With the wide selection of beauty products on the market today, it can be difficult to find the ones that suit you best. Drug store brands can be just as high-quality and effective as the more expensive ones -- the key is to test a variety of products to discover which ones work best for you.

Whatever price range you choose, the vast majority of companies offer products made specifically for combination skin. Combination skin usually means an oily “t-zone” (nose and forehead) and dryness around the cheek area. Start off with a gentle cleanser, followed by an alcohol-free toner. To keep your skin soft without looking shiny, use a light moisturizer under an oil-free foundation. Here are some products that can help balance out your skin and give you a winning glow.

Cleansers

Find a gentle cleanser that dissolves dirt without drying out your skin.

• Cetaphil Gentle Skin Cleanser, $11, Drugstore.com
• Desert Essence Thoroughly Clean Face Wash, $13, Drugstore.com
• Philosophy Purity Made Simple, $20, Sephora.com
• Cosmedicine Healthy Cleanse Foaming Cleanser & Toner In One, $35, Sephora.com

Toner

Make sure your toner is gentle to protect sensitive areas.

• Nivea Visage Alcohol-Free Moisturizing Toner, $6, Drugstore.com
• Origins “United State” Balancing Tonic, $18, Macy’s
• Arcona Cranberry Toner, $32, Beauty.com

Moisturizer

Keep your skin at its best by using moisturizer with sunscreen during the day and a light lotion at night. If you're especially dry during the winter months, use a heavier night cream.

• Olay Active Hydrating Beauty Fluid, $9, Drugstore.com
• Purpose: Dual Treatment Moisture Lotion SPF 15, $9, Drugstore.com
• Boscia Oil-Free Daily Hydration SPF 15, $28, Beauty.com
• MD Skincare Hydra-Pure Oil-Free Moisture, $75, Sephora.com

Exfoliator

Keep your skin soft and smooth by exfoliating once a week.

• St. Ives Apricot Scrub, $4, Drugstore.com
• Earth Science Gentle Facial Scrub, $6, Drugstore.com
• Aveeno Skin Brightening Daily Scrub, $7, Drugstore.com
• Remede Sweep Gentle Refining Exfoliant, $44, Beauty.com

Foundation

Try a mineral-based foundation, sheer tinted moisturizer, or oil-free foundation.

• L’Oreal Bare Naturale Powdered Mineral Foundation SPF 19, $25, CVS
• BareMinerals SPF 15, $25, Sephora.com
• Stila Sheer Color, SPF 15, $30, Sephora.com
• Laura Mercier Oil-Free Foundation, $40, Sephora.com