Daley Quinn is a former magazine beauty editor turned full-time freelance journalist, blogger, and content strategist. This is The Daley Dose, a place to get your fix of everything from working in the NYC media industry, Daley’s favorite beauty and fashion finds, life updates about sobriety, and so much more.
In case you haven’t noticed on TikTok, Ogee makeup is blowing up. Specifically, the clean beauty brand’s Crystal Contour Collection. Featuring three stick makeup products, the collection works to contour your face, add a beautiful highlight to your cheekbones, and create a pop of color.
The Ogee brand includes both makeup (think tinted sculpted lip oil, lipsticks with various lip colors, and sculpted face sticks) and skincare products (like jojoba glow face oil, luminous botanical face mist, and renewal cream). I like this brand because it’s cruelty-free, gluten-free, certified organic, GMO-free, and features natural ingredients like cold-pressed jojoba oil, peppermint essential oil, and hyaluronic acid.
While there are a bunch of best-sellers from the Ogee brand, I will be focusing my Ogee makeup review on the Crystal Contour Collection and the Ogee Sculpted Complexion Stick.
UPDATE: After much demand, I have gotten my hands on the Ogee Sculpted Complexion Stick and have added my review below! Scroll down to see my review with pictures.
Truthfully, I’ve only tried the Contour Collection from Ogee, so I can’t speak to the other products that the brand carries. That being said, I do think that the sculpted face sticks that I have are good. Additionally, there are a ton of great reviews for Ogee products on TikTok. I would say that most of the products are natural yet effective.
The Crystal Contour Collection is one of Ogee’s best-selling products. It comes with three makeup sticks including the Copper contour, Rose Quartz blush, and the Opal highlighter. Each product is made with 83% organic ingredients, including cold-pressed jojoba seed oil, beeswax, and olive fruit oil.
Considering this is a natural and organic makeup and skincare brand, I think the sticks are as pigmented and buildable as other non-natural or organic makeup lines on the market. Read on to see more of my thoughts on the Crystal Contour Collection.
This contour stick looks really dark and scared me at first. I thought it would be way too dark for my fair complexion. It turns out, it’s basically the perfect shade to contour my face without looking ridiculous. The product blends in really well and doesn’t look like I have brown streaks on my face.
I also really like the color because it’s not orangey. Unlike some of the bronzers that I’ve used in the past, the Copper sculpting stick has more of a brown shade and doesn’t look like orange streaks. Because it’s more brown than orange, I think it looks more natural on the skin.
I like to drag this stick in the hollows of my cheekbones, along my temples and hairline, and along my jawline. Then I use a stiff makeup brush (the Ogee Blender Brush is perfect for this) to blend it all in.
Most folks like to apply their highlighter over their blush. I learned from Sir John (yes, Beyonce’s makeup artist) to apply your highlighter underneath your blush. This gives the appearance of a “lit-from-within” glow, rather than an obvious layer of highlighter on top of your cheeks.
Thankfully, the Opal sculpting stick looks pretty dang natural, either on top of your blush or underneath it. Just as the name suggests, this stick has more of an opalescent, pinky-kind of sheen to it. It’s not shimmery, but gives off the slightest bit of gorgeous sheen to the skin.
Normally, these types of white/pearl-based highlighters don’t look great on darker skin tones. Because this highlighter is so sheer, I actually think that darker skin tones could easily pull this off without it leaving a sort of “white cast.” I really like this highlighter and can see myself incorporating it into my regular makeup routine often.
This is the most vibrant blush shade of all the Sculpted Face Sticks that Ogee offers. It’s a deep rose color that’s matte but pretty sheer. It blends into the skin beautifully, and looks really natural on the cheeks. I like to apply this on top of my highlighter.
Don’t be alarmed by the vibrant color—this pick is really sheer and can be buildable if you want more pigment on your cheeks.
One of the things I don’t love about these sticks is the bulky packaging. I wish they were a little bit smaller so that they didn’t take up so much room in my travel makeup bag. However, some folks really love bulkier makeup packaging because they think it feels more expensive and luxurious.
Another thing I don’t love about these sticks is that they are pricey. Especially if you buy each of them individually. I feel like they are a competitor to the Westman Atelier Highlighter and Blush Sticks, which costs $10 less than the Ogee Sculpted Face Sticks. I haven’t tried any Westman Atelier products and can’t speak to the brand’s makeup sticks.
Many of you left comments and reached out to me on Instagram to see what my thoughts are about the Ogee Sculpted Complexion Stick. I finally got my hands on my perfect shade, and am excited to add this to my review!
So, there are things I like about this complexion stick, and other things I don’t love. Here’s what I like:
And this is what I don’t like:
I receive most beauty products for free through my work in beauty journalism. The Ogee Contour Collection was not one of them—I purchased the sticks with my own money because I saw that they were getting rave reviews on TikTok.
I purchased my Ogee Crystal Contour Collection from their website. At the time of publish, the trio cost $138, plus shipping. You can buy each of these products individually, which will cost $58 each.
Crystal Contour Collection ($138) | Individual Sculpted Face Stick ($58)
Sculpted Complexion Stick ($64)
I hope you’ve enjoyed my Ogee makeup review! If you’ve tried these sticks, I’m curious to hear your thoughts in the comment section below! If you’ve got any questions, please ask below or reach out to me on my Instagram!
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Daley Quinn is a former magazine beauty editor turned full-time freelance journalist, blogger, and content strategist. This is The Daley Dose, a place to get your fix of everything from working in the NYC media industry, Daley’s favorite beauty and fashion finds, life updates about sobriety, and so much more.
I think the blush is too rosy on your skin. My skin is also fair but I have natural rosy cheeks. Is there any way to make the color less rosy. I was going to order this but if you can answer my question it will hp md decide…thanks
Hi Carol! Thanks for your comment! When applied to the skin, the blush looks super pigmented and bright, but once you blend it in, it doesn’t look so bright. In the pictures that I featured on this blog post, I had applied a few layers of the blush on my skin because I like a heavy blush look. But you can definitely add less and achieve a less-rosy effect. Please let me know if you have any other questions, thanks!
Love this review thank you so much, can anyone answer for me but if I were to order these sticks, do you apply typical foundation, under eye, make up or concealer and powder first, and then use the sticks?
Thank you! So I will usually apply my powder foundation on first, and then concealer, then all my eye makeup, and then I use the sticks. I don’t like to apply any powder on top of the sticks because I like the glowiness that they give me, and I feel like powder on top would take away from that. I hope this helps!
I am 53, large pores and wrinkles. How does this fair on these less than attractive skin qualities?
Because these sticks blend pretty well and leave a bit of a dewy finish, I would say that they would be really suitable for those with mature skin.
Love this review, I really wanted to buy these but was hesitant because of the price, but you have given me the push I needed to try them out. Just got my order yesterday and am loving them. Thanks! Keep the reviews coming.
Yay, I’m so glad to hear that! I’ve been using them so so much since I got them. Glad they worked out for you!
Thank you for the review. I have been using the trio face sticks for about 3 months. I buy/try several high-end makeup brands. For me, OGEE is a game-changer. I love how easy it is to apply. I start by applying MAC Hyper Real Serumizer to my entire face. I then apply Alastin Hydratint Pro Mineral Sunscreen. Once that dries, I apply the three face sticks. Lastly, I used a pressed powder and finish with Urban Decay Allnighter Makeup Setting Spray. I don’t see switching this look up anytime soon. Also, after 3 months of usually the sticks 3-4 a week, there is still plenty of product left and the containers still work well with no issues.
I love that they have been working so well for you!
daley, you look so pretty with the ogee makeup on! i ordered the sculpted face stick in Linden first, and find it’s pretty hard to apply, even with my fingers. any idea if the others (the crystal contour collection sticks) are easier to apply, or just as hard? i’m thinking about ordering the brush too but there’s no way that will spread easier than my warm, body-temp fingers. i keep reading reviews that say they are so easy to apply, but i am having the opposite experience. thanks in advance!
Hey Katie! Thanks so much! So I haven’t tried the Sculpted Complexion Sticks yet. I just looked up the ingredients for the Sculpted Complexion Sticks vs. the sticks in the Crystal Contour Collection, and it looks like the ingredients are really similar. I’m guessing that the formulas are pretty similar as well. When I first used the Crystal Contour Collection, I was using my fingers to apply it and noticed that my hands didn’t blend in the product as well as a stiff brush does. I think these are one of those products that you really need a brush to apply them with to blend them in smoothly. I wrote a blog post about the MERIT Foundation/Concealer (which is a bit similar to the Ogee Sculpted Complexion Sticks), and I mentioned that I like to dab the stick on red areas of my face and then blend with a brush. I definitely think you should try to either swipe the stick on your skin and then blend it in with a brush, or swipe a brush on top of the stick and then blend the brush into your skin. Personally, I’ve been using my Hourglass Vanish Seamless Finish Foundation brush and it’s been working really well. I’m sure the Ogee Blender Brush is good for this purpose, too! LMK if you have any more questions and I hope this helps!
Super helpful, thank you Daley! I’ll try that brush. 🙂
Hello!
I was wondering if you have tried the Boom Stick trio and if so; between the two which do you recommend?
Hi! I have not tried the Boom Stick trio and have never heard of it before. From the looks of it, I think the Ogee sticks will give you more color and pigment.
Curious how it holds up after hours of wear and in more hot/humid places like Mexico?
Would also love to see a review on the foundation sticks.
They have no return policy right? That’s the biggest con for me.
I would say that I notice that the blush starts to wear/disappear by the end of the day. I like to reapply the blush during the second half of the day if I am out and about or at a beauty event. I will try to see if I can review the foundation sticks!
I’ve been on the fence for months about purchasing this Ogee trio, because of the high cost. Thank you for the push I needed to buy them. I’m excited to try it!
Yay, I’m so glad to hear it!
Hi, I really love the trio but I don’t seem to be able to get the make up stick “twist “ up so I can continue to use it. Has anybody else had this problem and or what am I doing wrong? Thank you
Hey Sara! Hmm, I’m not sure about this—I’ve never had that issue. I would reach out to the brand and see if they know how to fix that, or if they can send you a new set, since it seems you might have received a faulty one. Good luck!
I also wondered how similar Ogee contour trio is to Boom stick Trio. They are very similar in concept with three sticks , one being a blush and one a shimmer. Both containing Beeswax. I was wondering if Ogee in any way feels sticky or has any odor of rancid oil from the bees wax or nut oils?
Thanks for your question! I haven’t tried the Boom Stick Trio, so I can’t comment on the formula for those, but I would not consider the Ogee sticks to be sticky. They don’t feel waxy and they feel pretty easy to blend. I just went to go smell them per your request, and they don’t really smell like anything haha! I don’t smell anything rancid. Granted, I’ve had them since Jan or Feb, so who knows how they will smell after a year or so.
I love how this product looks in you. Beautiful! How do you think they would be on very dry skin? Dying to try, but like everyone else says they are pricey! Thank you in advance.
Thanks so much! I think these would look great on dry skin. I have relatively dry skin and I feel like they hydrate my cheeks a lot. But not too much where it looks heavy or oily. I hope this helps!
Hi, I just ordered the contour collection you suggested. I also ordered the complexion stick.
I realize this is probably a dumb question, but I haven’t been contouring my face. How is it applied? Is contouring under the complexion stick or under. I’m guessing it comes with some type of instructions, but I haven’t received it yet, so thought I’d ask. BTW my daughter in law uses Ogee and it’s amazing how beautiful it looks. My son even noticed and that’s saying a lot! Thanks for the review!
Darlene Wheeler
Love to hear this! You should apply the complexion stick first as a foundation base, and then apply the contour on top of the complexion stick. I like to apply the contour in the hollows of my cheeks, along my temples, and along the ridge of my nose. Then I apply the highlighter on my cheekbones, blend it in, and then apply the blush as the last step.