Okay, so I finally caved and bought Rihanna’s Fenty Beauty Invisimatte papers because my T-zone was looking like a glazed donut by 2 PM. I had to know if these were actually different or just rich-girl toilet paper.
The hype is loud, but the real question is whether they beat the $1 green pack from CVS that’s been a bathroom staple since high school.
It’s $17 for 24 sheets — yeah, that’s 70 cents a blot. The claim is “instant matte” without stripping your makeup or leaving that weird tissue fuzz on your chin.
The Rice Paper Base
It’s not the waxy pharmacy kind — it’s a soft, fibrous sheet that feels almost like a fancy napkin.
The Powder Infusion
There’s a hint of silica in the sheet itself, so it’s not just soaking oil — it’s actually depositing a tiny bit of mattifying dust.
The Single-Use Design
One sheet is huge, so you can fold it and get 2-3 uses out of it if you’re cheap like me.
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No liquid ingredients here — it’s a dry format, but there’s a coating that does the heavy lifting. The hero is silica, which is the same stuff in your setting powder, just baked into the paper.
- Silica: Soaks up sebum without disturbing foundation
- Rice Powder: Traditional Japanese oil-control staple
- Charcoal Extract: Pulls out impurities from clogged pores
- Vitamin E: Keeps skin from feeling tight after blotting
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I pressed it on my forehead and it felt like a whisper — zero drag, zero friction. It absorbed the shine in about 8 seconds, and my makeup didn’t move a millimeter.
Two weeks in, I’ve noticed I don’t need to re-powder mid-day anymore. But here’s the catch — the sheets have a slight scent, like a faint baby powder smell, which is weird for a product that’s supposed to be invisible.
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My shine stays away for a solid 3 hours longer than with drugstore papers, and my pores don’t look like they’re filled with Crisco. But it doesn’t do anything for texture — if you have flaky patches, this won’t fix that.
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They’re better than the cheap stuff, and for once, the celebrity brand tax actually buys you a better formula. Just don’t tell your friends how much you spent on paper.