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Tester feedback: “These foundation-concealer hybrids are actually my favorite types of cover-up,” said former deputy beauty director Sophia Panych. “The reason they’re so good is because they’re concentrated, like a concealer, but spreadable, like a foundation, so you end up not having to use as much to cover up things like redness and blemishes. I love the fact this one is in stick form, too.”
Key ingredients: anise extract, polymers, macadamia seed oil | Finish: second skin | Shades: 32 | Who it’s for: people with oily to combination skin types
Best Light Coverage: Anastasia Beverly Hills Blur Balm Stick
Why it’s worth it: The Best of Beauty-winning Anastasia Beverly Hills Blur Balm Stick works like a solid serum, delivering sheer, hydrating coverage via a nourishing fatty acid-powered formula—one of the many reasons we keep uncapping it. Despite its lightweight, non-cakey finish, it still offers the color payoff you crave, just without overpowering your beautiful, beautiful face. This plumping, soothing, and smoothing formula also features peptides, shea butter, and hyaluronic acid—because a little extra TLC never hurt anyone.
“This is my favorite stick complexion product for dry skin,” makeup artist Karol Rodriguez tells Allure. “It doesn’t emphasize dry patches at all and wears gorgeously.”
Tester feedback: “This hit it out of the park for me with a texture you can apply with your fingers, a brush, or right from the applicator for even, beautiful coverage,” says senior copy manager Leslie Lipton.
Key ingredients: peptides, shea butter, hyaluronic acid, fatty acids | Finish: dewy | Shades: 16 | Who it’s for: people who want sheer coverage
Best Medium Coverage: Westman Atelier Vital Skin Foundation Stick
Why it’s worth it: If you’re willing to dish out a couple of extra Hamiltons for a luxe foundation stick, your scrolling journey ends here. Westman Atelier’s Vital Skin Foundation Stick is packed with nourishing ingredients like squalane, which keeps your face moisturized; phytosphingosine, which soothes and calms; and berry flux vita, a raspberry cell extract that boosts hydration. The 2022 Best of Beauty winner imparts coverage while evening tone and fighting redness beneath the foundation.
