ChapStick® can help you find the best tinted lip balm for your skin tone. That way, you can take care of your lips and make sure they look great, even when your day-to-day life is busy.
In addition to gliding on smooth to provide moisture for the delicate skin on your lips, our ChapStick® tinted lip balms go on evenly—highlighting your natural beauty and giving your lips a splash of color that helps enhance the way they look. What’s the difference between lipstick, lip butter and tinted lip balm?
These days, there seems to be more and more products for our lips. A lot of people wonder if lipsticks, lip butter and tinted lip balms are really all that difference, and they are, mostly because of the ingredients and what they do for your lips.
Lipsticks are typically wax-based and steeped with dye. They offer long-lasting staying power, meaning they don’t need to be reapplied often, and are available in a variety of finishes—such as matte, crème, satin, high-shine, and frost. Lipsticks are the most complex among lip butter and tinted lip balms. There is one big downside: lipstick can dry your lips out.
Lip butters are also wax based, but at the same time nourish lips and seal in moisture. Tinted lip butters can add color to your lips, although lips butters need to be reapplied often because of the higher amount of oil dye. While lip butters may look like lipsticks, they are typically medium to heavy coverage. Lip butters are best for those with dry lips.
Tinted lip balms have a gentle, soft base that’s infused with color and is similar to lip butter. They are usually clear and are used mainly for moisturizing lips. A tinted lip balm has color added to it and offer a simple way to moisturize your lips and still give them a different hue.
So, what does this all this mean? Simply, with the help of technological advancements and new ingredients, there are more formulas and options to best meet the needs of your lips.
The first step to picking the best tinted lip balm is to determine your skin's undertone.
You may not realize it, but most people fall into one of two categories: warm or cool.
Your skin's undertone is cool if:
Your skin’s undertone is warm if:
Some people are neutral toned. That means you look good in both silver and gold jewelry. A wide spectrum of colors are complementary to people who are neutral toned. Try pink hues for pale skin, mauve shades for medium skin, and brighter berry colors for darker skin.
Find the eye-catching, attention-grabbing color that’s right for you by choosing from our wide selection of ChapStick® tinted lip balms:
ChapStick® tinted lip balms are made with 100% Naturally Sourced Ingredients, like Argan Oil and Avocado Butter. They have an advanced moisturizing formula with maracuja, rosehip & jojoba oils to provide long lasting moisture. Our tinted lip balms are phthalate-free and, of course, are not tested on animals.
Tinted lip balm with SPF.
Another aspect to tinted lip balm is SPF. Most people know they should wear sun protection on their skin, but it's also important to protect your lips. One often-overlooked part of your body that needs SPF is your lips. ChapStick® lines of lip balms with Moisture + Tint SPF makes it easy to give your lips the protect they need while adding appealing hint of color you want. And they come with the protection of SPF 15. Choose from:
Our lip balms are made with you in mind.
Now that you know how to determine your skin’s undertone, grab the tube of ChapStick® tinted lip balms that’s right for you and help you keep your lips looking and feeling their best.
Add hydration and eye-popping color to your lips—take a further look at our line of tinted lip balms.
While a lip stain might look similar to a gloss or lipstick, the difference lies in the way that lip stains work. They’re formulated so that the color is absorbed by your lips (instead of just sitting on top of them) so that the color lasts longer and needs less touching up.
Lip stains generally come in the form of liquids or gels, and they’re generally matte, although some varieties are also glossy. The L’Oréal Paris Rouge Signature Matte Lip Stain comes in more than 30 shades and is designed with a precision wand for a perfect application.
Lip stains offer the most color payoff since the formula “stains” your lips and is absorbed by the skin, while the color you get from lipstick and lip gloss forms a layer that sits on top of your lips.
A lip gloss is a liquid product that is used to moisturize the lips and make them shiny. With lip glosses, the defining feature here is the wet texture and high shine, and it can come in both clear and colored varieties.
For more of a traditional gloss, try the L’Oréal Paris Glow Paradise Lip Balm-in-Gloss Pomegranate Extract, which combines the comfort and hydration of a lip balm and the shininess of a gloss thanks to pomegranate extract and hyaluronic acid.
The comfort and shine of a lip gloss is its main benefit over lipstick or a lip stain.
Lipstick is used to apply color and texture to the lips, and it’s often made of a combination of wax and oil for both staying power and comfort. Lipsticks are incredibly versatile, and there’s a formula and finish for every taste: matte, shiny, shimmery, frosted, metallic — you name it.
Liquid lipsticks are a happy medium between lip gloss and lipstick because they offer the color of a lipstick with the comfort of a gloss. Keep in mind, though, that they’re not as long-lasting as a traditional lipstick.
Reach for the L’Oréal Paris Colour Riche Intense Volume Matte Lipstick for a weightless lipstick that won’t bleed or feather. The lipstick has a long-wearing powdery finish but the hyaluronic acid in the formula prevents it from drying out your lips.
The versatility and different finishes of lipsticks set it apart from other lip products.
The main difference between lip stains, lip glosses, and lipsticks are going to be the formula, color payoff, and longevity. Lip stains last the longest — about eight to 12 hours — followed by lipstick, then lip gloss. Generally, lip glosses will offer the least longevity since the wet texture is more for shine than staying power, so it's the most prone to fading (especially when you factor in activities like eating and drinking).
The removal method of each product is also going to differ, as a lip gloss can easily be removed with a napkin or washcloth. Lipstick can be removed with your favorite makeup remover or face wash (just remember to keep your lips closed), while removing a lip stain will take a micellar water like the L’Oréal Micellar Cleansing Water Waterproof, for All Skin Types, or an oil-based remover. Olive oil can also work in a pinch.
Ultimately, personal preference will determine which pick is best for you, as well as formula. If you’re going to an event where you would rather not have to reapply your lip product, go for a lip stain. If you want color on your lips but don’t want a long removal process at the end of the night, a lipstick is your best bet. For color with the most shine, try a lip gloss if you’re not bothered by re-application.
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