There’s nothing comfortable (or fun) about flaky, peeling, and dry lips, which is why we keep ourselves stocked with a collection of the best lip balms and treatments for chapped lips out there. And you can trust we’ve tried every beauty product under the sun: medicated balms, do-it-all salves, SPF-spiked formulas, exfoliating scrubs — we’ve … Read more
Our lips can get chapped and tender no matter the season, but the best lip mask — an intensive formula that’s often thicker and more nourishing than even the best lip balms — can offset dryness and soften, smooth, and plump the lips. Unlike balms, lip oils, and lip glosses, they’re intended to last even … Read more
It’s been a long time since we felt the need to sing Lil Mama’s, “My lip gloss is popping, my lip gloss is cool…” But with the amount of ooey gooey lip products currently overflowing from our makeup bags, the song has never felt more relevant. That decade-defining anthem, timed with the popularity of Lancôme … Read more
In the end, Hewitt, Ireland, and the brand’s vice president of product development Jessica Abrams created a formula that is, in fact, dreamy in every sense of the word. It’s a lip oil, yes, but unlike others we’ve tried, it’s not too slick or too sticky. That’s not to say it doesn’t have great slip … Read more
Story time: glosses are usually not my forte, but after getting a much-needed re-up on my lip filler, I’ve decided to dip my foot (err, lips?) into their sticky, tacky waters. Lip glosses are usually nothing revolutionary, and most of the formulas on the market have a nearly-identical shine, shimmer, and texture — honestly, this … Read more
Senior editor Jesa Marie Calaor holding the Fenty Beauty Gloss Bomb Ice Cooling Lip Luminizer. Lip glosses have come and gone from the slip pocket inside my purse. It’s precious, easy-to-access real estate — holding the beauty products I never leave the house without. (That, and the occasional neatly folded receipt.) That’s where I permanently … Read more
Slathering on lip balm day after day to no avail? It turns out that not every lip product actually works to rehydrate lips, and the wrong product could even be making the problem worse. But by choosing a lip balm that contains good-for-skin ingredients (and none that aren’t), you can avoid chapped, peeling lips for … Read more
