They're a fun take on the conventional lipstick, only better and kinder to your lips while at it.
In the summer heat, the last thing you want is your makeup melting off and staining everywhere else that it shouldn't.
Time to put away the heavy lipsticks and opt for lip colour sticks -- part lip colour, part balm but certainly all comfort and intense hydration, perfect for the hottest (and in our case, humid) season of the year. They're a fun take on the conventional lipstick, only better and kinder to your lips while at it.
Don't know where to start? Try these from Clinique, NARS, Bobbi Brown and Burt's Bees.
Bobbi Brown Art Sticks
Comfort and precision in one, these Art Sticks function as both lip liner and lipstick so you may line and then colour your lips in in one swift step. The chunky pencil also allows for great control, leaving behind a creamy, rich, matte colour that will last all day.
Burt's Bees Lip Crayons
Full coverage shades that are also lightweight in texture, intensely moisturising and contain no artificial additives of fragrances of colourings? Yes, please! Infused with shea butter, Kendi oil and Jojoba oil, they are the perfect summer essentials to add a pop of colour to your complexion that hydrates and nourishes your puckers at the same time.
NARS Velvet Matte Lip Pencils
This lip pencil's long-lasting, non-drying formula means your lips will be kept hydrated even if you aren't in the summer heat. Emollients and vitamin E keep textures satiny smooth and colours seamlessly saturated after a full day of wear. Just uncap one and swipe away with its easy and convenient packaging.
Clinique Chubby Sticks
Like its design and packaging that lean towards the thicker side of things, each use of these Chubby Sticks intends to plump up your lips with shea butter and mango extracts. Available in 16 natural-looking shades, each are extremely nourishing, tinting lips with barely-there colour and a subtle sheen which you can build to more intensity should you prefer.
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