12 Best Lip Stains, Balms, and Oils That Last All Freaking Day
Literally giving away all my other lip products right now. Fun fact about lipsticks: They’re kind of high maintenance. And this is coming from me, a girl who wears red lipstick at least 80 percent of my life. But among the meticulous applications, the touch-ups for when you inevitably eat yet another snack (why are there so many snacks in the world?!), and that moment when your lips devolve into a dry, prune-like mess...they can get annoying. And that is why I have recently become the proud president of the lip stain club—the gift from the beauty heavens. Before your brain conjures images of the low-key sh*tty stains of your junior high days, which dried out your lips like an actual Sharpie, please know that today’s formulas are legit awesome. With color-changing formulas, oil-stain hybrids, and cheek-and-lip combos, you can find truly the perfect formula and shade for your lips—and very high standards—without having to settle on another lipstick that somehow gets all over your teeth,
