For anyone who battles against chapped lips regularly, the struggle to find a balm that plays well with any colored gloss or lipstick is real. Either the balm is too thick for any color to sit comfortably on or the color ends up negating any of the balm’s hydrating properties. But lucky for us, many of our favorite brands are riding the same wavelength and have all come out with some of our favorite new tinted lip balms.
As cosmetic chemist Ginger King defines them, tinted lip balms are lip products that provide natural-looking sheer color while giving your lips skincare benefits. “Tinted lip balms are regular lip balms with a tint,” says King. “The lip balm base itself must be good and provide benefits for immediate hydration and long-term moisturization.”
Other than boosting hydration, a tinted lip balm can provide a range of other skincare benefits. It depends on the ingredients and formulation, but some tinted lip balms can help with smoothing fine lines and even plumping.
So if you’re in the market for a new lip balm, we’ve got you covered. Below are nine of the newest tinted lip balms that we’re currently loving. Get ready to click “add to cart” and apologies to your credit card in advance.
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EADEM Le Couchou Exfoliating + Softening Peptide Lip Balm
With nourishing ingredients such as lactic acid and hibiscus enzymes to slough away dead skin, Brazilian acai and African mongongo butters to lock in moisture, and peptides to smooth lips, EADEM’s lip balm does a lot to keep lips looking and feeling hydrated. It goes on super smooth and just feels good on. As an added bonus, it comes five shades for a pop of color. Available at Sephora
If soft and plump lips are your top priorities, reach for this Peach & Lily balm. It contains usual hero ingredients such as hyaluronic acid, peptides, and ceramides to lock in moisture and support and protect your lip’s natural skin barrier. But it’s the collagen and a fungi called tremella that give you that fuller-looking appearance. And the sheer peach tint is super pretty.Available at Ulta
Why choose between aesthetics and efficacy when you can have both. This lip balm contains ingredients like glycerin, ginseng seed oil, and a special complex made of herbal ingredients and ginseng to nourish and smooth lips. You get four stunning berry, pink, and orange shades with buildable coverage. And the packaging? Beyond chic. Available at Sulwhasoo
Dry lips are never fun, but with Biossance’s lip balm that will never be a worry. With a promise of 24 hour hydration, it uses squalane, peptides, and encapsulated hyaluronic acid to lock in moisture and provide long-lasting hydration to keep your lips nourished as you go about your day (and long into the night for serious night owls). It comes in three shades, each with a glossy finish to also give you that hi-shine effect.Available at Biossance
For matte lovers, Tokyo Addiction’s lip balm offers soft blurred finish without having to sacrifice hydration. It’s made with nourishing ingredients such as shea butter and hydrating oils such as avocado, safflower, and jojoba seed oil to treat any dryness and goes on lightweight with buildable coverage for a nice pop of color.Available at Addiction Tokyo Beauty
Aptly named, YSL’s new Candy Glow goes on as smooth as butter. You get a creamy texture made of shea butter and maracuja oil to give you deep hydration, but it goes on lightweight so that you don’t feel overwhelmed by heavy product. It comes in six sheer shades to give your lips a subtle glow.Available at YSL Beauty
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Ole Henriksen Pout Preserve Peptide Lip Treatment
The classic Ole Henriksen lip balm, which plumps lips, smooths out fine lines, and provides deep hydration thanks to the peptides, kokum and mango seed butter, and cloudberry oil in its formulation, gets a delectable upgrade with its newest flavor: creme brulée. It comes in a nude tint that flatters all skin tones with a glossy finish. Available at Ole Henriksen
No tinted lip balm list would be complete without this fan-favorite. Summer Fridays’s newest flavor, Hot Cocoa, offers the same hydrating and brightening benefits as the original flavors, and gives you a deep neutral shade that’s just so pretty on. Available at Sephora
Made with shea butter, jojoba seed oil, and a special complex to plump and hydrate lips, this Lawless tinted lip balm works great for maintaining your lip’s natural skin barrier and giving it a fuller-looking appearance. Now we’re blessed with two new stunning shades, Sweetie and Candy Girl, to give a tint of color.Available at Amazon
