7 Make-Up Sticks To Streamline Your Routine
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7 Make-Up Sticks To Streamline Your Routine

For quick results and serious versatility, make-up sticks deserve a place in your beauty kit. From foundations, blushers and bronzers to contour sticks and highlighters, these are our favourites…
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For Contour Detailing

Contour Stylus Precision Contour Stick, £35 | Victoria Beckham Beauty

Victoria Beckham’s hype-worthy stylus is one-of-a-kind. If you’re yet to give contouring a try, this may be the product to convert you. The game-changing precision nib allows for maximum control, letting you pinpoint certain areas of the face. Draw along the nose, jawline and hollows of the cheekbones for subtle definition, but know that it also doubles up as an easy neutral eyeshadow base.

Available at VICTORIABECKHAMBEAUTY.COM


For Sunkissed Warmth

Nudies Matte Bronze Stick Bronzer, £31.50 | Nudestix

This is a no-brainer if you’re looking to cheat a post-holiday glow. Creamy and a dream to blend, this matte formula delivers realistic-looking warmth, without any tell-tale shimmer. Focus on the areas where the sun would naturally hit, such as the temples, cheekbones, chin and bridge of the nose, and buff it out with the handy built-in brush. It’s a godsend if you’re travelling and short on space. 

Available at SEPHORA.CO.UK

For A Glowy Base

Unreal Skin Sheer Glow Tint Hydrating Foundation Stick, £35 | Charlotte Tilbury

This earned a place on our Beauty Icons list for its ability to breathe life back into dry, dull skin. Ideal on minimal make-up days, it gives your complexion a luminous, lit-from-within quality. It glides on seamlessly thanks to its balmy texture, mimicking the flattering effect of a warm-toned ring light. Note that the coverage is ultra-sheer – it won’t cover spots but works brilliantly as a glowy tint. 

Available at CHARLOTTETILBURY.COM


For Flushed Cheeks

Bisou Blush, £37 | Violette_FR

Cream blush is your foolproof fast-track to appearing healthy and well-rested. Capturing that easy-breezy French-girl appeal, Bisou Blush creates such a pretty, skin-like flush. The two-tone marbled formula gives you the best of both: flattering pigment gently subdued by the sheerer other half. ‘Louise’ – a wearable beige-pink – is our current obsession. 

Available at VIOLETTEFR.COM


For A Wash Of Colour

Eye Stylus Shadow Stick, £32 | Ilia Beauty

We love a one-and-done eyeshadow, and Ilia’s new slimline stick is such a handy addition if you’re pressed for time. Silky and weightless, the formula goes on smoothly and lasts well. The tapered tip lets you run it along the lower lash line without it looking messy, simply blend it out with a thin smudger brush for a softer look. Full of light-reflecting particles, the shimmers are effective at creating the illusion of depth, even if you’re just using the one shade. 

Available at SPACENK.COM

For Subtle Radiance

Baume Essentiel Multi-Use Glow Stick, £38 | Chanel

Loved by make-up artists, this classic product was serving up juicy, ‘glass skin’ long before it was a trend. Fresh and subtle rather than full-on disco, this looks so pretty pressed over the tops of the cheekbones. Dab over the high points of the face and blend with your fingertips for a youthful, dewy sheen. 

Available at SEPHORA.CO.UK

For Complexion Touch-Ups

The Minimalist Perfecting Complexion Stick, £34 | Merit Beauty

Blurring the boundaries between foundation and concealer, this one to know if you’re into the ‘no make-up make-up’ look. Inspired by a ballpoint pen, the design is genius – it’s essentially a domed-tip solid stick that glides onto the skin, delivering velvety light-to-medium coverage. Miles more practical than a liquid format, this has major backseat-of-a-cab energy. 

Available at SEPHORA.CO.UK

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