These are the lip products I’ve tried, loved, and repurchased over the years. From moisturizers to long-lasting color, here’s my collection of go-to lip essentials that always deliver.
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Tried & Tested
Loved & Favorite Shades
Repurchased & Holy Grails
Budget-Friendly Gems
Splurge Worthy Luxuries
Tried & Tested
It feels smooth and lightweight on the lips, not sticky at all, and leaves them looking hydrated with a beautiful, natural shine. I love how easily it applies and the fresh, plump effect it gives.
3D Hydra Lipgloss - 04 Pearly Peach Rose
This lipstick has incredible staying power — it lasts all day without needing touch-ups. The matte texture doesn’t dry out my lips, and the applicator makes it easy to apply precisely without a lip liner.
MAYBELLINE NEW YORK SuperStay Matte Ink - 10 Dreamer
Maybelline Lifter Gloss is a hydrating lip gloss enriched with hyaluronic acid that provides a glossy, plump finish and long-lasting moisture.
MAYBELLINE NEW YORK Lifter Gloss - 02 Ice
Loved & Favorite Shades
Summer Fridays Dream Lip Oil in Blush Dreams is a nourishing, non-sticky lip oil with plant-based oils and vitamin E that gives your lips a sheer, glossy tint and deep hydration. It can be worn alone or layered for a natural, radiant look.
Dream Lip Oil Blush Dreams
Saie Glossybounce™ High-Shine Hydrating Lip Gloss Oil is a clean beauty lip gloss-oil hybrid that offers a high-shine finish with a non-sticky, hydrating formula. Infused with hyaluronic acid, jojoba oil, and shea butter, it nourishes and conditions ...
Glossybounce™ High-Shine Hydrating Lip Gloss Oil
Merit Shade Slick Tinted Lip Oil is a clean, vegan lip oil infused with rosehip, shea butter, jojoba, and grapeseed oils, offering a sheer wash of color, high-shine hydration, and no sticky residue.
Shade Slick
Essence Extreme Shine transparent lip gloss is a non-sticky, vegan gloss that delivers ultrahigh shine, a plumping “wet-look” effect, and hydration—all without silicones, microplastics, alcohol, or oils
essence Extreme Shine
Repurchased & Holy Grails
Summer Fridays Lip Butter Balm in Birthday Cake is a hydrating vegan lip balm with a sheer pink tint and a sweet buttercream scent.
Lip Butter Balm Birthday Cake
Rhode Peptide Lip Tint is a nourishing lip tint that offers a sheer-to-buildable berry-brown hue with a glossy finish. Infused with peptides, shea butter, and cupuaçu, it hydrates and plumps lips while providing a subtle pop of color .
peptide lip tint
MAC Lustreglass Sheer‑Shine Lipstick in Hug Me is a lightweight, glossy lipstick infused with nourishing oils (jojoba, raspberry seed, coconut, olive) and hyaluronic acid for a sheer-to-buildable, hydrating finish that feels silky smooth
Lustreglass Sheer-Shine Lipstick
Essence Extreme Shine transparent lip gloss (shade: Crystal Clear) is a vegan, non‑sticky gloss that delivers an ultra‑high, wet‑look shine while nourishing and plumping lips—formulated without alcohol, silicones, or oils.
essence Extreme Shine
Budget-Friendly Gems
The NYX Fat Oil Lip Drip Lip Oil Duo is a vegan lip oil set that offers high-shine gloss without stickiness, providing up to 12 hours of hydration. It can be worn alone for a soft hint of color or layered over your favorite lip products for added int...
Fat Oil Lip Drip Lip Oil Duo
Essence Juicy Bomb Sweet & Glossy gift set is a vegan lip gloss collection infused with nourishing oils and vitamins, delivering ultra-glossy shine, subtle tint, intense hydration, and a smooth, volumizing effect.
essence Juicy Bomb
Splurge Worthy Luxuries
YSL Loveshine Lip Oil Stick in Nude Lavallière is a nourishing hybrid lipstick with a glossy, semi-sheer finish and long-lasting hydration. It combines rich color with lip oil benefits for soft, shiny lips.
Dior Addict Refillable Shine Lipstick is a high-shine, hydrating lipstick formulated with jasmine wax and plum oil, offering up to 24 hours of moisture and a glossy finish in a refillable couture case. Its semi-sheer color delivers comfortable, lumin...