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The beauty industry knows everyone is looking for their “perfect lip combo” and companies have been dropping new products almost every other week. With so many lip liners, lip glosses, lip oils, and lipsticks on the market, it can be hard to choose the perfect brand and product without breaking the bank on trials and errors.
- Gloss bomb heat universal lip luminizer + plumper
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Fenty Beauty’s Gloss Bomb line has been a fan favorite since it dropped. Gloss Bomb Heat, though, brings together the plump and gloss without purchasing a separate product. The $26 gloss-plumper hybrid product currently comes in six high shine, sheer shades to fit every skin tone: Hot Cherry (sheer red), Fenty Glow (sheer rose nude), Fu$$y (sheer pink), Hot Chocolit (sheer rich brown), Lemon Lava (clear with gold shimmer), and Glass Slipper Heat (clear).
- makeup by mario SuperShine™ lip gloss
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This high-shine gloss from Makeup By Mario also moisturizes your lips to keep them smooth while still leaving a pop of color and glossy appearance. The SuperShine™ Lip Gloss comes in the shades Rosewater, Perfect Pink, Dragonfruit, Watermelon, Sunlit, Bare, Rose Crush, Rustic Pink, Midnight Mauve, Cocoa, and Berry. Priced at $26, the gloss will last you a long time and can be used for a night out or even just your day-to-day makeup look.
- ShineOn Lip Jelly Hydrating Non-Sticky Lip Gloss
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Despite its lengthy name, Tower 28 Beauty’s ShineOn Lip Jelly Hydrating Non-Sticky Lip Gloss is a simple, mess-free gloss. The $16 gloss is packed with five nourishing plant-based oils for hydration. It comes in one shimmer finish shade, Magic (clear with gold shimmer), and nine high shine shades, Chill (clear), Oat (semi-sheer, milky peachy pink), Almond (semi-sheer, milky chocolate), Coconut (semi-sheer, milky rosy pink), Cashew (semi-sheer, milky rosy brown), Wild (sheer raspberry), XOXO (sheer pink), Pistachio (semi-sheer, milky nude pink), and Sesame (semi-sheer, milky mauve).
- peptide lip shape and tint
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Rhode’s peptide lip tint has been on the market for some time now. Recently, Hailey Bieber’s brand launched the peptide lip shape to pair with the original glossy product. The $18 tint is available in four shades – ribbon (sheer pink), raspberry jelly (crushed berry), toast (rose taupe), and espresso (rich brown) – leaving a moisturizing and plump finish with a swipe of sheer color that’s buildable. Paired with the $24 lip shape that comes in lift (soft neutral pink), press (warm pinky mauve), bend (soft peachy beige), lunge (rosy beige), twist (warm taupe), balance (caramel brown), lean (warm medium brown), stretch (neutral mocha brown), flex (rich neutral brown), spin (rich plum brown), and move (deep cool brown), the duo leaves a natural, contoured appearance while nourishing your lips.
- Retractable Lip Liner
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NYX Cosmetics’ Retractable Lip Liner is an affordable staple. This $5 lip liner is available in 15 shades, Natural (beige nude), Nectar (shimmering peach), Sienna (brick red), Nude Pink (warm nude pink), Sand Beige (beige), Ruby (warm red), Nude (true nude), Red (cool red), Dark Red (deep red), Vanilla Sky (peachy beige), Plum (plum berry), Black Lips (black), Hot Pink (bright blue pink), Pinky Beige (pale pink), and Cocoa (warm reddish brown). It has a long-lasting, creamy formula that’s easy to use and easy to build.
- Signature Lip Lightweight Satin Lipstick
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Merit’s Signature Lip Lightweight Satin Lipstick comes in seven pinky-neutral shades, Ginger (soft peach), 1990 (deep brown), Baby (neutral pink), Slip (warm neutral), L’avenue (berry brown), Millennial (classic pink), and Tiger (brick red). Unlike traditional lipsticks, these shades are sheer and buildable with lip balm-like benefits to take care of your lips throughout the day. The $26 lipstick is a lightweight, hydrating formula.
- Matte Revolution Hydrating Lipstick
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Sephora Charlotte Tilbury’s Matte Revolution Hydrating Lipstick is available in 21 matte shades, Hollywood Vixen(bright, blue-red), Pizzazz (cool candy apple red), Cinematic Red (cool, deep cherry red), Flame Flame (hot-chili red), Super Model (nude rosewood), Super Fabulous (nude rosewood), Catwalking (nude peach), Mrs. Kisses (golden peach), Wedding Belles (rosebud pink), Walk of No Shame (berry rose), So 90’s (nude brown), Gracefully Pink (pink coral), Pillow Talk Medium (warm berry pink), Sexy Sienna (coral), Red Carpet Red (ruby red), Very Victoria (taupe nude), Pillow Talk (nude pink), Carina’s Love (bright medium red), Kim K.W (nude), Secret Salma (deep rose plum), and Liv It Up (pale pretty pink). This $35 lipstick is long-lasting and hydrating that leaves the lips looking fuller and nourished.

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