Combination skin is a very interesting variant of skin. Here you have dry skin at some parts and oily skin at some other parts. So, you need to be very careful with the ingredients. The skin care products which you chose should be careful balance between both. Thus, we have listed down some of the tried and tested beauty and makeup essential for Indian women with combination skin –
1.Cleansers – Cleansing is a very important step and even for combination skin, the same cannot be ignored. You need to choose a gel or foam based cleanser. This will remove the makeup without drying out your skin or even without adding excess oil to your face.
Product Recommendation : Sebamed Clear Face Cleansing Foam and Neutrogena Extra Gentle Cleanser
2.Moisturizer – A moisturizer is a must for any skin type and any weather. You need to obviously change the moisturizer as per your weather issues. But a moisturizer is a must for your skin. You can use light weight moisturizers in summers for combination skin and opt for cream type during winter. Even water based moisturizers are also good choice for this skin type.
Product Recommendation : Sebamed Moisturizing gel, and Venusia Moisturising Lotion
3.Primer – Primer is the one which ensures that your makeup is even and set on your face. Primer ensures that makeup glides on smoothly. It removes any kind of imperfections on the skin and acts like a concealer if you have minor flaws.
Product Recommendation : Lakme Absolute Blur Makeup Perfect primer and Kryolan matte primer
4.Concealer – In case you are suffering from acne scars or if there are pigmentation issues, then concealer is a must have. Concealer helps in dealing with flaws or imperfections. Our recommendation is that combination skin people should go with light textured concealers.
Product Recommendation : LA Girl HD pro Conceal, Loreal concealer and Kryolan dermacolor camouflage cream
5.Foundation – It is always advisable to use foundation which should be of light textured. The foundation should be such that it should have a natural finish on your skin. Also chose a foundation which has build-able coverage and non-comedogenic.
Product Recommendation : MAC Match Master Foundation and Revlon Photo Ready Foundation
6.Foundation Powder – foundation powder is a great pick for people with combination skin. They go hand in hand with liquid foundation. They also help in prolonging the life of the makeup by helping to set the liquid foundation in place.
Product Recommendation : Sugar as Nude as it gets powder and MAC Pro Longwear Pressed Powder
7.Lip Crème – Choosing a lipstick is always a difficult task. Make sure that you wear such a lipstick which is comfortable for your combination skin tone. And the lipstick texture should not be drying rather it should be comfortable enough for your lips.
Product Recommendation : Lakme Absolute Gloss Addict and Sugar Matte As Hell Lipstick
8.Setting Spray – Makeup setting spray is very important for all skin types. It helps to seal and conceal the makeup.Makeup setting spray is a must have to get that natural finish on your face. Before using it, ensure that you don’t have excess makeup on your face.
Product Recommendation : MAC- fix plus and : L’Oréal Paris Infallible Pro – Spray & Set Makeup Extender
Above given are the makeup essentials for a combination skinned type. Let us know if you have used any of these in the comments down below.
Author: Pallavi Bose
Very helpful post…