Face Trace Cream Contour Stick
Summary of Reviews
Westman Atelier Face Trace Cream Contour Stick has a creamy, blendable formula that melts into skin for a natural finish, with several creators calling it long-lasting and mistake-proof. The shade range offers nuanced undertones, though Amanda Z notes the silicone-rich formula can pick up on cheek hair or texture, and GirlytheLazy finds the contour shades warm, using them more as bronzers. Celebrity makeup artist Ali Andreea recommends it for both professionals and makeup lovers, praising its performance in pictures.
Full Reviews
Positive
Variant: Whiskey
- “It works for me as a bronzer”
- “I just love this”
- “Look how pretty. I'm obsessed with this bronzer”
- “This layers up really nicely. It is just the best bronzer. And it melts into the skin. It looks very natural and skin-like”12:38–12:46
- “It doesn't add too much dew or anything”12:51–12:56
- Source: My number one makeup product in every category - May 26, 2026
Variant: Whiskey
- “I'm absolutely obsessed with this”5:31–5:34
- Source: My Summer Makeup Bag: Products I'm Loving - Jun 9, 2026
Variant: Whiskey
- “I love this shade. And I feel like for my complexion right now, this is ideal”5:00–5:08
- Source: How I make my makeup last all day without looking heavy - May 15, 2026
Variant: Whiskey
- “It melts into the skin like a dream, looks super natural”9:05–9:10
- “Of all of these bronzers I've talked about from Westman Atelier, my most grabbed for sure”9:10–9:17
- “I love the way that it sits on the skin, sits with other makeup, sits on its own. It's just gorgeous”9:20–9:25
- “The new shades that they came out with, the undertones are just perfection”9:25–9:32
- “My most used, which I already said, but I'm going to say it again, is the Westman Atelier their contour stick. I just can't stop. I can't quit her. This is a great great great formula”8:38–8:47
- Source: 10 bronzers I can't stop using (cream, powder & liquid) - Jun 5, 2026
Variant: Biscuit
- “What I love about the Westman Atelier and why I keep repurchasing it is cuz of how easy it is to use”2:48–2:53
- “It may look intimidating but the formula itself is quite creamy, very easy to blend”2:53–2:59
- Source: Underpainting products I've repurchased - Apr 17, 2026
Variant: truffle and biscuit
- “This is the creamiest contour I've used in so long”0:34–0:37
- “There's like an 80% chance that this is the cream bronzer I have on at all time trust me”0:36–0:41
- “It is so good”
- Source: 6 Must-Have Makeup Products (My Holy Grails) - Mar 9, 2025
Variant: Whiskey
Variant: Biscuit
- “It is such a nice tone”11:35–11:39
- “I've been loving this product”11:38–11:42
- “It's not overly pigmented. You can get a very sheer application which I like for a contour”11:40–11:45
- “This creates a really soft natural looking shadow and in such a gorgeous texture, very blendable, easy breezy to use”11:50–11:56
- Source: 41 New Makeup Products Ranked (What's Actually Worth It?) - Jun 19, 2026
Variant: Toast
- “I have loved on the Westman Atelier cream contour bronzers for years”13:15–13:19
- “I really really love this color because Biscuit is like my wintertime perfect bronzer cuz it's not going to make me look super bronzy, but it's going to sculpt my face in very natural way and I love that about it”12:40–12:46
- “However, Toast right here makes you look exactly that. It makes you look a little bit toasted”12:53–13:00
- “Absolutely love this. The formula is of course as incredible as it's always been, but this color was definitely needed”13:05–13:12
- “if you have anywhere from a light medium to a medium complexion, the shade Toast is going to be perfect for you”13:19–13:25
- Source: New Makeup Speed Reviews: Rhode, Marc Jacobs, Dior, Prada, Natasha Denona, YSL, e.l.f. & More - Jul 12, 2026
Variant: Cocoa
- “I just recently purchased this and I again, it's been a shade that I've been wearing non-stop”25:08–25:12
- “It is such a beautiful pinky tan to wear as a blush”25:19–25:24
- “I'm wearing Cocoa on the cheeks right now and then I put a powder on top. But it looks beautiful on its own or used as like just an all over color to the skin”25:22–25:29
- “It leans more cool”25:32–25:35
- “I think it looks really good on people with fair skin tones, too”
- “It's kind of cool to see how it can stretch across multiple different skin tones but still give that sun-kissed effect”25:51–25:54
- “This is like a sleeper shade where when you look at it, you're like, I would never wear that as a blush. Trust me on this. Trust me, it is a beautiful blush”26:20–26:26
- Source: Sephora 2026 Sale Top Recommendations - Apr 5, 2026
- “Immediately I'm like, 'The Westman Atelier one.' Yes, it's a little bit pricey, but I promise you guys, it's worth every single penny”3:39–3:43
- “I find that this gives the most natural finish”3:48–3:51
- Source: How to do clean girl makeup for beginners | Makeup 101 - Sep 14, 2025
Variant: Truffle
- “The formula again is just divine”8:19–8:24
- “Again, it's not overly cool. It has that kind of red undertone, which I feel plays nicely with my skin tone particularly”8:23–8:30
- Source: Top 3 faves in every makeup category 2026 - Jun 8, 2026
Variant: Truffle
- “I love the formula on this it is just so creamy and it melts into the skin so effortlessly”2:07–2:12
- “I've tried many other contour sticks in this formula”2:12–2:18
- Source: Huge self-care haul with viral products - Nov 25, 2024
- “Westman Atelier did just expand their shade range for their contours and they're lovely”13:46–13:51
- “The undertones have so much nuance to them. It's really lovely”14:04–14:09
- “And the formula is delightful”
- Source: Sephora sale 2026: Do's, don'ts & what's in my cart - Apr 9, 2026
Variant: Biscuit
- “I use the contour stick for contouring the cheek, the jawline, a little bit on the forehead”8:18–8:24
- “I find it very practical to use the contour stick from Victoria Beckham Beauty on the nose and the lips because it's very very fine”8:24–8:33
- Source: Nina Park inspired makeup look - Feb 22, 2026
- “It has a magnetic lid”
- “Truffle is similar to the bronzier shade from the Suntan duo and toast is similar as well to the rosier shade in the Suntan duo”3:34–3:47
- “Toast just has more pink while the Suntan shade is like almost peachy pink if that makes sense”3:50–4:00
- “These three contour shades are quite warm on me. I use them mostly as bronzers, but if I do have to use them as a contour, I'd have to under paint”4:01–4:06
- “Westman is still twice the price at 10.83 while Mario is 5.14 per gram”8:23–8:31
- “Both are really long-lasting formulas”8:33–8:39
- “Westman is just drier while Mario is a bit more emollient in comparison”8:36–8:44
- Source: Westman Atelier vs Makeup by Mario: Cream Bronzer, Contour Stick, and Bronzing Serum - Apr 19, 2026
- “It's mistake proof”
- “It's one of those bronzers that contour or bronzer cuz it depends on the shade you could use it as a contour as a bronzer”5:12–5:16
- “It performs really well in pictures”5:18–5:21
- “If you're makeup artist you'd love these”5:27–5:30
- “By far that is the product that I think it's kind of like the cold product it's really worth investing in”5:45–5:49
- “It's beautiful to have it easy to use for professionals and also for just like makeup makeup lovers”5:50–5:55
- Source: Choosing my top 3 makeup products from every brand while walking around Paris - Feb 8, 2026
Variant: Biscuit
- “I also have a brand new stick of the Westman Atelier face contour stick. This is the shade biscuit”22:43–22:56
- “Usually I use truffle, the second deepest shade, but I'm very pale right now”22:56–23:00
- “Biscuit is actually a lot warmer and I almost use it more as like a neutral bronzer on my skin tone”23:00–23:07
- “It's also creamier”
- “It's not quite as matte as the House Labs”23:08–23:11
- “The House Labs is truly truly matte. This one is more of a natural cream finish”
- “I'm able to use it as a contour, but I sort of treat it as like a sculpting bronzer, whereas this is like a true gray undertone contour”23:13–23:25
- Source: Best of beauty 2025 into 2026: makeup favorites, new essentials, longtime holy grails - Dec 30, 2025
- “I just want a little bit more definition”2:24–2:29
- “I'm feeling a bit puffy at the moment, so I like some definition”2:38–2:42
- Source: Natural everyday makeup routine from a capsule makeup bag - Jul 21, 2026
Variant: Coco
Variant: Toast
- “I've always loved this from Westman Atelier”
- Source: Sephora Spring Sale 2026: Spring and Summer Favorites for Dry Skin - Mar 21, 2026
Variant: Toast
- “Neutral pecan toast is a great blush, bronzer hybrid if you have fair skin like me”3:15–3:23
- “Just rosy enough to warm up the face as a sun-kissed blush or bronzer or subtly sculpt”3:20–3:29
- Source: Sephora sale picks for a fresh spring makeup bag - Apr 14, 2026
Variant: Biscuit
- “I've gone back to the Westman Atelier one”7:46–7:51
- “This does have a little more warmth to it. So, this could really take the place of a bronzer as well”8:21–8:27
- Source: Best beauty products for women over 50 (2025 edition) - Dec 18, 2025
Variant: Biscuit
- “I think that they're solid, but I don't think that they are like the absolute homerun best bronzer”24:55–25:00
- “One thing that they get right and they really get right are the shades”24:57–25:06
- “Biscuit's a nice neutral shade”25:06–25:10
- “If you do well with more silicone rich formulas, you don't find that they like pick up on your peach fuzz or any texture, then I could very easily see these being your dream bronzer”25:17–25:25
- “I have more hair over here, like I have sideburns, and it really can pick up on cheek hair in my opinion. Silicone formulas can do that”25:30–25:38
- Source: Best bronzers, ever. (No more orange!) - Jul 12, 2026
Variant: Toast
- “The shade toast is gorgeous. It is a very, very gorgeous shade”26:00–26:06
- “The shade toast also is pretty similar to the shade speak easy from Soshi. I prefer this formula from Soshi to the Westman Atelier and Soi is more affordable”26:03–26:12
- Source: Best bronzers, ever. (No more orange!) - Jul 12, 2026
Variant: Au Lait
- “I'm using the Westman Atelier contour stick in the shade Olay”8:40–8:44
- Source: Morphe rebrand review: swatching all palettes - Jun 16, 2026
Variant: Au Lait
- “I'm going to mix these two Westman Atelier's. This is the shade Ole and this is biscuit”3:30–3:39
- “I kind of do my best to get 50/50 and pat that in”3:39–3:49
- Source: Grwm in a heat wave with wet hair and new mac blushes - May 21, 2026
Variant: Biscuit
- “I'm going to mix these two Westman Atelier's. This is the shade Ole and this is biscuit”
- “I kind of do my best to get 50/50 and pat that in”
- Source: Grwm in a heat wave with wet hair and new mac blushes - May 21, 2026
Mixed / Negative
No negative reviews yet — creators have only had good things to say.
What creators say
- Consensus
- 4.5 / 5 from 16 creator reviewsGrailPeople ratings based on creator reviews.
- Good for
- Fair skin tones (2)
- Features
- Blendable (8) · Natural finish (5) · Easy to use (5) · Creamy (3) · Wide shade range (3)
- Value
- Value for money (2)
- ⚠ less matte than expected (1)
- ⚠ irritated some skin (1)
Product details
Details
- Type
- contour stick
- Finish
- natural
- Shade
- Biscuit
- Key ingredients
- Caprylic/capric Triglyceride, Kaolin, Caprylyl Caprylate/caprate, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Polyethylene, Mica, Polyhydroxystearic Acid, Lecithin, Tocopherol, Ascorbyl Palmitate
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