Spring's Best New Lipsticks
Gorgeous ways to maximize your mouth.
By Jenny Bailly
The Easiest Route to an Artfully Made-Up Mouth: A Crayon.
It delivers color evenly in one pass, and most formulas pack the moisturizing power of a balm. Choose a subtle watercolor stain (
Sally Hansen Colorfast Tint + Moisture Balms, $5; Tarte LipSurgence Skintuitive Lip Tint, $24; Pixi Tinted Brilliance Balms, $16), a glossy wash of color (
Sephora Collection Glossy Lip Pencils, $10; Neutrogena MoistureSmooth Color Sticks, $8.50), or intense pigment (
Nars Satin Lip Pencils, $25; Hard Candy All Glossed Up, $6).
The Colors: Red or rose, tangerine or fuchsia—all with a soft, juicy finish that makes lips look plumper
The Medium: Lipsticks, glosses and
crayons
The Technique: Concentrate the color on the inner part of your lips, and gently press them together to blend it out. (Try lining with a neutral pencil if your lipcolor tends to bleed.)
Next: See our top choices
1. Sheer, lip-softening berry you can apply with your eyes closed: Burt's Bees Lip Shine in Pucker
$7; drugstores
2. Passionate, look-at-me red: MAC Mineralize Rich Lipstick in All Out Gorgeous
$22, MACCosmetics.com
3. Half-nude, half-pink, completely stunning: Clarins Rouge Eclat in Nude Rose
$26, Clarins.com
4. A shiny fuchsia that flatters all: Benefit Ultra Plush Lip Gloss in Kiss You
$16, BenefitCosmetics.com
Photo: Philip Friedman/Studio D
5. Luxurious coral, infused with plumping hyaluronic acid: Givenchy Le Rouge in Mandarin Bolero
$36, Sephora.com
6. Baby pink with a light sheen: Dior Dior Addict Lipstick in Espiegle
$31, Dior.com
7. Supersilky mauve-y rose: Shiseido Perfect Rouge in Titian
$25, Shiseido.com
8. Peach gloss—intense but not tacky: NYX Butter Gloss in Apple Strudel
$5, NYXCosmetics.com
9. Dense, deep purple: Sonia Kashuk Ultra Luxe Lip Gloss in Polished Plum
$9, Target.com
10. Fresh, ripe tangerine: Maybelline New York Color Sensational Vivids in Electric Orange
$7.50; drugstores
Next: 14 easy ways to enhance your eyes
From the
April 2013 issue of
O, The Oprah Magazine
