From skincare to makeup to hair, stick formulas are basically the lazy girl’s beauty dream: portable, practically mess-free and requiring about as much effort as applying deodorant. Here are a few that have been making my life considerably easier:
La Rosee 3 in 1 Regenerating Stick Mask - 75ml - $35
A clay mask that comes in a stick? Honestly, skincare has finally entered the crayon era and I am here for it. This innovative white clay mask regenerates, purifies and detoxifies skin in one wonderfully easy swipe, without requiring you to get half of it under your fingernails in the process.
The soft, fresh, floral-scented formula is gentle enough for sensitive skin and contains 99% naturally derived ingredients. Purifying white clay helps draw out impurities and excess sebum without leaving skin feeling like the Sahara, while the repairing action helps smooth and refresh the complexion.
It’s vegan, biodegradable and comes in a recycled and recyclable stick, so you can feel slightly virtuous while wandering around the house with your easily applied ghost-face. Use it twice a week for a cleaner, smoother, happier-looking complexion.
Available at Shoppers Drug Mart stores across Canada and online at beauty.shoppersdrugmart.ca.
This little multitasker is basically the Swiss Army knife of beauty sticks. The vegan formula combines rice water extract, niacinamide and panthenol to brighten, hydrate and help improve the appearance of uneven skin tone and dark spots.
Swipe it wherever your skin is feeling a little parched or could use some brightening - under the eyes, across the cheeks, forehead or any random dry patch that has decided to make an unscheduled appearance. Pat it in, carry on with your day and reapply whenever necessary.
Available at London Drugs stores across Canada and online at londondrugs.com, matandmax.com and amazon.ca.
If your makeup philosophy is basically I would like to look alive, but I don't want to work too hard for it, this one is for you.
This creamy, lightweight stick glides onto cheeks and lips, melts into skin and delivers a buildable flush of colour with a lovely second-skin finish. Mango butter, vitamin E and meadowfoam seed oil keep things hydrated, while the formula promises up to 12 hours of glow without caking, creasing or clogging pores.
And because it’s a cheek and lip stick, you can swipe it on both and pretend you spent considerably more time coordinating your makeup than you actually did. Just swipe, blend and go. Honestly, my favourite kind of beauty instruction.
Available at drugstores across Canada and online at marcelle.com and amazon.ca.
And because apparently our hair also needed to get in on the stick revolution...
This portable little miracle worker smooths flyaways, tames frizz and gives hairstyles a polished finish without leaving hair stiff, crunchy or coated in mysterious goo. The formula is infused with antioxidant-rich yuzu and plum oils to nourish strands while providing flexible hold and natural-looking shine.
It works on straight, wavy, curly and coily hair and is vegan, cruelty-free and free from sulfates, silicones, parabens, phthalates and artificial dyes. It’s also safe for colour-treated and chemically processed hair.
Just glide it over dry hair wherever the flyaways are staging a rebellion, then smooth with your fingers or a comb. Toss it in your bag and you’ve got a tiny emergency response team for your hair whenever humidity, static or general hair-related nonsense strikes.
Available at Sephora stores across Canada and online at sephora.ca.
If a beauty product can do the job with one quick swipe I'm here for it - I see no reason to make things harder than they need to be. Less mess, less fuss, fewer products rolling around the bottom of my purse - and frankly, that sounds like beauty progress to me!
- Lisamarie -
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