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Skin Rewind Complexion Stick.

Ilia Skin Rewind Complexion Stick

About this product

A stick foundation designed to provide buildable coverage with a natural matte finish that blends easily and feels lightweight on skin.

Best for

Oily skin

The Guru Index verdict

81%

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✓Approved · 81%
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What the gurus are saying

Gurus consistently praise this stick for its lightweight, skin-like finish that doesn't settle into fine lines or feel heavy, even with full coverage. The blend is easy whether using fingers or brushes, and the buildable formula lets you control coverage without layering on excess product. Wear time is strong, holding well through heat and humidity without powder. The main divide is finish: one reviewer notes a subtle luminous quality while others emphasize the matte result, though both call it natural. One concern flagged is greasiness, which reviewers dismiss as a non-issue.
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Key actives & flags

Vitamin ECeramidesPeptidesSPFSqualaneFragrance-freeAlcohol-free

Full ingredients

Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Polyethylene, Lauroyl Lysine, Diisostearyl Malate, Triethylhexanoin, Mica, Dimer Dilinoleyl Dimer Dilinoleate, Caprylic/​Capric Triglyceride, Squalane, Euphorbia Cerifera (Candelilla) Wax, Silica, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Polyhydroxystearic Acid, Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil, Glyceryl Hydrogenated Rosinate, Bis-Diglyceryl Polyacyladipate-2, Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil, Tribehenin, Caprylyl Glycol, Behenyl Behenate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Ceramide NG, Alaria Esculenta Extract, Lavandula Stoechas Extract, Tocopherol, Palmitoyl Hexapeptide-12, Ci 77491, Ci 77492, Ci 77499 (Iron Oxides), Ci 77891 (Titanium Dioxide), Ci 19140 (Yellow 5 Lake), Ci 77007 (Ultramarines)

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What the gurus are saying.

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Mixed Makeup
Mixed Makeup
1.47M subs · 11k devotees
✓Approved
"I have to tell you I'm so into this product, it is so so nice. I would say it's more of a natural finish, I would even go as far as saying that it gives you a little bit of a luminous finish, not glowy. It just gives you a really beautiful natural finish and it's really light. I take a powder brush and I just blend it out really quickly and it is so easy and it gives really amazing coverage but doesn't feel heavy. It doesn't feel like a concealer. A lot of the time with stick foundations it feels like it's too heavy and then it gets cracky over time and everything, it just doesn't usually wear well for me. This one is perfect. It covers well, it looks natural, it feels light and you can just put it on so easily and quickly. If you have mature skin, the other thing I like about it is that because it's such a light texture on your skin it doesn't sink into all your fine lines and wrinkles and all of your texture and everything, it just feels really light."
The Style and Beauty Doctor
The Style and Beauty Doctor
219k subs · 8k devotees
✓Approved
"Ever since this Ilia Skin Rewind Complexion Stick came out I have been in love. Look at that shade match. I like to kind of assess, put a little bit on, blend it in. You might be like, oh, foundation stick is going to be greasy. This ain't greasy."
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All 6 takes from The Style and Beauty Doctor
This SHADE Match 🔥 ILIA Skin Rewind Complexion Stick Review
"I wear shade 37N in the Ilia Skin Rewind Complexion Stick and look how that just disappears into my skin and that was just like a really quick blend. One of the best things about a complexion stick like this is that you can create your own complexion experience so you could just apply it in the areas where you need coverage and then blend that out, or you could use it all over. You can blend that with your fingers, just let your fingers warm up the makeup, or you could use a complexion brush."
This SHADE Match 🔥 ILIA Skin Rewind Complexion Stick Review
"I like that it's buildable so you can just use a little bit at a time and then build it up and build it up until you get a medium to a full coverage. I also love that this is a natural matte finish. I've tried this foundation a couple times before off camera and I did not feel the need to have to set with powder all over like I normally would, it was just sitting in place."
This SHADE Match 🔥 ILIA Skin Rewind Complexion Stick Review
"I love that this is a natural matte finish. My skin is typically oily, it has been acting a bit dry lately, but I've tried this foundation a couple times before off camera and I did not feel the need to have to set with powder all over like I normally would. It was just sitting in place. You can build it up with sheer layers for medium to full coverage, which is a lot easier to control than trying to take layers off."
This SHADE Match 🔥 ILIA Skin Rewind Complexion Stick Review
"This is taking off quite a number of boxes, good coverage, good wear. I have on a full face of makeup yet my skin still looks like skin. Love that. After eight plus hours of wear, it was extremely windy today, and I didn't do any touch-ups. I'm not wearing any primers or anything like that, and I think it looks really good especially with no touch-ups whatsoever. Had it not been for the tears, this would have looked even better."
Black Girl Tries VIRAL Korean Skincare
"I freaking love this foundation stick. It's very skin-like with lots of different shades. I'm 37N which I think is a beautiful match for my complexion. I have oily skin and I find that in the summertime this is amazing. I do set it with powder on days where I'm going to be out a lot, and I use a setting spray."
My Current AM & PM Skincare Routine + Makeup (DETAILED with Timestamps)
"Ever since this Ilia Skin Rewind Complexion Stick came out I have been in love. Look at that shade match. I like to kind of assess, put a little bit on, blend it in. You might be like, oh, foundation stick is going to be greasy. This ain't greasy."
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