Her World Beauty Awards 2020: Best lipsticks, lip stain and lip treatment

Department/Specialty Store – Editor’s Choice & Readers’ Choice

Matte lipsticks tend to be drying, but this one is really comfortable. The square tip gives precise application, while the slim bullet gives you better control.

Department/Specialty Store – Editor’s Choice

The lipstick gives intense colour payoff yet spreads evenly and smoothly. The lipstick feels weightless and there’s no caking or dryness. The soft-matte finish works on older skin, gently blurring out lip lines.

Drugstore – Editor’s Choice

Perfect for creating that “just bitten” Korean pout, it has a velvety texture that settles into a smooth matte, soft-blotted finish. It doesn’t dry instantly, giving you time to blot it out with your fingers.

Drugstore – Readers’ Choice

From the applicator that hugs the curve of the lips to the weightless texture that delivers high pigment, this is a hard-working product. Tip: apply lip balm beforehand, so lips feel even more comfortable.

Department/Specialty Store – Editor’s Choice & Readers’ Choice

It gives a dewy finish and feels just as moisturising on the lips. We got away with minimal touchups for the first four hours, and it even (surprisingly) lasted through a greasy-soupy meal.

Department/Specialty Store – Editor’s Choice & Readers’ Choice

We say it loudly and proudly: nothing can go wrong with this lipstick. Not only does the creamy, hydrating formula glide on super smoothly, the colour lasts right through drinking and eating with minimum transfer.

Department/Specialty Store – Readers’ Choice

The moisturising formula glides on smoothly without emphasising your dry patches. While the colours were very pigmented, there’s a lightweight and comfortable feel throughout.

Department/Specialty Store – Editor’s Choice

It has a velvety texture that doesn’t crease on the lips. shimmery pigments in the lipstick reflect light to give the illusion of plumper lips. Bonus: the paddle-shaped applicator gives very precise application.

Department/Specialty Store – Readers’ Choice

This liquid lipstick delivers intense and pigmented colour. Applied in the morning, it lasts though drinking and lunch without leaving that awkward ring around the lips. The texture is also not too fluid.

Department/Specialty Store – Editor’s Choice

If you prefer a subtle glossy stain to over-the-top shine, this rich, creamy and pigmented lip stain is it. It takes slightly longer to apply as you have to be more precise, but the long-lasting wear makes up for it. At night, it comes off cleanly with a cleansing oil.

Department/Specialty Store – Readers’ Choice

This is extremely comfortable to wear, with a cooling effect on lips. The colour goes on sheer with just one coat, but it’s easy to get a bolder look by applying more layers.

Department/Specialty Store – Editor’s Choice & Readers’ Choice

You can apply the non-greasy lip treatment any time to hydrate and nourish the lips. What we like: the subtle gloss effect and moisturising formula that lasts for around six hours.

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