Makeup

Lipsticks are my beauty weakness. Out of all the makeup categories, I definitely have the most lipsticks, glosses and lip oils. And so many are in varying shades of neutrals but there are a handful that I consider the perfect everyday lip color. Shades that aren’t too nude on my lips and give me just enough color but still go with any eye or cheek combination in my makeup routine. They are suitable for a more casual lifestyle but would also be a great option for the workplace. None of these are too glittery, too glossy or too over the top in terms of texture or color. Obviously these are the best everyday lipsticks for my fair skin and would look different on those with deeper skin tones or a deeper lip shade. I shared both swatches on my arm and on my lips for reference.

11 Best Everyday Lipsticks

While many of these aren’t necessarily a lipstick, they all give a similar type coverage and wearability. I tend to gravitate towards neutral peaches or pinks with a warmer undertone, but have recently been loving a slightly brighter pink that gives a sheer pop of color. None of these are super long wearing or super matte because I like a formula that is creamy and comfortable yet can still be removed easily at the end of the day. Most of these are a sheer to medium coverage with varying degrees of staying power. I don’t mind reapplying my lip color during the day and find VERY long wearing lipsticks to be too dry or uncomfortable for me to wear (there are certain exceptions). Here are all the everyday colors I reach for the most and find to be the most moisturizing for my lips.

Best Daily Lipstick

e.l.f. O Face Satin Lipstick in Dirty Talk

Out of all my picks, this is the most traditional type of lipstick and formula. It’s a creamy satin texture that gives medium to full(ish) coverage but still feels so smooth and comfortable on my lips. This is a one swipe lipstick and it lasts the longest out of all the options I have in this post.

Sisley Phyto Rouge Shine in Sheer Rosewood

The perfect combination between a lipstick and lip balm! The Sisley Phyto Rouge Shine in Sheer Rosewood is slightly glossy but not sticky at all! It’s super moisturizing and is the brightest color out of all my picks. It is also refillable so you can repurchase the same shade or switch it up and try something new while keeping the same original packaging.

Armani Lip Power in 103 Androgino

I actually forgot about this lipstick and brought it back into my daily rotation recently. It’s positioned to be a long-lasting satin lipstick but I don’t find it to be as long lasting as the e.l.f. formula. It gives a nice medium coverage and this color is a creamy neutral peach.

Jones Road Beauty Lip Tint in Nude Mauve

This color is the most nude and subtle out of all 7 options. It’s a pale mauve that tons down the natural redness in my lips. If I want to amplify the color a bit I will layer it over a deeper lip liner, but this is one of my favorite colors to just swipe on and go. It’s a mix between a lipstick and a lip balm and contains castor seed oil to nourish the lips.

Ilia Tinted Lip Oil in Only You

I have loved this lip color for yearssss now and still think it is one of the best lip oils on the market! It is very different from the Dior Lip Oil or other lip oils that are more clear and glass-like. This is a creamy, moisturizing liquid lip oil that delivers a ton of color like a traditional liquid lipstick but feels silky smooth. Initially it will have some shine to it as you apply, but the shine settles down to a nice subtle satin finish.

Sisley Phyto Lip Twist in 24 Rosy Nude

I’ve been wearing the Sisley Phyto Lip Twists for 5+ years and still think they are one of the best lip crayon formulas out there! This particular color is a rosy nude and looks like my lip color but better. It’s a tinted lip balm that is very easy to apply and feels moisturizing on the lips.

Laura Mercier Petal Soft Lipstick Crayon in Amelie (discount code: MAREE20)

This is by far one of the best matte lipstick formulas I have ever tried! It’s incredibly lightweight, creamy and has a soft velvety matte finish that makes your lips look beautiful. It almost has a blurring effect on the lips and this particular color is a gorgeous petal pink. It’s contains ingredients like shea butter which also help to nourish and condition the lips.

Kosas Wet Lip Oil Gloss in Malibu

For those of you who don’t want a warm pink and everything skews too orange on you, this lip color from Kosas may be the perfect solution. It’s a cooler pink that isn’t too light or too dark. It’s truly my version of the perfect spring pink lip. The Kosas lip oil formula is very shiny and a tad tingly because it is designed to have a plumping effect. The tingling is relatively mild compared to some of my other plumping lip formulas. The finish to this lip oil is very glassy and makes the lips look almost wet.

Colleen Rothschild Hydrashine Lipstick Balm in Via Del L’Amore

While the name implies that these may be closer to a treatment product instead of a makeup product, it’s actually the opposite if you ask me. These perform more like a try hydrating lipstick (infused with hyaluronic acid) or lip shine formula with really amazing color payoff and pigment. Even though these are very shiny like a gloss, they deliver much more pigment than you would expect. The color payoff is closer to medium than sheer. I love how rich the color payoff is on the lips and they are perfect worn alone or layered over your favorite lip liner. Via Del L’Amore is a peachy coral that is neutral enough to wear everyday.

Merit Beauty Tinted Lip Oil in Pink Beet

This ultra hydrating lip oil is a gorgeous neutral pinky rose but still gives great color payoff. I usually will layer this over a brighter lip to tone down some of the brightness but it also looks beautiful worn alone. These lip oils are super silky and smooth but are not very long wearing. You will need to reapply a few times throughout the day but my lips do feel so nourished while wearing these.

Bloomeffects Tulipscreen Hydrating Lip Oil in Tulipy Pink (discount code: Maree)

These are a richly pigmented lip oil formula with SPF protection! I can’t wait to wear these all spring and summer instead of always opting for a SPF lip balm with no color. These have a TON of slip to them and move around a ton when you first apply. The formula does dry down after a few minutes and they are more long wearing than I anticipated. But if you do plan to be outside for a long time wearing these, you will need to touch up. Tulipy Pink is another warm pink but has a ton of color payoff from the first swipe.

Best Everyday Lipstick Swatches

Lip products are probably my favorite makeup product which is evident by the sheer number of lip products that I have. And even though most of them are in the same color family, they are ALL DIFFERENT. Ha! While I sometimes enjoy a matte lip product, I am more drawn to a glossy or creamy finish. Something that hydrates my dry lips as well as delivers a gorgeous color payoff. Lip oils are a slightly newer formula to emerge over the past few years and I have become quite the fan.

The difference between a lip oil and lip gloss often is the addition of added skincare ingredients into a lip oil that help to nourish, hydrate and sometimes heal the lips while also delivering a gorgeous pigment of color. When lip oils first launched they were positioned as a more intensive treatment for the lips often to be worn at night or when the lips needed extra care, but now lip oils are one of my favorite products to wear everyday with my makeup.

I don’t know why it took me so long to try the Dior Addict Lip Glow Oil especially since I have seen it buzzed about on social media for a few years. But I finally decided to order one shade to try (for review purposes *wink wink*) and though my wallet sadly is not happy about this news, I totally get the hype. I get the hype so much that I ordered a second color a week later to add to my collection. I thought I would do a full honest review on the formula, what I like about it and whether I think it is worth it or not.

Dior Addict Lip Glow Oil Review

I’ve used quite a few lip oils over the years but I have to say, the Dior Addict Lip Glow Oil formula is one of my favorites! Here are a few reasons I love the formula:

Extremely high shine without being sticky

While lip oils are known for being extra shiny and glossy because of their nourishing ingredients, the Dior Addict Lip Glow Oil provides an almost glass-like finish to the lips. For being such a thin formula, it gives a mirror finish to the lips without being uncomfortable or tacky.

Dior Addict Lip Glow Oil Ingredients

Much like other lip oil formulas, the Dior Addict Lip Glow Oil contains ingredients such as cherry oil that really nourish and condition the lips. Your lips will feel nourished and moisturized continually throughout the day.

Longevity

Any glossy or oil lip formula will never last as long as a matte or full coverage satin formula, but I have found the Dior Lip Glow Oil to be one of my longest wearing lip oil formulas. I don’t find myself having to touch up as many times throughout the day as I do with other lip products. The soft doe foot applicator is really comfortable to use as well. It picks up just enough product to really coat the lips without having to add a ton of product.

Dior Addict Lip Glow Oil Price

I will be the first to admit that this is a pricey lip oil. And with the tons of other formulas available now, you can definitely get something comparable or just as enjoyable for a lower price point. However, there are times when I purchase a luxury beauty product and don’t feel the performance justifies the steep price tag, but that is not the case with the Dior Addict Lip Glow Oil. I was immediately impressed by the color payoff, the feel, the look and the wear of it from the first time I tried it. I also find that because it is more long wearing than other lip oils, I don’t anticipate having to repurchase any time soon.

The look of the Dior Addict Lip Glow Oil on the Lips

If I had to identify one specific feature that really made me fall in love with this formula, it’s the mirror-like effect it gives to the lips. After only a few seconds of application, the formula leaves my lips looking like glass. All fine lines look minimized, lips look plumper and the shine is like no other. It’s also designed to enhance the natural color of the lips while still giving a hint of pigment depending on the shade you choose.

Is Dior Lip Glow Oil Worth It?

Personally my experience with the Dior Lip Glow Oil has been so positive and I find that it has lived up to my expectations. The price is high but I feel that it delivers on quality, finish and performance. I have quite a few lip oils and while currently the Dior Addict Lip Glow Oil is my favorite lip oil formula, here are how it compares to those other products:

• Ilia Balmy Gloss Tinted Lip Oil

This formula provides a LOT more pigment and feels almost like a serum on the lips compared to a super glossy oil. Very nourishing and great color payoff, but the mirror-like gloss finish does not come close to the Dior Lip Glow Oil.

• Clarins Lip Comfort Oil

The Clarins lip oil is probably the closest in my collection to the Dior Lip Oil in terms of texture, pigment and shine but the Dior lip oil blurs the lip lines more and makes the lips look more full.

• Hard Candy Glosstopia Lip Repair Oil

The price point on the Hard Candy lip oil is under $10 so it’s a great affordable option. It is a tad more sticky and requires a few extra applications to really provide the shine that the Dior Lip Oil provides in 1-2 swipes.

• Sisley Phyto Lip Delight Sensorial Lip Oil

This lip oil is the most expensive in my collection (even more than the Dior) and to be honest, it doesn’t even come close to the Dior Addict Lip Glow Oil formula. It’s very thin and provides more of a stain to the lips with minimal shine – like a tinted lip balm. Even adding a few layers will not build up the glossiness to what I prefer.

Dior Addict Lip Glow Oil Swatches

001 Pink

001 Pink was the first shade I purchased and wasn’t sure I would like it since I always go for more neutral colors or peachy shades. However I ended up LOVING the way it enhances my natural lip color and makes my lips look so healthy. I find myself reaching for it more than I thought I would. It’s definitely a color from the shade range that would work on a variety of different skin tones.

Rosewood

Many of my readers suggested that I get this color and I can see why. It’s a bit more of a neutral peach and closer to what I usually gravitate towards. It’s perfect for everyday and looks great alone or layered over a neutral lip liner.

Where to Buy Dior Lip Glow Oil

• Dior Beauty
• Nordstrom
• Bloomingdale’s
• Sephora
• Saks Fifth Avenue
• Neiman Marcus
• Ulta Beauty
• Bergdorf Goodman