15 makeup sticks that make it easy to do your makeup or touch up on the go

Matte Blur Stick, $63, Milk Makeup

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Silicone-and oil-free, this primer minimises the appearances of pores and fine lines to create a smooth, matte canvas for makeup to lay on. Milk Makeup also retails foundation, blush, bronzer and highlighter in stick form.

Cooling Hydrating Primer Stick, $13, Yes To Cucumbers

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A hydrating primer in a stick, this formula is made with 96 percent natural ingredients including cucumber fruit extract and cucumber seed oil to hydrate skin while blurring skin and reducing shine.

Blur Stick Bright, $20.50, Revolution Pro

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Vitamin E and shea butter work to nourish and moisturise skin while light-reflecting particles give the complexion a boost of radiance while smoothing and blurring any texture.

Ultra HD Stick Foundation, $82, Make Up For Ever

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Affording medium-to-full coverage with a natural radiant finish, this lightweight foundation was built to look great in front of 4k film and TV cameras. It contains hyaluronic acid spheres that are time-released to continously hydrate skin through the day

Vanish Seamless Finish Foundation Stick, US$48 (S$67.18), Hourglass

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The Hourglass stick foundation is beloved among the online beauty community thanks to its full, buildable coverage and satin finish that feels lightweight while being long-wearing. You don't need much product to achieve a flawless canvas and it can double as a concealer too.

Unlimited Shaping Foundation Stick, $72, Shu Uemura

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The Shu Uemura foundation is made with a cream-to-powder foundation that leaves a matte finish that doesn't look flat. The teardrop shape is specially designed to easily reach all parts of the face.

Touche Éclat Radiant Touch Concealer, $62, YSL Beauty

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A holy grail for many, the YSL Beauty stick concealer pen has been well-loved for its use as a concealer to cover dark circles and blemishes or as a soft cream highlighter to shape the face.

PhotoReady Concealer, $20.90, Revlon

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Revlon made this concealer stick with its High-Definition Filter technology to ensure that this medium-to-full coverage concealer will effectively conceal dark circles and blemishes. The angled tip also allows for precise application.

Multi-Stick, US$34 (S$47.59), Ilia

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Available in 14 blush shades and made with nourishing shea butter, avocado oil and orange peel wax, this Ilia stick can be used on the cheeks and lips to create a cohesive, monochromatic look. Ilia also sells stick highlighters.

I'm Multi Stick, $15.31, I'm Meme

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I'm Meme offers four colours to its Multi Stick - one for bronze, one to highlight and two (a rose and a coral) for blush. The compact size makes them especially purse-friendly while giving a blendable, non-sticking matte finish.

Match Stix Matte Contour Skinstick, $44, Fenty Beauty

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Available in six shades in varying saturation for anyone between the lightest to the darkest skin tone, the Fenty sticks have a cream-to-powder, lightweight formula. The sticks also magnetise together, making them easy to pack together. Fenty also retails highlighter sticks.

Nudies Bloom, $51, Nudestix

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Nudestix is one of the brands to shop at if you're looking for a wide range of stick makeup. Besides the blushes you see here, they also have primer, bronzer and highlighter in stick form too.

Highlight Stick/Shading Stick, $15.90, Cezanne

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Formulated with nourishing hyaluronic acid, collagen and the brand's "beauty moisturising oil", Cezanne's makeup sticks come in a single highlight shade and two contour shades. Cezanne also offers blush sticks in two colours, coral and rose.

Lit Up Highlight Stick, $79.20, Westman Atelier

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Westman Atelier by famous makeup artist Gucci Westman is a luxury beauty label that prides itself on infusing plant-based skincare actives into its makeup. Besides highlighter, they also do foundation, contour and blush in stick form, all of which are available in multiple shades.

Makeup Wonder Stick, $18.90, Nyx Professional

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Makeup sticks are already compact as it is, but this Nyx two-in-one contour and highlight stick take it to the next level. There are four shades available for different skin tones.