Wearing your best lip gloss on any given day always makes you feel like that girl. For years, it seemed like the beauty product couldn’t quite shake its association with velour Juicy Couture tracksuits and messy middle school first kisses (who didn’t keep a fresh tube of Lip Smacker lip gloss in their back pocket, just in case?). But it’s 2022 now, and we’re here to report lip gloss has shaken off its juvenile association to become the hottest cosmetic product of the year.
The reign of ultra-dry, matte liquid lips has recently fallen out of favor, with everyone from influencers and makeup artists instead opting for glosses and lip oils designed to deliver perfect shine. Thank Rihanna, who makes everything look good (her Gloss Bomb is one of her best-selling Fenty products), or Glossier, which popularized, well, anything glossy.
The latest iterations offer shine, color, and comfort across the board, and those sticky, hair-catching problems you remember from the ’90s and early ‘00s are firmly in the past. Aside from being a part of the “clean girl” makeup routine, hydrating formulas in lip masks and lip oils (hello, Dior Lip Glow Oil!) also double as incredible glosses. It’s a win-win.
Need proof? We asked Glamour editors to share their all-time best lip glosses. Here are the ones that won glowing reviews across the board.
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