NYX Wonder Stick

Brand Name: NYX

Shade: WS02 – MEDIUM/TAN

Finish: Creamy matte

Purpose: Contouring & highlighting

Overall Rating: 5/5

Packaging Highlights

Comes nicely packed in a card box with further protective partition inside to hold the stick
The product itself is contained in a dual ended stick with a cream highlighter on one end and contour on the other
Stick is further protected by a white sheet to avoid breakage
Transparent caps on both ends
Beautiful and innovative packaging

What I like about NYX WONDER STICK?

Travel friendly
One stick for both highlighting and contouring
Great shade selection
Handy
Easy to work with
Perfectly draws contouring and highlighting outlines for a perfect chisel
Blends like a dream
Does not cause breakouts
Does not look harsh
Super pigmented
Perfect shade to mimic natural shadows on your face
Looks natural

What I don’t like about NYX WONDER STICK?

The only thing I don’t like about it is that you have to set it with a powder on top to increase longevity but this is not something that can cause it to lose points out of its overall rating. It still scored 5/5.

My thoughts on NYX WONDER STICK

This is a great innovation by NYX and I’ve always loved the idea of cream contour products because I find them more natural looking and close to perfection. I’ve always wanted a contour/highlighter in one and in stick form like the ones produced by Tarte, Clinique and Smashbox but I found them more on the expensive side. I thought of giving NYX wonder stick a try and see if I like it and can work with a stick formula then I would switch to better versions but looks like now I am never switching to any other stuff because I love it so much (even though I would still wander for obvious reasons, you know the desire of a makeup junkie wanting to try something new every now and then).However, this is my holy grail for creating a base for contouring now. I use the contouring side more than the highlighter one even though I love both equally.
Pro Tip

Use it to as a base to define your cheekbones, jawlines and your nose
Use it as you would use a pencil to draw your natural contours
Dust matching contour and highlight powders on top like you would shade your drawing once you have created a structure

Hope it made some sense!

What is it made of?

Highlight

Hydrogenated Polyisobutene, EthylhexylPalmitate, PentaerythritylTetraisostearate, Euphorbia Cerifera (Candelilla) Wax/CandelillaCera/Cire de Candelilla, Synthetic Wax, Ceresin, Paraffin, Glycol Montanate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Phenoxyethanol. MAY CONTAIN/PEUT CONTENIR (+/-): Mica, Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Iron Oxides (CI 77491, 77492, 77499).
Contour
Hydrogenated Polyisobutene, EthylhexylPalmitate, PentaerythritylTetraisostearate, Euphorbia Cerifera (Candelilla) Wax/CandelillaCera/Cire de Candelilla, Synthetic Wax, Ceresin, Paraffin, Glycol Montanate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Phenoxyethanol. MAY CONTAIN/PEUT CONTENIR (+/-): Mica, Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Iron Oxides (CI 77491, 77492, 77499).