Multipurpose Makeup Products Every Minimalist Will Love

November 10, 2022

By: Marisa Petrarca | Makeup.com by L'Oréal

Sometimes one product can do it all. If you’re a minimalist when it comes to your makeup, chances are you prefer less products that can do multiple jobs over having a makeup kit overflowing with different shades and formulas — after all, quality over quantity, right? Luckily, sharing products between different parts of your face (like your lips and cheeks, for example!) isn’t unheard of, and using the same shades for these areas can even create a more cohesive, tied-together look. To achieve this with as few products as possible, we’re sharing nine of our favorite multipurpose makeup products.

The Best Multipurpose Makeup Products

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NYX Professional Makeup Wonder Stick Contour and Highlighter Stick

This creamy, dual-ended stick is perfect for your face. It serves as both a sculpting contour product and a glowy highlighter. And because it’s so compact, it’s perfect for packing or throwing in your bag for touch-ups throughout the day.

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L’Oréal Paris Glow Paradise Lip + Cheek Tint

Available in five shades, this lightweight tint is meant to be used on your lips and cheeks. With a dewy finish and a sheer, buildable formula, this all-in-one product is both hydrating and pigmented — so you get the best of both worlds.

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YSL Beauty Nu Lip & Cheek Balmy Tint

To create a cohesive, colorful makeup look, use this hydrating formula on your lips and cheeks and apply a similar-hued eyeshadow to your eyelids. It’ll create an effortlessly chic effect. We love this YSL Beauty formula in particular because it’s extremely lightweight but still delivers an impressive wash of natural-looking color.

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Armani Beauty Neo Nude Melting Color Balm

This matte beauty can be used on both your eyes and cheeks. The balm-based formula comes in nine shades and is packaged in a tiny compact with a mirror for convenient application.

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Valentino Beauty Eye2Cheek Blush and Eyeshadow

Made for the eyes and cheeks, this cream-to-powder product by Valentino comes with a fluffy brush that makes application even easier. Bright and pigmented, this blush imparts the prettiest radiant finish.

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NYX Professional Makeup Ultimate Glow Shots

Available in 13 shades, the glittery NYX Professional Makeup Ultimate Glow Shots are first and foremost designed to be used as cream eyeshadows. However, these little tubes are multipurpose in nature — meaning you can dab the applicator on your cheekbones, cupid’s bow or nose to turn up the glow factor.

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Freck Beauty Cheek Slime

Freck Beauty’s lip and cheek tint is infused with liquid plant collagen and delivers a long-lasting tint of color with a natural finish. You can score it in five different shades.

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Tower 28 OneLiner Multi-Liner

If you’re looking to fill your makeup bag with multitasking beauty products, you won’t want to skip out on this stunner from Tower 28. Available in three shades, the creamy formula can be used as an eyeliner, a lip liner or a face makeup product.

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MILK Makeup Lip + Cheek Cream Blush Stick

Formulated with ingredients like mango butter and apricot oil, you can count on this little stick to hydrate your skin while leaving behind a pretty wash of color. It’s available in eight shades, from a shimmery mauve to a dusty rose, and you’ll want them all.

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