Perfect for on-the-go lifestyles, blush sticks provide precise cheek color in sheer, matte, and velvety finishes. They enhance cheekbones with a simple swipe of color and a dewy glow. Many blush sticks are created with versatile formulas, letting us enjoy lip, cheek, and eye color all rolled into one convenient, multi-tasking product. Apply your favorite hue to your cheeks, a quick smudge on your lids, then fill in that pout for a monochrome look that is perfect for fall. Ideal for the low-maintenance chica, but great for everyone, blush sticks are essential to your makeup arsenal. Keep one blush stick in your cosmetics bag, one in your purse, and one at the office, for all-day options that will take you into the night. Dab on with fingertips for a subtler look, or go bold with buildable layers. Blush sticks are an easy way to experiment with contouring and highlighting, giving us formulas that absorb into the skin and leaving us with silky smooth color. Try one of these Top 10 blush sticks this season for a fool-proof and customizable look. Opening image: @julep
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November 5, 2018
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The Rankings
Julep Skip the Brush Blush Stick
BEST FOR: Versatility–gives eyes, lips, and cheeks a dewy finish
LOVED FOR: The soft-focus and pearly finish
Jane Iredale In Touch Cream Blush
USERS SAID: “Fantastic texture, easily blendable, you can wear it sheer, or heavier for evening, and it has a pleasant scent. Stays in place all day, comes off easily.”
WHAT IT DOES: A cream-to-powder formula creates hydrating color and a glow-from-within look.
Han Skin Care Cosmetics Natural Cheek & Lip Tint
WHY YOU NEED IT: This vegetarian formula is created with argan oil, vitamins, cupcuacu butter, and açai oil in vibrant pigments.
HELPFUL TIP: Lightly dab and warm product in tube with fingertips and apply onto the apples of cheeks and blend. Combine colors to make new shades.
Ilia Beauty Multi-Stick
WHAT IT DOES: Ilia's buttery formula seamlessly melts into your skin with organic shea butter, vitamin E, and avocado oil.
WHERE TO WEAR: Made in convenient on-the-go packaging, this lip/cheek/eye tint can tag along anywhere!
Milk Makeup Lip + Cheek Stick
LOVED FOR: The vegan formula created with nourishing mango butter and avocado oil
ABOUT THE BRAND: Milk Makeup is a paraben-free, eco-conscious, innovative product line made of the best possible ingredients.
Chanel Les Beiges Healthy Glow Sheer Colour Stick
BEST FOR: Creating sculpted cheekbones
WHY YOU NEED IT: As if the velvety finish isn’t enough, it’s going to make your complexion vibrant.
Fenty Beauty by Rihanna Match Stix Shimmer Skinstick
COMPLETE THE LOOK: Give yourself the gift of luxurious locks to go with your dewy cheeks.
WHERE TO WEAR: Do what the shade tells you, and wear it on a yacht!
Clinique Chubby Stick Cheek Color Balm
WHY YOU NEED IT: The mistake-proof colors give skin a healthy glow and make us totally understand its cult-like following.
USERS SAID: “I love it. It’s buildable, so I can wear just a light touch or more.”
Bite Beauty Multistick
WHAT IT DOES: Blendable, buildable color gives your cheeks (and lids and pout) a soft-focus finish
FUN FACT: Made with 35% powder, this silky and silicone-free formula has a shade to match any skin tone.
Nars The Multiple Stick
LOVED FOR: Super smooth cream-to-powder formula, with a sheer finish, and antioxidant-rich açai oil
BEST FOR: Cheeks, eyes, lips, and body on all skin types
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