Raise your hand if you're a Nudestix Nudies day one. 🙋🏾♀️
This latest launch is an advanced version of those epic Nudies – the Nudies Matte + Glow Core – which are the ultimate multitasking face matte cream blush sticks here to streamline your makeup routine. They offer a radiant blush colour with an epic inner glow dewiness that you can apply all over, that is cheeks, lips, eyes, you name it.
We tried all the new shades earlier this year, and it's serious…
The inner core offers you an ultra-nourishing and moisturising dewy formula, rich in ceramides and plumping peptides to amp up your skin's radiances. The outer core boasts the same richness you get from the iconic Nudies Matte Blushes to keep your cheeks, eyes and lips looking flawlessly polished.
They're available in seven shades and are packaged in the most adorable compact, to-go sticks. Five GLAMOUR staffers try out five different shades to see if their performance is as dreamy as it sounds and here are their honest thoughts.
The Product:
The Reviews:
Shade: Sunset Gold
I love me some blush; definitely a desert island essential when it comes to makeup. As soon as these Nudestix Nudies landed on my desk, I gasped. They looked oh-so-adorable and the shade range was poppin'. I went for the shade Sunset Gold, equal parts rosy and glowy as it is warm and natural.
The outer core is truly what blusher dreams are made, while the shimmery core adds luminous dimension perfect to achieve a dewy, fresh-faced finish. This makes it a great multitasker as I can skip the highlighter step, without compromising that naturally golden glow that I like on my skin. Then you can always also apply it all over the eyes and dab it on the lips for a hint of plumping colour. The formula is velvety and subtle and super easy to blend, and the adorable packaging just adds an extra touch of luxury. Love, love, love.
Rating: 9/10
Shade: Magenta Magic
I usually opt for a peach-toned pink with my cream blusher, particularly in the summer, so it was a welcome change to mix things up and try something with a fuchsia undertone. I went for the colour Magenta Magic which, hence the Matte + Glow Core name, consists of an outer cream matte blush and an inner highlight.
I found it lovely and luminescent for adding a flush of colour to my cheeks, eyes and lips. I also loved that it's cruelty-free and formulated with ingredients like peptides, ceramides and vitamin C. Think: skin-boosting benefits as you go about your day.
Rating: 8/10
Shade: Blush Bling
I’m a sucker for Nudestix. I love the concept and the convenience and I’m a stan of the All Over Face Colors and eyeshadow sticks. When this turned up on my desk I was mega excited I was intrigued by the hybrid format with the highlighter in the centre of the stick. However, applied onto cheeks, I felt like the highlighter got a little lost.
It looked creamy but perhaps not as glowy as I was expecting, plus the brush that comes on the other end of some of their products has been skipped for this one. Shade-wise, I tried Blush Bling, a warm nude rose, but I’d love to see something a little peachier (another shade Peach Pearl still reads a little too pink for me), so for now, I’ll be sticking with my Glossier Dawn.
Rating: 7/10
Shade: Peach Pearl
I’ve been looking for a new blush as we enter the cooler months, as my go-to coral and plum-toned blushers feel just a teeny bit too summery. This NudeStix blush has been an answer to my prayers. Despite being called ‘Peach Pearl’, the colour teeters more on the pink side, in my opinion - giving you that just-stepped-outside-in-the-snow look.
I originally applied one swipe per cheek straight to the skin and blended it out with a brush, but I didn’t wan’t to lose the glow from the balm in the product so went in again and applied a tiny bit more with my finger. The result was a luminous, hydrated flush of colour which instantly made me feel like a glowy goddess, even with no other makeup on.
Rating: 9/10
Shade: Tan Glow
I'm all about anything that can give me a little extra glow, especially as we head into the colder months when my skin will inevitably be vitamin D deprived and in need of a pick me up. And I'm especially down for a product that brings two things together – in this case in the form of a glowy golden core and outer bronze stick.
Right off the bat, I loved the creamy texture of the product and fact that it applied so easily. Using it on my cheek bones, eyes and lips, it gave a subtle golden shine that could be blended into a range of skin types. Overall, I was impressed with how pigmented this came up and loved the fact that this doubles as a bronzer and can be buffed out.
Rating: 8/10
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