Fenty Beauty Sinamon Match Stix Shimmer Skinstick Review, Photos, Swatches
Sinamon
Fenty Beauty Sinamon Match Stix Shimmer Skinstick ($25.00 for 0.25 oz.) is a muted, medium-dark copper with warm, brown undertones and a pearly sheen. The texture seemed lightly creamy initially but seemed to get drier the longer I owned the product, which made it harder to blend out on the skin without it looking slightly uneven, almost patchy. It had opaque coverage, and it was possible to diffuse (or apply less) to get less coverage. The color lasted for seven and a half hours on me.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- MAC Perfectly Lit (LE, $34.00) is lighter (95% similar).
- MAC Linda (LE, $39.00) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- Laura Geller Pink Grapefruit (P, $28.00) is lighter (95% similar).
- MAC Stride of Pride (LE, $34.00) is less shimmery (95% similar).
- Makeup Geek Ablaze (P, $20.00) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- Melt Cosmetics Phoenix (LE, $39.00) is more shimmery, darker, cooler (90% similar).
- Laura Mercier Sensation (LE, $45.00) is darker, cooler (90% similar).
- NYX Bronzed (P, $6.50) is less shimmery (90% similar).
- The Estee Edit Beachy (LE, ) is warmer (90% similar).
- Melt Cosmetics Sundown (P, $22.00) is lighter (90% similar).
Formula Overview
$25.00/0.25 oz. - $100.00 Per Ounce
The formula is supposed to be long-wearing with a “light-as-air,” “blendable” texture that “lives to be layered." They twist-up and are medium-sized with a domed edge. I found that applying to my fingertips worked better than direct application, as it enabled me greater control over coverage level as well as placement, and if you tend to apply over foundation, then this will help keep the Match Stix cleaner, too.
The texture was thin, and it did seem to go from a “cream” in the tube to a more powder-like product once on the skin. They were fairly blendable with a few being more sparkly with less visible base color, which may not be for everyone, and others had a more pearl-like sheen that didn’t emphasize my skin’s natural texture. Most shades applied and blended out without lifting up foundation or pulling into pores (over bare skin), but the ones that did tended to have larger particles in them. They lasted between six and eight hours on me.
A problem I had throughout just swatching each shade on my cheeks for photos was that whatever was exposed was a bit dry, more powdery to the touch, and I felt like I had to really warm the product up and/or swipe it back and forth on the back of my hand to refresh the texture. This is not uncommon with drier, cream-based formulas, but it's still a downside and an area that could be improved upon. Some shades were very pigmented, others were medium and buildable, and a couple were sheerer.
Browse all of our Fenty Beauty Match Stix Shimmer Skinstick swatches.
Ingredients
MICA, ETHYLHEXYL ISONONANOATE, OCTYLDODECANOL, POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATE, SUCROSE ACETATE ISOBUTYRATE, C20-40 ALCOHOLS, PARAFFIN, TRIBEHENIN, POLYETHYLENE, VP/EICOSENE COPOLYMER, VP/HEXADECENE COPOLYMER, DIISOSTEARYL MALATE, CERA MICROCRISTALLINA/MICROCRYSTALLINE WAX/CIRE MICROCRISTALLINE, CAPRYLYL GLYCOL, PHENOXYETHANOL, TOCOPHERYL ACETATE, HEXYLENE GLYCOL, TOCOPHEROL, ISOSTEARYL ALCOHOL, ASCORBYL PALMITATE, MALIC ACID, CALCIUM SODIUM BOROSILICATE, SYNTHETIC FLUORPHLOGOPITE, CALCIUM ALUMINUM BOROSILICATE, POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE, ACRYLATES COPOLYMER, SILICA, TIN OXIDE, IRON OXIDES (CI 77491, CI 77499), TITANIUM DIOXIDE (CI 77891).
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I LOVE IT!! It’s so stunning!!
Here again: A collection I love and endorse from an analytical standpoint, but just no individual pieces screaming ‘buy me’.. It makes me kinda sad. The questionable reviews of the foundation from folks with normal/dry skin and oxidization issues have me leery. Maybe something upcoming in the colour part of the collection..
Here’s hoping that future releases do more for you personally, but I love that you can still love and endorse it from afar at least!
I don’t think the foundation oxidizes – it just has a lot of moisture content and then dries down to a fairly matte finish, so it’s like a liquid lipstick – dries down different than when it’s first applied (wet).
It really is pretty. I’m actually wearing it on my eyes right now, lol. I really do like the shimmer match stix because I can throw on a translucent powder, use one of these as a blush, eyeshadow, highlighter, and lipstick. Then my look is almost fully completed. They can really build a look quickly and easily.
Sinnamon is so luscious and yet fresh looking! Pure love for this shade. Which explains why I own that #1 dupe, LG Pink Grapefruit!