The Best Primers That’ll End the Fight With Your Oily Skin

Do you really need the extra step of adding a primer to your makeup routine? Primers can provide a host of benefits for anyone, but if you have oily skin, then the answer is a definite yes! Of course, not all are up to to the task of keeping you shine-free through the entire day (Especially when it's summer, and the humidity is at 💯), so we decided to put some of the top-rated formulas for oily skin to the test.

The experiment: We had testers apply their normal makeup with a primer, then photographed them in the morning, and again in the evening to track how effective each was at shine control. Read on to see how the primers really held up when it comes to keeping foundation flawless, along with our thoughts!