Makeup by Mario Soft Sculpt Shaping Stick.

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About this product

A cream contour stick designed for sculpting and shaping the face with a warm, buildable formula.

Full ingredients

C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Dicalcium Phosphate, Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Ozokerite, Polyethylene, Polymethyl Methacrylate, Polyglyceryl-2 Diisostearate, Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Dipentaerythrityl Hexahydroxystearate, Octyldodecanol, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Laureth-4, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Alcohol, Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Aqua (Water), Titanium Dioxide (Ci 77891), Iron Oxides (Ci 77491, Ci 77492, Ci 77499)

Guru Score

74%

Mixed

Early verdict · Few reviews so far

What the gurus are saying

Tapping the product into skin rather than swiping is key to getting the best blend and finish. Gurus praise it as a strong choice for those wanting structure and definition without cool undertones, though the tapping technique does require a deliberate hand rather than a quick application. The warm tone works well across different skin tones for natural-looking sculpting.

Synthesized from 3 expert reviews · most recent take August 2025

What they liked

Blends with tapping rather than buffing
Warm enough tone for sculpting without coolness

What they flagged

Nothing. None of the experts who reviewed it raised a problem.

Type

Stick & roll-on

Formula notes

Fragrance-freeContains drying alcohol

Where to buy

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What the gurus are saying.

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Allie Glines

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~Yay

"Next, I'm going to apply the Soft Sculpt Shaping Stick. I have mine in the shade fair. This is a much thicker, more pigmented formula. This shade is fabulous. I used to use the shade light because it's all they had and then they expanded the shade range and brought in the shade fair, which is a much better match for me."

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"I'm just going to take my Makeup by Mario Soft Sculpt Shaping Stick and she uses such a beautiful light hand when applying this so I'm just going to kind of tap it into the skin trying to mimic what she did."

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"Every time I use this I love how my face looks in like pictures. I don't know what it is about the shade of this but it's so good. I'm just going to take this on the back of my hand and I'm going to pick it up with a brush and then just start applying this along the cheekbones and into the hairline just to really sculpt and warm up the face. I'm also running this down the sides of the nose. I've been doing contour or bronzer before concealer for this reason."

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"This is such an incredible product. [...] I feel like this is such a good product for sculpting and bronzing the skin. It's like the perfect color for me. I feel for those times where I want that structure but I don't want it to be too cool toned."

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"The Makeup by Mario shaping stick in the shade fair is my contour, and I'm telling you it looks so good in pictures. I love it. I use it to underpaint the cheekbones, hairline, jaw and nose, then tap a little more back in over foundation to add shape, and it makes everything look beautiful and blended without being over the top."

Mixed Makeup

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~Mixed

"I do love this contour stick though, it's really nice. [...] This is one of those kinds of contour sticks where you need to really tap it in."

Alexandra Anele

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~Mixed

"These are nice they blend well nothing to really write home about"

What the evidence says.

Independent of what the gurus think, this is what the published research supports about the main active ingredients here.

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Sun protection is the best evidenced way to slow visible ageing, and the filters are what does the work. Mineral and chemical filters both protect when a product is applied thickly enough and often enough, which is where most people fall short rather than on the choice of filter.

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Frequently asked.

What is Makeup by Mario Soft Sculpt Shaping Stick?

A cream contour stick designed for sculpting and shaping the face with a warm, buildable formula.

Is Makeup by Mario Soft Sculpt Shaping Stick worth it?

The gurus mostly approve it, but with enough reservations to keep it in the middle at a Guru Score of 74%.

What is Makeup by Mario Soft Sculpt Shaping Stick's Guru Score?

Makeup by Mario Soft Sculpt Shaping Stick holds a Guru Score of 74%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 3 expert reviewers we have collected.