Makeup
The #ProductEmpties We Loved to the Last DropFrom new finds to longtime favorites, these are beauty products that our editors use until the bitter end (of the tube) |
The Lip Tint That's Basic in the Best Way I have approximately 700 lip products. I don't think that's an exaggeration. Lipsticks, glosses, balms, stains -- I hoard them all. At any given time, I have a dozen lip products in my bag. So you can imagine my surprise when I actually finished one.
Without even thinking about it, I've reached for my trusty tube of Nivea's A Kiss of Care & Color in Sheer Berry, $4, so many times that I've worn it down to a nub. In fact, it wasn't until it was almost gone that I started thinking about what makes it so great -- because it's great in such an understated way.
At first glance, it seems like a basic balm. But the formula is incredibly moisturizing -- it feels silky on your lips, and that silkiness lasts for a long time. It also has the perfect amount of tint -- enough to make my pale lips look alive, but not so much that I need a mirror to apply it, which might explain why it's my go-to when I'm on the subway or in an elevator on my way to a meeting. It even smells lovely -- vaguely rose-like and powdery.
You see, sometimes basic is best -- and that's why I keep pulling this balm out of a pile of 699 other options. --Dawn Davis
SEE NEXT PAGE: The Body Butter I Can't Get Enough Of
Without even thinking about it, I've reached for my trusty tube of Nivea's A Kiss of Care & Color in Sheer Berry, $4, so many times that I've worn it down to a nub. In fact, it wasn't until it was almost gone that I started thinking about what makes it so great -- because it's great in such an understated way.
At first glance, it seems like a basic balm. But the formula is incredibly moisturizing -- it feels silky on your lips, and that silkiness lasts for a long time. It also has the perfect amount of tint -- enough to make my pale lips look alive, but not so much that I need a mirror to apply it, which might explain why it's my go-to when I'm on the subway or in an elevator on my way to a meeting. It even smells lovely -- vaguely rose-like and powdery.
You see, sometimes basic is best -- and that's why I keep pulling this balm out of a pile of 699 other options. --Dawn Davis
SEE NEXT PAGE: The Body Butter I Can't Get Enough Of
products mentioned

Kate Somerville Wrinkle Warrior
AS LOW AS $13.00
BUY ON AMAZON
Lipstick Queen Sinner
AS LOW AS $12.48
BUY ON AMAZON
Moroccanoil Dry Shampoo
AS LOW AS $26.00
BUY ON AMAZON
Guerlain Meteorites Baby Glow
AS LOW AS $45.60
BUY ON AMAZON
more stories
leave a comment