These long-lasting, fluid lip stains are this spring’s hottest makeup trend! No more touch-ups or that stiff, cakey look! The best part is that they no longer dry out your lips, they actually keep them soft and plump!
The omnipresence of care
They’re already a huge hit in Korea, and they’re everywhere this spring in high-end shops and supermarkets!
Fenty Beauty (Poutsicle Hydrating Lip Stain, €28, six shades), LaNeige (JuicePop Box Lip Tint, Lip Ink, €23, eight shades), Summer Fridays (Flushed Lip Stain, Long-Lasting Transfer-Proof Lip Marker, €25, six shades), Yves Saint Laurent (The Inks Blur, €47) and Sephora Collection (Matte To Tint, Blurred Matte Lip Ink, €13.99) all offer this new generation of lip inks with virtually indelible color that’s always transfer-proof and long-lasting.
What has changed most is their comfort and their manageable, easy-to-apply texture—airy and whipped (Sephora Collection), serum-like (LaNeige), satiny (Fenty Beauty), light as a cloud-like kiss (Yves Saint Laurent) or ultra-matte (MAC Cosmetics).
Buildable color and long-lasting hydration are on the menu! No more dry, flaky lips, just smooth and soft ones! Formulas packed with skincare ingredients are a big part of the reason why! Polypeptides, ceramides, and antioxidant fruit extracts (pomegranate, raspberry, and grape) for LaNeige; aloe vera gel and panthenol (or provitamin B5) for Summer Fridays; plant oils for Fenty Beauty, a formula infused with 70% skincare ingredients and enriched with prickly pear from the …
