Gloss lip balm

It’s hard to believe that women in our country were able to become acquainted with the beauty of the glossy shine of lip gloss just over two decades ago. Having quickly won women's hearts, it is still considered one of the most popular products in any cosmetic store. When choosing, you need to rely on the following distinctive characteristics of lip gloss:

1. Glitter texture, as a rule, is liquid (creamy) or solid. Based on this, manufacturers produce it in a bottle with an applicator, in small boxes or in the form of a stick (lipstick).
2. Lip gloss composition depends primarily on what function it performs. For example, balm glosses usually contain caring components like healing oils or vitamins. And in the now popular lip plumpers, collagen, red pepper or ginger are used to increase lip volume.
3. Color shade gloss is most often natural, natural tones. Those glosses that completely lack color pigment are usually applied over lipstick.

The advice of leading makeup artists will help you choose this shining miracle correctly among the huge variety of assortments, warning against making mistakes when choosing. So, you shouldn't...

1. ... to acquire the shine the look of which you liked on a glossy magazine model or just your friend. The pigmentation and texture of the lips are individual, so most likely the effect will not be entirely expected.
2. ... happy owners of plump lips should opt for bright, rich colors that can visually increase their volume even more.
3. ... buy glosses in underground passages, despite their tempting cheapness. In this case, no one guarantees you the quality of the product, and its composition will probably be far from natural.

We present to you a rating of the 12 best lip glosses that are most popular in all cosmetic stores. These glosses have earned many positive reviews from beauty bloggers, experts, and ordinary customers.

The skin on the lips is thin and delicate. Damaged by cold, wind, sun, sudden changes in temperature. Hygienic lipstick or balm - protects lips and restores water balance.

A good tint balm includes ingredients that heal small cracks, eliminate flaking and have a disinfecting effect. No wonder this lipstick is considered medicinal. The product restores the skin and gives the lips a certain shade, although it is not a lipstick in the full sense of the word.

Types of tint balms

Depending on the composition, balms have a purpose and form of release:

1. hygienic in stick – include care components. There are nourishing, moisturizing lipsticks, antiherpetic lipsticks, and balm lipsticks. The latter includes a large amount of oils - babassu, sesame, and prevents cracking and dryness of the skin. The form of implementation is a stick, it is considered convenient: the product is easy to carry;
2. moisturizer in a jar – contains wheat germ, shea, jojoba, coconut, almond oils and always wax. This ingredient forms a film on the lips that prevents moisture loss. The product is offered in a jar; it is more convenient to use at home. Apply hygienic or colored balms with a brush or fingers;
3. light shine balm – cares for lips, adds shine and sensuality. Available in soft plastic tubes with a screw cap. The latter is equipped with an applicator for applying the product. The tint balm does not cover the natural color, but only complements and adds shine;
4. lip cushions - new format. It is a soft bottle in which a sponge is placed under the cap, and the balm itself is located in the lower part. By lightly pressing on the bottom of the case, the product saturates the sponge exactly enough to apply to the lips. This option is as convenient as a lipstick stick, but also economical.

Find out how to choose a lip pencil here.

To choose the right product, you need to pay attention to the composition, and not just the release form.

Advantages and disadvantages

The natural color may be paler than desired or may not match the chosen image. Tinted hygienic lipstick solves this problem. It has many advantages:

1. A variety of choices - moisturizing, nourishing, healing lipsticks have a composition to care for lips for any damage and some diseases.
2. The choice of shades and gloss is huge: glossy, shimmering, matte.
3. The release form allows you to choose the ideal option.
4. For summer, it is recommended to choose one with an SPF filter. This will protect the thin skin from ultraviolet radiation.
5. There are special medicinal lipsticks that allow you to get rid of herpes, spots, and dry crusts.

It is difficult to find any disadvantages of the product:

1. It is not a lipstick, that is, it does not add a new color, it creates a tint.
2. In some cases, the cost of the product is noticeable, especially if it combines several functions.

Rating of the best balms/hygienic lipsticks

Hygienic compositions are produced by a huge number of cosmetic companies. The best of them combine high efficiency and affordable cost:

Erborian Dudong Revitalizing Lip Balm

The product is offered in a miniature glass jar with a volume of only 7 ml. The container is tightly screwed on with a lid, so there is no need to worry about leakage. Despite its unusual shape, you can take it with you to work. Apply to lips using a brush or fingers.

The composition contains mineral and vegetable oils, sulfur crystals, wax. These ingredients retain moisture in the skin and give lips more volume. Lavender extract has a calming effect, so Erborian is used for inflammation. The high cost is worth it, according to users.

Essence glow tinted lip balm

The product combines the properties of balm and tint. It cares for the skin, moisturizing it, but at the same time performs a decorative function - it gives a glossy shine. This state is maintained for 2 hours. Then the shine “fades”, and the product turns into a matte tint, giving the effect of “kissed lips”. It stays on for another 4-5 hours.

The consumer is offered 3 different shades. But that's not all: the combination of balm and tint provides another interesting property: depending on the lighting, the gloss on the lips changes color.

The composition is available in a simple but convenient bottle with a sponge-shaped applicator. It is applied literally in one touch and does not create stickiness. The smell is strong - cherry candy. The tint costs only 60 rubles.

You can find out what lip varnish is in the article.

Oriflame Very Me Colored Lip Balm “Confetti”

The intensely moisturizing composition simultaneously provides a beautiful shade and bright shine. Oriflame offers 4 colors: Sunny Citron with a strong golden sheen, Mint Pink with a subtle tint, Juicy Grapefruit with a peachy tint, and Berry Punch with a rosy red tint.

Contains castor oil and lanolin to moisturize lips and protect against moisture loss. Microcrystalline sulfur and other additives provide a shimmering shine.

Available in stick form, easy to use. The circular enveloping structure visually makes the lips appear fuller. At the same time, the effect of softness and tenderness is preserved. And consumers consider the smell of lipsticks that increase lip volume to be intrusive: all 4 lipsticks have a strong “chemical” aroma.

Rouge Bunny Rouge Enchanting Blooms Tinted Luxe Balm (scarlet, peach shades)

A whole line of tint balms of different colors. For fans of a natural lip shade, a shining translucent gloss is offered; for the evening it is better to choose a translucent scarlet, and during the day a warm peach color looks interesting. The product is offered in the form of a stick and is economical.

Enchanting Blooms includes an active complex based on sunflower oil that intensely moisturizes and nourishes the skin. The shine is due to the presence of waxes and color pigments. This is not just a hygienic lipstick with a volume effect: the product has an anti-aging effect and restores the natural volume of the lips.

The texture is light, melting, and does not create any heaviness or stickiness. Despite this, the balm lasts for at least 4–5 hours. The weight of lipstick in one stick is 3.5 g, it costs from 1740 to 2300 rubles. Find out about luxury moisturizing lipsticks here.

Avon Color Trend “Juicy Color”

Balm in tubes with a white cap. It's a stick, so there's no applicator. The company offers as many as 6 shades for every taste: vanilla, pink, bright scarlet, rich chocolate. The product provides a delicate transparent shade and expressive shine. However, it does not have moisturizing or nourishing properties: the composition includes castor oil as a component that can care for the skin.

The main problem is the structure of the stick. The balm is difficult to apply and seems greasy. It melts at room temperature and then its heterogeneous structure becomes a problem: even with the slightest pressure, the balm crumbles and breaks along the “seam”. In addition, it stays on the lips for no more than 3 hours. The tube has a volume of 4.5 ml, which is enough for 2 months of use.

HengFang Color magic lipstick

An unusual solution that combines caring and decorative properties. In appearance, HengFang Color magic is no different from the usual hygiene product: a transparent stick with lipstick of a slightly greenish “caring” shade. The product really moisturizes the lips well and evens out the skin, but its effect does not end there.

The texture seems normal, but it melts on the lips - it heats up, and as it melts, the color develops in 15-20 seconds. The shade is intense: fair-skinned girls can use the balm as an evening lipstick. The shine is moderate, but saturates within a few minutes. The balm lasts for 4–5 hours. The feeling of moisture persists for the first 2–3 hours, but then disappears. Lipstick costs from 49 to 53 rubles.

Faberlic Hydracolor with volume effect

A real Faberlic caring balm that fully meets its purpose. The composition moisturizes the skin thanks to castor oil, shea butter, soy triglycerides and lanolin, and protects against moisture loss due to the inclusion of a synthetic polymer. The latter not only forms a protective film, but also prevents the balm from spreading.

Faberlic Hydracolor contains gelling oils and waxes, which provide a glossy, even shine. Lipstick with Volume Effect does not tighten lips and retains a slightly oily texture.

Consumers consider the lack of color expression to be a disadvantage of the Faberlic cosmetics line. The balm is offered in 3 shades and all 3 are literally transparent. The weight of the lipstick is 4.3 g, so it lasts for a long time.

Lip balm MAYBELLINE Baby Lips

The line includes 3 caring compositions and 3 decorative ones. The former moisturize the skin and eliminate flaking, giving the lips a glossy shine, but completely transparent. 3 decorative ones, with cherry, peach and passion fruit, provide shine and a beautiful soft shade. Peach lipstick also includes pearlescent particles and creates a shimmering shine.

The texture of the balm glides easily on the lips and does not leave a feeling of stickiness or tightness. The composition “works” for up to 4 hours. The product is produced in France, available at a price of 60–100 rubles. You can learn about various lip glosses in this material.

Relouis / Relui Sissy sponges

The Belarusian company offers 3 options for the product: with mother-of-pearl, with a glossy sheen and with a pink tint. They are made in the form of a stick and the composition resembles a typical caring balm. A distinctive feature is oil with wheat germ, which provides wound healing and anti-inflammatory effects.

The composition fits well on the lips, does not weigh down, one stroke is enough for application. Lipstick with a pink tint visually enlarges the lips, while a glossy one creates the effect of wet lips. The disadvantage is that in hot weather the stick melts and can break. The design of the tube is simple. More information about Belarusian cosmetics can be found here.

How to apply correctly

The method of application depends on the form of the product:

1. The stick is used like a regular lipstick - swipe over the lips 1 or 2 times to create an even layer;
2. Apply the balm from the jar with your fingers. You can use a brush;
3. Most tube packages come with applicators for application. This option is more convenient if the structure of the product is liquid;
4. Cushions are applied with a sponge, which is included in the bottle.

If you want to retain the aroma of your favorite perfume for as long as possible, before applying it to your wrist, lubricate the skin with hygienic lipstick. The smell will last longer.

Video

Interesting video with a review of balms from Faberlic

The task of plumpers is to cause a rush of blood to the lips, making them a little brighter and larger. Masha Botvinina tested the effects of 10 such products on herself.
A plumper is a lip gloss or balm that contains ingredients that irritate the skin of the lips. Most often it is cinnamon, menthol, ginger or capsaicin - a substance contained in capsicum (by the way, the same one that is in gas cans for self-defense). Under their influence, blood flows to the lips and they become brighter and fuller. There are also plumpers that stimulate the production of collagen and elastin. They usually contain amino acids and oligopeptides.

But the most important thing is not the effect of visually larger volume, but the fact that many cosmetologists recommend plumpers as a means of preventing aging of the skin of the lips (more active blood microcirculation leads to the fact that collagen and elastin in the skin are destroyed more slowly).

Our test participants included:

1. Dior Lip Maximizer;
2. Eminence Cinnamon Kiss Lip Plumper;
3. Jane Iredal e Just Kissed Lip Plumper;
4. La Biosthetique Belavance Lip Booster;
5. Laura Mercie r Lip Plumper;

1. “L’Etoile” Starlette Volume Activateur Collagene;
2. MAC Plushglass;
3. Oriflame Maxi Lip Gloss;
4. Rouge Bunny Rouge XXX Lip Plump Swell Bliss;
5. Smashbox O-Plump Lip Plumper.

1. Dior Lip Maximizer Collagen Activ High Volume Lip Plamper

With light, barely noticeable mother-of-pearl, very soft and delicate. Smells pleasantly of vanilla and mint. The composition claims collagen to moisturize and smooth out wrinkles. On the lips, its effect begins immediately - the lips are noticeably cold and tingling. The shine itself lasts, and the effect lasts quite a long time - about an hour.

Like all glosses, this one is a little sticky, but it doesn’t feel like your lips are smeared with something too heavy.

The folds on the lips actually smooth out, and the lips themselves become slightly swollen.

Conclusion: I definitely like it. Everything is in moderation here: color, durability, and that same volume-increasing effect.

Price: 2010 rubles on the Rive Gauche website.

2. Eminence Organic Cinnamon Kiss Lip Plumper

Just looking at this remedy still makes my heart clench convulsively: it is the most burning of all those tested. Apply chili pepper juice to your lips - this is what it feels like. And by the way, your tongue also burns, and so does your palate... And then you feel a slight freezing effect in your mouth. Basically, don't eat it. It contains cinnamon oil, which generously scents it, as well as jojoba and pomegranate oils.

The plumper is absolutely colorless, slightly oily and almost invisible on the lips. A sort of viscous water or highly diluted oil.

Its effect is the strongest and most memorable. Even a drop on the hand causes redness for about 15 minutes.

Conclusion: I'm not at all sure that I want to wear it at all. However, with him you can kiss a fan on the cheek on the first date - I’m sure he’ll remember, but he won’t understand anything)

3. Jane Iredale Just Kissed Lip Plumper

The only plumper in the stick. However, this does not affect its effectiveness in any way. It is billed as a gloss-balm and is available in several shades (I have Sydney). It applies easily, the color is not noticeable on the lips at all, just a fine shimmer, which I really like.

The lip balm cares for lips with shea butter and peptides that moisturize and stimulate collagen production. It smells like ginger, citrus and menthol at the same time. There is a slight chill on the lips, unobtrusive, but quite noticeable.

4. La Biosthetique Belavance Lip Booster

Absolutely transparent is not even glitter, but some kind of essence or gel. It is both non-sticky, very light and feels slightly oily.

The aroma is very light and sweet. No cinnamon, mint or ginger. Contains avocado oil and vitamin E for care and moisturization. And lipopeptide is responsible for the production of collagen. Moreover, it is very responsible - it cools the lips decently, but does not bring it to a state where you want to immediately wipe it off.

The brand recommends applying it 3 times a day as a skincare product.

Conclusion: good! By the way, this is Yana Zubtsova’s favorite remedy. I suspect precisely because of the lack of any stickiness combined with invisibility)

5. Laura Mercier Lip Plumper

One of my favorites - sweetish in taste, sticky, but just a little. Without pearl, but with very fine shimmer. Available in four colors.

Conclusion: it burns your lips for quite a long time - about half an hour, then the gloss itself stays on your lips for another two hours. And nothing more is needed.

Price: 2450 rubles on the Ile de Beaute website.

6. “L’Etoile” Starlette Volume Activateur Collagene

Without taste or smell, but with the most comfortable long and flat sponge brush of all lip glosses! The texture is thick and sticky. It cools perfectly: for a long time and moderately strong (here the chili pepper is responsible for this, which logically should burn more, but here it’s the other way around). The composition also contains extracts of aloe and echinacea as care components.

There is only one color - pale pink, without sparkles or mother-of-pearl. If you spread a layer too thick, it will look like a strange unhealthy white coating, but if it is thin, then everything is very good.

Conclusion: another confirmation that there are excellent products in the mass market.

Price: 329 rubles.

7. MAC Plushglass

Viscous and pearlescent, thick and very beautiful. Contains ginger root oil and pepper extract. But it doesn’t feel very cold at all and doesn’t last very long: literally about 5 minutes, and only shine remains on the lips.

Conclusion: I expected a little more from MAC. The result is just a beautiful gloss in 12 shades with a pleasant sweet aroma and fine shimmer.

8. Oriflame Maxi Lip Gloss

This gloss has two variations: pink with pearl and transparent. Mine is pink. The brand clearly didn’t skimp on the mother-of-pearl, and the first time after application it seems like there is too much of it. But when it spreads more evenly across the lips, it looks much better.

The lips do not start burning immediately, but about a minute or two after application. And, unfortunately, it does this for a very short time - literally about 10 minutes. This is where the entire effect wears off.

Conclusion: the only thing I liked about it was the smell. Reminds me of some kind of chewing gum from my childhood.

Price: 380 rubles.

9. Rouge Bunny Rouge XXX Lip Plump Swell Bliss

The sweetest in both taste and smell. The brush is long and comfortable, it consists of bristles, not an applicator, and it is very convenient to draw the contour of the lips with it. The color and texture are very similar to MAC, but this one has a ton of shimmer! However, due to the almost transparent base, it still looks great.

It bakes noticeably and for quite a long time.

Conclusion: another favorite of mine).

10. Smashbox O-Plump Lip Plumper

This specimen has a little trick up its sleeve - on the lips it turns from transparent to slightly pinkish, adapting to the skin tone. On mine it’s not very noticeable, but on pale people it will be just right. No glitter and no mother of pearl. It contains a complex of goji berries, vitamin C, avocado oil, and a ginger-based complex for blood flow.

It's sticky on the lips but not runny. It bakes decisively and very strongly. Almost like Eminence, but still more bearable.

Conclusion: it could become my favorite, but I don’t like the packaging in the form of a tube - I can never squeeze out the right amount without overdoing it.

Price: 1147 rubles on the Rive Gauche website.

Of course, no gloss can greatly enlarge the lips, but it can give a slight swelling or a kissed effect. In addition, the lips become soft, tender and moisturized, the contour becomes clearer and more pronounced. Most glosses cope with this task with a bang.

And further. During the shooting, it seemed to us that the camera did not quite convey the same swelling effect, focusing on the shine. Therefore, here is a photo where, after all (!) of these plumpers, regular lipstick is applied. Do you agree that this is much more noticeable?