NYLON tries the new Ilia Skin Rewind Complexion Stick foundation, which promises to blur pores and texture with 12-hour wear and a natural matte finish.
Smooth, even-toned, and blemish-free skin seems to be the goal we are all chasing with most of our skin care purchases — but the thing about skin care is, no matter how good a product is, it still wont work over night. So, in the meantime, we’re also left on the hunt for the best, most perfect-skin- approximating foundation or tint.
Makeup and skin care brand Ilia is known for their array of complexion products that deliver the your-skin-but-better look. The range includes, theThe newest addition is the brand’s medium-buildable coverage, natural matte finish option, rounding out the sheerer and dewier options in the range — with the added bonus of coming in 42 inclusive shades. So, how do the Skin Rewind Complexion Sticks look, feel, and wear in real life compared to the other fan favorites? Here are my honest thoughts.
The brand recommends that you can use the Complexion Sticks as foundation or concealer, depending on how you apply the product — either applied all over with hands or a brush or directly tapped onto spots with your finger or a concealer brush. I first applied several swipes of the Complexion Stick directly onto my face from the tube, and blended it out using the the, but I think any dense-bristle foundation brush would also work well. Then, I used a little bit of shade 6N Aspen under my eyes for a brightening concealer that I applied using my fingers.The Ilia Skin Rewind Complexion Sticks are priced at for $42 for 0.35 oz.
The color 9N Tupelo was a good match for me, that easily covered up redness and hyperpigmentation spots on my face. But, I especially liked how it blurred the pores around my nose and cheeks — an effect that lasted all day long — rather than settling into them and getting cake-y midday. And, even though I know it’s a beauty no-no, I did wear this foundation to a sweaty workout class and was pleased to discover that my redness and splotchiness was still under cover post-class.
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