These 5 Tints Make My Lips Look Like Themselves, Just (Way) Better

These Silk Slip tinted lip oils are certainly the sheerest option of all thetintson this list, but they’ve quickly become some of my most favorite lip products in general. They’re packed with vitamin E as well as jojoba, sesame, and camellia oils — a deeplymoisturizingandprotectiveblend that helps soothe and hydratechapped or dry lips. When you first apply this product, it looks like a nice tinted gloss. But as the day goes on, the high gloss effect slowly fades, leaving a super-pretty, discrete, bitten tint. These come in three different shades: Ruby (a cherry red), Fig (a berry jam), and Blossom (a baby pink) — I love them all.

Glossier’s Gen G, one of the first sheer lipsticks I fell in love with, is a super-matte formula that gives your lips a hint of powdery, soft color. Or in other words: This product makes it look like you applied a full coat of lipstick, and blotted most of the pigment away on a napkin. I’ve long loved these lipsticks — the berry-colored Jam, and the light, cool pink shade Like are some of myeveryday staples. But I’ve found that the formula is a tad drying, so I always moisturize my lips before applying Gen G with myBite Beauty Agave Lip Balm.

I am so obsessed with the formula of theseOhiilip tints. Unlike Gen G, which is super-matte and powdery, these lip smudges are waxy and smooth. And if Glossier is a lipstick look blotted down, these lip smudges are your natural lips but better. As my friend Joelle put it, “These lipsticks make your lips look like you’ve eaten a popsicle that happens to be the perfect color for your mouth.” This is perhaps the mostflattering lip tintI’ve ever tried in my life — they’re matte but not too drying and give your lips that effortless tint of color that I’m constantly striving for. I also happen to be in love with every one of the colors of Ohii’s LipSmudge— I’m currently wearing Punch, which is a gorgeous bubblegum-pink shade.

If you prefer a satin finish rather than matte, these Allure Best of Beauty–approved lip crayons from Honest are a must-try. They’re not as intensely conditioning or glossy as the Versed Silk Slips, but the murumuru and shea butter–rich formula glides onthe lipsand leaves behind aslightly dewypigment that lasts all day long. These lip crayons areperfectfor a minimal effort, fresh-faced,everyday makeup look. My favorite shades are Chestnut (a lovely terra-cotta) and Rose (a dusty nude).

The most full-coverage formula of the bunch is this$8 gem from Colourpop. While it might not bequiteas“no makeup makeup”as the Versed, Honest, Glossier, or Ohii, it is the perfect thing for those who want a sort of lipstick-but-slightly-less look. I don’t believe there is alipstickout there that goes on as effortless-looking, blotted, and perfectly smudged with a single swipe. And if you keep swiping, it gently intensifies — you get that same blurry, slightly messy Parisianlook, just with more pigment.