Shereene IdrissBoard Certified Derm, Founder and Chief Nerd

Oily skin tip for flawless makeup with Dr. Idriss & Danessa Myricks

1 Apr 2026 · 1 min

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Dr. Shereene Idriss and Danessa Myricks layer a green water-powder serum with azelaic acid to show how they work together on oily skin without pilling under makeup. Idriss calls them a "soulmate" pairing and tests them on camera to prove active ingredients don't have to cause problems.

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That's what we have in our green serum at Dr. Idriss. Yeah. Then this is— it's kind of— is this beautiful water powder serum. And it's the literal soulmate of this azelaic acid serum. They got married this morning. They got married. We have witnesses. They did not even date. Literally, it was an arranged marriage and they had no choice. But these two right here are the perfect combination. And this is not paid. This is not pre-scripted. This is not pre-thought out. We literally came together, got our products out, started talking about products, layered them together, made sure they wore well together. That was so important for me because I always hear that things can pill under makeup if they have actives. So having like a professional's point of view is huge. But this is an amazing