Pur Cosmetics Cameo Contour Stick Review

I'll be the first to admit that I'm a total contouring klutz...I've never really gotten the hang of it and whenever I try, I end up with a streaky, muddy mess. I actually love to highlight, so that's no problem. It's the contouring side of it that I have trouble with, especially powders. I feel like they're not as easy to control as a cream formula, and I end up getting it in places I didn't intend to contour. So when Pur Cosmetics sent me* their new Cameo Contour Stick ($39.50), I was really excited to try my hand at contouring again, especially since they include some tools to make the process easier. I also have a coupon code for $15% off at the end of this post. 

Let's take a look! 

*Press Sample

Pur Cosmetics Cameo Contour Stick

This is my first Pur Cosmetics review and I'm really excited because I've always wanted to try this brand after seeing it in Kohls and Ulta. They were extremely generous and sent me all five shades to swatch for you today...how great is that?!

The Cameo Contour Sticks come in Light, Medium, Tan, Dark, & Deep and have a highlight shade on one end and a contour shade on the other. They also come with a blending sponge that looks very similar to a Beauty Blender, but it has one flat edge which makes it really easy to blend the product underneath your eyes and around your nose.
The sticks are very chubby and flat on top which is great when I'm using it on larger areas of my face...I can just swipe it once rather than drawing multiple lines. But it does make it a little tricky to get the product into smaller areas, for example, down the sides of my nose. I have to twist the product up a little bit more and then use the side of the stick to draw a thinner line.

The formula is super creamy and highly pigmented, so one swipe will lay down all the product you need in a certain area. These have a cream to powder finish, but they also contain light-reflecting microspheres to blur imperfections in your skin. I thought that might translate to shimmer, but thankfully I didn't see any...they appear to have a matte powder finish on my skin. 

They are oil-free, petrolatum free and contain good-for-the-skin ingredients like shea butter and even retinol to help even out your skin tone over time and fight fine lines! They have no discernable scent. 

You might remember that back in May I reviewed the NYX Wonder Stick, which is also a double-ended contour stick. A lot of you told me that you couldn't use it because it contains mineral oil and made you break out. I also heard a lot of feedback about it being greasy and sliding off after a few hours (I have really dry skin so I didn't have those issues with it). You won't have any of those problems with the Pur Cameo Contour stick....it stays put all day once it sets and doesn't contain any pore-clogging ingredients. 

Here's the full ingredient list: 

Cetyl Ethylhexanoate, Polymethyl Methacrylate, Dimethicone, Isononyl Isononanoate, Ethylhexyl Stearate, Silica, Polyethylene, Bis-Stearyl Dimethicone, Nylon-12, Isopropyl Isostearate, Euphorbia Cerifera (Candelilla) Wax, C10-18 Triglycerides, Squalane, Copernica Cerafera (Carnauba) Wax, Ceramide Ap, Retinol, Lactic Acid (L), Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Sodium Starch Octenylsuccinate, Isopropyl Titanium Triisostearate, Phenoxyethanol. May Contain: Iron Oxides (CI 77491, CI77492, CI77499), Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891)

In addition to including a sponge, the Cameo Contour Stick also comes with this nifty and helpful guide that shows you exactly where to place your highlights and contours. Now everyone's facial features are different so you may not want (or need) to apply it to some of these areas, but if you're a beginner with contouring, it's a great place to start. 

Here are swatches of all the shades. I feel like the contour shades run kind of warm and I personally prefer a cooler tone when it comes to contouring. Still, once blended, it didn't appear orange or too warm on me (I used Light).

Overall, I can honestly say that the Pur Cosmetics Cameo Contour stick has changed my mind when it comes to contouring...it's totally klutz-proof! I just follow the guide and then blend everything out with the included sponge (damped slightly). I think that using a sponge with these is genius because it gives such a soft, natural finish without any harsh lines (which is what used to happen when I used a brush). These are also incredibly long-lasting and I didn't need to touch up at all during the day. 

You can find the Cameo Contour Stick at Kohls, Ulta Beauty, or at PurCosmetics.com. Right now, use code Deal4U to get 15% off at PurCosmetics.com, which brings the price of the Cameo Contour down from $39.50 to $33.58. 

PLUS I also want to mention that as of this posting date, Ebates is offering 20% cash back at PurCosmetics.com, so if you're an Ebates member, you'll get 20% cash back to your Paypal account (or by check) when you click through to the Pur Cosmetics site from the Ebates site! So by using both the coupon code and the rebate from Ebates, the price goes down by a little more than $10!