Here comes the rain along with our hectic work schedule and worsening traffic. We seem to be pretty busier this season and maintaining a full-face makeup proves to be more challenging! If only we have the time and budget to visit beauty clinics around the Philippines and avail semi-permanent makeup services such as eyebrow embroidery, lip coloring, and water shine covered BB glow, enhancing our beauty and maintaining our camera-ready faces would be so much easier.
Fortunately, there are products available in stores nationwide that can help us outshine the rain. Nope, they are not the traditional powders and gels which are too messy to use, time-consuming to apply and wears off over a few hours. What are we talking about are creamy, long-lasting and handy makeup sticks! The precise and controlled application that cosmetic pencils offer lets you have a full-face makeup in just a few swipes! They are also easy to blend and apply on the go that you don’t even need a mirror once you’ve mastered how to use them, saving you serious time and more money!
We can’t deny that makeup sticks are perfect for busy people like us. With that, here are our best picks to let you know which product you may use for an easy-breezy makeup sesh before heading to work!
1. Fashion 21 Perfect Stick with Tea-Tree Oil (Price: Php195)
When liquid foundations are subjected to sweat or rain, they tend to be oily and wash off over time. Meanwhile, using powder foundations is difficult especially when you’re not a pro. It’s harder to achieve sheer coverage so you frequently end up with a cakey appearance. Luckily, the creamy formula of Fashion 21 Perfect Stick with Tea-Tree Oil blends perfectly to the skin and is ready to help you get that full coverage, natural look and long-lasting effect. Plus, it has tea-tree oil that effectively covers pimples, acne and other blemishes. No need for concealers! Not to mention that it also protects you from harmful UV rays with its SPF50+!
2. Maybelline Brow Define and Blend Pencil (Price: Php250)
Are you stressing on how to get that eyebrow embroidery effect? Worry no more as Maybelline Philippines brings you its Brow Define and Blend Pencil! Its slim and angled tip can help you draw hair-like strokes and achieve wispy #BrowGoals. Unlike other pencils, you don’t have to sharpen it. It is retractable and adjusts on how long and sharp you want it to be. Plus, it comes with a brush on the opposite end for blending purposes.
3. Happy Skin Eyeshadow Stick (Price: Php399)
If you’re a fan of warm eyeshadow shades such as peach, orange and gold, you will love the hue of the Happy Skin Eyeshadow Stick! What’s great about its crease-proof formula is that it doesn’t weigh down the eyelids, gives a full eyelid coverage and lasts long. Unlike traditional eyeshadow powders, it promises a smooth application and blends on the eyelids without the trace of chalkiness. It can be your best makeup buddy the first time you use it!
4. Careline Multi Sticks (Price: Php205)
When deadlines pile up, stress shows in our faces. Eliminate the haggardness with a strobe of Careline Multi Sticks (Rose Blush). It instantly adds a rosy glow and eliminates paleness. When applied, it quickly melts on the skin and makes the cheeks appear perky. Plus, it has a powder-finish that gives off a weightless feel. Say goodbye to the stickiness of tints and liquids, and feel fresh and beautiful despite nerve-wracking tasks!
5. The Face Shop Creamy Touch Lip Liner (Price: Php220)
Complete your look with The Face Shop Creamy Touch Lip Liner! It’s a retractable cosmetic pencil with a creamy formula perfect for lip contouring and coloring that you might not want to put lipstick on top of it anymore! It also has a matte finish and prevents lipstick bleeding (which you usually get from traditional, glossy and liquid lipsticks). The brand also has six colors to help you easily match with your skin tone.
