Maybelline Fit Me Matte + Poreless: a matte foundation for oily skin, and how to get the shade right

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Maybelline Fit Me Matte + Poreless Foundation

Fit Me Matte + Poreless is one of the most popular drugstore foundations. The bottle says it is for normal to oily skin and promises a matte finish.

Matte, and who it suits

A matte foundation controls shine and blurs the look of pores. That suits oily and combination skin very well. On dry skin, a matte formula can cling to flakes and look flat, so dry skin usually does better with a dewy one.

Getting the shade right

Shade is everything with foundation. Test along the jaw, in daylight, and pick the one that disappears. Indoor light changes how a shade looks; we explain why in metamerism, and why a foundation matches indoors and not out.

Fit Me comes in many shades, each with its own Amazon listing. Choose your shade on the listing.

How to apply it

• Moisturize first, even oily skin. Foundation goes on better over hydrated skin.
• Primer helps it last on oily skin; see silicone primer, water-based primer.
• Thin layers, with a damp sponge or brush. Build only where you need it.

Keeping it from looking flat

Matte foundation can look flat in photos. A little blush, bronzer or highlighter brings back dimension.

What it will not do

It will not suit very dry skin without good prep. It will not stay shine-free all day on very oily skin without powder or blotting. And it will not match if the shade is wrong, however well it is applied.

The product

The one people are searching for is the Maybelline Fit Me Matte + Poreless Foundation.

Maybelline Fit Me Matte + Poreless Foundation

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Written by JamieG in Garner Town, Tennessee.