For the past two weeks I’ve been trying out a makeup secret I learned from a fellow makeup artist to control oily skin. I have really oily skin in my T-zone and nothing seemed to work in the past, I use numerous blotting papers, mattifiers, and primers and nothing seemed to give me the matte coverage I wanted all day until now. As I mentioned before I’ve been trying out Milk of Magnesia the original flavor. I know some of you are like ewww that is a saline laxative but read closely ladies it really works. I wash my face as normal put on my spf face lotion and then shake up the Milk of Magnesia and use a cotton ball to dab a little on my T-zone area. Once it dries it will leave a white residue I sometimes wipe it off but usually I leave it on and apply my foundation on top of it an snap..no two snaps I’m oil free all day long. I brought my Milk of Magnesia from Walgreen’s (the Walgreen’s brand) for under 4 dollars for a 12oz bottle. Can’t beat that deal no matter what others say.

Lately I’ve been looking for another face mattifying serum. I came across a tip online that Monistat’s chafing relief powder gel has the same ingredients as any ole face mattifier and cost only $5.99. The face mattifer I was going to buy from Sephora is $35.00 so it seemed like a no brainer. Here are my reviews for this product. If you can get past the fact that you are actually buying chafing powder gel that is suppose to go between you thighs then great. When I was in the car ride home I tried the powder gel on the back of my hand and it felt smooth so I was excited. When I got home I put the Monistat on my face and it  absorb the oil from my face and felt  smooth and silky but it left my face feeling greasy. I know that sounds weird when I just said it took the oil off my face but because it has a silky after feel I didn’t like it. When I use a mattifier I want my face to feel dry without a slick feeling. If you don’t have the dough to shell out big bucks for a mattifier then try the power gel its a great price.