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A good friend of mine has super oily skin and is always looking for a product to control it throughout the day so I gave her EXUVIANCE’s Sheer Refining Fluid SPF 15 ($32/1.75oz @ neostrata.com) to try out. I didn’t even have to bug her for her feedback as she came back to me after about 1 week of using it to give praise! Love that! This contains the ingredient Phytotal, which is a botanical blend that not only controls the oil production throughout the day but claims to reduce excess oil over time. Hmmmm. I told her to get back to me on that one. It also contains a NeoGlucosamine, which works on discolorations on the skin and improves the tone and texture.

Yeah, I read the gossip blogs and you know you chuckled if you know who I’m talking about. But seriously, who wants to be Joe Slick this summer? Stop the shine with these four anti-shiners to take and keep your greasy off.

1. TOO FACED Re-Fresh Oil Blotting Papers ($12/100 sheets @ sephora.com)
2. URBAN DECAY De-Slick Mattifying Powder ($28 @ urbandecay.com)
3. NAPOLEON PERDIS Auto Pilot Pore Minimizer and Mattifier ($60/.59oz @ napoleonperdis.com  )
4. DERMELECT Pore Revolution & T-Zone Mattifier ($28/.5oz @ dermelect.com)

We simply loved PHILOSOPHY’s The Supernatural Mineral Blush Duo back in January and we were able to try out some of the other products in the collection. This line has proven to me that they are not just body and skin care. Their color collection is a force to be reckoned with! All @ sephora.com

• Airbrushed Color Corrector Concealer ($25)
• Lip Gloss in Mauve ($15)
• Airbrushed Canvas SPF 15 ($35)
• Oil Control Blotting Papers ($10)

Touch up shiny spots on the go with BOURJOiS Anti-Shine Blotting Sheets ($13.50/50 sheets @ sephora.com). They’re powder-free and come in such a cute giraffe-print dispenser.

Makeup primers are becoming a common beauty staple and more and more lines are coming out with them. OC EIGHT (formerly Clinac OC) Professional Mattifying Gel is the latest one on the scene and gives a true matte finish. It totally controls icky facial shine for up to eight hours by absorbing the oil as soon as it’s produced with their patented Acrysorb ingredient. It comes in the new packaging seen here for $39.99/1.6oz @ dermstore.com.

New from RODAN + FiELDS to help clear up that pesty daily oil production on your face is Unblemish:Oil Absorb: Blot Papers with Zincidone. These handy purse size papers absorb excess facial oil in a jiffy. Over time they are said to help reduce excess surface oil because of the Zincidone technology. Rodan + Fields are known for their oil busting skin regimens. This is a must have addition for your emergency makeup kit. $19/60 papers @ rodanandfields.com ~Lisa