Lip reviews from Reddit

Summary

We analyzed 221 Reddit reviews across 20 subreddits and 32 posts to rank the best Lip brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/Sephora, r/drugstoreMUA, r/30PlusSkinCare, r/SkincareAddiction, r/Makeup. Top-rated brands include Vaseline (4.6/5), Laneige (4.9/5), Aquaphor (4.8/5).

Stats
Reviews221
Subreddits20
Posts32
Brands68
Products83
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#1

Vaseline

4.6
(19)
"Nothing can be compared to THE OG vaseline."
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"Slather with Aquaphor or Vaseline."
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"Vaseline was the big winner."
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"It is the only thing I’ve found that keeps my lips moisturized."
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"And a vote FOR Good ol’ Vaseline"
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"I have chronic dry lips vasoline seems to be the only thing that helps heal them."
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"Vaseline healed my painfully cracked lips overnight last week"
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"Vaseline or the chapstick with the black label."
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"Vaseline is my go-to!"
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"Vaseline is the way to go regardless of gender."
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#2

Laneige

4.9
(17)
"I leave the Laneige lip sleeping mask in my car always and it’s still good, nothing has happened to it."
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"It does work though."
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"This works way better."
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"I like the smell and colour."
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"I love the Laneige"
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"Laneige lip masks at night."
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"We were recommended Laneige overnight lips mask."
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"My favorite has always been the Laneige lip sleeping mask."
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"Laneige lip mask."
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"I use a hyaluronic acid serum right after washing my face and follow with either Laneige or cosrx lip masks."
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#3

Aquaphor

4.8
(12)
"“Aquaphor lip repair ointment” in the white tube lives in my car"
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"My HG for life."
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"Boring but it's super effective."
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"You can of course never go wrong with aquaphor."
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"You don’t need an overpriced lip balm."
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"Slather with Aquaphor or Vaseline."
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"Only thing that actually works."
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"Aquaphor"
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"Aquaphor is incredible."
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"Aquaphor!"
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#4

Ole Henriksen

4.8
(11)
"I’ve been *loving* the Ole Henricksen lip treatment! I’ve had several and had no issue with leav"
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"The best one ever."
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"Fixed my chapped lips in 1 day."
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"Heavy hitters for me!"
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"I swear on it by my life."
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"Scented: olehenriksen pout preserves lip treatment"
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"OLEHENRIKSEN is sooo good"
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"Switch to Ole Henricksen."
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"Expensive but worth the price, I’m obsessed."
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"Get better with accutane"
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#5

e.l.f.

4.5
(8)
"The e.l.f Glow Reviver Lip Oil is so good. I have Jam Session and Crystal Clear."
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"I use e.l.f. Holy hydration mask every night I love it."
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"I love the elf glow reviver lip oil and their new glow reviver melting lip balm."
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"Elf glow reviver melting lip balm shade vanilla toffee it smells so good."
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"I really like the e.l.f. Squeeze Me lip balms."
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"I’m about to try the e.l.f. Glow reviver lip oil."
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"I love the e.l.f lip scrubs that come in a lipstick case!"
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"Elf squeeze me lip balms"
#6

Burt's Bees

4.3
(8)
"Their Ultra Conditioning Lip Balm With Kokum Butter. It’s in a white tube and super hydrating and conditioning."
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"I like Burt’s Bees."
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"Burts bees does wonders for me personally!"
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"Burts bees"
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"Can confirm that it is long lasting."
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"Burtz bees has some very neutral ones (think vanilla mint or light cucumber) as well as blistex."
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"I don't buy Burts Bees because sometimes the minty sensation just isn't wanted."
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#7

LanoLips

4.7
(7)
"Lanolips is my fave"
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"I’m a convert to lanolips and won’t go without it now."
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"Put on a thick layer and then LEAVE it."
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"Lanolips!"
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"I would recommend Lanolips."
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"If you can’t find a replacement, Lanolips matches your description to me."
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#8

Fenty

4.7
(7)
"I love the applicator jars!"
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"Fenty gloss bomb in mauve wives looks amazing."
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"Especially the Riri shade."
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"I love fentys! And I like the Sephora brand one as well actually!"
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"Fenty Gloss Bomb is the best lip oil I've ever used."
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"I like the Fenty lip oil honestly. A bit pricey but it looks and smells so nice."
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"Fenty Plush Puddin’ and Sephora brand lip mask."
#9

Jack Black

5.0
(6)
"JACK BLACK IS MY HOLY GRAIL!!!"
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"It’s like $10 and works like a charm."
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"Jack black lip balm"
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"Another vote for Jack Black!"
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"Jack black for daytime (has SPF)."
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"Jack Black lip balm preferably the black tea one."
#10

Summer Fridays

4.1
(7)
"Summer Fridays!!!"
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"Definitely summer Friday’s!"
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"My summer Fridays balm has survived many seasons including the hell that is a southern summer!"
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"I keep a summer Fridays vanilla in my car. Never had a problem with it in the heat but it definitely has frozen."
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"The only thing that is helping me now is not even Laneige but it’s Summer Friday’s."
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"Summer Fridays for me!!"
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"Summer fridays is a peptide treatment. I wouldn't leave anything with peptides because the heat will denatured them."
#11

Kylie Cosmetics

4.7
(6)
"I absolutely love the Kylie lip butters. I have every color."
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"One I love you should try are the Kylie cosmetics lip butters! One of my all time fav lip product! So pretty, feel nice, and good color to them as well."
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"The Kylie one is one of my favorite go to lip products! My lips feel so good and I love the pigment."
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"I have the Kylie cosmetics lip butters and love them. They are pigmented and make my lips feel nice too."
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"Because her products are great. Especially the lip butters."
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"I recommend trying Kylie cosmetics lip butters. I really love them. They have really good color and last a while. My lips feel really soft too."
#12

CeraVe

4.8
(5)
"CeraVe Healing Ointment is my holy grail!"
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"Cerave healing ointment."
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"Cerave healing ointment has been a life changer for me."
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"Makes fantastic lip balm."
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"I also really love Cerave healing ointment (I get the cvs brand)."
#13

Carmex

4.4
(5)
"Carmex...has been 100% a game changer."
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"Carmex is the only thing that works for mine."
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"Carmex is my go to."
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"Have been great for me!"
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"Carmex."
#14

Dr. Dan's

5.0
(4)
"Dr. Dans Cortibalm. Cures chapped lips overnight."
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"Dr. Dans Cortibalm saved my lips."
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"This stuff is a miracle!!"
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"Fixed my dry/cracked lips in 2-3 days."
#15

Bag Balm

4.8
(4)
"Bag Balm. I love it."
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"The only thing that works for me is Bag Balm."
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"Worked phenomenal for me."
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"Bag balm!!"
#16

Milani

4.8
(4)
"I absolutely love my Milani one!"
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"Lip oil: milani fruit fetish in blackberry agave"
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"For lip oil I like Milani Fruit Fetish the best."
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"Milani fruit fetish lip oil"
#17

Blistex

4.3
(4)
"The only thing that works is using my toothbrush to physically exfoliate and applying blistex."
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"I really like the blue blistex(medplus) for overnight"
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"Blistex. Moisturizing, not glossy, not sticky, not thick."
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"I find blistex to be more 'instantly hydrating' as it has a softer formula."
#18

CoverGirl

4.0
(4)
"Cover Girl Yummy Gloss isn’t a balm or oil, but it hydrates my lips and feels great!"
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"The CoverGirl lip oil is pretty good."
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"CoverGirl Clean Fresh Tinted Lip Balm"
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"It is so cushy and hydrating."
#19

O'Keeffe's

5.0
(3)
"I only exclusively use O'Keefe lip repair it is matte. I use the unscented and cherry flavors."
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"O'Keefe's lip repair is the only lip balm I will use ever again."
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"It really moisturises."
#20

Lypsyl

5.0
(3)
"Highly recommended for my friends too!"
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"I love lypsl. It keeps your lips moist for hours."
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"It's been a game changer."
#21

Dr. Bronner's

5.0
(3)
"Switched over to Dr. Bronners last year...LIFE CHANGING."
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"Dr. Bronner's lip balm!"
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"Both the Dr. Bronner’s and the Evan Healy lip balms are absolutely amazing."
#22

Nirvana

5.0
(3)
"I got my lip pierced with them 18 years ago and still have it with no issues !"
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"Nirvana is brilliant, I've got multiple piercings from there and I've had a great experience every time including aftercare."
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"I got my lip pierced at Nirvana 18 years ago and it's been absolutely perfect."
#23

La Roche-Posay

5.0
(3)
"La Roche Posay Cicaplast lip balm. Its not talked about but it truly is an amazing product. Hydrating, healing, long lasting, matt, not sticky, no scent."
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"It heals my cracked lips within a day."
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"La Roche Posay Cicaplast lip balm"
#24

Mario Badescu

4.7
(3)
"Mario Badescu lip balm is my favorite."
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"Thick and nourishing but not sticky."
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"Mario Badescu Lip Mask"
#25

Too Faced

4.3
(3)
"I love the Two Faced Lip Injection!"
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"The Two Faced Lip Injection is great."
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"Two Faced Lip Injection, it has cinnamon oil and it will make your lips sting a bit."
#26

Eadem

5.0
(2)
"Eadem all day! The way it is moisturizing AND exfoliating is amazing. The color pay off is nice and can either be subtle or built up to be more noticeable."
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"I jumped on the EADEM bandwagon during the last sale and have now purchased multiples. It’s that good."
#27

Jouer

5.0
(2)
"I’ve never tried anything better."
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"JOUER LIP ENHANCER! I’m yelling it from the rooftops bc it works so well!!!!"
#28

C.O. Bigelow

5.0
(2)
"Evening lips I like: C.O. Bigelow My Favorite Night Balm No. 306"
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"The BEST lip balm."
#29

Crazy Rumors

5.0
(2)
"Crazy Rumors are great! Indoor air is incredibly dry here in the Nordics during the winter."
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"I love Crazy Rumers lip balm."
#30

Lansinoh

5.0
(2)
"If you're not allergic to lanolin."
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"Comes in a purple tube and last a long time."
#31

Tatcha

5.0
(2)
"Heavy hitters for me!"
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"It's pricey but so worth it."
#32

Topicals

5.0
(2)
"The topicals slick salve is my favorite lip balm right now."
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"Has been my holy grail."
#33

Glossier

5.0
(2)
"Ultralip is my fav lip product from Glossier!"
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"Ultralip 1000%. It's a moisturizing and buildable lipstick."
#34

Naturium

5.0
(2)
"Naturium lip balms. These are glorious. They’re thick, they taste good, and moisturize like crazy."
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"Naturium Phyto-Glow Lip Mask"
#35

Innbeauty

5.0
(2)
"I’ve recently been in love with Innbeauty’s Lip Glaze Oil. Pumpkin Spice Latte is similar to a lot of colors you have shown."
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"Yes I keep an innbeauty lip oil in my car and it’s always its normal consistency."
#36

Chapstick

4.5
(2)
"The only lip balms that have actually worked for me are regular old chapstick ( I like strawberry)."
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"The OG Chapstick for me, I swear by it."
#37

Marin Skincare

4.5
(2)
"My personal favorite is the Marin Skincare lip treatment."
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"Unscented: marin skincare lip treatment"
#38

Trader Joe’s

4.5
(2)
"Trader joe’s vanilla lip mask. i use it every morning heh"
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"Trader Joe’s vanilla lip mask."
#39

Sephora

4.5
(2)
"Sephora lip liner in Sink or Suede"
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"I just found that Sephora makes a dupe."
#40

Elizabeth Arden

4.0
(2)
"Elizabeth Arden eight hour."
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#41

MAC

4.0
(2)
"Try MAC syrup! It looks much darker in the tube but it’s not."
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"Maybe mac syrup?"
#42

Nivea

4.0
(2)
"Forgot about Nivea lip balm! I need to pick one up"
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"I do, however, leave a drugstore Nivea (dark blue) in the car because if you stand her upright in the center console, she does ok."
#43

eos

4.0
(2)
"Then let me recommend EOS and Elf!"
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"EOS during the day, Aquaphor at night."
#44

Bit

4.0
(2)
"I think Bit is a great mauve shade if you're cool, olive or neutral toned and have pigmented lips."
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"I have the lip liner in Bit and really like it, it's pretty similar to my natural lip colour just slightly darker and maybe a touch warmer."
#45

Catrice

5.0
(1)
"I recently started using Catrice Care in Colours Lip Balm and I'm loving it."
#46

Lisa

5.0
(1)
"This one, is my first holy grail and worth the cost lip product. I’m a cool pale gal and like the Lisa’s coral color."
#47

Guerlain

5.0
(1)
"Guerlain makes my favourite for moisture + colour, their KissKiss Oil. It also smells divine, like a rich honey spread on brioche."
#48

Nuxe

5.0
(1)
"The nuxe lip balm is always in my car and have never had any problems in the past!"
#49

YSL

5.0
(1)
"I keep a YSL lip oil and a agave lip balm in my car in summer and both fair really well."
#50

Sugar

5.0
(1)
"The clear sugar mint exfoliating version is my HG balm."
#51

NARS

5.0
(1)
"NARS velvet matte lip pencil “never say never”"
#52

Chanel

5.0
(1)
"Chanel Ultra Tenue Duo in Merry Rose."
#53

Covergirl

5.0
(1)
"I like covergirl tinted lip balm in berry."
#54

Revlon

5.0
(1)
"Revlon superlustrous lip balm in girly swirly is godly."
#55

Burt’s Bees

5.0
(1)
"Burt’s Bees look natural. Red Dahlia is my favorite."
#56

Rimmel London

5.0
(1)
"Rimmel London provocalips 16hr Kissproof Lip Colour. Outperforms Refy."
#57

Buxom

5.0
(1)
"Buxom Plumping Lip Liner in Magnetic Mauve is the lightest cool toned pink I've managed to find."
#58

Tower 28

5.0
(1)
"Tower 28 One Liner in Work of Art"
#59

Haus Labs

5.0
(1)
"I use the Haus Labs oil in Macaron all the time, I've almost finished one, and it's my go to light pink when I don't want to have lipstick."
#60

Byoma

4.0
(1)
"I actually like Byoma lip oil and mask. Smells fruity but not over powering."
#61

KIKO Milano

4.0
(1)
"KIKO Milano Lip Scrub"
#62

Bioderma

4.0
(1)
"Bioderma lip balm is really good"
#63

TONYMOLY

4.0
(1)
"TONYMOLY Jelly Lip Melt Treatment"
#64

ULTA

4.0
(1)
"ULTA Dual Sided Lip Scrubber"
#65

Mars

4.0
(1)
"Mars love track lip stain"
#66

Revolution Beauty

4.0
(1)
"Revolution Beauty Pout Lip Oil"
#67

Rosebud Perfume Co.

4.0
(1)
"I like the strawberry balm by rosebud perfume co. It comes in a tin and a tube, but the tube is more convenient imo."
#68

Tree Hut

4.0
(1)
"Tree Hut Sugar Lip Scrub Stick"

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