Looking, smelling, tasting good – meet the beauty industry's newest darling: lip oils

There exist quite a following when it comes to lip-related beauty products, from lipstick to gloss and tinting. Lip oils have become a new trend. Here are five standout lip oils to check out this season

Lip oil is the beauty industry’s latest infatuation, which is said to help with moisturising while leaving a high-shine finish. By combining the benefits of different lip-related products such as: moisturising components of lip balms, high-shine finish like lip gloss, and attractive colour add-ons from lip tints. As a result, lip oils have become the new beauty trend of 2022.

If you want to keep your lips moisturised and attractive even under the mask, you need to check out these five outstanding lip oil products.

Dior Addict Lip Glow Oil 

As part of Dior’s Lip Glow collection, Lip Glow Oil is a nourishing glossy lip oil which helps awaken the natural colours in lips. With the help of cherry oil infusion, it offers protection and enhancement of colours.

First introduced as the Dior Lip Glow Oil Spring 2020 Collection, this tint oil makes your lips feel light and shiny. It brings more than 100 possibilities with one shade, crafted in colour revived technology that reacts directly with the moisture level in each woman’s lips for custom colour.

Hermes Hermèsistible Infused Lip Care Oil

Hermès Beauty has expanded its offerings with a new range of infused lip oils. Offered in six shades, this Hermèsistible Infused Lip Care Oil awakens the senses with the synaesthesia of colours. Made from 97 per cent natural ingredients, colour and scent care oil combine a nourishing skincare action with new makeup results.

Christine Nagel, director of creation and olfactory heritage for Hermès Parfums, infuses delicate touches in each oil and accents them with unique signature scents – from fruity and mild to vibrant and spicy.

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Estée Lauder Pure Color Envy Overnight Lip Oil-Serum

Infused with charming scents of nourishing camellia, rose, and lavender oils, Estée Lauder presents Pure Colour Envy Nighttime Rescue Lip Oil Serum. Bringing a holiday mood to your lips, the infused collagen and hydrator will leave them plumped with moisture.

Its plush applicator helps the application of the oil serum in a precise fashion.

Charlotte Tilbury Magic Lip Oil Crystal Elixir

Apart from colour awakening and moisturising, Magic Lip Oil Crystal Elixir from Charlotte Tilbury also maximises lip volume. In addition, Sqisandryl, a plant extract from the Schisandra fruit, helps lips appear smoother, plumper, and more defined; while the Swertian Leaf extract helps to reduce the appearance of vertical lip lines.

The product comes in three shades. This magical lip oil is enriched with potent ingredients, a 5-crystal complex and eight other ingredients for lips that look full of life. Alpine rose – a powerful antioxidant – creates a barrier against dehydration, and the resurrection leaf helps lock in moisture.

Tarte sugar rush lip sip vegan lip oil

If you’re looking for something eco-friendly, this vegan lip oil from Tarte might be what you are looking for. Thoughtfully crafted with natural ingredients of jojoba, hazel, and sunflower seed oils, it coats lips with a nourishing tint and shine. In addition, it chose a raspberry sugar cookie flavour to add a spoon of taste to it.

Don’t worry! The sugar on top of these lip oils are tested by dermatologists. They are guaranteed vegan and cruelty-free.

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