8 Best Stick Foundations for the Fastest Base Routine Ever

1. Best Overall Stick Foundation: 

HOURGLASS COSMETICS Vanish Seamless Finish Foundation Stick

Luxury in a stick? This is it. It feels as good on skin as it looks on your vanity. With its creamy yet lightweight texture, it effortlessly blends into the skin, delivering seamless coverage that looks and feels natural. It’s designed to be long-wearing and hydrating, the HOURGLASS foundation stick ensures a luminous and radiant look that lasts all day.

2. Best Stick Foundation Shade Range:  

BOBBI BROWN Cosmetics Skin Foundation Stick

Makeup enthusiasts know and love this product. Coming in an impressive 18 shades and a variety of undertones, it gives natural looking coverage while still being a buildable formula. You’ll be sure to find your perfect match. Its creamy texture glides on smoothly, providing long-lasting wear without feeling heavy or cakey. Formulated with skin-nourishing ingredients like olive extracts and shea butter, the BOBBI BROWN Skin Foundation Stick hydrates and conditions the skin while evening out the complexion and minimizing the appearance of imperfections.

3. Best Stick Foundation for Dry Skin: 

DOLL 10 BEAUTY Precision Concealer

While not explicitly a foundation, this concealer stick is suitable for your whole face. It can cover imperfections, tone redness, and brighten under eyes. If you like minimal makeup, have dry or mature skin, then this is a great product to try and it can help provide medium to full coverage wherever you need it to. We love that it has peptides and hyaluronic acid, it not only conceals but also nourishes and hydrates the delicate under-eye area, leaving it looking smooth and refreshed.

4. Best 2-in-1 Foundation Stick: 

TRÈSTIQUE Foundation Stick

Always doing touch ups on the go? Then this is the foundation stick you need. It conveniently comes with a dual end, featuring a sponge to blend and blur after you apply. Whether you're touching up throughout the day or creating a full face of makeup, the TRÈSTIQUE Foundation Stick + Sponge is the perfect companion for achieving radiant, picture-perfect skin.

5. Best Stick Foundation for Oily Skin: 

PÜR 4-in-1 Foundation Stick Cream-to-Velvet Matte Foundation

If your skin is a bit on the oily side, finding makeup sticks can be a challenging task. They’re often concentrated and nourishing which can make skin appear more oily when you already produce excess sebum. Like all PÜR products, this foundation stick is cruelty-free and free of gluten, petrolatum, mineral oil, and SLS, meaning this is a formula you can feel good about. Plus, the brand’s age-defying Ceretin Complex and skin-nourishing Energy Complex helps brighten, hydrate, and protect against environmental stressors while leaving behind a beautiful (not cakey!) matte finish.

6. Best Blurring Stick Foundation: 

AMI COLÉ Skin-Enhancing Stick

Everyone needs to have a blurring stick in their makeup collection! Infused with skin-loving ingredients like hyaluronic acid and vitamin E, this product from AMI COLÉ not only conceals imperfections but also hydrates and nourishes with great coverage. Whether you're aiming for a natural, everyday look or something more glamorous, the AMI COLÉ Skin-Enhancing Stick is the perfect addition to your makeup routine.

7. Best Light Coverage Foundation Stick:

 MERIT BEAUTY The Minimalist Perfecting Complexion Stick

MERIT BEAUTY is quite literally the poster child for effortless, minimalist beauty essentials. So, of course it’s fitting they have the perfect foundation stick for light coverage and complexion touch-ups. We love the easy application for its ease and blending and flexible shades as your skin tone transitions between seasons. If you’re aiming for a sheer, natural finish or something more polished, this stick will never disappoint. It's makeup that feels like an extension of your skincare routine. If you love the formula and its consistency, we recommend getting a darker shade for bronzer or contour too.

8. Best Drugstore Stick Foundation: 

THREAD BEAUTY Face It Complexion Stick

With its creamy texture, this $8 makeup find effortlessly glides onto the skin, providing buildable coverage that can be tailored to your desired look. Formulated with nourishing ingredients, it not only conceals blemishes but also hydrates and soothes the skin, leaving behind a radiant and healthy complexion. This compact stick is perfect for on-the-go touch-ups and offers long-lasting wear, ensuring your makeup stays flawless throughout the day.

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