Estée Lauder Double Wear Deep Dive: Double Wear Nude Cushion Stick Radiant Makeup

What is Deep Dive? I’m glad you asked! It’s a new series in which I’m reviewing a bunch of Estée Lauder Double Wear products from their permanent collection. Let’s find out what’s good! ?

Estée Lauder Double Wear Nude Cushion Stick Radiant Makeup ($42 for a 0.47-oz. bottle — on sale now for $21)

Gonna keep this short and sweet (for once! I KNOW.) because, sadly, this gorgeous sheer and satiny skin tint is being phased out, but since there are still quite a few shades left on esteelauder.com, I wanted to give it a mention in case you like minimal coverage and wanna grab one for 50% off.

“Touch on, buff and blend to your perfect nude. Polishes and evens skintone for a healthy-looking glow. Skin-loving, weightless and comfortable formula instantly hydrates. 8-hour wear. Innovative stick combines liquid makeup and applicator in one. You’ll know it’s time to replenish as the stick becomes smaller until the clear window disappears.

“This makeup is a different formula than our original Double Wear Stay-in-Place liquid foundation. It is instantly hydrating and leaves skin with a radiant glow. All day 8-hour wear. In shades for all skintones.”

— esteelauder.com

Yes, the sponge applicator’s lame. You’ll end up with too much on your face if you go there, so ignore it. The trick to this is to twist the base at the bottom ever-so-slightly, so the tiniest bit comes out, and work it your skin with your fingers. Then you’re only a few pats and swipes away from radiant, glowing spahhhhhh skin that looks preternaturally smooth all day long.

Remember the fabulous LE NARS Hydrating Glow Tints? This has a very similar barely-there “Oh, hello there, freckles!” type of look. Très Megan Markle on her wedding day.

How does Double Wear Nude Cushion Stick Radiant Makeup compare to the other Double Wear Foundations?

I’m still working my way through the collection, but here’s what I have so far…

• Double Wear Nude Water Fresh Makeup SPF 30 — Cushion Stick is very sheer with a subtle glowing satin finish, while Nude Water Fresh is medium coverage with a soft matte finish. Cushion Stick works for dry skin or for those with fine lines (HELLO, MY NAME IS KAREN). Water Fresh would be a better fit for oily skin.
• Estée Lauder Double Wear Light — Cushion Stick is sheerer than Double Wear Light, which has medium coverage (similar to like Water Fresh). Double Wear Light’s finish more of a velvet, so it’s compared to Cushion Stick it’s more matte, but it’s not as matte as Nude Water Fresh.

Other places that currently still carry it

I wear Honey Bronze, which just happens to be one of the sold-out shades on esteelauder.com, so if that’s your color too, then head to the Macy’s website, where they still have it, along with several of the other shades, for the same discounted $21 price.

Ingredients

Double Wear Cushion Stick Division: El (Estee Lauder)Ingredients: Water, Cyclopentasiloxane, Phenyl Trimethicone, Butylene Glycol, Dimethicone, Cetyl Dimethicone, Octyldodecyl Stearoyl Stearate, Peg/Ppg-18/18 Dimethicone, Cetyl Peg/Ppg-10/1 Dimethicone, Peg-10 Dimethicone, Magnesium Sulfate, Trimethylsiloxysilicate, Pyrus Malus (Apple) Fruit Extract, Gentiana Lutea (Gentian) Root Extract, Silybum Marianum (Lady’S Thistle) Extract, Ruby Powder, Nephrite Powder, Sapphire Powder, Pearl Powder, Pisum Sativum (Pea) Extract, Caffeine, Astrocaryum Murumuru Seed Butter, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Tribehenin, Methyldihydrojasmonate, Disodium Nadh, Caprylyl Glycol, Cholesterol, Linoleic Acid, Phytosteryl/Octyldodecyl Lauroyl Glutamate, Glycerin, Palmitoyl Hexapeptide-12, Algae Extract, Sucrose, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1, Ethyl 2,2-Dimethylhydrocinnamal, 7-Dehydrocholesterol, Laminaria Digitata Extract, Methicone, Gold, Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein, Ergothioneine, Acetyl Carnitine Hcl, Hydrolyzed Fish (Pisces) Collagen, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Oryza Sativa (Rice) Bran Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Aminopropyl Ascorbyl Phosphate, Glyceryl Polymethacrylate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Zinc Stearate, Laureth-7, Peg-8, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Sorbitan Isostearate, Xanthan Gum, Sodium Chloride, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Citric Acid, Phenethyl Alcohol, Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Bht, Linalyl Acetate, Chloroxylenol, Phenoxyethanol, [+/- Mica, Titanium Dioxide (Ci 77891), Iron Oxides (Ci 77492), Iron Oxides (Ci 77491), Iron Oxides (Ci 77499), Ferric Ferrocyanide (Ci 77510), Bismuth Oxychloride (Ci 77163), Carmine (Ci 75470), Ultramarines (Ci 77007), Chromium Oxide Greens (Ci 77288), Yellow 5 Lake (Ci 19140), Ferric Ammonium Ferrocyanide (Ci 77510), Blue 1 Lake (Ci 42090), Chromium Hydroxide Green (Ci 77289)]

There’s also a good amount on sephora.com, but at full price.

The Gone But Not Forgotten Program

One last thing that I just found out today that you (and I) might find helpful someday: Estée Lauder has a special-ops team and a program to help beauty junkies find discontinued and LE products called “Gone But Not Forgotten.” If there’s a color that you absolutely can’t live without, and you live in the U.S, you can call them at 1-800-216-7173 between 9:00 AM EST and 4:00 PM EST Monday through Friday, or contact them via email at emailonsumercare-US@gcc.gbnf.estee.com.

They can track down LE products from Aramis, Bobbi Brown, Bumble and bumble, Clinique, Darphin, DKNY Fragrances, Donna Karan Cosmetics, Estée Lauder, GLAMGLOW, Jo Malone London, Lab Series, La Mer, MAC, Michael Kors Beauty, Origins, Tommy Hilfiger Toiletries and Tom Ford Beauty as well.

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen