This spring, the lips have it. Every cosmetic line is focusing on products for the lips, from lip scrubs to lip butters. And colors have burst out of the traditional gamut to mimic their atypical counterparts for nails. Look for blues, browns and greens (really!). For the less adventurous, there are still plenty of new reds and nudes popping up, too. Why not try something different this spring that gives your lips some extra TLC?
soft & sugary
MAC Lip Scrubtious
This gentle lip exfoliator uses sugar as a scrub, combined with ultra-moisturizing ingredients like shea butter and grapeseed oil to soften. Shown in Fruit Of Passion, Candied Nectar and Sweet Brown Sugar, it comes in five sugary flavors.
$16 at MAC stores, Macy’s, Nordstrom
pucker up
Butter London Sheer Wisdom Lush Lip Oil
Brand new, this delicious lip coating is incredibly buttery and shiny. No annoying scent or taste gets in the way of its layer of coconut oil, green tea extract, and prickly pear, chia and cloudberry oil. Available in pretty neutrals, including Ballet Blush (shown) with a unique cushion applicator.
$22 at Sephora, Nordstrom
out, damn lines!
VENeffect Anti-Aging Lip Treatment
A treatment just for lips, this has plant-based phytoestrogens to plump lips and help minimize those annoying vertical lines. Use daily morning and evening to improve lipstick bleed, as well.
$85 at Soft Surroundings
head-turning tones
MAC Matte Lipstick
Get ready for something different in lip colors. MAC’s softening short chubbies include Indigo-go and Night Mint, a blue and green that are on-trend.
$17 at MAC stores, Macy’s, Nordstrom
it’s a classic
Chantecaille Matte Chic Lipstick
It’s hard to improve on a versatile favorite like Chantecaille’s fresh, rosy African Violet. A red with undertones of blue, this color just screams spring!
$36 at Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom, Saks Fifth Avenue
