Metro Beauty Awards 2021: Best Lip Products
Meet this year's lineup of winning lipsticks, balms, and lip treatments!
Lipstick—it's that quintessential makeup item every woman owns. Whether you're a bona fide beauty junkie or a simple gal who loves adding a bit of color to your lips, lipstick is simply an essential in our kits.
Sure, lipstick took a bit of a back seat during our quarantine experience, but then again, who can argue with the ability of a swipe of red lipstick to brighten up one's day? We may not be wearing as much lip color underneath our masks, but when we're at home, facing our colleagues, friends, and family on Zoom, you can trust that we're bringing the lip color back on!
In the gallery ahead, find out some of the best lip products we've tried over the course of the quarantine. Some mainstays, some newcomers, every single one—deserving of a spot in your lip collection. Meet the Metro Beauty Awards 2021: Best in Lip Products winners. Swipe:
Best Lip Products
Best Lip Products
Hermès Satine Lipstick
If we're not drooling over the beautiful packaging designed by Pierre Hardy, we're falling in love with its formula. This particular limited-edition collection this features shades that are summer-ready any time of the year. Lightweight, such a treat to apply, and easily, one swipe is more than enough.
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Issy & Co. Hydragloss in Bikini
Remember the huge '90s lip gloss trend? It's back and it's better than ever—none of that sticky nonsense. This time around, Issy & Co. launched the Hydragloss line that isn't just a gloss, but a lip treatment as well. Our favorite has got to be the 'Bikini' shade, a pretty shimmery, frosty shade that reminds us of our favorite '90s teen stars!
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Sunnies Face Lip Treat
We can't be bothered by anything too heavy or sticky right now, so colored balms are all the rage in our books. Sunnies Face has the perfect formula, now in the Girl Crush shade, to ensure your lips are moisturized with a hint of color. Infused with shea butter and collagen, it's the nourishing treat your lips need now. Available in 7 shades.
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Shiseido ModernMatte Powder Lipstick
Trust us when we say the lightest application gives off such huge pigment pay-off! Truly a powdery finish, this keeper from Shiseido ensures our puckers are properly painted!
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Guerlain KissKiss Shine Bloom Lipstick
The packaging alone deserves this award, but the new KissKiss Shine Bloom lippie moisturizes our lips, gives off a flattering shine, and gives pretty color for our lips that are in bad need of it. The scent gives off a nostalgic vibe, and reminds us why we love lipstick so much!
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Strokes Velvet Click Stick
Click, click! These slim lipstick pens are handy, and give off major pigments for discerning beauty gals. Strokes did a great job with this collection—we're in love with all of its 9 shades. It's formulated with vitamin E, squalane, and sunflower seed oil, ensuring a nourished lip all day long.
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Happy Skin Tinted Lip Treatment Oil
Seems like color + treatment is a winning combo these days. Happy Skin's Tinted Lip Treatment is available in 4 flattering hues, and is infused with hydrating hyaluronic acid, a superstar ingredient in beauty today. Get those pouts plump and hydrated, STAT!
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Teviant Lip Spell
Teviant's Lip Spell is well-loved by Queen P (Pia Wurtzbach) herself, and is a sure winner in our list of classic lipstick bullets. This line designed by celebrity makeup artist Albert Kurniawan ensures our lips are beautiful, with the help of a great selection of hues, as well as licorice root extract to keep it hydrated, make sure there's no chapping or dryness that takes place during wear.
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Dior Rouge Dior Forever Liquid Lipstick
If we're wearing matte liquid lipstick, we're making sure our lips aren't dried out or feeling heavy. This transfer-proof lippie from Dior ensures that, is ultra-pigmented, is definitely weightless, and ultra comfortable to wear. Who can say no to a bright red lip?
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Avon PowerStay Matte Lipstick
We always look forward to what Avon has in store for their lip product lineup, and this particular product did not disappoint! Classic lipstick bullets will always be a staple, and the Avon PowerStay Matte lipstick is surely one to add to your kit ASAP. It's lightweight, and boasts of 3X staying power compared to other matte bullet lipsticks (at pocket-friendly prices to boot!)
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Watsons by Collagen Silky Lipstick
Collagen-infused lipstick by Watsons is a shoo-in for our winners list as it doesn't just come in a really pretty package, it also is a treat to put on! One swipe and you're done! The collagen component helps plump and moisturize the lips, giving it a fuller look. We bet you can't just get one!
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Jennyhouse Air Fit Lipstick
The cosmetics brand Son Ye-jin swears by is Jennyhouse, a Korean beauty brand that offers winners like the Air Fit Lipstick. As the name suggests, it's lightweight, as light as air, yet gives off amazing pigments with every swipe. We're particularly fond of the happy lineup of colors—easily a great way to cop that Korean look!
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