9 creamy blush sticks you’ll actually use every day

If there’s one product that deserves permanent handbag status, it’s blush sticks. One swipe brings colour back to tired skin, no brushes (bonus if it comes attached) or bathroom stops required. The best ones multitask on lips and lids, blend in with a fingertip, and slip in a dose of hydration while they’re at it.

And there’s a reason they’ve become the beauty editor’s favourite shortcut. Where powders can fade or sit heavily, creams melt in for a finish that looks more alive than made-up. Newer formulas are infused with skin-friendly extras like oils and vitamins, so every swipe is a blend of makeup and care.

asa Beauty Lip & Cheek Tint

The asa Lip & Cheek Tint is infused with a blend of oils to give you a natural blush and boost the collagen in your skin. This multi-purpose stick adds a hydrating, refreshing glow to both your cheeks and lips. Packed with vitamins, it not only delivers a natural flush of color but also helps nourish your skin and repair damage for a healthier, radiant look.

Kiro Wonder Wand Multi-Stick

Kiro’s Wonder Wand Multi-Stick adds a healthy, natural flush to cheeks, a creamy tint to lips, and a subtle wash of colour across lids. The formula is ultra-light and blends in seconds, leaving behind a soft, matte finish that looks effortless on all skin tones. Rosehip oil to brighten and support skin, avocado oil for hydration, and moringa oil for antioxidant care. The result is pigment that feels as good as it looks.

Smashbox Hot Stx Blush Stick

Smashbox’s limited-edition HOT STX is unapologetically vivid, designed for days when blush is the main look. The cream formula glides on easily, blends down with fingers or a brush, and leaves a dewy finish that looks like skin, only brighter. The shades—from punchy poppy to electric violet—are made to play with, whether you tap them in lightly or go full intensity.

NARS The Multiple Blush

Cult favourite NARS’ iconic Multiple Blush Stick comes with a cream-to-powder texture, so you get the best of both (formula) worlds. It’s long-lasting, blurred finish stays on your cheeks for 16 hours, so minimal touchup sessions before your meeting and date.

Chanel Les Beiges Blush Stick

With its luminous velvet finish, CHANEL’s blush sticks can be used to sculpt your face and enhance its natural, healthy glow by adding a touch of colour to the cheekbones. The silky texture enriched with cotton and rose extract feels light and adaptive, like it isa second skin.

Charlotte Tilbury Unreal Blush Stick

Charlotte Tilbury’s Unreal Blush Stick delivers a dewy, sunset-inspired glow in seconds. The six shades glide across cheeks and lips with a juicy wash of colour, while skincare ingredients like Collageneer™ and hyaluronic acid hydrate and smooth for a fresh, lit-from-within finish.

Milk Makeup’s Lip + Cheek stick

Milk Makeup’s Lip + Cheek stick is a swipe-and-go essential, delivering a natural flush to both lips and cheeks with a creamy, hydrating formula. Packed with mango butter, avocado oil and apricot oil, it blends seamlessly and builds colour without streaks, making touch-ups possible anywhere.

Anastasia Beverly Hills’ Stick Blush

Anastasia Beverly Hills’ Stick Blush is a lightweight cream formula that melts into skin for a seamless, natural finish. The buildable colour blends from a sheer wash to a vivid pop without disturbing makeup underneath, while the attached brush makes on-the-go application effortless.

PIXI On-The-Glow Blush

PIXI’s On-The-Glow Blush is a tinted balm that adds a sheer wash of colour while keeping skin hydrated. Infused with ginseng, aloe vera, and fruit extracts, it conditions as it tints, making it as much skincare as makeup. Easy to swipe on cheeks and lips, and buildable to get your desired level of pigment.

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