There has been a recent shift in makeup trends in the last few years. The full-coverage, precise contouring, heavily baked and multi-layered routine has been turned on its head.
While makeup is still a way to make us feel confident and empowered, the no-makeup makeup trend is all about highlighting our natural beauty with a minimal routine that will come welcomed to the time-pressed among us.
Searches for “no makeup” have increased by up to 80 per cent over the past three months and the #NoMakeupMakeup has surpassed over 342.1 million views on TikTok, proving that the natural look is here to stay.
With this in mind, it is not surprising that lip tints have seen a surge in popularity. More sophisticated than your classic balm, while still packing the same nourishing benefits, these formulas bring a subtle wash of colour that is easy to maintain and adds a polished finish to enhance the ‘clean girl’ cosmetic look.
They’re practical too: with just this one product, you can combine oil, gloss, lipstick, salve and even blusher as many work double duty for a cheek tint too. In all tones from natural beiges, nudes and corals, to intense, romantic shades of raspberry, plum and power red, this is an instant burst of colour in the most fool proof way. They won’t need frequent touch ups, you won’t have to worry about it transferring onto your teeth and the buildable creamy textures can be layered up after dark for a date or party-ready look.
Shop the best lip tints below.
Jones Road Beauty The Lip Tint
Bobbi Brown created Jones Road Beauty to offer foolproof products that strip makeup application back to basics - a feat achieved as perfectly encapsulated by The Lip Tint.
It provides an instant swipe of colour, but it’s also buildable so you can glide on during the day and layer up to suit your amped up evening look. There are nine natural shades across the spectrum of red, pink, orange and berry. Go dramatic with Black Cherry or Merlot, romantic with Raspberry or Ruby or find your definition of nude with Nude Rose or Just Peachy. All shades have great pigment.
Buy now £24.00, Jones Road Beauty
Glossier Ultralip
This lip product is first and foremost a balm and as such it is enriched with the moisturising ingredients of hyaluronic acid with meadowfoam, jojoba, and watermelon, which are combined to hydrate and leave your pout soft and smooth.
The buttery-soft texture follows suit and glides across the lips, imparting the subtle pop of colour as it goes, whether you opt for the watermelon red Fête, deep mauve Ember, toffee brown Trench or Lucite - a peony pink. In total, there are 12 shades for a one-stop handbag essential.
Buy now £14.00, Glossier
Westman Atelier Squeaky Clean Liquid Lip Balm
Makeup artist to the stars, Gucci Westman packs the entirety of her range with skin-friendly ingredients and the same is true of the Squeaky Clean Liquid Lip Balm. Each of the six shades are formulated to be infinitely wearable, no matter the occasion. There’s Pipsqueak, an unimissable red, Nana and Nou Nou for different hues of soft pink and the deeper berry Garconne.
The swipe of the wand results in sheer colour, a plump pout and a juicy finish that transforms your balm, oil, gloss and tint into one handy solution and yet there’s no tacky, sticky or greasy feel. It uses an innovative gel-oil treatment infused with the nourishing cocktail of jojoba, almond oil and argan oils to bring the hydration in spades.
The formula is entirely free from gluten, parabens and silicones.
Buy now £35.00, Cult Beauty
Charlotte Tilbury Hyaluronic Happikiss
Pillow Talk may be the lipstick that immediately comes to mind when you think of Charlotte Tilbury but the brand has another collection that deserves its place in your washbag, on your desk, in your travel bag and... well, you get the point.
It may not be as well known as the signature nude pink lipstick, but the Happikiss collection is a hybrid product between skincare and makeup. This means that you’re getting all the benefits of the kind-to-skin formulations - namely the inclusion of hydrating hyaluronic acid and age-defying c-peptide - as well as flattering tints.
There are 10 shades in the collection that, while offering hues in berry mauve, deep peach and power pink in a full coverage way, leave a glossy finish that is welcomed to parched pouts.
Buy now £26.00, Space NK
Rare Beauty With Gratitude Dewy Lip Balm
Apply this product whenever your lips are feeling dry, cracked or you’re looking for shine to deliver moisture and a dewy finish to your pout. Your lips will feel deliciously soft thanks to shea butter and the botanical blend of white waterlily, gardenia and lotus contained within the formulation. This is one of the more subtle tints that will deepen with every swipe that will allow you to truly appreciate the rich, pigmented hues. It’s also very long-lasting.
Buy now £15.00, Space NK
Victoria Beckham Bitten Lip Tint
Victoria Beckham has revealed a new universally-flattering shade to her beauty label’s Bitten Lip Tint collection. Poupette is a coral, melon hue that delivers the pop of colour you’re looking for, while treating lips to a plumped, sheer finish. It joins the collection of four that also includes pink rose Cherie, nude peach Amour and nude-berry Bisou. All the products are created to have a velvety-soft, barely-there feel and yet provide real lasting power. The formulas are packed with hyaluronic acid and squalane - two powerhouse ingredients known for their hydrating, plumping properties.
Buy now £32.00, Victoria Beckham
Bobbi Brown Extra Lip Tint
The Extra Lip Tint from Bobbi Brown was created to enhance the natural pigment of your lips. Whether you opt for the super subtle bare pink, red raspberry or natural nude, it provides a healthy sheen finish that can be layered up with deeper hues as needed. The formula is lightweight and highly moisturising with olive, avocado and jojoba oils working their magic for instant and long-lasting conditioning and softening.
Buy now £28.00, Boots
By Terry Hyaluronic Hydra-Balm
With hyaluronic acid placed at the heart of this balm, it will help to keep your lips looking full, healthy and conditioned - and the collection of hues only serve to further enhance this. The formula with the added bonus of UV defence gives restorative condition to the lips on a long-term basis where you will notice the visible smoothing and evening out of texture.
There are six colours of the creamy consistency that are encased in micro-pigments for a natural finish. This ranges from the barely-there Sexy Nude to the vibrant power red of Love Affair. It’s buildable too so you can go from hydration pop to unmissable with added swipes.
Buy now £29.00, lookfantastic
Dior Addict Lip Tint
Dior has been hitting it out of the park with its collection of lip products, from the oil to the plumping heroes that have gone viral on TikTok. The label’s Lip Tint deserves every word of praise that it receives, leaning towards the tint aspect over the balm for long-lasting colour that is also transfer-proof.
There are 12 colours that vary from a natural rose peach to the darkest berry red and including beige, coral and bright orange - all of which have a semi-matte finish. The ingredients are dervied from natural origin and include cherry oil that was chosen for its ability to provide all-day hydration.
Buy now £30.00, Dior
Clé de Peau Beauté Lip Glorifier
As the name suggests, Clé de Peau unveiled the Lip Glorifier to enhance and flatter your natural lips. This pout product is a tall drink of chilled water for lips that have been through the heat of the sun and the chill of the winter, bringing immediate hydration and plumping effects with an oh-so gradual tint.
A derivative of liquorice root is used to moisturise and soften, while botanical oils create a shield for moisture and against external aggressors. There are four shades that offer freshness and a natural elevation for all skin types. The finish is sheer with scarlet Red, peach Coral, petal rose-scented Pink and a clear Universal. They are all beautifully scented too with either rose, peppermint or notes of honey and orange adding to the luxury of the experience.
Buy now £40.00, Cult Beauty
