The 12 Best Setting Powders for a Smooth, Non-Oily Finish

The 12 Best Setting Powders for Oily Skin

1. Best Brightening Powder For Oily Skin:

CIATÉ LONDON Extraordinary Translucent Setting Powder in Brightening Pink

Lightweight and ultra-breathable, this formula mattifies your makeup while also locking it in place, making it a great option for those humid summer days. We love the velvety-smooth finish you get from this finely milled powder, as well as the brightening glow it gave us. Its translucent coverage blurred out our pores nicely.

2. Best Powder for Sensitive Skin:

TYS BEAUTY Angel Face Setting Powder

This sheer, talc-free setting powder isn’t like the others. Packed with nourishing ingredients like cocoa seed butter and peptides, it helps smooth skin, reduce shine, and minimize the look of pores while keeping your makeup perfectly intact. We love how soft our skin feels after applying this product, and the dreamy glow it adds to our look. 

3. Best Budget Powder For Oily Skin:

MORPHE Bake & Set Setting Powder in Translucent

Lock in your look and keep shine at bay with this baking and setting powder. We love how this silky talc-free formula glides on and doesn’t make any dry patches stand out—instead, we were left with a smooth and natural finish. “It doesn't sit in my pores or wrinkles, it sets my makeup very well, and my pores seem to look smaller,” one IPSY reviewer raves. Plus, you can’t beat the price of this product, especially for the quality. 

4. Best Matte Powder For Oily Skin:

HALF CAKED Star Bright Loose Setting Powder

The name of this brand may be HALF CAKED, but we guarantee there’s no cakiness when it comes to this setting powder. Upon applying, this formula felt weightless on our skin, and left us with a beautiful soft matte finish—without settling into fine lines or our concealer. While it's not the most blurring pick on this list, we like that this mattifying powder still leaves a skin-like finish. Cue the compliments!

5. Best Long-Lasting Powder For Oily Skin:

ONE/SIZE Ultimate Blurring Setting Powder

This setting powder has a cult following for a reason. Its long-lasting, soft-matte finish lasts for up to 14 hours, absorbing any excess oil and blurring the look of uneven texture. “This setting powder works great for baking your face—just like the CEO Patrick Starr is known for—and it doesn't give you flashbacks to that white residue finish,” writes one IPSY reviewer. “It melts into your skin leaving your complexion smooth and blurring.” Personally, we love how light this powder feels on our skin.

6. Best Lightweight Powder For Oily Skin:

JASON WU BEAUTY Ready Set Matte Setting Powder

Want a matte makeup look without it feeling heavy? This translucent banana powder is so finely milled, you’ll hardly feel like anything is on your skin. We loved how beautifully this weightless powder sat over our concealer and foundation without disrupting the products. Infused with Vitamin C and rosehip oil, this powder also helps hydrate and nourish your skin, leaving you with a soft and blurring finish. 

7. Best Travel-Sized Powder For Oily Skin:

TOYFACTORY Ultraset Niacinamide Setting Powder

For a flawless finish you can take on the go, this anti-caking setting powder is your go-to. Formulated with niacinamide and packed with B3 vitamins, this talc-free formula helps lock in your makeup while leaving your skin feeling silky soft. “I’ll be taking it on weekend trips as a good substitute for the larger size,” writes one IPSY reviewer. “This little lifesaver has no flashback on photos, and lasts all day.” We recommend sweeping up this powder with a brush, then tapping the excess off for a smoother finish.

8. Best Blurring Powder For Oily Skin:

DANESSA MYRICKS BEAUTY Evolution Powder

While there’s nothing quite as blurring as a social media filter, this powder is the next best thing. Its micro-fine formula is designed for the highest definition in TV, film, and flash photography, so it won’t leave you with a residue—just an airbrushed finish. We couldn’t believe how silky our skin looked after applying this powder, nor how our fine lines and texture just seemed to disappear. We also love the mesh opening in this powder’s packaging, which allows for a smooth and mess-free application. 

9. Best Powder for T-Zone:

ACE BEAUTÉ Effortless Radiance Loose Setting Powder

This setting powder lightly coats the skin in a soft, powdery cloud that instantly vanishes any oil in the T-zone. “This setting powder melts into the skin and makes my makeup stay on all day,” raves one IPSY review. “I have an extremely oily T-zone, so setting powders can make me look too dry or crusty—but not this one!” When applying, dab a little powder on your T-zone with a dense brush to banish that oil, or use a fluffy brush for a lighter coating. 

10. Best Luminous Powder For Oily Skin:

GIRLACTIK Luminous Face Powder

This ultra-luxurious powder will make you look like you’re wearing a filter IRL. We’re obsessed with how buildable this formula is, allowing us to choose how much coverage we want. After patting on a few brush’s worth of this mica-infused product, we were left with an amazing airbrushed finish that blurred imperfections while still leaving us with a subtle glow. Pair this with a dewy concealer or foundation for the ultimate luminous look. 

11. Best Powder for Combination Skin:

BEAUTY FOR REAL Hydra-Set Translucent Finishing Powder in Brighten

Don’t be fooled by this powder’s moisturizing blend of niacinamide and Vitamin E; this formula controls shine without feeling heavy or crumbly, and caters to all kinds of skin types. We loved how cooling it felt on our skin, as well as how seamlessly this powder melted into our oily and dry patches alike. While it doesn't come with a powder puff, we found that it works great with one—a fluffy brush will do the trick too. Use this hydrating powder to set your makeup for up to 16 hours of wear and up to 24 hours of shine control. 

12. Best Powder for Mature Skin:

HUDA BEAUTY GloWish Luminous Pressed Powder

Want coverage without the cake? This smoothing pressed powder is infused with antioxidants and skin-loving ingredients like Damascus rose oil, Vitamin E, and red bell pepper extract to combat oiliness while also leaving you with a natural-looking glow that doesn’t settle into fine lines. “I’m 48 and it’s hard to find a good pressed powder for my skin due to hormonal changes, but this one doesn’t sink into wrinkles or dry skin” writes one IPSY reviewer. We love the deeper hues for darker skin tones.