lip colors for summer

What it is: A lightweight, blurring formula that adds a subtle blush of color to enhance your natural lips.

Formulation Type: Lipstick / Lip Balm & Treatment

Benefits: Hydrating

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Coconut Emollient: Moisturizes and nourishes lips.
- Tocopheryl Acetate: Leaves lips looking and feeling conditioned.
- Patented Blurring Technology: Reduces the look of fine lines.

Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, phthalates, mineral oil, retinyl palmitate, oxybenzone, coal tar, hydroquinone, sulfates SLS & SLES, triclocarban, triclosan, and contains less than one percent synthetic fragrance. It is also vegan, cruelty-free, and comes in recyclable p

What it is: A bestselling, multitasking cream color blush for lips and cheeks that comes in a mirrored flip-top compact for on-the-spot application.

Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, formaldehydes, phthalates, mineral oil, and triclosan.

What Else You Need to Know: Discover two products in one, giving cheeks a just-pinched natural blush look and lips a soft, stained finish. The mirrored flip-top compact allows for on-the-spot application. A multitasking, lightweight cream color in a wide range of shades, from pale pink to coral glow and rosy red.

What it is:  A satin-matte lipstick with the feel of a lip balm. Lip color glides on comfortably, leaves lips moisturized and kissably soft.

What it does: Lipstick glides on like a lip balm, imparts a blotted-down, matte finish. Swipe once for a pigment-rich, lip stain effect, or more for full-coverage lip color. A hydrating formula to moisturize lips. Lasts and resists feathering for 8 hours. Rich in moisturizing Vitamins E, Vitamin C, and beeswax. 

What it is formulated WITHOUT:
- Parabens
- Sulfates
- Phthalates

What it is: A collection of fan-fave lip and cheek tints that come in a range of shades—all long-wearing, non-drying, and transfer-proof.

Ingredient Callouts: Free of formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, phthalates, mineral oil, retinyl palmitate, oxybenzone, coal tar, hydroquinone, sulfates SLS & SLES, triclocarban, triclosan, and contains less than one percent synthetic fragrance.

What Else You Need to Know: Cherry, mango, pink lemonade—whatever tint color you're craving, Benefit Cosmetics has an option for you. These long-wearing tints have non-drying formulas that apply and build easily and feel comfortable on lips and cheeks. Apply one coat with the precise, doe-foot applicator for a sheer hint of tint or layer f

What it is: A buildable wash of color for cheeks and lips—now in a dewy and luminous finish to instantly wake up skin.

Coverage: Light

Finish: Natural and Shimmer available

Formulation: Cream

Highlighted Ingredients: 
- Shea Butter: Nourishes skin and creates a creamy texture that melts on contact.

- Avocado Oil: Softens and nourishes skin with antioxidants and fatty acids.

- Orange Peel Wax: Protects and conditions skin with a breathable feel.

Ingredient Callouts: This product is cruelty-free.

What it is: A buildable, bold lip color that nourishes and protects with 100 percent mineral SPF for naturally softer and smoother lips.

Formulation Type: Lipstick

Benefits: Hydrating

SPF: SPF 30 and under

Highlighted Ingredients:

- Mango, Shea, and Murumuru Butters: Lock in hydration and nourish lips.

- Plant-Derived Oils: Visibly soothe and deliver a soft shine.

- Natural Peptides and Portulaca Pilosa Extracts: Hydrate and give the appearance of plump, smooth, full-shaped lips.

What it is: A luscious, long-wearing lip tint that glides on effortlessly for a splash of moisturizing, kiss-proof color with a juicy, dewy finish.

Formulation Type: Lip Stain

Benefits: Hydrating, Long-wearing

What Else You Need to Know: 

Elevate your lip look with this moisturizing yet lightweight tint with a pretty, dewy finish that visibly smooths fine lines. The juicy formula gives lips all-day comfort and 8 hours* of moisture. The custom spoon-shaped applicator allows you to effortless outline your lips. 

*instrumental test on 28 participants

What it is: A lightweight, buildable lip and blush stain formulated with moisturizing ingredients for a jelly pop of color.

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Triple Berry Complex: Skin-protecting properties.
- Lemon Fruit Extract: Moisturizes and visibly brightens skin.
- Olive Squalane: Moisturizes skin and provides antioxidant action.

Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, phthalates, mineral oil, retinyl palmitate, oxybenzone, coal tar, hydroquinone, sulfates SLS & SLES, triclocarban, triclosan, and contains less than one percent synthetic fragrance. It is also cruelty-free.

What Else You Need to Know: This versatile lip and blush stain comes in six juicy shades for a jelly pop

What it is: A lip stain that goes on glossy and leaves behind a soft tint, delivering rapid hydration for an effortless, low-maintenance look.

Formulation Type: Lip Stain

Benefits: Hydrating

Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens and phthalates. It is also vegan and cruelty-free.

What Else You Need to Know: Available in a range of vibrant shades, this feather- and bleed-resistant formula quenches lips immediately and all day. It features an oil-in-water innovation with squalane.

What it is: A soft-matte lipstick with a lightweight, buildable formula featuring ceramides for long-lasting lip hydration and comfort for up to 12 hours.*

Formulation Type: Lipstick

Benefits: Hydrating

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Ceramides: Lasting comfort for up to 12 hours.*
- Grand Rose Extract: Hydration and moisture.

What Else You Need to Know: This matte lipstick is infused with nourishing ingredients and features a petal-shaped bullet for an effortless, smooth lipstick application in one swipe. These shades provide a gorgeous nude flush or pop of color for your everyday makeup look or special occasion.
(*In a consumer study)