Quick makeup: 10 universal lip, eyelid and cheek sticks
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We believe that the future of multi-functional cosmetics - but today it is easy to check its practicality. It is very convenient to have one tube for all occasions and for all parts of the body: it can lie in a beautician, waiting in the wings, and noticeably save space in the bag. However, it is not easy to find truly multifunctional tools. Creamy textures behave badly on the eyelids, in lip make-up they are often able to perform only the functions of a balm, and with drier problems of the opposite nature begin.
Now, many brands are threatening to create universal means that will be deprived of all these shortcomings - how well it works, you can only judge from your own experience. We have collected something that will not fail: the most successful and interesting examples of cream blush in sticks, which can replace several cosmetic products at once and do not require any complicated manipulations in storage and transportation. A great choice for an already hard city life.
NARS The Multiple
One of the most popular means of NARS, among which a bestseller named Copacabana stands out in particular, is loved by many for its complexity, versatility and the perfect function of a highlighter. The stick is good because it is seamlessly quenched, but at the same time capable of giving a lot of color. In theory, this miracle thing should also have caring properties, but it still dries her lips - a decent company will make up the balm. For those who are tired of radiant products, there is a ruler of matte blush, however, they have less functionality declared (it doesn’t mean anything, smear anywhere). And in the limited collection of 413 BLKR The Multiple came out in a rich wine color - a rare color for this product family. The legendary Orgasm is also released in this form.
Missha M Soft Blending Stick Blusher
Cream blush, which you can find a fairly wide scope. Two of the six beautiful shades, Pecan Brown and Mud Brown, are great for contouring, (be careful with the latter, it can give a clear reddish undertone), and the cold light Sugar Glam is a very conscientious highlighter. Blush is equipped with a dense brush for feathering, and none, except Sugar Glam, do not contain a shimmer - a subdued glossy finish and nothing superfluous. A good Korean friend in a very beautiful package. The fragrance of the tool is unobtrusive, but still an amateur: if the question of perfume is important for you, you should make a choice in favor of another stick.
ILIA Multi-Stick
Those who respect organic cosmetics, we can recommend to look for a multifunctional product from the brand ILIA, which is very proud of the purity of its compositions. The first advantage of these sticks, literally striking, is perfectly well-thought out shades. The colors they have are not so simple "ruddy" purpose, like many of the products listed here: pay attention to the dusty pink At Last and the red-brown Cheek to Cheek. According to reviews, all the sticks behave well on the eyes, on the cheeks, and on the lips, and the content of vitamin E and shea butter gives us hope that the product will provide additional skin care.
Estée Lauder Glitter Creme For Lips And Cheeks
More recently, Estée Lauder presented the Genuine Glow collection, inspired by the best inventions of Korean cosmetics. Among other products, there is a so-called lip and cheek cream packaged in a convenient stick. Only two shades, but they look luxurious: coral-pink Sweet Cheeks and peach Peachy Keen. In addition, this cream is notable for its hyaluronic acid content. The highlighter with a cushion from the same collection turned out to be very, very worthy, so there is probably no reason not to trust another interesting product.
Smashbox L.A. Lights Blendable Lip & Cheek Color
These pencils have a rich palette of colors - from a very bright Hollywood & Highlight highlighter to a dark plum Malibu Berry. It behaves well both as a rouge, and as a lipstick: it lays brightly and tightly, it is worn for a relatively long time. There is a sponge for blending, but practice shows that such creamy textures are best distributed by fingers. In general, it is not capricious and does not require a special approach to itself - what you need if you do not want to bother.
Kiko Milano 3D Color & Glow Blush
Another embodied cosmetic utopia: a tube that actually contains three products at once. In the Kiko Milano stick, different colors of blush peacefully coexist - in each of the three compositions there are three combined shades that can be applied individually or waved all at once with one movement in the cheek area. They promise that in the final the product becomes powdery. It seems that one small pencil should really be more convenient than a palette with similar content - the choice is yours.
Benefit Fine-One-One
Benefit has a new package that can be confused with a cigarette lighter, the same concept as Kiko: three lip colors and cheeks in one stick. Shades want to be called frivolous in the best sense of the word: carrot-orange, watermelon and pastel pink. The texture of the product is very dense, it is almost matte on the skin - it will have to adapt and work on the application and combination with balms and primers. The principle is the same: you can mix, and you can apply separately. For those who do not really recognize the cream, but would not refuse the stick.
Tony Moly Spoiler Blush Stick
Another Korean-made stick, its properties are quite similar to those of Missha blush. Everything they love in Asia: the texture is creamy, the colors are natural. On the skin, plans to turn into powder and normalize the release of sebum - in theory, should be a good assistant in the hot season.
The Body Shop Lip & Cheek Velvet Stick
A good and really budget product, well-established among fans of the brand. It is easy to guess what model it is made of, but it does not negate its own merits. Velvety and comfortable to wear on the lips, as a blush is also not bad - to add extra color is very difficult. Especially well it can be seen on rich shades: red Poppy Red and spectacular pink Poppy Universal, which is remembered for the fact that in the stick it looks absolutely black. True, now for these products The Body Shop will have to hunt - you can find sticks far from everywhere.
Tarte Cheek Stain
Proceeding from the name, it is easy to understand that blush belongs to the category of steins - they are not powdery at all, but gel-cream. Resistance in them, respectively, higher than that of other sticks. Theoretically, it should not work as a means for lips or eyelids (high endurance means the need to have the skills of lightning feathering), but why not try. The stick in the beauty community is appreciated, many magazines and Internet portals included him in the lists of the best tools in their class. If the recommendations of Elena Krygina mean something to you, you should know that this is her favorite tool.
Photo: NARS, Missha, ILIA, Estée Lauder, Smashbox, Kiko Milano, Benefit, Tony Moly, The Body Shop, Sephora