If your skin is oily, you need a sheer, oil-controlling moisturizer or prep for your skin. Do this, and this product will never 'flake' on you. If your skin is dry, you need a heavier moistuizer anyway and should be exfoliating.

One thing that people should know, it's what you put underneath this makeup that can make it or break it. I have tried others like Studio Tech and Mineralize, and always come back to this. It works for summer or winter, in that respect the only thing that changes with the season is my moisturizer. I've gone from oily to dry and back again a hundred times over with problem issues in between, and this stuff always meets and exceeds the challenges I throw at it. My skin changes with the seasons, and with age. It always does such a good job on her aging skin and never looks heavy or 'made-up'. My 67 year old mother has also been using this for about 10 years now and she always looks flawless. The sun damage surfacing as well as the occasional blemish are completely gone, leaving a smooth, flawless finish and gorgeously even skintone. Now in my 30's it soften's those fine lines starting to appear and my large, overworked pores are practically invisible. In my teens it gave me a flawless face for an uneven skin tone, in my 20's, it diffused the light to hide imperfections and blemishes. his product for over 15 years now, and am more in love with it now than ever before. Since this is a powder plus foundation, all I use underneath it is a light moisturizer and apply this for all day coverage that will last through a 12-14 hour shift no problem. I'm a nurse, and work very long hours with no time to use the bathroom, let alone 'touch up' my makeup.

Mac powder for dark skin