Clinique Chubby in the Nude Foundation Stick Review

I recently got the Clinique Chubby in the Nude Foundation stick from Sephora. It's still one of the mobile offers, so if you buy $25 or more, then you can enter the promo code "INTHENUDE" and select your shade for this foundation. The options they have to choose from are Intense Ivory, Normous Neutral, Bountiful Beige, and Gargantuan Golden.

I chose Intense Ivory, which is described as "neutral pink beige shade/ for very fair skin tones with neutral undertones".

The tube is pretty generous for what is essentially a sample. The circumference is about the size of a nickel and the amount you get is 0.12 oz. If you were to buy a full-size, you would get 0.21 oz. 

The product itself is a stick, like a stick concealer, and is about the circumference of a dime.

I tested this for about a week. It goes on smoothly and doesn't drag. The shade match for my NW20 skin is spot on. It also didn't make me break out, which is fantastic! (I'll post the ingredients at the bottom of the post.) The coverage is sheer and looks very natural. However, it's very hard to get more than light coverage and it can get cakey if you try to build it up. It has average wear time, but I did find that my chin was shiny a couple of hours after application. This is pretty normal for me with most foundations as I tend to get oily in the t-zone.

I applied it a variety of ways. I used my fingers, a Real Techniques Stippling brush and a Beauty Blender. The RT brush worked the best. The BB just blended everything away and left coverage so sheer that it looked like I wasn't wearing anything on my skin. I also tried to build up a bit more coverage on areas of concern (like post inflammatory hyperpigmentation on my chin). I used a Jane Iredale eye brush for this (it's my favorite for this type of detail work when concealing). When I tried to build up the coverage, the foundation seemed to want to slide around and I had to be careful when blending to avoid blending away the coverage. It worked, but it was a challenge.

Here's what it looks like on my skin:

Here are some swatches on my NW15 arm. The top swatch in each shot is heavily applied and the lower one is blended out.

Inside, no flash:

Inside, with flash:

Outside, no flash - cloudy weather:

So, Clinique's Chubby in the Nude Foundation Stick would be good if you want sheer coverage to even out your skin tone and you don't have anything significant to conceal. It's also very portable, so you can touch up easily. However, I won't be buying a full-size. I think it's a bit too sheer for me. I prefer a foundation that is more buildable. But, since it didn't break me out, I am thinking about getting another mobile promo in a couple shades darker and using it for contour!

Check out my review and demo on Youtube!

Chubby in the Nude Foundation Stick ingredients:  sodecyl Isononanoate, Kaolin, Polyethylene, Propylene glycol Dicaprylate/Dicaprate, Euphorbia Cerifera (Candelilla) Wax\Candelilla Cera\Cire De Candelilla, Bis-Diglyceryl Polyacyladipate-2, Squalane, HDI/Trimethylol Hexyllactone Crosspolymer, Ozokerite, Ceresin, Hydrogenated Polyisobutene, Octyldodecanol, Phytosteryl Isostearate, Oryzanol, Lauryl PCA, Tocopheryl Acetate, Lauroyl Lysine, Lecithin, Synthetic Beeswax, Caprylyl Glycol, Ethylene/Propylene/Styrene Copolymer, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Propylene Carbonate, Butylene/Ethylene/Styrene Copolymer, Silica [ /- Iron Oxides (CI 77491), Iron Oxides (CI 77492), Iron Oxides (CI 77499), Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Mica]