning and to reduce the puffiness in your face in the morning. Also, the primer smells like peaches! It’s incredible!
Not that your face already set with primer, you need a good foundation that won’t make you shiny throughout the day. This CC cream has all the benefits of other CC creams like good SPF and good moisturizing effects but this CC cream from it Cosmetics is matte rather than dewy. You will look good throughout the day and enjoy how much your skin is also being taken care of.
A CC cream is great for those days when you want that no-makeup makeup look but when you want full glam, you need something with a little more coverage. This L’oreal Infallible Pro Matte Liquid Longwear Foundation has got you covered. With its medium to full coverage, you can easily cover any blemishes, scars, and redness.
Not that you have foundation on, you don’t want it to move. This Kat Von D Lock-It Finishing Powder is perfect for that initial setting that you do in the morning and for any touch-ups that you might want to do throughout the day. The Lock-It Powder really keeps a tight lid on those oils and mattifies any shine you get during your day-to-day activities.
You need a powder that will cover your face. You want to bake your makeup and make sure not a single centimeter moves. Well, this finely milled powder from Coty Airspun has got you covered. You can bake your entire face with this powder and it feels smooth as silk to the touch. Just be careful with the open lid because this powder can get everywhere.
You have a matte face and it’s locked in. But you still want to add some dimensions to your face so you don’t look flat. This Benefit Hoola Matte Bronzer is perfect for creating shadows on your face. In the hollows of your cheeks, along the hairline, and down the sides of your nose, this powder will cover it all. You can really sculpt out your face to your preference.
You have the perfect face, the perfect powder, and the perfect bronzer. What else could you need to complete your face? The perfect matte blush, of course! This matte blush adds the right amount of flush to your cheeks and livens up your face. Instead of using a shiny blush, a matte blush gives a natural flush that looks like it came from within.
The great thing about matte eyeshadows is that you really play up the shadows of your eyes. With a matte eyeshadow palette like this one from Natasha Denona, you can go for a more everyday look while using dramatic colors or you could smoke out your eyelids for a dramatic red carpet look. The choice is up to you, but this finish is definitely more suitable for an everyday lifestyle.
One of the greatest beauty trends that have been sticking around is matte lips. This matte lipstick from Clinique is great if you only want a dab of color on your lips or you want to rock a full-on matte lip. The formulation of these lipsticks is phenomenal because the primer formulated into these lipsticks keep your lips nice and hydrating. No more crackly lips underneath your matte lipstick!
This drugstore liquid lipstick is not only priced just right but the formulation and wand are fantastic. You don’t have that typical issue of dry lips underneath this liquid lipstick. Instead, the liquid lipstick sits perfectly on top of your lips without feeling overly drying or heavy. The wand is also fabulous because its pointy tip lets you draw out a sharp cupid’s bow and line your lips without a pencil liner.
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