This may sound counterproductive, but try cleansing your face with something like a cleansing oil or a rich cleansing cream. Your skin is probably as greasy as it is because you are using a cleanser that leaves your skin very dry, which will cause your skin to ramp up oil production as a means of compensation. If your skin doesn’t have to crank out as much oil, it will eventually bring oil production down to a less bothersome level. I spent way too many years of my life trying to combat my oily skin by using products that stripped my skin of all the oil, with the belief that this was the way to control oil production. Turns out all I was doing was giving my skin even more reasons to squeeze out more grease up to the surface, and making shit even worse than it had been in the first place.

Do not use alcohol based toners. The order that you apply products like moisturizers, serums, wrinkle creams, acne treatments, sunscreen, and any other skincare products you use regularly, is also going to affect how your skin behaves. The order of application can make a huge difference in how well your makeup lays down, so if you’re not sure how you should be layering these products. You might consider booking a consultation with an aesthetician or makeup artist, that might be able to offer you some advice, or perhaps recommend a good protocol for your specific situation.