InStyle Best Beauty Buys: Lips

The unique cushion tip on the Lancôme Juicy Shaker makes it easy to apply, while the formula, infused with sweet almond and cranberry oil, produces a vibrant pop of colour and a luminous sheen.

“I love how smooth these Charlotte Tilbury Lip Cheat lip pencils are,” says makeup artist Michael Brown. “They glide over the lip edge perfectly, with no dragging”.

Great for touch-ups on the go, “it stays fresh for hours, without becoming dry. The yummy scent is an added bonus,” says Brown of Revlon Ultra HD Lip Lacquer.

“A must-have in my kit,” says makeup artist Filomena Natoli of Lanolips 101 Ointment Multipurpose Superbalm. “It’s the most restorative balm and a great, simple gloss.”

“Burt’s Bees 100% Natural Lip Crayon is the perfect combination of a skin-smoothing balm with the pigment of a lip colour, encased in an easy-to-apply crayon,” says InStyle Editor Emily Taylor.

A favourite of both makeup artists Peter Beard and Craig Beaglehole, the latter says NARS Pure Matte Lipstick in Tonkin is the best shade for “creating a strong nude pout with depth.”

Beard sums up these creamy, long-lasting Tom Ford Lip Color lipsticks in one sentence: “Tom Ford throws down the best nudes and reds in town.”

For more winners of the 2017 InStyle Best Beauty Buys, check out the top picks for cheek products.

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